Balnakeilly Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race).
Perth · Wednesday, 22 Apr · 16:10
· 2m 4f 20y
· Class 3
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:10
Off time
7
Runners
Good (Good to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.63
13/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.50
5/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
4
3/1
04 · —
4.50
7/2
05 · —
4.50
7/2
06 · —
12
11/1
07 · —
19
18/1
08 · —
21
20/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 1 | — |
King Roly (G)
[T]
Took well to chasing in the first half of the season, including 2 C&D wins. Been off for 6 months but hasn't finished out of the first 2 in his 5 visits to Perth.
|
12146-P | James Bowen | M Bowen | 7 | 74.4 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 1st | 2 | — |
Barlovento (G)
FAV
Second on chase debut before going one better in a 20.5f Kempton handicap (good) on Boxing Day. Hasn't reproduced that in 2 subsequent outings (beaten 17¼ lengths into third back at Kempton last time) but likely to have a big say if back o…
|
22-2183 | S Bowen | O Murphy | 7 | 74.4 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| — | 3 | — |
It's Hard To Know (G)
Irish point scorer who landed a pair of novice hurdles wins around 2½m last winter. Failed to cut much ice in good company over hurdles on final 2 starts last term but took a step back in right direction when fourth on Aintree chase debut/…
|
1/1160-4 | Ben Jones | B Pauling | 7 | 73.5 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 3rd | 4 | — |
Karafon (G)
[T]
Winning hurdler for Willie Mullins. Shaped well on second start over fences when runner-up at Ayr in January but hasn't come close to matching it in his 3 outings since.
|
792656 | Thomas Bellamy | S R B Crawford | 6 | 73 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 4th | 5 | — |
Find A Fortune (G)
[P1T1]
Fairly useful hurdle winner who matched that form at the first attempt over fences when fourth in 21.5f Leopardstown maiden last month. Not in the same when fifth in another maiden at Down Royal since but still respected now handicapping f…
|
310-645 | H Cobden | G Elliott | 9 | 73 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 2nd | 6 | — |
Walking On A Dream (G)
Looked stretched by just short of 3m at Newcastle in January and quickly back on track over fences with a success over an extended 2½m at Ayr (soft) last month, although it was a race which took little winning with his 2 rivals making jump…
|
1P-3281 | Jack Power | L Russell & M Scudamore | 7 | 71.2 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 5th | 7 | — |
Great Pepper (G)
Dual hurdle winner. Best effort over fences when second in 2m Ayr handicap (heavy) in January but not in anything like the same form when pulled up since.
|
3-PU62P | Charlotte Jones | James Moffatt | 8 | 70.8 kg |
21
20/1
|
| — | 8 | — |
Wolfburg (G)
[PT]
Good record over fences in this headgear combination, adding to last month's Go North series final win at Carlisle (2½m) when shading a tight finish at Kelso (23.5f, good) on Monday. NON RUNNER.
|
713211 | Non Runner | A M Thomson | 7 | 71.2 kg |
2.63
13/8
|
Betting forecast: Wolfburg (13/8), Barlovento (5/2), Walking On A Dream (3/1), King Roly (7/2), It's Hard To Know (7/2), Karafon (11/1), Find A Fortune (18/1), Great Pepper (20/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 7922.0 GBP |
| P2 | 3645.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1822.0 GBP |
| P4 | 912.0 GBP |
| P5 | 454.0 GBP |