14:15 Aintree

Thursday 26 December 2024

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William Hill Committed To Top Prices Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 210y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:17  |   Winning time: 6m 50.96s
1st
Horse silk
5
Fortunate Man
511-7
15/8f
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Chased leaders, pushed along after 4 out, in narrow lead jumping last, stayed on well when challenged run-in, always doing enough (limited comments due to fog) op 6/4 tchd 2/1
2nd
Horse silk
nk
2
Gustavian
911-9
4/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Led, close 2nd jumping last, kept on and every chance run-in, always just held (limited comments due to fog) op 5/1 tchd 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
11
4
Duke Of Deception
711-7
13/2
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Ben Smith (7)
Mid-division, plugged on for modest 3rd (limited comments due to fog) op 11/2 tchd 9/2
4th
Horse silk
11
1
Whistleinthedark
912-0
28/1
T: L MorganJ: Adam Wedge
Towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, in touch 3 out, no progress (limited comments due to fog) op 20/1 tchd 33/1
5th
Horse silk
sh
8
Jar Du Desert
510-10
8/1
T: N KentJ: Charlie Hammond
Wore red hood to post, tracked leader, still in 2nd 3 out, well held before last (limited comments due to fog) tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1
6th
Horse silk
20
6
Busty Boy
711-0
25/1
T: D BourkeJ: B S Hughes
In rear, mid-division after 11th, dropped away after 3 out (limited comments due to fog) op 16/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
Ikarak
611-8
11/4
T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen
Mid-division, in rear after 11th, tailed off 14th, pulled up 5 out (limited comments due to fog) op 7/2
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Non-Runners

7
Horse silk
Moonlit Potter5
Weight: 10-13|  Age: 6
T: H D Daly  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.88Pl:£1.60, £2.30EX:£11.30Trifecta:£42.70Tricast:£38.53SF:£9.98Swingers:£2.00, £2.80, £3.80

Forecasts

Fortunate Man (15/8), Ikarak (11/4), Gustavian (4/1), Moonlit Potter (5/1), Duke Of Deception (13/2), Jar Du Desert (8/1), Busty Boy (25/1), Whistleinthedark (28/1)

Verdict

FORTUNATE MAN posted a personal best when only narrowly failing to score at Carlisle earlier this month and is unexposed as a staying chaser. He can open his account over fences here. Ikarak and Duke of Deception should also go well.

  1. FORTUNATE MAN (IRE)
  2. IKARAK (FR)
  3. DUKE OF DECEPTION (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Snipe
Weight: 11-2  |Age: 6
J: Harry Skelton  |  T: D Skelton
18/5

Prize Money

1st: £13,008.002nd: £5,980.003rd: £2,990.004th: £1,495.005th: £748.006th: £372.00

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