13:30 Wetherby

Saturday 3 November 2018

All12:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:50

Danny Megson 40th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 4m 51.95s

1^st

Nightfly

711-12

5/2j

T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke

Tracked leaders, headway to lead 2 out, ridden and ran on tchd 3/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Copper West

711-4

3/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: P J Brennan

Close up, headway to press leaders when not fluent 4 out, ridden next, rallied flat, stayed on to go 2nd close home op 4/1

3^rd

Absolutely Dylan

510-11

5/2j

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Danny Cook

Taken to post early, tracked leader, blundered 11th, ridden 3 out, kept one pace, lost 2nd close home tchd 2/1

4^th

Brave Spartacus

1211-4

14/1

T: G BoanasJ: Henry Brooke

Led, ridden 3 out, headed next, weakened flat op 20/1

Also Ran

Workbench

1011-11

12/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

Close up when slithered on landing 4th, pulled up op 9/1

Tayzar

711-2

6/1

T: Ruth JeffersonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Not fluent 1st in rear, badly hampered 4th, pulled up op 9/2

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Non-Runners

Sparkling River²²⁴

Weight: 11-13| Age: 8

T: Henry Oliver J: Non Runner

Bordeaux Bill²³²

Weight: 11-13| Age: 7

T: B Ellison J: D A Jacob

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.40, £2.00EX:£10.80Trifecta:£30.20Tricast:£18.18SF:£10.43Swingers:£2.10, £1.10, £1.70

Forecasts

Nightfly (5/2), Absolutely Dylan (5/2), Copper West (3/1), Bordeaux Bill (11/2), Tayzar (6/1), Sparkling River (10/1), Workbench (12/1), Brave Spartacus (14/1)

ABSOLUTELY DYLAN was impressive on chase debut last time and he rates as the type to progress through the handicap system this year. Workbench may have needed the run last time and is expected to do better here while Nightfly has been ultra consistent and shouldn't be far away.

Absolutely Dylan
Workbench
Nightfly

Prize Money

1st: £8,837.002nd: £2,595.003rd: £1,297.004th: £649.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00