JenningsBet Christchurch Handicap Chase (For The Harry Dufosee Memorial Cup)

Wincanton

15:42

Date 2023-02-18

Distance 3m1f30y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £11,618

Winning Time 6m 36.50s (slow by 26.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Switch Hitter (IRE) Bryony Frost · Paul Nicholls	11/2	Won
2nd	Wake Up Early (IRE) Lee Edwards · Dr Richard Newland	9/1	4.5
3rd	Fantastikas (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	7/2	7.5
4th	Ede'iffs Elton (GB) Harry Kimber · Robert Walford	5/4F	46

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Sam Barton (GB) Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	9/2

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR	Captain Tommy Bay J:TBC T:Ian Williams	J: T:Ian Williams	150	—	P23-7P	117	141	92	53d	—	—	—	16.8	—	—
1-19 as a chaser; should be well handicapped but reservations after last time.
1	Fantastikas Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	168	—	7P-60P	135	141	105	53d	—	—	—	21.3	—	—
Good as novice; yet to fire this season but in much deeper handicaps than this.
2	Switch Hitter Bay J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	166	—	1322-7	133	141	106	71d	—	—	—	20.8	—	—
Solid over fences before Cheltenham on latest start, but that was a Class 1 handicap.
3	Sam Barton Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	158	t	233-14	125	139	110	80d	—	—	—	18.8	—	—
Capable of a bold show if returning to best and an 80-day absence is probably a good thing
5	Edeiffs Elton Bay J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Robert Walford	J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Robert Walford	149	tp	4-PF34	116	144	134	54d	—	—	—	16.5	—	—
All three chase wins have come here, including this race last year off a similar mark.
6	Wake Up Early Chestnut J:Lee Edwards T:Dr Richard Newland	J:Lee Edwards T:Dr Richard Newland	148	p	3-2127	115	141	122	76d	—	—	—	18.4	—	—
Needs to bounce back from a below-par show at Kelso (4m) but that's feasible.

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Fantastikas

21.3

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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2nd

Switch Hitter

20.8

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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3rd

Sam Barton

18.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Wake Up Early

18.4

OR: 16.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Captain Tommy

16.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Edeiffs Elton

16.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fantastikas	135	141	105
Switch Hitter	133	141	106
Sam Barton	125	139	110
Captain Tommy	117	141	92
Edeiffs Elton	116	144	134
Wake Up Early	115	141	122

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Captain Tommy	53d ago	Fresh
Fantastikas	53d ago	Fresh
Edeiffs Elton	54d ago	Fresh
Switch Hitter	71d ago	Fresh
Wake Up Early	76d ago	Fresh
Sam Barton	80d ago	Fresh