14:40 Haydock

Saturday 19 December 2020

All11:5012:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:15

Betfair Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 7m 10.15s

1^st

Sam's Adventure

811-4

14/1

T: B EllisonJ: B S Hughes

Midfield, reminder after 1st, took closer order 11th, close up travelling strongly 4 out, ridden before 2 out, led before last, stayed on strongly flat tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1

2^nd

Sojourn

711-11

11/4j

T: A J HoneyballJ: Rex Dingle (3)

Held up towards rear of midfield, towards rear 9th, headway on outside 10th, upsides 13th, travelled strongly to lead 4 out, narrow advantage 3 out, ridden and headed before last, kept on flat but no match for winner tchd 5/2

3^rd

2 ¼

Salty Boy

710-10

14/1

T: D G BridgwaterJ: Mitchell Bastyan (3)

Held up, headway 12th, ridden to chase leaders before 4 out, outpaced before 2 out, stayed on from last, took 3rd flat op 16/1

4^th

Highest Sun

611-5

15/2

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway 11th, ridden to chase leaders approaching 3 out, one pace from 2 out op 17/2

5^th

Lord Napier

711-3

9/1

T: P & M BowenJ: James Bowen

Tracked leader, led narrowly 6th, clear lead 9th, narrow advantage 10th, not fluent 12th, joined 13th, headed 4 out, ridden and weakened before 3 out op 7/1

6^th

Pop Rockstar

811-5

40/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: K Brogan (7)

Midfield, towards rear 2nd, awkward 7th, hampered badly by loose horse 11th, losing touch when hampered by fallen loose horse 12th, ridden in rear after 13th, no extra from 4 out

Also Ran

Roll Again

611-12

16/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: R T Dunne

Led, headed narrowly 6th, close up when blundered and unseated rider 10th op 12/1

Hill Sixteen

711-9

11/4j

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Midfield, not fluent 6th, ridden after 12th, towards rear approaching 4 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before 3 out op 7/2

Crixus's Escape

711-7

16/1

T: G BoanasJ: Sean Quinlan

Prominent, midfield 7th, prominent 10th, fell 11th op 14/1

Enqarde

610-9

7/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Cillin Leonard (7)

Midfield, not fluent 11th, headway 12th, in touch when unseated rider 13th op 8/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£14.90Pl:£2.90, £1.50, £3.50EX:£66.70Trifecta:£636.50Tricast:£563.56SF:£53.87Swingers:£5.70, £14.00, £7.90

Forecasts

Sojourn (11/4), Hill Sixteen (11/4), Enqarde (7/1), Highest Sun (15/2), Lord Napier (9/1), Sam's Adventure (14/1), Salty Boy (14/1), Crixus's Escape (16/1), Roll Again (16/1), Pop Rockstar (40/1)

SOJOURN looks the most progressive and is fancied to add to his convincing reappearance win at Carlisle. Hill Sixteen is unbeaten since joining Nigel Twiston-Davies and looks the main threat despite a hefty rise, while Highest Sun can't be ruled out following a more positive display when fourth at Newbury.

SOJOURN (IRE)
HILL SIXTEEN
HIGHEST SUN (FR)

Previous Winners

2019

Lord Du Mesnil

Weight: 10-8 |Age: 6

J: Paul O'Brien | T: R Hobson

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £25,024.002nd: £7,392.003rd: £3,696.004th: £1,848.005th: £924.006th: £464.00