14:30 Ludlow

Thursday 20 January 2022

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Billy Preston Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 5m 5.80s

1^st

Karl Philippe

711-4

13/8f

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Held up in rear, closed 10th, went 2nd next, challenging when left in lead and slithered badly on landing 4 out, stayed on well op 15/8 tchd 6/4

2^nd

3 ¼

Gardefort

1311-0

13/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Miss Lucy Turner (7)

Chased leaders, went 2nd 6th, led 8th, soon headed, led again next, pressed when blundered badly and headed 4 out, held after, stayed on op 5/1 tchd 7/1

3^rd

Bobhopeornohope

711-8

5/2

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Led, not fluent and headed 8th, soon led again, headed 9th, outpaced 13th, beaten before 4 out, weakened next tchd 9/4 and tchd 11/4

4^th

1 ¼

Not A Role Model

1011-6

11/1

T: S ThomasJ: Thomas Bellamy

Chased leader until 6th, outpaced after 13th, 4th and no impression when mistake last op 17/2

5^th

5 ½

Topofthecotswolds

811-9

9/2

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Chased leaders, lost place 9th, struggling from next, well beaten after 13th tchd 4/1

6^th

Minella Till Dawn

1011-7

40/1

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

Held up in rear, headway 8th, lost place before 10th, well beaten from 13th tchd 33/1

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Non-Runners

No Getaway⁴⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: D Skelton J: Bridget Andrews

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.63Pl:£1.40, £2.30EX:£9.10Trifecta:£23.10SF:£11.59Swingers:£2.10, £1.30, £2.50

Forecasts

Karl Philippe (13/8), Bobhopeornohope (5/2), Topofthecotswolds (9/2), Gardefort (13/2), No Getaway (10/1), Not A Role Model (11/1), Minella Till Dawn (40/1)

A few in with a shout but KARL PHILIPPE bumped into a progressive sort on his chase debut/return at Carlisle in October and with his next effort easily excused (reportedly bled), Fergal O'Brien's charge gets the nod. Gardefort isn't getting any younger, but having gone well fresh in the past heads the dangers, ahead of recent Market Rasen scorer Bobhopeornohope.

KARL PHILIPPE (FR)
GARDEFORT (FR)
BOBHOPEORNOHOPE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Golden Whisky

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 8

J: James Bowen | T: Evan Williams

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £8,768.002nd: £4,039.003rd: £2,019.004th: £1,011.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00