Sixt Car Hire Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:16 | Winning time: 5m 18.64s

1^st

Hes No Trouble

811-0

11/4

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Pressed leader until led 10th, not fluent 2 out(normal 3 out) ran on op 3/1

2^nd

Zalvados

811-8

5/2

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: P J Brennan

Keen close up in rear, headway to track winner 4 out(normal 5 out), ridden and kept on one pace op 9/4

3^rd

Swift Crusador

1011-1

8/1

T: S DrinkwaterJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders, ridden 2 out(normal 3 out) kept on same pace op 7/1 tchd 15/2

4^th

1 ¼

Oscar Robertson

711-6

13/8f

T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke

Led, headed 10th, tracked winner until 4 out(normal 5 out), soon outpaced, rallied flat op 7/4

5^th

Punches Cross

811-1

14/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Tracked leaders, mistake 11th, weakened 2 out(normal 3 out) op 16/1

Non-Runners

Solar Impulse⁸⁶

Weight: 11-6| Age: 11

T: Ian Williams J: C J Todd

Furax³¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: Micky Hammond J: C O'Farrell

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.80, £1.70EX:£12.70Trifecta:£44.20SF:£10.32Swingers:£4.90

Forecasts

Oscar Robertson (13/8), Zalvados (5/2), Hes No Trouble (11/4), Solar Impulse (10/3), Swift Crusador (8/1), Punches Cross (14/1), Furax (16/1)

OSCAR ROBERTSON still has potential as a chaser after just 3 starts, so he's narrowly preferred to Doncaster-scorer Zalvados, who hasn't always found much for pressure. Solar Impulse is still on a competitive mark so also has to come into calculations for an in-form yard.