16:10 Kelso

Monday 8 April 2019

All14:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:10

Manners Le Garcon D'Or Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:11 | Winning time: 4m 18.50s

1^st

Sporting Press

611-5

11/4f

T: K DalgleishJ: Billy Garritty (7)

Held up in rear, not fluent 6th, headway 8th, went 2nd and not much room 2 out, switched right flat, stayed on to lead towards finish op 4/1 tchd 5/2

2^nd

3 ¼

Welcome Ben

1010-12

12/1

T: Mrs J StephenJ: Craig Nichol

Led, jumped right and not fluent 2 out, edged right approaching last, headed towards finish op 14/1 tchd 16/1

3^rd

Uno Valoroso

1110-10

9/2

T: M WalfordJ: Brendan Powell

Chased leader, not fluent 8th, lost 2nd 2 out, well held in 3rd before last, one pace op 11/2

4^th

Halcyon Days

1011-10

6/1

T: R MenziesJ: C O'Farrell

In rear, mistake 2nd, behind and reminder 4th, closed from 3 out and went 4th 2 out, no further progress and well beaten last op 10/3

5^th

3 ¼

John Williams

1010-12

10/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Rachel McDonald (5)

Chased leaders, ridden and lost place before 2 out op 11/1 tchd 9/1

6^th

Oak Vintage

911-12

4/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson (3)

Chased leaders, mistake 1st and 2nd, given reminder, not fluent 5th, lost place 3 out, soon weakened op 9/2

Also Ran

Le Frank

710-13

11/2

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Held up in rear, mistake and unseated rider 3rd op 5/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.10Pl:£1.90, £5.00EX:£36.30Trifecta:£143.80SF:£30.34Swingers:£8.30, £4.70, £5.10

Forecasts

Sporting Press (11/4), Oak Vintage (4/1), Uno Valoroso (9/2), Le Frank (11/2), Halcyon Days (6/1), John Williams (10/1), Welcome Ben (12/1)

Sporting Press made a winning chasing debut at Musselburgh (2m4f) and could see that form franked by the runner-up King Golan in the previous race. His chance is an obvious one with 7lb claimer Billy Garritty taking over in the saddle and negating the subsequent 4lb rise (and more). Recent Catterick winner Halcyon Days is as tough as an old boot, and he finished second to Charlie Snow Angel in this race in 2018. However, on the negative side he does have a career high mark to defy. Therefore, a tentative value-based alternative is the feasibly treated top-weight OAK VINTAGE, who was a two-time good ground C&D winner for previous trainer Ann Hamilton.

Oak Vintage
Sporting Press
Halcyon Days

Prize Money

1st: £4,938.002nd: £1,450.003rd: £725.004th: £363.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00