12:40 Haydock

Saturday 20 November 2021

All12:1012:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Because We're Betfair Stayers' Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 7m 27.4s

1^st

Jersey Bean

811-12

16/1

T: O SherwoodJ: J J Burke

Prominent throughout, pressed leader before 4 out, led 4 out, pushed along before 3 out, hit 3 out, headed narrowly 2 out, ridden before last, 3 lengths down run-in, stayed on strongly to lead final strides op 17/2 tchd 18/1

2^nd

Furius De Ciergues

610-0

6/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Craig Nichol

Tracked leader, led 11th, mistake 16th, pushed along home turn, headed narrowly and ridden before 4 out, rallied to press leader 3 out, led narrowly again 2 out, jumped left last, stayed on grimly but headed final strides op 13/2 tchd 11/2

3^rd

Defuture Is Bright

710-2

5/2f

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor (3)

Led, jumped left throughout, headed but remained prominent 11th, pushed along home turn, left behind by front pair before 3 out, kept on one pace op 10/3 tchd 9/4

4^th

Captain Drake

811-12

14/1

T: H FryJ: Lorcan Murtagh (3)

Towards rear, bad mistake in mid-division 5 out, soon ridden and went 6th before 4 out, plugged on one pace op 18/1 tchd 20/1

5^th

1 ¾

Amateur

811-5

7/1

T: J L FlintJ: Adam Wedge

Towards rear, headway into mid-division after 12th, mistake 6 out, pushed along to go 4th 5 out, ridden after 4 out, hit 3 out, one pace thereafter op 11/2 tchd 8/1

6^th

Eclair Mag

711-4

6/1

T: R BandeyJ: Sean Quinlan

Mid-division, mistake 9th, hampered jumping 5 out, ridden before 4 out, gradually faded op 8/1 tchd 5/1

7^th

3 ¼

Silva Eclipse

811-4

8/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Ryan Mania

Towards rear, struggling from 5 out, never on terms op 17/2 tchd 10/1

8^th

Speak Of The Devil

810-5

10/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: S Mulqueen

Chased leaders, mid-division 7th, hit 6 out, ridden and gradually faded from 4 out op 12/1

Also Ran

Truckin Away

811-12

14/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan (3)

Front mid-division, losing place when mistake 13th, ridden and weakened quickly 5 out, pulled up before 3 out op 11/1

Chef D'Oeuvre

1011-4

22/1

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Held up in rear, mistake 6th and 14th, pulled up before 16th op 16/1

Bob Mahler

911-2

22/1

T: W GreatrexJ: B S Hughes

Mid-division, slow jump in rear 14th, struggling from 15th, soon pulled up op 18/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£17.00Pl:£3.30, £2.30, £1.50EX:£99.00Trifecta:£696.10Tricast:£324.33SF:£110.78Swingers:£15.40, £11.10, £4.20

Forecasts

Defuture Is Bright (5/2), Furius De Ciergues (6/1), Eclair Mag (6/1), Amateur (7/1), Silva Eclipse (8/1), Speak Of The Devil (10/1), Captain Drake (14/1), Truckin Away (14/1), Jersey Bean (16/1), Chef D'Oeuvre (22/1), Bob Mahler (22/1)

The amateurs handicap at Cheltenham DEFUTURE IS BRIGHT shaped well in a month ago looks pretty strong form and unexposed as a stayer, he could be the answer to this tricky puzzle. Silva Eclipse showed enough on reappearance to make him of firm interest, with Amateur completing the shortlist on return to action.

DEFUTURE IS BRIGHT (IRE)
SILVA ECLIPSE
AMATEUR (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Perfect Candidate

Weight: 11-11 |Age: 13

J: P J Brennan | T: F O'Brien

8/1

Prize Money

1st: £12,853.002nd: £5,921.003rd: £2,959.004th: £1,482.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00