16:20 Haydock

Wednesday 21 March 2018

All14:1014:4015:1515:5016:2016:55

Howdens Joinery Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:23 | Winning time: 6m 19.46s

1^st

Shockingtimes

1111-4

7/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: T J O'Brien

Mid-division, headway 4 out to chase leaders, led 2 out, kept on well op 6/1

2^nd

Buffalo Ballet

1211-0

8/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Grant Cockburn (3)

In touch, chased leaders before 6 out, every chance before last, kept on and no impression from last op 9/1 tchd 10/1

3^rd

Whiskey Chaser

1011-5

13/2

T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy

Tracked leaders, led after 5 out, headed 2 out, kept on to take 3rd run-in, just held on post op 6/1

4^th

Spookydooky

1012-1

4/1f

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (7)

Held up towards rear, mistake 8th, pushed along and outpaced before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on to take 3rd post op 5/1

5^th

Until Winning

1012-0

11/2

T: T R GeorgeJ: Mr N George (7)

In rear, headway before 4 out, in 4th before last, kept on towards finish tchd 6/1

6^th

Solid Strike

1011-7

13/2

T: Paul CollinsJ: Ross Chapman (3)

Mid-division, headway before 12th, reminders after 5 out, weakened from 3 out op 7/1 tchd 6/1

Also Ran

Katenko

1211-12

13/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Aidan Coleman

Tracked leader mistake 7th, lost place after 5 out, pulled up before 3 out op 6/1 tchd 11/2

Top Cat Henry

1011-6

25/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Mr Kit Alexander (5)

Towards rear, pushed along 12th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

Swing Hard

1011-4

17/2

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Danny Cook

Led, headed after 5 out, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£2.40, £3.00, £1.80EX:£57.20Trifecta:£735.10Tricast:£379.84SF:£59.77Swingers:£3.90, £5.50, £11.70

Forecasts

Spookydooky (4/1), Until Winning (11/2), Whiskey Chaser (13/2), Solid Strike (13/2), Katenko (13/2), Shockingtimes (7/1), Buffalo Ballet (8/1), Swing Hard (17/2), Top Cat Henry (25/1)

Solid Strike is an interesting newcomer to handicap chasing after a decent run last time. We don't know a huge amount about him, but if he can repeat that effort then he should be thereabouts. Shockingtimes carries a punters' health warning, but if he goes clear then he too looks well treated, but brace yourself if taking the plunge. Whiskey Chaser looks exposed though can't be ruled out and the same applies to Swing Hard, while Buffalo Ballet would not be winning out of turn but needs the cheek pieces to work. Preference, therefore, is for UNTIL WINNING, who comes into this in decent form, handles conditions and might have a race like this in him.

Until Winning
Swing Hard
Solid Strike

Previous Winners

2017

Purcell's Bridge

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 10

J: Lorcan Murtagh | T: R Dobbin

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,498.002nd: £1,908.003rd: £954.004th: £477.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00