13:30 Haydock

Saturday 23 December 2023

All11:4512:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:15

Betfred Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 7m 12.20s

1^st

Famous Bridge

711-9

5/2f

T: N G RichardsJ: Sean Quinlan

Jumped left at times, held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, headway 12th, not fluent 14th, went 2nd after 15th, challenged last, led inside final 100 yards, stayed on op 11/4

2^nd

Burrows Diamond

811-6

12/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Nick Scholfield

Prominent, not fluent 10th, led 13th, jumped right 2 out, headed inside final 100 yards, edged left towards finish, held close home

3^rd

4 ¾

Credo

811-7

11/2

T: A J HoneyballJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up towards rear, closed 14th, disputing 2nd when not much room 2 out, 3rd and held from last op 5/1

4^th

Bill Baxter

712-0

5/1

T: W GreatrexJ: James Bowen

Mid-division, outpaced after 15th, plugged on into 4th 3 out, no impression, went badly left and weakened 2 out op 11/2 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1

5^th

Enqarde

911-1

10/1

T: Dr R Newland & J InsoleJ: Charlie Hammond

Jumped left at times, chased leaders, not fluent 2nd or 11th, lost place 13th, mistake 14th, struggling after next, well beaten 2 out tchd 9/1

6^th

Dr Kananga

911-2

9/1

T: Ben ClarkeJ: Alan Johns

Led until slow 4th, led 6th, slow 7th, headed 13th, mistake 15th, weakened before 3 out op 10/1 tchd 8/1

7^th

Eleanor Bob

810-6

7/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Miss Lucy Turner (5)

Chased leaders on outside, led and reached at 4th, headed 6th, weakened after 15th, tailed off

Also Ran

Cooper's Cross

811-10

33/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

Held up rear of mid-division, not fluent 2nd, slow and last 4th, well beaten after 15th, pulled up before 3 out op 25/1

Conkwell Legend

910-13

22/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: R P McLernon

Held up towards rear, blundered and unseated rider 2nd op 25/1 tchd 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.40, £2.90, £1.90EX:£37.00Trifecta:£185.60Tricast:£154.08SF:£32.12Swingers:£7.80, £3.10, £12.20

Forecasts

Famous Bridge (5/2), Eleanor Bob (7/2), Bill Baxter (5/1), Credo (11/2), Dr Kananga (9/1), Enqarde (10/1), Burrows Diamond (12/1), Conkwell Legend (22/1), Cooper's Cross (33/1)

FAMOUS BRIDGE didn't look all out when accounting for Credo and Eleanor Bob in a C&D handicap on Betfair Chase day and can continue a step ahead of the handicapper. Bill Baxter wasn't disgraced in the ultra-competitive Coral Gold Cup at Newbury at the beginning of the month and might be the one to give the selection most to do.

FAMOUS BRIDGE (IRE)
BILL BAXTER (IRE)
CREDO (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £26,015.002nd: £11,960.003rd: £5,980.004th: £2,990.005th: £1,495.006th: £745.00