Roperhurst Limited 50th Anniversary Handicap Chase.
Ffos Las · Friday, 20 Feb · 17:52
· 2m 7f 177y
· Class 5
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:52
Off time
7
Runners
Heavy (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
RIVER RUN FREE (IRE
🥈 Second
ESPERTI (IRE
🥉 Third
HAUT FOLIN (FR
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 7 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.50
6/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.75
11/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
6.50
11/2
04 · —
7.50
13/2
05 · —
11
10/1
06 · —
12
11/1
07 · —
41
40/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | — |
River Voyage (G)
Revitalised over hurdles last season, easy winner of C&D handicap before following up at Exeter (23.1f). Bettered previous efforts in this sphere when third on reappearance at Chepstow but unable to build on that effort at Uttoxeter subseq…
|
211-3P1 | Toby McCain-Mitchell | Miss R Curtis | 8 | 76.2 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| — | 2 | — |
Haut Folin (G)
[B]
Stepped up on reappearance in refitted blinkers when third of 9 at Ludlow (10/1) 5 weeks ago. Handicapper eases his grip a touch more and there have been more promising signs for this yard in the past week.
|
PPP-P3P | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams | 9 | 74.4 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 3rd | 3 | — |
River Run Free (G)
FAV
[PT]
Well backed returned to the scene of his previous success and got right back on track to justify the support at Leicester last month (9 runners, 3/1 fav), scoring cosily having travelled smoothly. 5 lb higher here but well worth another sh…
|
P-4P13P | Jack Tudor | D Pipe | 7 | 73.5 kg |
2.50
6/4
|
| — | 4 | — |
Esperti (G)
Going the right way over fences having won 3 of his last 4 starts, latest at Fontwell (6 runners, 11/2) 8 weeks ago. Successful over this C&D on penultimate outing and Sean Bowen taking over from a 5-lb conditional only enhances his claims.
|
P5211-2 | S Bowen | D A Rees | 9 | 72.6 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| — | 5 | — |
Jaunty Viking (G)
[T]
Long time without a win and little to shout about since returning from a 30-month absence in September, blundering 4 out when 11 lengths behind the eventual second. Back up in trip and looks an easy swerve.
|
754/P55 | James Best | B Eckley | 11 | 68 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 4th | 6 | — |
Benny Baloo (G)
Made it second time lucky over fences for Tim Easterby back in 2023. Hasn't clocked many miles since, but efforts for present yard since returning from a 16-month absence have been disappointing, including back over hurdles in cheekpieces …
|
2/5584-3 | Isabel Williams | Evan Williams | 9 | 66.7 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 2nd | 7 | — |
Steal The Moves (G)
[P1]
Hasn't progressed since showing first form under Rules on chase debut at Lingfield in November, beaten a long way out at Taunton (9/1, 14 runners) 5 weeks ago. First-time cheekpieces need to spark a revival.
|
3P-47P2 | Lily Pinchin | Mrs E Bishop | 6 | 66.2 kg |
12
11/1
|
Betting forecast: River Run Free (6/4), River Voyage (11/4), Esperti (11/2), Haut Folin (13/2), Benny Baloo (10/1), Steal The Moves (11/1), Jaunty Viking (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 4436.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2041.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1021.0 GBP |
| P4 | 511.0 GBP |
| P5 | 255.0 GBP |