13:15 Kempton

Saturday 27 February 2021

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Close Brothers Asset Finance Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:18 | Winning time: 5m 2.10s

1^st

Hometown Boy

611-3

11/1

T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings

Led until before 5th, chased leader who soon went clear, closer after 3 out, led before 2 out, 3 lengths ahead last, ridden further clear run-in op 12/1

2^nd

3 ¼

Ecco

611-6

9/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Sweating, chased leader until before 5th, chased leading pair, 2nd again approaching 2 out, ridden between last 2, 3 lengths down last, no extra run-in op 5/1

3^rd

3 ¼

Gunsight Ridge

610-9

11/4f

T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up in last trio, steady headway approaching 4 out, chased leaders after next, ridden after 2 out, went 3rd soon after, no impression op 5/2

4^th

4 ½

Golan Fortune

911-12

16/1

T: P W MiddletonJ: Luca Morgan (7)

Held up in mid-division, slightly hampered 4th, headway to go prominent in chasing group approaching 6th, pushed along after 3 out, weakened next tchd 14/1

5^th

1 ¼

Encore Champs

711-3

11/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up and behind, headway and bit closer in 6th after 3 out, weakened soon after op 13/2

6^th

4 ¼

Diocletian

610-13

12/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Page Fuller

Pulled hard chasing leaders, pulled way up to lead before 5th and soon went clear, hit 4 out, reduced lead after 3 out, headed before 2 out, weakened quickly after 2 out op 7/1 tchd 14/1

7^th

White Moon

911-0

50/1

T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore

Mid-division on inside when badly hampered and dropped to rear 4th, no chance after op 28/1

8^th

Major Dundee

610-11

18/1

T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Towards rear, badly hampered 4th, no chance after, tailed off op 14/1 tchd 22/1

Also Ran

Tedham

711-1

13/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Chased leaders out wide, weakened quickly after 6th, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out op 7/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1

Top Man

710-5

8/1

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Tracking leaders on inside when blundered and unseated rider 4th op 14/1

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Non-Runners

Debestyman¹⁰⁵

Weight: 10-11| Age: 8

T: Miss S Smith J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.00Pl:£2.30, £1.90, £1.70EX:£74.40Trifecta:£275.80Tricast:£175.84SF:£59.44Swingers:£7.60, £5.80, £3.20

Forecasts

Gunsight Ridge (11/4), Ecco (9/2), Encore Champs (11/2), Tedham (13/2), Top Man (8/1), Hometown Boy (11/1), Diocletian (12/1), Debestyman (12/1), Golan Fortune (16/1), Major Dundee (18/1), White Moon (50/1)

ENCORE CHAMPS has been off the track for almost a year but goes well fresh and figures on a good mark reverted to hurdles on his first run for Dan Skelton so is worth siding with. Handicap-debutants Major Dundee and Diocletian look set to take a sizeable step forward so rate big threats and in-form Ecco is worth a second look too in a very competitive handicap.

ENCORE CHAMPS (IRE)
MAJOR DUNDEE (IRE)
DIOCLETIAN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Downtown Getaway

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 7

J: N de Boinville | T: N J Henderson

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,913.002nd: £1,736.003rd: £868.004th: £434.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00