15:50 Kempton

Saturday 18 March 2023

All13:3014:0514:4015:1715:5016:2517:00

Virgin Bet Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:52 | Winning time: 6m 32.92s

1^st

Animal

711-3

10/3j

T: Miss S SmithJ: Charlie Hammond

In touch, headway to track leaders at 4th, led 2 out, ran on op 3/1 tchd 7/2

2^nd

Southern Sam

912-0

10/3j

T: R BandeyJ: Harry Bannister

Led, headed 3rd, lost places 5th, headway 13th, tracked leaders 4 out, ridden to lead 3 out, headed next, kept on one pace op 7/2 tchd 16/5

3^rd

1 ½

Uallrightharry

1110-13

11/1

T: K JewellJ: Brendan Powell

Close up, tracked leader 4th, led 4 out, ridden and headed next, kept on one pace op 10/1 tchd 9/1

4^th

1 ¾

Ede'iffs Elton

911-10

9/1

T: R WalfordJ: H Cobden

Prominent, led 3rd, pushed along and headed 4 out, ridden next, kept on one pace op 7/1 tchd 11/1

5^th

Mister Murchan

1011-0

20/1

T: R RoweJ: N F Houlihan (3)

Towards rear, ridden 4 out, never on terms op 22/1

6^th

Just Don't Know

1011-13

9/2

T: Paul RobsonJ: Craig Nichol

In touch, ridden 4 out, weakened next, behind when jumped very slow last op 5/1 tchd 4/1

Also Ran

Harlem Soul

511-12

28/1

T: S HosieJ: Jordan Nailor

In rear, awkward 2nd, jumped badly left 3rd, pulled up after 9th op 22/1

Putdecashonthedash

1011-7

16/1

T: Kieran BurkeJ: D A Jacob

Wide, in touch, reminders and dropped to rear at 11th, weakened 4 out, pulled up 2 out op 10/1

I'm A Starman

1010-5

9/2

T: M G RimellJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Prominent, ridden 4 out, weakened next, pulled up 2 out op 11/2

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Non-Runners

Northern Poet²³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: N J Gifford J: James Davies

Ozzie Man⁴⁰

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: G & J Moore J: David Noonan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.60, £1.60, £2.90EX:£16.50Trifecta:£119.00Tricast:£107.74SF:£15.40Swingers:£3.50, £5.00, £9.50

Forecasts

Animal (10/3), Southern Sam (10/3), Just Don't Know (9/2), I'm A Starman (9/2), Northern Poet (6/1), Ozzie Man (8/1), Ede'iffs Elton (9/1), Uallrightharry (11/1), Putdecashonthedash (16/1), Mister Murchan (20/1), Harlem Soul (28/1)

The reliable JUST DON'T KNOW didn't achieve much when allowed to come home alone at Ayr last weekend, but he looked firmly in control at the time of his sole rival's departure and further success could be on the cards. The lightly-raced Southern Sam is an obvious danger, resuming from a break on the same mark as when chasing home a progressive type on his reappearance at Wetherby, while I'm A Starman also enters calculations, along with Animal.

JUST DON'T KNOW (IRE)
SOUTHERN SAM
I'M A STARMAN

Previous Winners

2022

Certainly Red

Weight: 11-11 |Age: 8

J: M Goldstein | T: Mrs L Richards

2/1

Prize Money

1st: £7,077.002nd: £3,256.003rd: £1,628.004th: £815.005th: £406.00