16:20 Perth

Wednesday 26 September 2018

All14:1014:4015:1515:4516:2016:5017:20

David Whitaker Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 6m 1.10s

1^st

Swingbridge

1010-12

17/2

T: G ElliottJ: S Bowen

Bumped 1st, chased leaders, left in close 2nd place 3 out, led next, clear last, kept on well op 8/1 tchd 9/1

2^nd

4 ½

Rightdownthemiddle

1011-4

16/1

T: G ElliottJ: R Johnson

Held up in last pair, good headway approaching 4 out, chasing leaders when left in lead next, headed next, well held last, stayed on same pace

3^rd

Vaniteux

911-8

9/2

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

In touch on inside, headway chasing leaders when left in 3rd place 3 out, plugged on op 6/1 tchd 13/2

4^th

Royal Village

611-3

7/2f

T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

In touch, mistake 13th, headway and plugging on when left modest 4th 3 out op 9/2

5^th

Double Ross

1211-10

4/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Keen to get on with it, led until 14th, chased leaders, weakened and left poor 5th 3 out op 3/1 tchd 11/4

6^th

2 ¼

Lough Derg Jewel

711-1

20/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders, mistake 13th, weakened 4 out, tailed off op 18/1

7^th

Play The Ace

911-7

12/1

T: P & M BowenJ: James Bowen

Chased leader until 11th, chased leaders, 2nd again 14th, every chance when badly hampered and carried badly left 4 out, no chance after op 8/1

Also Ran

Ballyboker Breeze

1011-12

4/1

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

Raced wide, chased leaders, went 2nd 11th, led 14th, blundered badly veered left 4 out saddle slipped ran off the track and unseated rider op 13/2

Kilbree Kid

1111-0

12/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: C Gethings

Went left 1st, held up in rear, jumped slowly and reminder 12th, tailed off 4 out, soon pulled up op 11/1 tchd 10/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.20Pl:£3.80, £3.70, £2.00EX:£111.10Trifecta:£1,250.10Tricast:£692.92SF:£123.77Swingers:£28.60, £8.70, £27.00

Forecasts

Royal Village (7/2), Double Ross (4/1), Ballyboker Breeze (4/1), Vaniteux (9/2), Swingbridge (17/2), Play The Ace (12/1), Kilbree Kid (12/1), Rightdownthemiddle (16/1), Lough Derg Jewel (20/1)

There's not a tougher race on today's Perth card than this 3m Handicap Chase, so the best advice is to simply absorb the action. However, we seek the winner, and that could well be the top-weight BALLYBROKER BREEZE. Soft ground mightn't suit him perfectly, but he handles it well enough and the forecast is for settled weather. Despite fast approaching the age of 11, he still has the look and feel of a progressive handicap chaser, with his most recent form (behind Swingbridge) explained by a mistake at a crucial stage. Of the others, the gallant 2016 race winner Kilbree Kid is always respected at Perth, and Rightdownthemiddle is Richard Johnson's pick.

Ballyboker Breeze
Kilbree Kid
Play The Ace

Prize Money

1st: £18,768.002nd: £5,544.003rd: £2,772.004th: £1,386.005th: £693.006th: £348.00