15:30 Perth

Thursday 26 April 2018

All13:5014:2014:5515:3016:0516:3517:10

MKM Building Supplies Balnakeilly Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 5m 17.65s

1^st

Ballyarthur

811-8

5/2

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary

Chased leader until after 2nd, handy 3rd, left in 2nd place 9th, challenged 3 out, led and hit next, hit last, stayed on well to go clear run-in op 2/1

2^nd

Bollin Ace

711-6

3/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Henry Brooke

Led, narrowly headed when left in lead 9th, joined 3 out, headed next, stayed on same pace run-in op 4/1

3^rd

Imperial Prince

910-3

40/1

T: I A DuncanJ: C O'Farrell

Mostly off the pace in last, stayed on under pressure from 2 out, went poor 3rd near finish tchd 50/1

4^th

Fly Rory Fly

610-12

22/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Lucy Alexander

Mostly off the pace 5th, nudged along after 4 out, challenging for 3rd from 3 out, ridden before next, when mistake last, dropped to 4th towards finish op 16/1 tchd 25/1

5^th

Some Are Lucky

711-3

15/8f

T: T R GeorgeJ: P J Brennan

Chased leading pair, pushed along when blundered 3 out, weakened and no chance after, mistake last op 2/1 tchd 9/4

Also Ran

Highland Fling

611-7

5/1

T: G P CromwellJ: J B Kane (5)

Took keen hold, tracked leaders on inside, 2nd after 3rd, wide on bend after 8th, slight lead when pulled up quickly after next op 6/1

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Non-Runners

Calivigny¹

Weight: 10-3| Age: 9

T: N W Alexander J: B S Hughes

Alizee De Janeiro⁴¹

Weight: 10-3| Age: 8

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.60Pl:£1.90, £1.50EX:£10.00Trifecta:£128.00Tricast:£221.29SF:£10.64Swingers:£2.10, £5.10, £5.30

Forecasts

Some Are Lucky (15/8), Ballyarthur (5/2), Bollin Ace (3/1), Highland Fling (5/1), Alizee De Janeiro (12/1), Calivigny (14/1), Fly Rory Fly (22/1), Imperial Prince (40/1)

A winnable contest with the strapping, but fragile and risky Ballyarthur at the head of the weights for Nigel Twiston-Davies. He under-performed when beaten by Some Are Lucky at Leicester in January, and could gain his revenge on that rival if able to post a second successive solid effort. However, Nick Alexander sports a decent hand with the former Noel Meade trained Fly Rory Fly switched across the Irish Sea, and the very competitively handicapped CALIVIGNY partnered by Brian Hughes. This nine-year-old remains a maiden over fences, but 2m4f on soft (good to soft) ground at a right-handed track suits him best, so he should have conditions in his favour here.

Calivigny
Ballyarthur
Fly Rory Fly

Previous Winners

2017

Endless Credit

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 7

J: Finian O'Toole | T: Micky Hammond

16/1

Prize Money

1st: £10,137.002nd: £2,976.003rd: £1,488.004th: £744.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00