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| Grade 1, Haydock Park 15:00 £200,000 added, 5yo plus, 3m 1f 125y, Class 1  |
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135nu
1 A Plus Tard 11/10F
3 Royale Pagaille 13/2
3 Chatham Street Lad 28/1
7 ran NR: Next Destination
Distances: 22l, 22l, 10l
A Plus Tard puts in an assured performance to win the @Betfair Chase for @HenrydeBromhead, @rachaelblackmor and @StudOfficial @haydockraces pic.twitter.com/xAFeuYq0xg https://t.co/PA9ReLTEGN via @RacingBetter
— RacingBetter (@RacingBetter) November 20, 2021
Unlike the rest of the field, the Gold Cup runner-up made no mistakes to win comfortably.
A close second to stablemate Minella Indo in the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March, the Henry de Bromhead-trained runner was the 11-10 favourite to make a victorious reappearance on Merseyside.
Ridden with supreme confidence by Rachael Blackmore, A Plus Tard settled well off the early pace set by Royale Pagaille and was still cantering in behind as the race really began with four to jump.
Bristol De Mai, a three-times race winner, was the first to really give way, with A Plus Tard making effortless ground to come upsides Royale Pagaille and assume control with the minimum of fuss.
Blackmore barely had to move as A Plus Tard kicked on approaching the second-last, clearing the final obstacle in style to coast home by 22 lengths from Royale Pagaille.
Waiting Patiently both pulled up.
Betfair Chase (ed as the Lancashire Chase)
£200,000 added, 5yo plus, 3m 1f 125y, Class 1
7 ran
Going: Good to Soft
POS. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1 A Plus Tard 7 11-7 Henry De Bromhead Rachael Blackmore 11/10F
2 22 Royale Pagaille 7 11-7 Venetia Williams Charlie Deutsch 13/2
3 22 Chatham Street Lad 9 11-7 Michael Winters Sean Quinlan 28/1
4 10 Clondaw Castle 9 11-7 Tom George Jonathan Burke 33/1
PU Bristol De Mai 10 11-7 Nigel Twiston-Davies Daryl Jacob 11/4
PU Waiting Patiently 10 11-7 Christian Williams Brian Hughes 15/2
FELL Imperial Aura 8 11-7 Kim Bailey David Bass 12/1
6 NR Next Destination 9 11-7 Paul Nicholls NON RUNNER
