19:25 Perth

Tuesday 31 July 2018

All17:4518:1518:5019:2520:0020:3021:00

Heineken UK Handicap Chase

Off time: 19:25 | Winning time: 5m 53.2s

1^st

Swingbridge

1010-2

11/2

T: G ElliottJ: R Johnson

Tracked leaders, driven to lead before 2 out, soon clear, driven out, eased closing stages, very easily op 7/1 tchd 5/1

2^nd

Flaxen Flare

911-7

20/1

T: G ElliottJ: C O'Farrell

Made most, not fluent 4 out and again next, driven and headed before 2 out, ridden and stayed on when pressed for 2nd flat, no chance with easy winner

3^rd

Indian Temple

911-12

8/1

T: T ReedJ: Harry Reed (5)

Tracked leaders on outside, effort before 3 out, one pace before next, ridden and stayed on to press for 2nd flat, no chance with easy winner op 17/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 10/1

4^th

1 ¼

Lotus Pond

1010-0

9/4f

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Held up in touch on outer, outpaced before 3 out, ridden and kept on under pressure from last, never a threat op 7/4 tchd 5/2

5^th

Knock House

911-7

11/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Held up in touch on inside, tracked leaders before 3 out, soon outpaced and ridden, never on terms, weakened from last op 10/1 tchd 12/1

6^th

2 ¼

Petrou

811-7

7/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in touch in rear, outpaced after 4 out, never able to challenge, weakened from last tchd 13/2

Also Ran

Ballyboker Breeze

1011-12

5/2

T: N G RichardsJ: R D Day (3)

Tracked leaders on inside, not fluent 4th, blundered badly and lost place, not recover, behind when pulled up before next op 3/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£2.70, £5.70EX:£59.20Trifecta:£487.10SF:£79.79Swingers:£3.20, £6.40, £12.50

Forecasts

Lotus Pond (9/4), Ballyboker Breeze (5/2), Swingbridge (11/2), Petrou (7/1), Indian Temple (8/1), Knock House (11/1), Flaxen Flare (20/1)

LOTUS POND is on such a roll that he is hard to oppose in this. He has sound claims of gaining another success despite his rise in the weights. Ballybroker Breeze won well last time and is feared, which the blinkers could spark Knock House back into life too.

Lotus Pond
Ballyboker Breeze
Knock House

Previous Winners

2017

Creevytennant

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 13

J: Lily Pinchin | T: F O'Brien

5/1

Prize Money

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