14:00 Haydock

Sunday 30 December 2018

All12:2012:5513:2514:0014:3015:0515:35

Last Fling Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 7m 17.20s

1^st

Chef D'Oeuvre

710-4

7/1

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Tracked leaders, always travelling well, led 3 out, strongly challenged from next, stayed on well op 8/1 tchd 6/1

2^nd

2 ¾

Back To The Thatch

610-12

2/1f

T: H D DalyJ: R Johnson

Always prominent, led 6th, headed 3 out, rallied and every chance next, no extra closing stages op 3/1

3^rd

Dell' Arca

911-12

16/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

In touch on inside, chased leaders halfway, ridden approaching 4 out, kept on same pace after next op 10/1

4^th

1 ¼

Ami Desbois

811-4

5/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Kielan Woods

Led until 6th, remained prominent, mistake 16th, effort 4 out, soon under pressure, no extra approaching last op 11/2 tchd 6/1

5^th

Ballymalin

810-9

17/2

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Thomas Bellamy

In touch, lost place 5th, outpaced 5 out, rallied 3 out, never on terms op 9/1

6^th

2 ½

Another Venture

711-3

8/1

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

Mid-division, mistake 1st, headway 14th, blundered next, soon lost place op 7/1 tchd 8/1

7^th

1 ¼

Very First Time

610-12

14/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: B S Hughes

Behind, mistake 1st, slow next, beaten 6 out op 12/1

8^th

West Of The Edge

1010-13

8/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up in rear, headway 14th, weakened after 5 out op 15/2 tchd 9/1

9^th

Dare To Endeavour

1110-2

40/1

T: P GriffinJ: A W Short (3)

Chased leaders, weakened 6 out, tailed off after next op 50/1

Also Ran

Ballycross

711-1

10/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jordan Nailor (7)

Held up in touch, lost place 5th, under pressure in last 12th, soon detached, pulled up 6 out tchd 11/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.60Pl:£2.10, £1.40, £3.50EX:£26.20Trifecta:£329.30Tricast:£224.79SF:£22.90Swingers:£3.40, £25.00, £4.80

Forecasts

Back To The Thatch (2/1), Ami Desbois (5/1), Chef D'Oeuvre (7/1), Another Venture (8/1), West Of The Edge (8/1), Ballymalin (17/2), Ballycross (10/1), Very First Time (14/1), Dell' Arca (16/1), Dare To Endeavour (40/1)

The Welsh National Trial form was boosted when winner Ramses De Teillee ran so well in the big one so the trio who ran well in that race look the ones to focus on here. Ami Desbois finished in front of BACK TO THE THATCH there but the latter looked the one who would relish this extra 3½f the most so he gets the vote to turn the tables. Another Venture was only one position behind the selection and unlike the aforementioned duo he was having his first run of the season there so has more potential for improvement.

Back To The Thatch
Ami Desbois
Another Venture

Previous Winners

2017

Emperor's Choice

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 10

J: Charlie Deutsch | T: Miss V Williams

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £15,640.002nd: £4,620.003rd: £2,310.004th: £1,155.005th: £578.006th: £290.00