14:40 Haydock

Saturday 21 December 2019

All11:5012:2513:0013:3514:0514:4015:15

Betway Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 6m 56.60s

1^st

Lord Du Mesnil

610-8

5/1

T: R HobsonJ: Paul O'Brien (3)

Made all, drew clear 2 out, easily

2^nd

Calipso Collonges

710-8

14/1

T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory (3)

Held up, headway 6 out, went 2nd after next, kept on under pressure, no chance with winner op 16/1 tchd 12/1

3^rd

Vintage Clouds

911-12

13/2

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Danny Cook

Prominent, slow 14th, soon lost place, rallied after 2 out, kept on op 7/1 tchd 6/1

4^th

Late Romantic

910-11

14/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: P J Brennan

Chased leaders, effort in 3rd 4 out, no extra approaching last op 16/1

5^th

Daklondike

711-12

4/1f

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan

Slowly away, behind, under pressure halfway, soon struggling, some late headway, never nearer op 9/2 tchd 7/2

6^th

1 ½

Top Wood

1211-8

7/1

T: Miss Kelly MorganJ: Tabitha Worsley (5)

Chased leaders, under pressure before 4 out, soon weakened op 8/1

7^th

3 ¼

The Hollow Ginge

611-8

6/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary

In touch, slow 2nd, lost place 7th, soon beaten op 9/2

8^th

Crosspark

911-13

9/1

T: Mrs Caroline BaileyJ: Harry Skelton

Held up, headway 6 out, chased leaders next, weakened after 3 out, completely tailed off op 11/1

Also Ran

Orchardstown Cross

810-13

6/1

T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle (3)

Held up in rear, ridden 12th, never dangerous, pulled up after 2 out op 11/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.70Pl:£2.00, £4.60, £1.60EX:£70.00Trifecta:£634.70Tricast:£458.23SF:£66.96Swingers:£13.10, £11.00, £18.80

Forecasts

Daklondike (4/1), Lord Du Mesnil (5/1), The Hollow Ginge (6/1), Orchardstown Cross (6/1), Vintage Clouds (13/2), Top Wood (7/1), Crosspark (9/1), Calipso Collonges (14/1), Late Romantic (14/1)

The enigmatic Daklondike attempts to become the second horse this century to win back-to-back renewals of the Tommy Whittle Chase following on from Cannington Brook (2011 & 2012). Outclassed in the Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury he should prove more suited to this level of competition, but equally he isn't one to trust implicitly. Crosspark is a dour stayer who had his day in the limelight when plundering the Eider Chase at Newcastle in February, but the handicapper has taken swift evasive action since. Therefore, the tentative advice is to opt for the unexposed THE HOLLOW GINGE who took the 2m7f Class 3 handicap hurdle on this card last year (on very testing ground).

The Hollow Ginge
Vintage Clouds
Crosspark

Previous Winners

2018

Daklondike

Weight: 11-9 |Age: 6

J: T Scudamore | T: D Pipe

6/1

Prize Money

1st: £31,280.002nd: £9,240.003rd: £4,620.004th: £2,310.005th: £1,155.006th: £580.00