09 Feb 2018 15:30 Kempton
Winner: £14,400 (Penalty: £8,447); Distance: 3m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Matchbook Betting Podcast Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Bigbadjohn (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 6) | 1P-U708 / 10 | Jump (48) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Nigel Morris | 5/2 | |
| held up in last par, headway 14th, 2nd going well before 3 out, upsides next, led last, stayed on well to go clear towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 1 L | Brandon Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 6114-23 / 11 | Jump (44) | Adrian Heskin | T R George Mr N T Griffith… | 11/4 | |
| raced keenly, led, stayed on well from 3 out, joined next, ridden and narrowly headed when good jump last, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 27 L | Sandy Beach (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 0/13P-73 / 9 | Jump (20) | H Cobden | C L Tizzard Brocade Racing | 12/1 | |
| keen, tracked leaders, hit 14th, outpaced next, rallied into modest 3rd 3 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 16 L | Bugsie Malone (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 22-2F4P / 8 | Jump (64) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Mr Anthony Ward-Thomas | 9/2 | |
| chased leader, pushed along before 12th, blundered 14th, hung right and lost 2nd before 3 out, weakened next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Sir Ivan (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 3F-113P / 13 | Jump (44) | N P Madden | H Fry The Eyre Family | 10/1 | |
| raced wide, chased leaders, lost place 11th, soon lost touch, pulled up before 14th | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Ask The Weatherman (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 1171-1P / 11 | Jump (34) | Nick Scholfield | Jack Barber Mr David Martin… | 5/1 | |
| in touch, mistake and reminder 6th, never going after, mistake and dropped to rear 10th, soon lost touch, pulled up before 12th | ||||||||||
| FE | 5 |   | - | Champagne At Tara (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 5) | 1P3-34U / 10 | Jump (22) | B J Geraghty | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 16/1 | |
| in touch, headway tracking leaders before 10th, mistakes 12th and next, weakened 4 out, tailed off in 5th when mistake 2 out, tired and eased when fell last | ||||||||||
