14:35 Ludlow

Wednesday 19 December 2018

All12:2012:5513:2514:0014:3515:0515:35

Tanners Champagne Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 6m 5.30s

1^st

Beau Du Brizais

611-0

5/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Mid-division, not fluent 7th, headway 11th, hampered 15th, challenged 3 out, switched right after 2 out, led last, switched right flat to avoid loose horse, stayed on op 6/1

2^nd

Holly Bush Henry

711-3

10/1

T: P W MiddletonJ: James Bowen

Chased leaders, lost place before 3rd, headway on outside 14th, challenged 4 out, soon led, switched right after 2 out, headed last, not clear run flat, switched left and held towards finish op 8/1

3^rd

Fox Appeal

1111-3

8/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Patrick Cowley (5)

Held up, closed 3rd, went 2nd after 5th, not fluent 9th, jumped right 10th, challenged 14th, led when blundered 4 out, soon headed, no extra last op 7/1 tchd 6/1

4^th

Sumkindofking

711-8

5/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: Mr N George (7)

In rear, just about in touch and ridden after 15th, no impression 4 out tchd 11/2

5^th

Tenor Nivernais

1111-6

17/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Led, clear at various stages, headed 14th, led again next, headed before 4 out, weakened from next op 12/1

6^th

Above Board

711-2

10/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: W T Kennedy

Prominent, hampered 15th, weakened before 4 out op 12/1 tchd 9/1

7^th

Opening Batsman

1211-1

11/1

T: H FryJ: Mr M Legg (5)

In rear, not fluent 12th, well beaten 14th op 12/1 tchd 10/1

8^th

Rightdownthemiddle

1011-3

40/1

T: S CurranJ: M Hamill (3)

Soon towards rear, last when mistake 8th, well beaten from 12th op 33/1

Also Ran

Spider's Bite

611-3

2/1f

T: H D DalyJ: Andrew Tinkler

Tracked leaders, 2nd 13th, led next until blundered and unseated rider 15th tchd 9/4

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Non-Runners

Silverhow⁴¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: C L Tizzard J: T J O'Brien

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.60Pl:£2.00, £3.30, £2.30EX:£50.90Trifecta:£333.80Tricast:£397.00SF:£53.17Swingers:£9.00, £5.00, £8.50

Forecasts

Spider's Bite (2/1), Beau Du Brizais (5/1), Sumkindofking (5/1), Silverhow (7/1), Fox Appeal (8/1), Tenor Nivernais (17/2), Holly Bush Henry (10/1), Above Board (10/1), Opening Batsman (11/1), Rightdownthemiddle (40/1)

Like the other chase on the card this is competitive with five already having won around here; three over C&D and it’s hard to totally rule many out. Sumkindofking and BEAU DU BRIZAIS resume their rivalry from last time with the latter fancied to confirm the form despite a 6lb rise in the weights. Both Tenor Nivernais and Opening Batsman are well handicapped on their old form and would be a danger to all the former especially if there is more rain. Spider’s Bite has little experience over fences but has plenty of potential in this sphere over this sort of trip while the winner of this two years ago Fox Appeal can’t be ignored.

Beau Du Brizais
Spider's Bite
Opening Batsman

Previous Winners

2017

Relentless Dreamer

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 8

J: James Bowen | T: Miss R Curtis

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £15,335.002nd: £4,503.003rd: £2,251.004th: £1,126.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00