Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 14:35 TurfTV For Betting Shops Bonus Handicap5f

  • Weighed In - (Class 5), £5,000 added, 3yo, 8 runners
  • Winner £3,234 2nd £962 3rd £481 4th £240
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places; Round Course: Good to Firm) Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 0m 57.81s
  • Off time: 14:35:13
Pos Horse Odds
1st Blanc De Chine (IRE) 7/2
2nd Le King Beau (USA) 12/1
3rd Ring For Baileys 9/1
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (5) 223-421 Emerald Green, Dark Blue diamonds on sleeves and cap Bookiesindexdotnet 58 Distance Winner 3 9-7 R Hughes J R Jenkins 75 11/2
2 (4) 522221- Yellow, Royal Blue stars, Yellow sleeves, Yellow cap, Royal Blue star Blanc De Chine (IRE) 175 Distance Winner 3 9-2 J Fortune P J Makin 70 7/2
3 (1) 11-3546 Maroon and Grey stripes, Grey sleeves Le King Beau (USA) 8 3 9-0 S M Levey (3) J J Bridger 68 12/1
4 (2) 84-25 Dark Blue, Yellow inverted triangle, sleeves and cap Christopher Chua (IRE) 29 3 8-13 S Sanders S Dow 67 16/1
5 (7) 4451-23 Pink, Royal Blue cap Hey Fiddle Fiddle (IRE) 84 Distance Winner 3 8-10 b M Hills C Hills 64 6/1
6 (8) 32124 Yellow, Dark Green stripe, striped sleeves, quartered cap Ring For Baileys 34 Distance Winner 3 8-10 Hayley Turner C A Dwyer 64 9/1
7 (6) 2-90 Orange, Beige epaulets and star on cap Hannibal Hayes (USA) 20 3 8-9 R L Moore J Noseda 63 11/2
8 (3) 02-1262 Yellow, Black cross belts and sleeves, Quartered cap Welease Bwian (IRE) 9 Distance Winner 3 8-8 t William Carson S C Williams 62 4/1

Verdict

Blanc De Chine finally gained some reward from a string of solid runs in maiden company when successful at Wolverhampton in December. Her close second to Ballesteros in a Windsor nursery in October suggests she's still well treated though Peter Makin's grey lacks a recent run. HEY FIDDLE FIDDLE has twice gone close over 6f since scoring over the minimum at Wolverhampton on Boxing Day. She's a pacy filly so this sharp track should suit and Charles Hills' charge looks the one to beat. Ring For Baileys didn't enjoy the soft ground at Nottingham last time and could be worth another chance. He's less exposed than Bookiesindexboy but Christopher Chua and Hannibal Hayes have a bit to prove now. Welease Bwian could go close if replicating his latest second at Bath however.

Formwatch

Bookiesindexdotnet 11-2 (8-8) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on well, won at Kempton 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar beating Lesotho (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.

Blanc De Chine (IRE) 2-9fav (9-0) Tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo mdn fll auc stks (6) pol in Dec beating Like The Night (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 4 ran.

Le King Beau (USA) 16-1 (9-1) Chased leaders over 4f, 6th of 10, 9l behind Ivor's Princess (8-9) at Salisbury 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.

Christopher Chua (IRE) 18-1 (9-6) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, held when hampered entering final furlong, 5th of 7, 6l behind Love Tale (9-1) at Brighton 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Apr.

Hey Fiddle Fiddle (IRE) 7-2 (9-6) Dwelt, towards rear, headway on outside under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd post, nearest finish, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Russian Bullet (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.

Ring For Baileys 11-2 (8-11) Prominent, ridden 2f out, effort entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 9l behind Heartsong (8-9) at Nottingham 5f 3yo fll hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Apr.

Hannibal Hayes (USA) 12-1 (9-2) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 13th of 18, 16l behind Shahzan (9-12) at Doncaster 6f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gs.

Welease Bwian (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, chased leaders on outside, effort on outside 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Cats Eyes (9-5) at Bath 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs.

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