12:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Friday 15 December 2023

All12:2012:5513:3014:0514:3515:1015:42

Corbettsports Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:21 | Winning time: 4m 49.48s

1^st

Force De Frap

811-10

7/2j

T: Mrs E BishopJ: James Best

Travelled strongly, held up in rear, smooth headway before 8th, led 9th, a length ahead 3 out, travelling best when 3 lengths clear 2 out, readily went clear before last, pushed out run-in, easily op 4/1

2^nd

Yellow Jacket

610-7

7/2j

T: D McCain JnrJ: Peter Kavanagh (3)

Held up in rear, headway before 3 out, soon chased leader and ridden, 3 lengths down 2 out, no impression approaching last, kept on one pace run-in op 6/1 tchd 10/3

3^rd

7 ½

Ballybeg Boss

512-0

4/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Held up in midfield, headway to chase leader before 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, kept on one pace in 3rd approaching last op 5/2

4^th

Hector Master

611-4

6/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Disputed lead, headed 3rd where not fluent, led 7th, headed 9th, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, kept on one pace approaching last op 7/2

5^th

Valirann Gold

610-12

6/1

T: H BrownJ: Shane Quinlan (3)

Disputed lead before 1st where not fluent and headed, soon prominent, not fluent 7th where lost position, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, tailed off before last op 13/2 tchd 11/2

6^th

3 ¾

Higgs

1010-12

12/1

T: S-J DaviesJ: Conor Ring (3)

Awkward 1st, held up in midfield, mistake 9th, soon ridden and outpaced, tailed off before last op 16/1

7^th

Royal Act

1110-2

33/1

T: S-J DaviesJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)

Disputed lead 1st, not fluent 2nd, led outright 3rd, not fluent 7th and headed, lost position before 9th, soon ridden, tailed off before 2 out op 40/1 tchd 50/1

Also Ran

Abaya Du Mathan

1111-7

17/2

T: G HanmerJ: Bryan Carver

Midfield, headway 7th, lost position before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last op 10/1 tchd 11/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.80Pl:£1.60, £1.50, £1.60EX:£21.60Trifecta:£86.90Tricast:£49.80SF:£16.68Swingers:£3.10, £3.40, £3.10

Forecasts

Force De Frap (7/2), Yellow Jacket (7/2), Ballybeg Boss (4/1), Hector Master (6/1), Valirann Gold (6/1), Abaya Du Mathan (17/2), Higgs (12/1), Royal Act (33/1)

BALLYBEG BOSS ultimately proved a shade disappointing over hurdles last season but this former point winner is likely to be seen in a better light now handicapping/switched to fences off what looks a very reasonable opening mark. Force de Frap is interesting back in this sphere (placed on a few occasions over fences when trained in France) and he is second choice ahead of Abaya du Mathan.