15:05 Kempton

Thursday 27 December 2018

All12:5013:2013:5514:3015:0515:35

32Red.com Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 6m 2.85s

1^st

Adrien Du Pont

611-12

9/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Waited with in rear, steady on inside headway tracking leaders 14th, challenged on bit 3 out, 2nd next, led approaching last, kept on strongly run-in op 6/1

2^nd

3 ½

Just A Sting

611-5

10/3

T: H FryJ: N D Fehily

Raced wide, held up in last pair, closer before 7th, chased leaders 11th, 2nd next, led 4 out, joined next, ridden and headed approaching last, stayed on same pace run-in op 11/4

3^rd

Wandrin Star

711-5

8/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: M Hamill (3)

Keen in touch, headway tracking leaders 6th, went 2nd 9th until 12th, close 2nd again 4 out, every chance next and still chance when lost 2nd 2 out, kept on in 3rd run-in tchd 7/1

4^th

Springtown Lake

611-10

11/4f

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Jumped left at times, led, hit 4 out and headed, chased leading pair, pushed along before 3 out, weakened 2 out op 3/1

5^th

Kilcrea Vale

811-5

5/1

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Chased leaders, went 2nd 8th until next, chased leaders, not fluent 4th, ridden after 4 out, weakened before next op 9/2 tchd 11/2

6^th

Deauville Dancer

711-5

20/1

T: David DennisJ: David Bass

Chased leaders, lost place slightly 6th, weakened 14th op 16/1

Also Ran

Exitas

1011-12

14/1

T: P W MiddletonJ: Danny McMenamin (7)

Tracked leaders until mistake and unseated rider 12th op 16/1 tchd 12/1

Ballyheigue Bay

1110-2

16/1

T: C GordonJ: J J Burke

Pressed leader until 8th, lost place next, last and struggling 11th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

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Non-Runners

Holly Bush Henry⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: P W Middleton J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.40Pl:£1.80, £1.50, £2.40EX:£21.40Trifecta:£93.50Tricast:£114.24SF:£20.05Swingers:£4.00, £7.40, £6.00

Forecasts

Springtown Lake (11/4), Just A Sting (10/3), Adrien Du Pont (9/2), Kilcrea Vale (5/1), Wandrin Star (8/1), Holly Bush Henry (8/1), Exitas (14/1), Ballyheigue Bay (16/1), Deauville Dancer (20/1)

JUST A STING made hard work of things at Exeter latest but he looks the sort to improve for a sterner test which this is and given his age and relative inexperience he should have plenty more to come so gets the vote here. Main danger looks to be Springtown Lake who has also started well over fences and he looks sure to go well providing he doesn't jump left like he did at Sandown two starts back. Kilcrea Vale completes the shortlist and his recent exploits at Aintree highlight how good a jumper he has.

Just A Sting
Springtown Lake
Kilcrea Vale

Previous Winners

2017

Tintern Theatre

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 6

J: Sam Twiston-Davies | T: N & W Twiston-Davies

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £31,280.002nd: £9,240.003rd: £4,620.004th: £2,310.005th: £1,155.006th: £580.00