13:55 Sandown

Thursday 18 February 2021

All13:2013:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:50

Elmbridge Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   1m 7f 119y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:55  |   Winning time: 4m 12.20s
1st
Horse silk
7
Belargus
611-0
5/1
T: N J GiffordJ: N F Houlihan (5)
Held up in last trio, steady headway tracking leaders after 7th (water), close 2nd after 3 out, led jumping 2 out, soon clear, stayed on strongly
2nd
Horse silk
9
4
Grey Diamond
711-5
15/2
T: S ThomasJ: S Bowen
Tracked leader, led after 2nd until 9th, dropped to 3rd next, rallied after 3 out, went 2nd at the last, no chance with winner op 13/2 tchd 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
8 ½
3
Numitor
711-7
7/4f
T: H MainJ: T Scudamore
Led until after 2nd, chased leader, in front again 9th until 2 out, soon no chance with winner, mistake and lost 2nd last, no extra in 3rd run-in op 9/4
4th
Horse silk
11
1
Flegmatik
611-9
6/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Chased leaders, not fluent 8th and next, weakened before 4 out, driven before next, plugged on op 7/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 9/1
5th
Horse silk
9 ½
6
Early Du Lemo
811-2
6/1
T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore
Raced out wide, held up in last pair, good headway tracking leaders 3rd, tracked leading pair next, close 2nd 4 out, ridden and lost 2nd after next, weakened badly op 5/1
6th
Horse silk
18
2
Enzo D'Airy
711-8
7/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Last pair, tailed off when mistakes 6th and next, mistake 9th, never a factor op 6/1 tchd 5/1 and tchd 8/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
Enrichissant
711-3
11/1
T: D G BridgwaterJ: Tom Cannon
Tracked leaders until jumped slowly and lost place 5th, behind and no chance after tailed off and pulled up before 3 out tchd 16/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.80Pl:£2.80, £3.50EX:£39.90Trifecta:£176.70SF:£39.80Swingers:£5.80, £2.30, £3.40

Forecasts

Numitor (7/4), Belargus (5/1), Flegmatik (6/1), Early Du Lemo (6/1), Enzo D'Airy (7/1), Grey Diamond (15/2), Enrichissant (11/1)

Verdict

NUMITOR has looked a natural over the larger obstacles and is taken to make it 3 from 3 as a chaser despite an 8 lb rise for his easy Wincanton victory. Enzo d'Airy looks a formidable opponent returning to a more suitable trip and the relatively unexposed Grey Diamond can't be ruled out.

  1. NUMITOR
  2. ENZO D'AIRY (FR)
  3. GREY DIAMOND (FR)

Prize Money

1st: £7,018.002nd: £2,061.003rd: £1,030.004th: £515.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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