17:00 Kempton

Sunday 20 October 2019

All14:1514:4515:2015:5016:2517:0017:35

Matchbook Casino Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 6m 11.30s

1^st

Vendredi Trois

1011-12

9/2

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Adam Wedge

Held up in touch, ridden to challenge on outside before 3 out, led narrowly before next, kept on under pressure flat, all out near finish, just held on op 4/1 tchd 5/1

2^nd

nse

Fr Humphrey

1110-13

20/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: James Best

Led, headed when blundered 7th, tracked leaders, ridden before 3 out, one pace next, switched outside and rallied before last, ran on, just failed op 16/1

3^rd

1 ½

Guerrilla Tactics

911-8

7/2

T: J ScottJ: Nick Scholfield

Tracked leaders, led before 7th, ridden and headed before next, kept on and every chance last, no extra towards finish tchd 3/1 and tchd 4/1

4^th

Net De Treve

611-12

11/2

T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke

Pressed leader, effort 3 out, every chance when not fluent next, ridden and outpaced between last 2, no impression from last op 8/1

5^th

2 ¼

Ballycrystal Court

711-4

15/2

T: R MenziesJ: Nathan Moscrop (3)

Tracked leaders, driven and outpaced before 3 out, soon ridden, no impression from next op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 8/1

6^th

Land League

811-4

3/1f

T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings

Held up behind, outpaced 4 out, ridden after next, never able to challenge op 10/3 tchd 11/4

Also Ran

Leith Hill Lad

912-0

6/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Paul O'Brien (3)

Blundered 1st, behind and not always fluent, blundered 10th and again 12th, struggling next, lost touch when blundered and almost fell 4 out, soon pulled up op 13/2 tchd 8/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.20Pl:£2.30, £5.60EX:£56.30Trifecta:£221.50SF:£66.62Swingers:£10.90, £3.20, £4.60

Forecasts

Land League (3/1), Guerrilla Tactics (7/2), Vendredi Trois (9/2), Net De Treve (11/2), Leith Hill Lad (6/1), Ballycrystal Court (15/2), Fr Humphrey (20/1)

A tricky and fairly uninspiring Class 4 handicap chase for stayers. It's notable that the Sedgefield-based handler Rebecca Menzies send Ballycrystal Court on the long journey south, while a return to this 3m trip could potentially show Land League in a slightly more favourable light. However, for very small stakes the nine-year-old GUERRILLA TACTICS gets the tentative nod after a fair run over hurdles at Newton Abbot. He appears to be steadily working back to peak form following a nine-month break and history has shown that he's perfectly adept over the larger obstacles.

Guerrilla Tactics
Ballycrystal Court
Land League

Previous Winners

2018

Elkstone

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 7

J: James Bowen | T: Mrs Caroline Bailey

16/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,198.002nd: £1,526.003rd: £763.004th: £450.005th: £450.006th: £450.007th: £450.008th: £450.00