15:40 Wetherby

Monday 2 March 2020

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Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 5m 20.7s

1^st

Mortens Leam

811-12

7/1

T: M HawkerJ: Philip Donovan (7)

Held up behind, headway on long run before 4 out, went 2nd and poised to challenge turning in, led 3 out, 4 lengths clear last, ridden and idled badly flat, just held on (last 2 fences in back straight omitted) op 6/1

2^nd

Frankie Ballou

1110-0

8/1

T: Miss J E FosterJ: Sean Quinlan

Tracked leaders, outpaced by front pair 3 out, soon ridden, rallied flat, gaining on idling winner towards finish, just held tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1

3^rd

Maxed Out King

1210-13

11/2

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Danny Cook

Led after 1st, ridden before 4 out, headed next, 4 lengths down last, stayed on and gaining on idling winner towards finish, just held in 3rd op 5/1

4^th

Casual Cavalier

1211-7

8/1

T: T DavidsonJ: Harry Reed (3)

Chased leaders, outpaced in 4th 4 out, ridden after next, never on terms, weakened after last op 11/2

5^th

Well Smitten

811-9

6/1

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Led to after 1st, pressed leader, lost place when ridden on long run before 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 5/1

Also Ran

Un Guet Apens

1211-7

14/1

T: J EwartJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders to 3rd, behind and reminders from next, lost touch 6th, pulled up before next op 11/1

Envol De La Cour

611-0

6/4f

T: M ScudamoreJ: Brendan Powell

Held up in touch, blundered badly and unseated rider 7th op 3/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.60Pl:£3.10, £3.60EX:£60.10Trifecta:£262.00SF:£54.35Swingers:£9.10, £7.10, £5.20

Forecasts

Envol De La Cour (6/4), Maxed Out King (11/2), Well Smitten (6/1), Mortens Leam (7/1), Frankie Ballou (8/1), Casual Cavalier (8/1), Un Guet Apens (14/1)

The winning French chaser Envol De La Cour appears to be attractively handicapped on second start for Michael Scudamore (similar blueprint applied with Caltex at Leicester recently) and he merits a basic market check. Most of those in opposition are fast-advancing in terms of years, yet still performing to a solid level of form with the upped-in-trip Maxed Out King and Frankie Ballou both cases in point. However, with the mud likely to be flying in all directions CASUAL CAVALIER is preferred. He earned due reward for some consistent efforts when idling in front at Catterick last month, and a subsequent 4lb weights rise isn't prohibitive.

Casual Cavalier
Envol De La Cour
Mortens Leam

Prize Money

1st: £4,809.002nd: £1,412.003rd: £706.004th: £353.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00