14:45 Lingfield

Friday 31 January 2025

All13:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:4816:18

Surrey National Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 7m 50.40s

1^st

Sporting Ace

910-8

6/1

T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan

Chased leader, led 16th, ridden and headed home turn, upsides 2 out, every chance last, stayed on strongly flat, regained lead close home, gamely op 8/1

2^nd

Passing Well

811-2

7/2f

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Mid-division on outside, headway to lead going well home turn, ridden and hard pressed 2 out, narrowly ahead last, stayed on well flat, headed close home tchd 10/3

3^rd

Hudson De Grugy

811-0

17/2

T: G & J MooreJ: Caoilin Quinn

Mid-division, headway tracking leaders home turn, pushed along and outpaced 3 out, no exta last op 10/1

4^th

Saint Xavier

1310-5

14/1

T: R HobsonJ: Callum Pritchard (5)

Mid-division on inside, blundered 14th, pushed along and made no impression 4 out op 12/1

5^th

Christopher Wood

1010-10

11/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Held up towards rear, stuggling from 12th, tailed off

Also Ran

Lady Balko

612-2

11/1

T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor

Mid-division, mistake 16th and dropped towards rear, pulled up before 17th op 10/1 tchd 12/1

Major Dundee

1011-9

12/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Rear of mid-division on outside, pushed along 15th, weakened 17th, pulled up before 3 out op 9/1

Here Comes McCoy

1011-9

11/2

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Rear of mid-division, not fluent throughout, pushed along and made no impression from 16th, pulled up after 4 out tchd 6/1

The Two Amigos

1311-4

11/1

T: Nicky MartinJ: Sean Houlihan

Prominent, led before 14th, headed 16th, soon pushed along and outpaced, pulled up after 4 out op 10/1

Dr Kananga

1110-8

15/2

T: Ben ClarkeJ: Rex Dingle

Led, headed before 14th when not fluent, soon pushed along and weakened, pulled up after 4 out tchd 13/2

Foxboro

1010-8

40/1

T: A WatsonJ: Miss Brodie Hampson (3)

Always towards rear, behind when pulled up after 15th op 28/1

Everything'sontick

910-6

12/1

T: Mrs L HillJ: R Patrick

In rear, unseated rider 15th op 11/1

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Non-Runners

The Big Breakaway¹⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 10

T: Anthony Charlton J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.00Pl:£2.40, £1.90, £2.80EX:£30.50Trifecta:£225.70Tricast:£186.42SF:£29.50Swingers:£5.90, £9.00, £7.00

Forecasts

Passing Well (7/2), Here Comes McCoy (11/2), Sporting Ace (6/1), Dr Kananga (15/2), Hudson De Grugy (17/2), Christopher Wood (11/1), The Two Amigos (11/1), Lady Balko (11/1), Everything'sontick (12/1), Major Dundee (12/1), Saint Xavier (14/1), The Big Breakaway (25/1), Foxboro (40/1)

Alan King's MAJOR DUNDEE should be all the better for his reappearance Bangor sixth and this former Midlands Grand National victor can capitalise on a handy-looking mark now returned to a marathon trip. Here Comes McCoy is next on the list on the back of his promising Uttoxeter return, with veterans The Two Amigos and Saint Xavier also in the mix in a very open Surrey National.

MAJOR DUNDEE (IRE)
HERE COMES MCCOY (IRE)
THE TWO AMIGOS

Previous Winners

2024

Movethechains

Weight: 10-11 |Age: 10

J: Caoilin Quinn | T: G & J Moore

15/2

Prize Money

1st: £15,843.002nd: £7,290.003rd: £3,645.004th: £1,824.005th: £909.00