16:35 Southwell

Wednesday 15 March 2017

All13:2013:5514:3515:1515:5516:3517:15

Cheltenham Offers At Betway Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 6  |   6f  |   Standard  |   7 Runners  |   Fibresand  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:36  |   Winning time: 1m 16.50s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(4)
Horse silk
Viva Verglas8(ex 6)
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-13| J: L Morris| T: D M Loughnane| OR:  60
9/4
Carries a penalty for a C&D success here eight days ago under today's rider. Has been effective of this mark previously and has an excellent chance of following up.
2
(6)
Horse silk
Fortinbrass8
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-9| J: Joshua Bryan(7)| T: J Balding| OR:  62
11/4
Four time C&D winner who finished behind Viva Verglas here last time. Gets a 6lb pull for 1½L and that gives him an excellent chance of turning the tables.
3
(1)
Horse silk
Misu Moneypenny8
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-8| J: N Mackay| T: S Dixon| OR:  61
16/1
Twelve runs since her last win and not well drawn here. Well treated on best form but she looks well below that level. Stable have stronger looking alternatives.
5
(7)
Horse silk
Clergyman167
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-1| J: D Tudhope| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR:  54
10/3
Went steadily backwards last year and yet to race on this surface. Sire gets winners here and it remains to be seen if the yard can get him back to where he was in 2014.
6
(5)
Horse silk
Spowarticusv6
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-0| J: D Swift| T: S Dixon| OR:  53
8/1
Noted running on last time but looks held by Viva Verglas and Fortinbrass on running two days earlier. On a losing run that stretches back 26 races to when he won this in 2015.
7
(2)
Horse silk
Hab Reehp160
Age: 9|  Weight: 8-13| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR:  52
28/1
Versatile regarding his preferred ground (including solid efforts on most of the AW surfaces) and has gone well over C&D in the past. Been off since the end of the turf season, so there has to be a theory that he will strip fitter for the run.
8
(3)
Horse silk
Cadeaux Pearlb8
Age: 9|  Weight: 8-7| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR:  45
9/1
Has twice finished behind Fortinbrass in recent weeks. Losing run stretches back to December 2015. Stable have won the last two runnings of this. Gets stronger handling today which could make a difference to this front runner.

Non-Runners

4
(8)
Horse silk
Captain Joe681
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 6
T: B Barr  J: Gabriele Malune
NR

Forecasts

Viva Verglas (9/4), Fortinbrass (11/4), Clergyman (10/3), Spowarticus (8/1), Cadeaux Pearl (9/1), Captain Joe (14/1), Misu Moneypenny (16/1), Hab Reeh (28/1)

Verdict

FORTINBRASS is taken to collect his fifth C&D victory. A penalty for Viva Verglas who finished ahead of him last week swings this in his favour. The topweight should give another good account but looks set to find the weight concession beyond him. Scott Dixon has won the last two runnings of this and Spowarticus looks the captain of that team.
  1. Fortinbrass
  2. Viva Verglas
  3. Spowarticus

Prize Money

1st: £2,588.002nd: £770.003rd: £385.004th: £192.00

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