14:10 Doncaster

Thursday 10 February 2022

All13:0013:3514:1014:4515:2015:5016:20

Virgin Bet Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 6m 4.50s

1^st

Lough Salt

1110-2

66/1

T: P WinksJ: J Kington

Mid-division, not fluent 4th or 7th, headway from 10th, led 4 out, headed 3 out, stayed close up, stayed on gamely, led again last stride

2^nd

nse

Steel Wave

1211-6

12/1

T: G HanmerJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)

Held up in rear, headway from 8th, blundered 11th, challenged 14th, led 3 out, hard pressed flat, headed last stride op 10/1

3^rd

1 ¼

No Cruise Yet

711-8

7/1

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

In rear, mistake 1st, blundered badly and last next, steady headway from 13th, switched right 3 out, close 3rd last, no impression towards finish

4^th

Clondaw Pretender

711-3

9/2

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Toby Wynne (7)

Mid-division, not fluent 6th, headway 8th, ridden 3 out, 4th and held from last, kept on same pace op 11/2 tchd 4/1

5^th

Peter's Portrait

911-12

12/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Luca Morgan (5)

Tracked leaders, mistake 6th, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out op 11/1

6^th

1 ¼

Eagle De Guye

810-11

11/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Chased leaders, outpaced 14th, well beaten from 4 out op 12/1

7^th

Ajay's Ways

811-2

5/2f

T: F O'BrienJ: Liam Harrison (3)

Jumped right at times, rear of mid-division, jumped slowly 6th, reminders 9th, closed 14th, not much room 4 out, weakened next op 9/4

Also Ran

Minella Examiner

911-8

8/1

T: W GreatrexJ: Sean Quinlan

Led or disputed, mistake 9th, blundered 13th, soon beaten, well beaten 4 out, pulled up after op 15/2

Coole Lion

811-7

20/1

T: Mrs Caroline BaileyJ: Alex Edwards (3)

Led or disputed, mistake and headed 4 out, mistake and weakened next, pulled up after

Sackett

1111-2

20/1

T: N B KingJ: Jack Andrews (5)

Chased leaders, jumped right at times, lost place 9th, soon behind, tailed off 12th, pulled up after op 16/1

Catlin

710-11

11/1

T: N KentJ: B S Hughes

In rear, behind 7th, pulled up before 10th op 10/1

Canada Kid

1010-7

18/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Harry Reed

Mid-division, not fluent 1st or 7th, reminder 7th, well beaten 13th, pulled up before 4 out op 16/1 tchd 20/1

Hidden Glen

910-0

50/1

T: M E SowersbyJ: Aaron Anderson (5)

Not jump that well in rear, behind 9th, pulled up before 12th op 66/1

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Non-Runners

Well Cliche¹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: M Todhunter J: C O'Farrell

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£67.00Pl:£10.20, £3.00, £2.30EX:£612.90Trifecta:£3,977.80Tricast:£6,164.00SF:£707.32Swingers:£71.50, £52.80, £10.30

Forecasts

Ajay's Ways (5/2), Clondaw Pretender (9/2), No Cruise Yet (7/1), Minella Examiner (8/1), Eagle De Guye (11/1), Catlin (11/1), Steel Wave (12/1), Peter's Portrait (12/1), Well Cliche (12/1), Canada Kid (18/1), Sackett (20/1), Coole Lion (20/1), Hidden Glen (50/1), Lough Salt (66/1)

AJAY'S WAYS justified good support to make a winning start over fences and should have even more to offer over this longer trip given how he shaped. He's taken to follow up at the main expense of in-form pair Clondaw Pretender and No Cruise Yet.

AJAY'S WAYS (IRE)
CLONDAW PRETENDER
NO CRUISE YET

Prize Money

1st: £4,084.002nd: £1,882.003rd: £940.004th: £471.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00