15:30 Perth

Thursday 25 April 2019

All13:5014:2515:0015:3016:0516:3517:10

Heineken UK River Tay Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 59.62s

1^st

Bigmartre

811-12

4/1

T: H WhittingtonJ: Page Fuller (3)

Made all, ridden after last, kept on strongly op 5/1

2^nd

Gardefort

1011-5

11/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Fergus Gregory (5)

Prominent, chased winner from 2 out, ridden before last, kept on and no impression tchd 10/1

3^rd

3 ¾

Saint Leo

611-5

9/2

T: A M ThomsonJ: Henry Brooke

Held up mid-division, headway before 5 out, in 3rd from last, one pace op 4/1

4^th

Piton Pete

811-6

13/2

T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell

Tracked leaders, outpaced 5 out, plugged on, no impression op 15/2 tchd 6/1

5^th

1 ½

Ballyvic Boru

710-12

13/2

T: B EllisonJ: Danny Cook

Tracked leaders, took closer order 3rd, ridden before last, kept on same pace tchd 11/2

6^th

Nuts Well

811-12

9/1

T: Mrs A HamiltonJ: Craig Nichol

Always behind, mistake 3 out, jumped badly left last, never a factor op 10/1

7^th

Wicked Willy

811-4

7/2f

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up towards rear, ridden before 2 out, soon headway, no impression op 10/3

Also Ran

Graineyhill

811-0

12/1

T: G ElliottJ: R Johnson

Held up mid-division, lost place 7 out, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out tchd 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.20Pl:£1.30, £3.40, £1.80EX:£45.40Trifecta:£214.00Tricast:£203.45SF:£43.44Swingers:£10.00, £3.70, £9.40

Forecasts

Wicked Willy (7/2), Bigmartre (4/1), Saint Leo (9/2), Piton Pete (13/2), Ballyvic Boru (13/2), Nuts Well (9/1), Gardefort (11/1), Graineyhill (12/1)

No strong opinion is offered with rain a distinct possibility, and that would suit the likes of Saint Leo and the far more interesting handicap debutante Piton Pete. Graineyhill also merits a degree of respect based upon on the Elliott/Johnson factor, but the Nigel Twiston-Davies trained WICKED WILLY clearly appreciates racing on flat right-handed tracks so gets the nod. An emphatic 6L winner of the Kempton Silver Plate (a 2m5f handicap hurdle) six-weeks ago, there's no real reason as to why a switch to fences will necessarily hinder his chances of following up.

Wicked Willy
Piton Pete
Graineyhill

Previous Winners

2018

Wadswick Court

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 10

J: James Bowen | T: P & M Bowen

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £18,768.002nd: £5,544.003rd: £2,772.004th: £1,386.005th: £693.006th: £348.00