15:05 Kempton

Sunday 27 December 2020

All12:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Ladbrokes Committed To Safer Gambling Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 6m 12.80s

1^st

Royale Pagaille

611-7

9/2f

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Jumped left a few times, held up towards rear, mistake 3rd, closed from 10th, challenged 12th, led 3 out, headed next but still going well, led again before last, impressive op 4/1 tchd 5/1

2^nd

3 ¼

Cap Du Nord

711-0

6/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor (3)

Mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway before 12th, challenged 3 out, led next, headed before last, no chance with winner, stayed on op 13/2

3^rd

Double Shuffle

1011-9

14/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: James Bowen

Chased leaders, went 2nd 8th, led 13th, not fluent 4 out, headed 3 out, no extra from next

4^th

8 ½

Mellow Ben

711-2

6/1

T: C GordonJ: R Johnson

Jumped left, led, mistake 10th, headed 13th, no extra in 5th before 3 out, went 4th towards finish op 7/1

5^th

Adrien Du Pont

811-9

13/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Chased leaders, leaders clear 3rd, closed from 10th, challenged 12th, shaken up before 3 out, 4th and no extra next, lost 4th towards finish op 7/1

6^th

4 ½

Crievehill

812-0

20/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jordan Nailor (5)

Prominent when not fluent 1st, chased leaders, lost place before 3rd, mistake 10th, well beaten from 4 out

7^th

The Kings Writ

911-4

15/2

T: K WoollacottJ: Mr Joshua Newman (7)

Chased leader until 8th, lost place before 12th, well beaten from 4 out op 8/1 tchd 7/1

8^th

2 ¼

Shantou Village

1010-10

16/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Chased leaders, outpaced 14th, soon weakened op 14/1

Also Ran

Commanche Red

711-12

8/1

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Went left, reluctant to jump off and reminders start, not jump well after hampered 1st, always behind, pulled up before 2 out op 10/1 tchd 11/1

Soupy Soups

911-6

33/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: R T Dunne

Towards rear, not fluent 4th, mistake next, last 7th, tailed off 10th, soon pulled up

Darlac

711-5

6/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Towards rear, bumped 1st, mistake 9th, driven after 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 11/2 tchd 5/1

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Non-Runners

Erick Le Rouge⁵⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: Mrs J Williams J: Chester Williams

Manofthemountain⁶⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: Miss E C Lavelle J: Thomas Bellamy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.40Pl:£2.10, £2.20, £4.30EX:£26.60Trifecta:£568.90Tricast:£352.77SF:£32.36Swingers:£5.00, £13.40, £14.90

Forecasts

Royale Pagaille (9/2), Cap Du Nord (6/1), Mellow Ben (6/1), Darlac (6/1), Adrien Du Pont (13/2), The Kings Writ (15/2), Manofthemountain (8/1), Commanche Red (8/1), Erick Le Rouge (12/1), Double Shuffle (14/1), Shantou Village (16/1), Crievehill (20/1), Soupy Soups (33/1)

It could be worth chancing MELLOW BEN, who looked back to his best when third of 16 to Cap du Nord at Newbury and is 7 lb better off with that rival now. Royale Pagaille looked a different proposition when making a winning return on his third start for this yard at Haydock and is another to consider.

MELLOW BEN (IRE)
CAP DU NORD (FR)
ROYALE PAGAILLE (FR)

Previous Winners

2019

Just A Sting

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 7

J: S Bowen | T: H Fry

9/2

Prize Money

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