Bobby Renton Handicap Chase |
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| Wetherby 15:45 £12,600 added, 4yo plus, 2m 3f 85y, Class 3  |
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| Wednesday 17th October 2018 | |
1 Acdc 12/1
2
Willie Boy 9/4
3
Ballyandy 11/10F
5 ran Distances: 3l, 3l, 4½l
Time: 4m 50.00s (slow by 5.00s)
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The Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained Ballyandy was sent off 11-10 favourite for the extended two-mile-three-furlong feature – but having just his fourth start over fences, his jumping came under pressure and he could not find the necessary momentum to throw down a challenge.
It was left to Willie Boy to set the early pace, but he made a mistake when the pace turned up a notch and Acdc seized the initiative under Liam Quinlan with three fences to jump.
A blunder at the penultimate obstacle let his rivals have a second bite of the cherry, but Acdc winged the last to pull three lengths clear at odds of 12-1 for trainer Chris Grant.
He said: “We were a bit worried about the trip being on the short side for him – but we thought as he goes on the ground, we could start there and we can always step him up again.
“It was a lovely run, and he’s a grand sort of a horse.
“I don’t know what the plan will be now – I’ll have to talk to the owner. I know they’d like to end up in Scotland in April, but it’s a long time between now and then.”
Bobby Renton Handicap Chase
£12,600 added, 4yo plus, 2m 3f 85y, Class 3,
5 ran
Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
| Pos | D | Horse SP | Jockey Weight | Trainer | Age |
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| 1st | Acdc (IRE) 12/1 | Mr L Quinlan (7) 11-0 |
C Grant | 8 | |
| 2nd | 3 | Willie Boy (IRE) 9/4 | G Sheehan 11-8 |
C E Longsdon | 7 |
| 3rd | 3 | Ballyandy 11/10f | Sam Twiston-Davies 11-12 |
N A Twiston-Davies | 7 |
| 4th | 4½ | Katachenko (IRE) 5/1 | B S Hughes 11-4 |
D McCain Jnr | 9 |
| PU | Rear Admiral (IRE) 11/1 | Sean Bowen 10-9 |
M W Easterby | 12 |
