13:35 Wetherby

Saturday 3 February 2018

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totescoop6 Play Today Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:36 | Winning time: 5m 29.31s

1^st

Mercian Prince

711-8

7/2

T: Miss A MurphyJ: J M Quinlan

Tracked leaders, ridden to lead narrowly run-in, just held on tchd 10/3 and tchd 4/1

2^nd

Pain Au Chocolat

711-2

33/1

T: R MenziesJ: Tony Kelly

Led, ridden and headed run-in, rallied and just held post

3^rd

Kayf Blanco

910-7

11/4f

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Kielan Woods

Towards rear, headway before 4 out, ridden before last, kept on between rivals last 50 yards, held close home op 7/2

4^th

Takingrisks

910-11

7/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Craig Nichol

Tracked leader, ridden before 3 out, kept on same pace tchd 11/2

5^th

Grey Gold

1311-4

14/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: Danny Cook

In touch, headway 7th, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last op 16/1 tchd 20/1

Also Ran

Knockgraffon

811-12

9/2

T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory (7)

Held up towards rear, headway after 5 out, no impression when fell 2 out op 4/1

Special Catch

1111-4

16/1

T: Ruth JeffersonJ: Jamie Hamilton (3)

Towards rear and keen, ridden and weakened before 4 out, pulled up op 12/1

Sam Red

711-2

11/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

In rear, mistake 3rd, reminders after 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up tchd 9/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.80Pl:£1.50, £5.60, £1.60EX:£91.20Trifecta:£703.80Tricast:£339.02SF:£77.27Swingers:£24.40, £2.50, £21.40

Forecasts

Kayf Blanco (11/4), Mercian Prince (7/2), Knockgraffon (9/2), Sam Red (11/2), Takingrisks (7/1), Grey Gold (14/1), Special Catch (16/1), Pain Au Chocolat (33/1)

A good race in prospect and with the Dan Skelton team in it could be worth giving SAM RED another chance in handicap company, after a decent run in a novices' event behind Mount Mews at Doncaster last time. He will have the best handle on how his runner compares to his former inmate Knockgraffon, who has gone up 1lb since joining Olly Murphy and should give a very good account. Mercian Prince continues to go the right way and will need to maintain that to back up his Kempton success, while Takingrisks and Special Catch should both be thereabouts when the prizes are handed out.

Sam Red
Mercian Prince
Special Catch

Previous Winners

2017

Oldgrangewood

Weight: 11-3 |Age: 6

J: Harry Skelton | T: D Skelton

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £12,512.002nd: £3,696.003rd: £1,848.004th: £924.005th: £462.006th: £232.00