14:10 Bangor

Friday 9 February 2018

All13:4014:1014:4515:2015:5016:2516:55

Hampton Veterinary Centre Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 8m 40.4s

1^st

Itstimeforapint

1011-5

7/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

In rear, headway when hit 13th, left 2nd 4 out, led last, 3 lengths clear flat, all out op 7/1

2^nd

Zerachiel

811-4

8/1f

T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Prominent, mistake 6th, not fluent 8th, went 2nd 10th, mistake 11th, led 13th, not fluent and headed last, 3 lengths down flat, stayed on towards finish op 3/1

3^rd

Boyfromnowhere

1110-5

12/1

T: A WintleJ: R Patrick (5)

Chased leaders, lost place 3rd, headway 12th, in touch in 3rd 2 out, no impression last, stayed on towards finish op 12/1 tchd 8/1

4^th

Catching On

1011-12

11/4

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

In rear, not always fluent, headway 16th, hampered 4 out, in touch in 4th 4 out, weakened before last op 8/1 tchd 6/1

5^th

3 ½

Astigos

1110-0

33/1

T: Lady S BrookeJ: Miss L Brooke (7)

Chased leaders on inside, lost place before 12th, well beaten after op 25/1 tchd 16/1

6^th

Whiskey Chaser

1011-6

6/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy

Chased leaders, went 2nd after 3rd until 10th, weakened before 2 out op 5/1

Also Ran

Barton Gift

1112-0

8/1

T: J L SpearingJ: A Thornton

Prominent, slow 1st, lost place and pushed along 4th, last 6th, not fluent next, behind 8th, pulled up before 9th tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2

Rigadin De Beauchene

1311-8

7/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: R T Dunne

Made most until 13th, pressing leader when blundered and unsated rider 4 out op 16/1 tchd 18/1

Millicent Silver

911-6

4/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary (3)

In rear, jumped slowly at times, ridden 10th, behind 16th, pulled up before next op 6/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.80Pl:£2.10, £3.40, £3.50EX:£39.30Trifecta:£461.90Tricast:£278.34SF:£39.12Swingers:£5.50, £18.00, £14.80

Forecasts

Catching On (11/4), Millicent Silver (4/1), Whiskey Chaser (6/1), Itstimeforapint (7/1), Rigadin De Beauchene (7/1), Zerachiel (8/1), Barton Gift (8/1), Boyfromnowhere (12/1), Astigos (33/1)

A back-to-form Barton Gift would surely make his presence felt in this line-up now just 1lb higher than his second win in the contest last year. However, recent form has not given much encouragement and so the market might prove our best guide to his chance on the day. Catching On should be involved but will need to find more than he has of late to be winning again and Millicent Silver may do better. Whiskey Chaser is a course winner, though his task is no easy one from this mark and especially over this far. Therefore, the suggestion is ITSTIMEFORAPINT, who stays really well, has conditions to suit and may be sparked back into form by blinkers. If so, he can take advantage of a handy mark.

Itstimeforapint
Millicent Silver
Barton Gift

Previous Winners

2017

Barton Gift

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 10

J: G Sheehan | T: J L Spearing

10/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,614.002nd: £1,355.003rd: £677.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00