Steel City Foundation Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 6m 32.10s

1^st

Horatio Hornblower

1111-12

13/8j

T: Nick WilliamsJ: Chester Williams

Tracked leading pair, 2nd before 13th, led, 2 out, ridden and hit last, idled and joined run-in, shaken up to assert towards finish op 5/4

2^nd

1 ¼

Chase The Wind

1011-4

13/8j

T: Miss J E FosterJ: Billy Garritty

Led, went clear 11th, reduced lead and pushed along before 4 out, not fluent next, narrowly headed 2 out, rallied to press idling winner run-in, no extra towards finish op 2/1

3^rd

Purcell's Bridge

1210-10

6/1

T: R DobbinJ: Lorcan Murtagh

Held up last, headway tracking leaders 12th, ridden and went 3rd at 13th, kept on same pace, no chance with 1st 2 op 5/1

4^th

Cusheen Bridge

1111-1

7/1

T: C T PogsonJ: C J Todd (3)

Held up in 4th place, pushed along and outpaced before 12th, mistake and lost 3rd next, ridden and weakened soon after op 9/1

Also Ran

Al Co

1411-6

14/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Charlie Price

Chased leader until before 13th, weakened soon after, behind when jinked left and unseated rider 5 out tchd 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.20Pl:£1.40, £1.20EX:£3.70Trifecta:£17.70SF:£4.85

Forecasts

Horatio Hornblower (13/8), Chase The Wind (13/8), Purcell's Bridge (6/1), Cusheen Bridge (7/1), Al Co (14/1)

Last time out winner CHASE THE WIND will need a career best performance to land this but given the question marks over most of his rivals it may pay to side with the ten-year-old. He won well at Huntington on his latest start with the main danger to victory being if the ground gets too testing. Horatio Hornblower is another recent winner and he ran with credit on his seasonal reappearance to win at Ffos Las: A little vulnerable at the weights, he should still run his race. If Cusheen Bridge is in the mood, then he would have claims but his chances of victory may depend on whether he can stay with the early pace.

Chase The Wind
Horatio Hornblower
Cusheen Bridge

Prize Money

1st: £7,018.002nd: £2,061.003rd: £1,030.004th: £515.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00