15:00 Cheltenham

Friday 11 December 2020

All11:3012:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:02 | Winning time: 8m 49.33s

1^st

Some Neck

911-4

18/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Ben Harvey (7)

Mid-division, mistake 10th, slow 12th, headway 21st, not fluent 27th, went 2nd after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, 4 lengths down last, stayed on, led last stride op 14/1

2^nd

Defi Des Carres

710-2

16/1

T: C J MannJ: Harry Bannister

Tracked leaders, went 2nd 7th, led 18th, 4 lengths ahead last, headed last stride op 12/1

3^rd

9 ½

De Forgotten One

610-1

7/2f

T: R HobsonJ: Felix de Giles

Led into start, behind, hit 9th, mistake next, not fluent 14th, headway 29th, went 3rd 2 out, unable to get on terms op 8/1

4^th

1 ½

Out Sam

1111-4

6/1

T: G ElliottJ: S Bowen

Towards rear, last 13th, stayed on from 2 out, went never dangerous 4th flat op 13/2

5^th

Beau Du Brizais

811-2

8/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Held up rear of mid-division, mistake 18th, headway 21st, lost place 25th, no impression after, plugged on op 7/1

6^th

Step Back

1011-12

8/1

T: M BradstockJ: N de Boinville

Tracked leaders, slow 9th and 20th, went 2nd 26th until after 3 out, not fluent and weakened next op 9/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 10/1

7^th

Kingswell Theatre

1111-7

6/1

T: M ScudamoreJ: T Scudamore

Led until after 1st, led next, headed 4th, prominent until 25th, weakened next, tailed off tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1

8^th

My Hometown

1010-7

9/1

T: E BolgerJ: D J O'Keeffe

Led after 1st, headed next, led 4th, headed 18th, weakened 29th, tailed off op 6/1 tchd 10/1

Also Ran

Neverushacon

911-9

6/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power

Mid-division, hampered 10th, gradually lost place, slow 25th, stumbled next, behind 27th, soon pulled up op 9/2

Vivas

910-11

20/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

In rear, mistake 10th, slow 20th, slithered badly on landing 21st and rider lost whip, behind when pulled up before 24th

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Non-Runners

Little Bruce²⁸

Weight: 11-3| Age: 8

T: P A Kirby J: Thomas Dowson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£23.50Pl:£5.40, £6.00, £1.50EX:£258.30Trifecta:£1,112.70Tricast:£1,243.28SF:£250.48Swingers:£33.70, £10.60, £8.80

Forecasts

De Forgotten One (7/2), Out Sam (6/1), Kingswell Theatre (6/1), Neverushacon (6/1), Beau Du Brizais (8/1), Step Back (8/1), My Hometown (9/1), Defi Des Carres (16/1), Some Neck (18/1), Vivas (20/1), Little Bruce (25/1)

NEVERUSHACON was most impressive in a Punchestown cross-country on reappearance and is fancied to gain his first win round here with a similar effort. Kingswell Theatre and Beau du Brizais, who filled the first two positions over C&D last time, should also feature.