Thursday, 12 April 2012

Red Rum Handicap Chase 120412 4.15 Aintree

Red Rum Handicap Chase takes place at Aintree today 12th April. It is a 2M grade 3 handicap chase that usually attracts many of the horses that contested the Grand Annual at Cheltenham. All 10 winners were aged 6 to 9, though that age group represented almost 82% of the total runners. You have to go back to 1993 for the last winner aged 10+
.Other Races
Previous season's winner (Silk Drum): 27P9R (0-1-5)
bettor.com Social Betting Handicap Chase winner (Song Sung Blue): 6815 (1-0-4)
At The Races Virgin 534 Novices' Chase winner (Kumbeshwar): 2 (0-1-1)
John Parrett Memorial Chase winner (Takeroc): 3 (0-1-1)
Jenny Mould Memorial Handicap Chase (Astracad): 4P7 (0-0-3)
5 of 10 winners ran in the Grand Annual last time, finishing 3F151
4 of last 6 winners ran in a Newbury chase over 2M to 2M 4F that season, finishing 1231Jockeys
Claiming jockeys: 3-2-26
Non-claimers: 7-23-129
The winners in 2011, 2010 & 2008 were all ridden by claimers and only one claiming jockey rode in the 2009 renewal, on a 40/1 shot.
 Summary:            
Based on the trends from the past 10 years you are looking for a horse:
·         Aged 6 to 9
·         Ran in past 35 days
·         Posted highest chase RPR in last 2 outings
·         Carrying 10-8 or less
·         Officially rated 129 to 142
·         Run no more than 13 times over fences
·         Run in 6 or fewer handicap chases (winning no more than 1)
·         Won a class 3 or higher chase
·         Won a chase at a left-handed track
·         Novice chasers do well (never finished outside first 4 in a completed chase)
·         Has previous Aintree Festival form
·         Ran in the Grand Annual Chase last time
·         Finished in first 3 in Newbury chase over 2M-2M4F this season
·         Trained by Alan King
·         Priced 10/1 or shorter (favourites do well)

Its a hard nut to crack and the stats are against previous winners really but Silk Drum gets in here light and tounge tie looks a big plus even for the second run
I never give up on Song Sun Blue and dropped back to 2miles is not a minus in my book - has won left handed and a very good each way bet today off this mark

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