13:30 Haydock

Saturday 18 December 2021

All11:5012:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:15

Virgin Bet Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 4m 18.70s

1^st

Shakem Up'arry

711-12

6/5f

T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan (5)

Jumped well, pressed leader, led going well before 4 out, 2 lengths ahead 2 out, went further clear between last two, easily op 6/4 tchd 7/4

2^nd

Casa Tall

711-2

3/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke

Tracked leading trio, went 2nd out wide 4 out, 2 lengths down when hit 2 out, no extra and well held between last two op 10/3 tchd 18/5

3^rd

4 ½

Destined To Shine

911-9

7/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: T Scudamore

Raced in 4th place until left in 3rd 1st, awkward 3rd, pushed along in 4th briefly approaching 4 out, soon 3rd again, mistake 3 out, well held when hit next, weakened op 7/2

4^th

Est Illic

711-2

50/1

T: S-J DaviesJ: W T Kennedy

Led, hit 9th and briefly headed, soon in front again until pushed along and headed before next, soon behind, plugged on op 28/1 tchd 25/1

Also Ran

Word Has It

711-11

10/3

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Raced wide in 3rd until fell 1st op 9/2

Phil The Thrill

511-3

25/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: K Brogan (3)

Always last, outpaced and struggling when awkward 9th, tailed off and pulled up before next op 14/1 tchd 12/1

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Non-Runners

Le Coeur Net³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 9

T: A J Honeyball J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.20Pl:£1.30, £1.70EX:£5.00Trifecta:£19.10SF:£5.47Swingers:£1.10, £2.50, £3.40

Forecasts

Shakem Up'arry (6/5), Casa Tall (3/1), Word Has It (10/3), Destined To Shine (7/1), Le Coeur Net (10/1), Phil The Thrill (25/1), Est Illic (50/1)

A case can be made for a few of these, but the most persuasive one is for DESTINED TO SHINE who scored on his seasonal return last term after wind surgery and can repeat the feat here following another breathing op. Casa Tall is weighted to have a say despite taking a 3 lb rise for his recent Exeter victory, with both Shakem Up'Arry and Phil The Thrill on the shortlist too.

DESTINED TO SHINE (IRE)
CASA TALL (FR)
SHAKEM UP'ARRY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Equus Millar

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 7

J: Sam Twiston-Davies | T: N & W Twiston-Davies

17/2

Prize Money

1st: £7,624.002nd: £3,513.003rd: £1,756.004th: £879.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00