14:25 Kelso

Saturday 27 October 2018

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Clifford & Martin Firth Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 5m 55.30s

1^st

King Golan

710-7

6/1

T: Kenny JohnsonJ: Sean Quinlan

Made all, soon 5 lengths clear, shaken up approaching last, eased closing stages op 4/1

2^nd

Bocasien Desbois

711-1

7/1

T: M TodhunterJ: Henry Brooke

Behind, headway to track leaders halfway, effort 2 out, no chance with easy winner op 11/2

3^rd

St Quintin

810-0

13/2

T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton

Mistake and jumped right throughout, under pressure before 3 out, weakened next op 12/1 tchd 6/1

4^th

Lady London

710-9

6/1

T: R DobbinJ: C O'Farrell

Held up in rear, jumped right throughout, headway 11th, chased leaders next, weakened 3 out, modest 4th op 5/1 tchd 13/2

5^th

Bafana Blue

711-10

5/2f

T: M A BarnesJ: Dale Irving (3)

Held up towards rear, under pressure halfway, never on terms op 3/1

6^th

2 ¾

Top Cat Dj

1010-0

50/1

T: M A BarnesJ: Thomas Willmott (7)

Chased leaders, lost place halfway, under pressure 11th, soon beaten op 33/1

Also Ran

Arizona Bound

611-6

4/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Tracked leader, fell 4th tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2

What A Game

710-0

9/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Mr William Easterby (5)

Chased leaders, weakened before 10th, behind when pulled up after 3 out op 14/1

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Non-Runners

Graystown¹⁷¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: W Coltherd J: Sam Coltherd

Left Back¹⁸²

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: N W Alexander J: Lucy Alexander

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.30Pl:£2.00, £2.10, £2.30EX:£46.30Trifecta:£284.70Tricast:£281.79SF:£46.81Swingers:£4.00, £10.20, £10.20

Forecasts

Bafana Blue (5/2), Arizona Bound (4/1), King Golan (6/1), Lady London (6/1), St Quintin (13/2), Bocasien Desbois (7/1), What A Game (9/1), Graystown (12/1), Left Back (16/1), Top Cat Dj (50/1)

A tough race to call, given the inconsistency of last-time winner Bafana Blue and his reopposing rival Arizona Bound. If both run the similar levels of form to their latest start then they should be thereabouts again. Then there is KING GOLAN, who routed his field here last time by a wide margin. That performance also came from left field, but he had so much to spare that he is trusted to come up with something similar from 7lb higher and may therefore be well in. Lady London and chase newcomer Graystown are also both of interest.

King Golan
Bafana Blue
Lady London

Prize Money

1st: £4,938.002nd: £1,450.003rd: £725.004th: £363.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00