William Hill Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race).
Wetherby · Friday, 26 Dec · 17:35
· 3m 45y
· Class 1
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:35
Off time
4
Runners
Soft (Good to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 5 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.73
8/11
02 · 🥈 2nd
5
4/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
9
8/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | — |
Marble Sands (G)
Very useful chaser who was fit from the Flat and better than ever when landing 10-runner handicap at Cheltenham last month (27.3f). Unexposed at 3m+ and 5 lb rise looks fair enough.
|
3250-12 | Nick Slatter | D Killahena & G McPherson | 9 | 75.7 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 3rd | 2 | — |
Knappers Hill (G)
Smart performer who landed Grade 2 novice chase at Wincanton on just second start over fences in November 2023. Missed 2 years after and understandably looked in need of the run at Haydock a month ago. This will reveal a lot more and he's …
|
121/43P | Freddie Gingell | P F Nicholls | 9 | 74.8 kg |
5
4/1
|
| — | 3 | — |
Our Power (G)
[P]
Quite lightly raced since landing brace of 3m handicaps in 2022/23 campaign but hard to knock his consistency last term, placed on all 4 starts. Rare jumping lapse over the National fences on reappearance and just a respectable sixth of 12…
|
233-F64 | Mr Harvey Barfoot-Saunt | S Thomas | 10 | 72.6 kg |
8
7/1
|
| — | 4 | — |
Butch (G)
Useful hurdler who made a successful chase debut at Leicester (2½m, soft) last Christmas. Matched that form when third of 4 in Carlisle novice 7 weeks later. Had wind surgery prior to a vert low-key reappearance at Haydock last month (21.6…
|
112/13-5 | C J Todd | O Murphy | 8 | 71.7 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 1st | 5 | — |
Konfusion (G)
FAV
Much improved sent chasing during second half of last season, scoring twice, and took another step forward when making all on return in 8-runner C&D contest. Unseated rider before the race began in earnest at Haydock and gained compensatio…
|
1U113F | Callum Bewley | J Parkinson & S Smith | 7 | 70.8 kg |
1.73
8/11
|
Betting forecast: Konfusion (8/11), Marble Sands (4/1), Knappers Hill (4/1), Our Power (7/1), Butch (8/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 28475.0 GBP |
| P2 | 10685.0 GBP |
| P3 | 5350.0 GBP |
| P4 | 2665.0 GBP |
| P5 | 1340.0 GBP |
| P6 | 670.0 GBP |