15:45 Leicester
Saturday 28 December 2019
All12:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:45
Old Year Handicap Chase
- 4YO plus | Class 4 | 1m 7f 201y | Soft (Heavy in Places) | 8 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 4m 25.3s
T: L WadhamJ: Maxime Tissier (5)
Chased leaders, led 4 out, clear before 2 out, just held on op 7/2
T: O MurphyJ: David England
In rear, not fluent 3rd or 3 out, headway approaching last, went 2nd flat, stayed on, just held
T: Miss Z C DavisonJ: Page Fuller (3)
Held up on inside, closed 5th, ridden 4 out, chased 2 out, lost 2nd and one pace flat tchd 9/2
T: M F HarrisJ: Kevin Jones (3)
In rear, jumped left 4th, tailed off after 8th, stayed on approaching last, went 4th flat
T: P YorkJ: Mr P York (5)
Chased leaders on outside, lost place 2nd, effort last bend, mistake 4 out, disputing 4th last, no impression op 10/1
T: J R CornwallJ: Benjamin Poste
Led after 2nd, headed next, prominent, ridden 4 out, weakened flat op 14/1 tchd 16/1
T: D PipeJ: David Noonan
Jumped left, led until after 2nd, led 3rd, headed 4 out, weakened approaching last op 5/2
T: D FranklandJ: Ben Jones (5)
Jumped left at times, chased leaders, ridden after 8th, lost place before mistake 4 out, tailed off op 7/1 tchd 5/1
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Non-Runners
8
Hope's Wishes34
Weight: 10-12| Age: 9
T: F Brennan J: Dave Crosse
NR
7
Comber Mill18
Weight: 11-1| Age: 7
T: A Ralph J: Non Runner
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.00, £1.90, £1.70EX:£50.90Trifecta:£262.70Tricast:£234.86SF:£48.06Swingers:£6.90, £6.30, £13.30
Forecasts
Delface (2/1), Finnegan's Garden (5/1), Little Light (11/2), Canny Tom (6/1), Mistercobar (8/1), Comber Mill (8/1), Robin Des Mana (9/1), Away For Slates (12/1), Torrent Des Mottes (12/1), Hope's Wishes (14/1)
Despite not showing a great deal on either of her two starts over fences to date, it is likely we are still to see the best of Little Light who takes a drop in grade/trip after having a recent wind operation. At the other end of the age scale, the admirable course scorer Finnegan's Garden showed he still has what it takes to win at the age of 10 when scoring at Lingfield earlier this month. A 3lb rise for that success seems fair and he should be bang there. The selection is DELFACE though who improved upon his seasonal return to action when a narrow second on just his second chase start last month. He can get off the mark at the third attempt over the bigger obstacles.
- Delface
- Finnegan's Garden
- Little Light
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £6,108.002nd: £1,794.003rd: £897.004th: £448.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00
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