14:00 Warwick

Tuesday 31 December 2019

All12:2512:5513:3014:0014:3515:1015:40

Local Parking Security Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 6m 35.80s

1^st

High Counsel

1010-0

7/2j

T: G HanmerJ: Alexander Thorne (3)

Held up in last trio, headway chasing leaders before 10th, led 3 out until before 2 out, led again 2 out, pressed run-in, found bit extra towards finish tchd 3/1 and tchd 4/1

2^nd

Troubled Soul

1011-4

6/1

T: F O'BrienJ: C Brace (3)

Held up, hit 3 out, headway chasing leaders after 3 out, 3rd and pecked 2 out, went 2nd at the last, stayed on run-in, no extra towards finish op 15/2

3^rd

Loose Chips

1311-10

13/2

T: C E LongsdonJ: Tom Buckley (6)

Led, pushed along before 12th, narrowly headed 3 out, rallied, no extra in 3rd before 2 out op 11/2 tchd 6/1

4^th

1 ¼

Bob Ford

1212-3

4/1

T: A RalphJ: Harry Teal

Chased leader until 7th, chased leaders, reminder after 11th, pushed along before 13th, outpaced 3 out op 7/1

5^th

Water Wagtail

1210-11

6/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Henry Platt (10)

Chased leaders, went 2nd 4th, led before 2 out until 2 out, lost 2nd at the last, weakened run-in tchd 13/2

6^th

Ultimatum Du Roy

1111-5

16/1

T: A M HalesJ: Jordan Nailor (3)

Tracked leaders, hit 13th, weakening when mistake 3 out op 11/1

7^th

3 ½

Uhlan Bute

1111-12

7/2j

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Lost place 3rd, behind 6th, lost touch 8th, tailed off op 3/1

Also Ran

Flaming Charmer

1110-11

14/1

T: S FlookJ: Ben Jones

Held up, headway chasing leaders approaching 7th, mistake and lost place 10th, weakened 4 out, stumbled 2 out, pulled up before last tchd 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.40Pl:£1.70, £1.60, £2.60EX:£23.60Trifecta:£93.70Tricast:£133.05SF:£25.97Swingers:£4.30, £4.80, £8.50

Forecasts

High Counsel (7/2), Uhlan Bute (7/2), Bob Ford (4/1), Troubled Soul (6/1), Water Wagtail (6/1), Loose Chips (13/2), Flaming Charmer (14/1), Ultimatum Du Roy (16/1)

As you would expect in a veterans’ chase there are a few of these who have seen better days although the handicapper is now giving them a chance. Loose Chips would certainly fit into that category but he’s going to have to bounce back from some poor starts to get involved. Bob Ford has his quirks but has run consistently of late and the same label of being less than straightforward could be applied to Water Wagtail. The booking of Jonjo O’Neill Jnr catches the eye for Uhlan Bute but he’ll have to show more spark. Troubled Soul deserves to win a race but the handicapper appears to have her in his grip so HIGH COUNSEL is taken to follow up his Hereford win off 6lb higher.

High Counsel
Troubled Soul
Bob Ford

Prize Money

1st: £6,498.002nd: £1,908.003rd: £954.004th: £477.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00