14:50 Chepstow

Thursday 27 December 2018

All12:3013:0513:3514:1014:5015:2515:55

Coral Welsh Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 7m 49.50s

1^st

Elegant Escape

611-8

3/1f

T: C L TizzardJ: T J O'Brien

Tracked leaders, mistake 12th, went 2nd 5 out, led 3 out, driven flat, stayed on op 4/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Ramses De Teillee

611-1

10/1

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan

Tracked leaders, lost a few places after 11th, closing when hit 16th, bad mistake 4 out, chased winner 2 out, stayed on, always just held tchd 11/1

3^rd

Yala Enki

811-11

12/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 6th, led 17th, clear briefly before 5 out, headed 3 out, 3rd and held from 2 out, kept on op 16/1

4^th

Rons Dream

810-10

16/1

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Held up towards rear, headway approaching 5 out, 4th 4 out, unable to get on terms op 14/1

5^th

Raz De Maree

1310-13

25/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Conor Orr (5)

Rear of mid-division, ridden 17th, some headway 5 out, stayed on flat, nearest finish

6^th

2 ¼

Ballyoptic

811-12

20/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Thomas Bellamy

In touch, mistake 15th, 6th on last bend, well held 5th 3 out, no impression op 16/1

7^th

Dawson City

910-4

16/1

T: P GundryJ: James Best

Mid-division, ridden 12th, struggling 17th, kept on flat, no impression

8^th

3 ¼

Folsom Blue

1111-2

7/1

T: G ElliottJ: Mr J J Codd

In rear, pushed along 14th, kept on flat, no chance op 8/1

9^th

Mysteree

1010-4

50/1

T: M ScudamoreJ: Brendan Powell

Held up in mid-division, ridden and behind 15th, kept on flat, never dangerous

10^th

Regal Flow

1110-11

33/1

T: R H BucklerJ: Sean Houlihan (5)

Held up in mid-division, headway after 6th, mistake 8th, 5th on last bend, mistake 5 out, weakened after

Also Ran

Vyta Du Roc

911-4

33/1

T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob

Mid-division, headway 3rd, lost place after 6th, well beaten 17th, pulled up before 5 out op 25/1

Vintage Clouds

811-3

8/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Danny Cook

Tracked leader until after 6th, pushed along before 15th, blundered badly next, soon beaten, well held after 17th, soon pulled up tchd 15/2

Vieux Lion Rouge

911-3

12/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Led, not fluent 16th, mistake and headed 17th, weakened 4 out, soon pulled up

Baie Des Iles

711-1

20/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: M A Enright

Mid-division, slow 9th, not fluent 10th, struggling after, tailed off 17th, well beaten 5 out, soon pulled up op 16/1

Looksnowtlikebrian

710-9

12/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Towards rear, mistakes 5th and 6th, not fluent 7th, well beaten 17th, not fluent 5 out, pulled up after

Final Nudge

910-9

12/1

T: David DennisJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Tracked leaders, jumped right 11th, weakened before 5 out, pulled up after tchd 14/1

Lieutenant Colonel

910-8

100/1

T: Mrs S LeechJ: M G Nolan

Always well behind, pulled up before 5 out

Kansas City Chief

910-6

25/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: R T Dunne

Mid-division, mistake 16th, headway 5 out, no impression, well beaten 3 out, pulled up after op 20/1

Jennys Surprise

1010-5

25/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Held up towards rear, headway 12th, pressing for 5th 5 out, soon weakened, well beaten 3 out, pulled up after tchd 20/1

Holly Bush Henry

710-4

25/1

T: P W MiddletonJ: James Bowen

Chased leaders, mistake and lost place 2nd, well beaten from 17th, tailed off 5 out, pulled up after

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.10Pl:£1.80, £3.30, £4.00, £2.70EX:£36.30Trifecta:£474.80Tricast:£346.32SF:£32.07Swingers:£7.50, £7.50, £26.20

Forecasts

Elegant Escape (3/1), Folsom Blue (7/1), Vintage Clouds (8/1), Ramses De Teillee (10/1), Yala Enki (12/1), Looksnowtlikebrian (12/1), Final Nudge (12/1), Vieux Lion Rouge (12/1), Rons Dream (16/1), Dawson City (16/1), Ballyoptic (20/1), Baie Des Iles (20/1), Raz De Maree (25/1), Kansas City Chief (25/1), Jennys Surprise (25/1), Holly Bush Henry (25/1), Regal Flow (33/1), Vyta Du Roc (33/1), Mysteree (50/1), Lieutenant Colonel (100/1)

Elegant Escape seems sure to go well having run a blinder at Newbury last time and looks fairly handicapped, but in a race where a decent case can be made for the majority of runners FINAL NUDGE is fancied to improve on his good third in this race last year. He goes well fresh and has Sam Twiston-Davies doing the steering. Top weight Ballyoptic is a class act and cannot be ruled out, nor can the likes of Vintage Clouds, Vieux Lion Rouge and Looksnowtlikebrian. Kansas City Chief and Irish raider Folsom Blue are others worth considering.

Final Nudge
Elegant Escape
Looksnowtlikebrian

Previous Winners

2017

Raz De Maree

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 13

J: James Bowen | T: G P Cromwell

16/1

Prize Money

1st: £85,425.002nd: £32,055.003rd: £16,050.004th: £7,995.005th: £4,020.006th: £2,010.00