12:50 Cheltenham
Sunday 1 January 2017
All12:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:40
Watch Live Racing On BetBright.com Handicap Chase
- 5YO plus | Class 2 | 3m 2f 70y | Soft | 16 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 12:51 | Winning time: 7m 4.9s
T: S DrinkwaterJ: R T Dunne
Chased leaders, challenged 3 out, led before next, soon 3 lengths clear, reduced margin and driven flat, pressed towards finish, held on bravely
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Held up, in rear, headway before 13th, tracking leaders 3 out, 2nd last, stayed on, challenged towards finish, just held op 10/1
T: P F NichollsJ: S Bowen
Held up, towards rear, mid-division 3rd, closed before 11th, 2nd from 2 out until last, stayed on until 3rd and no extra close home
T: C L TizzardJ: T J O'Brien
Led until 4th, led 12th, headed 15th, led 17th, headed before 2 out, 4th and no extra when blundered last
T: W GreatrexJ: B J Geraghty
Mid-division, headway 17th, pressing leaders on outside 3 out, no extra in 5th 2 out
T: Miss R CurtisJ: D N Russell
Held up, in rear, headway 16th, jumped left when close up 3 out, no extra in 6th 2 out op 16/1
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Tracked leaders, challenged 13th, ridden 4 out, lost place next, weakened before 2 out op 16/1
T: Nick WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly (5)
Held up, towards rear, some headway 18th, mistake 4 out, no impression when pecked next, soon well beaten
T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin
Prominent, not fluent 2nd, led 4th, headed 12th, led 15th, headed 17th, bumped 3 out, soon weakened
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Chased leaders, slow 2nd, mistake 9th, blundered 13th, not fluent 16th, lost place next, well beaten 3 out
Also Ran
T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob
Towards rear, mistake 3rd, reminder 11th, behind when pulled up before 15th
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson
Mid-division, behind and ridden 14th, tailed off next, pulled up after op 9/1
T: M KeighleyJ: Andrew Tinkler
Tracked leaders, lost place 12th, tailed off 15th, pulled up after op 33/1
T: M ScudamoreJ: Benjamin Poste (3)
Tracked leaders, lost place before 13th, tailed off 17th, last and remote 3 out, soon pulled up op 20/1
T: N J HawkeJ: Thomas Bellamy
Mid-division, lost place 3rd, behind when pulled up before 10th op 50/1
T: Jonjo O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman
Not always fluent, in rear, behind when pulled up before 15th
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Non-Runners
17
Troika Steppes29
Weight: 10-9| Age: 9
T: F O'Brien J: Miss A Stirling
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£86.00Pl:£13.90, £3.40, £1.60, £4.60EX:£3,180.90Trifecta:£11,358.80Tricast:£3,103.18SF:£605.55Swingers:£278.00, £118.80, £22.50
Forecasts
Arpege D'alene (7/2), Vyta Du Roc (4/1), Warrantor (8/1), Lamb Or Cod (8/1), A Good Skin (10/1), Aubusson (12/1), Doctor Harper (14/1), Chase The Spud (14/1), Troika Steppes (16/1), Kingswell Theatre (18/1), Racing Pulse (20/1), Capard King (20/1), Sizing Codelco (25/1), Belmount (33/1), Any Currency (40/1), Tour Des Champs (50/1), Samingarry (66/1)
A competitive handicap chase as the size of the field would suggest and there are plenty with chances in this. Warrantor must enter the equation on his second here last time out although he didn’t build on his early promise last year and that could be a worry again here. Chase The Spud takes a rise in grade but looks an improving type if he can cope with the rise in class, and Doctor Harper would be of a similar ilk having shown up well last time out in a race he ended on just two shoes. Lamb Or Cod has risen back up the handicap but he might still be competitive off this mark having shown form off higher ratings in the past over fences. Vyta Du Roc has been dropped 2lb for his good and solid sixth in the Hennessy and with the tongue tie on for the first time this looks a race that gives him a good chance of regaining the winning thread. However, none of the field have shown the form that ARPEGE D’ALENE has over hurdles (second in a Pertemps Final at the Festival) and that run came off a mark 6lb higher than he runs off today. He makes his chasing handicap debut today but has plenty of potential and his trainer is talking of him as a future Scottish National prospect and a big run is expected here with conditions and trip to suit.
1. Arpege D'alene
2. Vyta Du Roc
3. Warrantor
Prize Money
1st: £12,512.002nd: £3,696.003rd: £1,848.004th: £924.005th: £462.006th: £232.00
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