14:05 Kempton

Saturday 12 January 2019

All12:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:45

32Red Casino Chase (Listed)

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 1.6s

1^st

Top Notch

811-6

6/4f

T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob

Mostly in 4th place, handy 3rd before 11th, led 2nd 4 out, led and hit 2 out, ridden clear before last, stayed on strongly op 13/8 tchd 11/8

2^nd

Black Corton

811-3

9/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost

Mostly tracked leading pair, reached for 3rd, pushed along and lost 3rd before 11th, weakened next, left modest 3rd and slightly hampered 4 out, plugged on into 2nd final strides, no chance with winner op 11/2 tchd 6/1

3^rd

Charbel

811-6

7/4

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: N de Boinville

Mostly tracked leader, hit 4th, led 4 out, ridden before headed 2 out, ridden and one pace before last, no chance with winner, lost 2nd final strides op 13/8 tchd 15/8

4^th

Hammersly Lake

1111-0

25/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Paul O'Brien

Mostly in last, pushed along and outpaced after 7th, never on terms after, left remote 4th 4 out, tailed off op 20/1

Also Ran

Speredek

811-0

8/1

T: N J HawkeJ: S Bowen

Led and raced keenly, hit 2nd, clear 4th until before 10th, ridden and narrowly headed when fell 4 out tchd 10/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.20Pl:£1.20, £2.70EX:£7.10Trifecta:£13.50SF:£8.47

Forecasts

Top Notch (6/4), Charbel (7/4), Black Corton (9/2), Speredek (8/1), Hammersly Lake (25/1)

Although Waiting Patiently's withdrawal due to the ground is a little disappointing this race still packs plenty of intrigue and the fact that TOP NOTCH and Charbel are rated exactly the same at present speaks volumes about how closely matched they are. TOP NOTCH gets the vote given his impeccable record over fences (seven from 11) with three of his four defeats coming at Grade One level. Charbel has often been the bridesmaid in his career but took his chance latest to win at Exeter and he did so in convincing fashion. Black Corton is taken to be best of the rest but is better suited by 3m.

Top Notch
Charbel
Black Corton

Previous Winners

2018

Waiting Patiently

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 7

J: B S Hughes | T: J M Jefferson

13/8

Prize Money

1st: £22,780.002nd: £8,548.003rd: £4,280.004th: £2,132.005th: £1,072.006th: £536.00