15:35 Wincanton

Thursday 17 January 2019

All12:5013:2013:5514:2515:0015:3516:10

Healthy Pets Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap)

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 5m 12.0s

1^st

Cracking Destiny

610-5

7/4f

T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Held up in rear, good headway approaching 4 out, 2nd travelling well approaching next, challenged and hung right before led approaching the last, driven clear run-in op 6/4

2^nd

1 ¼

Air Navigator

811-11

6/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: C Gethings

Chased leaders, 2nd travelling well after 4 out, led before 3 out, headed approaching the last, stayed on same pace run-in op 7/1 tchd 8/1

3^rd

Primal Focus

510-4

6/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Nick Scholfield

Held up in last pair, headway approaching 4 out, went modest 3rd 2 out op 8/1 tchd 9/1

4^th

All Kings

1010-9

16/1

T: R H BucklerJ: Sean Houlihan (3)

Chased leaders on inside, led after 4th until 6th, in front again after 8th, bumped 13th, ridden and headed before 3 out, weakened before lost modest 3rd next op 25/1 tchd 28/1

5^th

Canyouringmeback

711-3

20/1

T: N J GiffordJ: James Davies

Chased leader, led 3rd until after next, led again 6th until after 8th, chased leader, went right 13th, lost 2nd after 4 out, pushed along and weakened before next op 18/1 tchd 14/1

Also Ran

Joueur Bresilien

711-8

6/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: Bryony Frost

Often jumped left, last trio, never on terms, tailed off and pulled up before 13th op 5/1 tchd 9/2

Balibour

711-4

8/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Adam Wedge

Chased leaders, hit 6th, pushed along in 4th place when mistake and weakened 4 out, soon pulled up tchd 7/1

Skellig Rocks

810-9

6/1

T: R WalfordJ: James Best

Slight lead until 3rd, chased leaders, hit 10th, ridden and weakened 12th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out op 7/1

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Non-Runners

First Du Charmil⁵¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: S Drinkwater J: J E Moore

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.30Pl:£1.20, £2.40, £1.90EX:£12.90Tricast:£51.70SF:£13.28

Forecasts

Cracking Destiny (7/4), Air Navigator (6/1), Primal Focus (6/1), Skellig Rocks (6/1), Joueur Bresilien (6/1), Balibour (8/1), First Du Charmil (8/1), All Kings (16/1), Canyouringmeback (20/1)

All of these carry a doubt going into this, most notably Cracking Destiny who could either win this on the bridle or give up in a battle. It is also guesswork to predict the sort of performances both Canyouringmeback and First Du Charmil might produce, whilst long term maidens Skellig Rocks and All Kings will find few easier openings. Air Navigator beat a subsequent winner on his chase debut before failing in stronger company. That earns him a spot on the shortlist, but preference is for BALIBOUR who has looked a better horse going right-handed and who has dropped in the weights after his last two starts on tracks that did not suit.

Balibour
Air Navigator
Cracking Destiny

Previous Winners

2018

Speedalong

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 7

J: Nick Scholfield | T: J Scott

9/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,498.002nd: £1,908.003rd: £954.004th: £477.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00