14:45 Newcastle
Saturday 24 February 2018
All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05
Betfred Eider Handicap Chase
- 5YO plus | Class 2 | 4m 122y | Soft (Heavy in places) | 17 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 8m 57.00s
T: N G RichardsJ: R D Day (3)
Towards rear, headway before 8 out, led last, kept on well run-in op 9/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: W T Kennedy
Mid-division, headway before 11 out, led before 2 out, headed last, no extra op 8/1
T: P GriffinJ: A W Short (5)
Held up in touch, ridden in 4th before 2 out, one pace and no impression
T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Danny Cook
Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 17th, led before 4 out, headed before 2 out, one pace in 3rd op 7/1 tchd 5/1
T: N B KingJ: J E Moore
Led, headed before 4 out, soon outpaced op 12/1
T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Sean Quinlan
Mid-division, headway before 19th, left 6th and hampered 4 out, never dangerous op 16/1
Also Ran
T: R DobbinJ:
T: J CandlishJ:
T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ:
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Mid-division, struggling from 9 out, pulled up
T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ:
T: D PipeJ:
T: H D DalyJ: R Johnson
Towards rear, tracked leaders halfway, fell 16th op 13/2
T: E McNamaraJ:
T: P GundryJ:
T: Miss V WilliamsJ:
T: I A DuncanJ:
T: A M ThomsonJ:
T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ:
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Mid-division, lost place halfway, blundered 16th, tailed off, soon pulled up
T: Miss R CurtisJ:
T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ:
T: Mrs S J HumphreyJ:
T: P GriffinJ:
T: I A DuncanJ: D R Fox
Towards rear, reminders after 16th, soon tailed off, pulled up op 22/1
T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jordan Nailor (7)
Towards rear, mistake and unseated rider 11th op 66/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ:
T: M ScudamoreJ:
T: R MenziesJ:
T: P F NichollsJ:
T: Micky HammondJ: Alain Cawley
In rear, pushed along after 16th, tailed off, pulled up
T: C L TizzardJ:
T: A KeatleyJ: R Loughran
Tracked leader, ridden in 5th before 4 out, in 6th when fell 4 out op 16/1
T: B I CaseJ: Max Kendrick (5)
In touch, pushed along and outpaced before 6 out, no impression, pulled up op 16/1
T: S WaughJ: Callum Bewley (3)
Towards rear, effort after 17th, never dangerous, pulled up op 20/1
T: I A DuncanJ: Henry Brooke
Always behind, pulled up
T: Jamie SnowdenJ:
T: P F NichollsJ:
T: H WhittingtonJ: Harry Bannister
Tracked leaders and mistakes, lost place halfway, soon driven along, pulled up after 16th
T: T R GeorgeJ:
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£9.30Pl:£2.50, £2.40, £5.20, £2.10EX:£128.90Trifecta:£5,425.00Tricast:£2,774.49SF:£88.04Swingers:£26.00, £85.90, £96.40
Forecasts
Vinnie Lewis (5/1), Hainan (11/2), Back To The Thatch (6/1), Baywing (8/1), West Of The Edge (11/1), Milansbar (11/1), Milborough (14/1), Boric (14/1), Thebarrowman (14/1), Chase The Spud (16/1), Houblon Des Obeaux (16/1), Smooth Stepper (20/1), Themanfrom Minella (20/1), Portrait King (33/1), Silver Tassie (33/1), Lochnell (50/1), Millicent Silver (50/1)
Behind the Fighting Fifth Hurdle in November, the Eider Chase is Newcastle's second most prestigious race of the National Hunt season, and the 2018 renewal has attracted a strong line up, featuring a couple of previous winners, Portrait King (2012) and Milborough (2015), as well as the 2017 Midlands National winner Chase The Spud, the 2018 Classic Chase winner Milansbar, and the 2018 Sussex National winner Vinnie Lewis. As always, the 4m1f trip on heavy ground at Newcastle will take some getting, therefore the doubtful or unproven stayers such as Smooth Stepper and Thebarrowman can be ignored. Baywing warmed up for this with a decent effort latest, and should have more to offer, but the attention is drawn to those horses more handily weighted. West Of The Edge was balloted out in 2017, but gets a run this time around, with any staying chaser of Dr Richard Newland's always feared. However, we'll plump for the relatively inexperienced Henry Daly trained BACK TO THE THATCH. He's 9lb higher than when winning impressively at Chepstow last month, but is improving quickly, handles heavy ground, and has the Champion Jockey Richard Johnson in the plate.
- Back To The Thatch
- Vinnie Lewis
- West Of The Edge
Prize Money
1st: £50,048.002nd: £14,784.003rd: £7,392.004th: £3,696.005th: £1,848.006th: £928.00
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