Victor Chandler Chase Horse Racing Betting Odds – Ascot – 21.01.12

There should be a pretty competitive race ran in Victor Chandler Chase betting at Ascot on Saturday. The 25th Anniversary of The Victor Chandler Chase (Registered As Clarence House Chase) has a small but competitive field in there, and the big two of Finian’s Rainbow and Al Ferof are duking it out at the front of the betting field. Both have already had their process cut in the build up to Saturday’s race and the Nicky Henderson trained Finian’s Rainbow is edging things after being primed for this race. The implications do go beyond Saturday’s race at Ascot, because these two will come head to head again at the Cheltenham Festival in the Champion Chase. So a good chance to show some form and preparation for the Festival meeting and Finian’s Rainbow, ridden by Barry Geraghty had such an impressive season last year, and continued the form at the start of this year’s National Hunt with a three quarters of a length win over Wishfull Thinking in December at Kempton. Granted that was not the fastest paced race, but Finian’s Rainbow showed his quality where he fell four lengths back of the leaders after a mistake and still had the class to recover and take the tape. So Finian’s Rainbow goes as favourite at 15/8 with SportingBet in Victor Chandler Chase betting odds.

The closest challenger to Finian’s Rainbow in the Victor Chandler Chase horse racing betting is Al Ferof who is showing some pretty good form. Al Ferof, trading at 3/1 with SportingBet, has landed two wins from two over fences and is on a pretty hot streak of five wins stretching back to the start of last year. So these two should produce a fantastic battle, and the Paul Nicholls trained Al Ferof, who has a couple of years on Finian’s Rainbow, is such an exciting talent that he makes a good prospect in the race and why he is being so well backed. His last outing was a win at Sandown by a neck over For Non Stop at the start of December and was pressed hard when out in front, but showed a lot of spirit to hold out for the victory. But it is Finian’s Rainbow, with the experience and class that is looking the favourite and it is time to prove himself ahead of the Queen Mother Champion Chase. This is the time to set his stall out and the conditions at Ascot should suit him perfectly.

Forpadydeplasterer also makes for an interesting look. A year ago after Kempton he was pretty beaten up and looked as if his career had come to an end following the King George VI Chase. It has been a slow road back since them, but there are signs that he is going to hit Ascot in a decent bit of form. He has gone up against Big Zeb in his last two outings, and although he finished six lengths back of Big Zeb, he probably would have been a lot closer but for a mistake at the final just. Up until then it looked as if he had plenty of running still to go, but the landing error simply put him out of contention. Forpadydeplasterer, trading back at 14/1 with Coral, may make a decent each way shot at those odds. Other notable names in the field for the Victor Chandler Chase are Somersby and Wishfull Thinking. Neither have really been punching that hard, but Wishfull Thinking is likely to be the more dangerous after pushing Finian’s Rainbow hard at Kempton in December. Some potential there and will likely push hard for a place finish if he gets it right on the day. Somersby, no stranger to taking on the best, came in fourth behind Kauto Star in the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day last year, but did beat Saturday’s opponent Gauvain earlier in December at Huntingdon.

Victor Chandler Chase Betting Odds
Finian’s Rainbow: 15/8 at SportingBet
Al Ferof: 3/1 at SportingBet
Somersby: 6/1 at SkyBet
Wishfull Thinking: 13/2 at Paddy Power
Gauvain: 9/1 at SportingBet
Forpadydeplasterer: 14/1 at William Hill
I’m So Lucky: 33/1 at VC Bet
Oiseau De Nuit: 40/1 at VC Bet

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