12:50 Cheltenham

Sunday 1 January 2017

All12:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:40

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Off time: 12:51 | Winning time: 7m 4.90s

1^st

Tour Des Champs

1011-1

50/1

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

2^nd

Doctor Harper

911-3

14/1

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

3^rd

1 ¾

Arpege D'alene

711-7

7/2f

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

4^th

Sizing Codelco

811-9

25/1

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

5^th

Warrantor

811-3

8/1

T: W GreatrexJ: B J Geraghty

Mid-division, headway 17th, pressing leaders on outside 3 out, no extra in 5th 2 out

6^th

Racing Pulse

811-3

20/1

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

7^th

Chase The Spud

911-0

14/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Tracked leaders, challenged 13th, ridden 4 out, lost place next, weakened before 2 out op 16/1

8^th

2 ¾

Aubusson

811-12

12/1

T: Nick WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly (5)

Held up, towards rear, some headway 18th, mistake 4 out, no impression when pecked next, soon well beaten

9^th

3 ½

A Good Skin

811-4

10/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

Prominent, not fluent 2nd, led 4th, headed 12th, led 15th, headed 17th, bumped 3 out, soon weakened

10^th

Belmount

810-12

33/1

T: N & W 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

Vyta Du Roc

811-8

4/1

T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob

Towards rear, mistake 3rd, reminder 11th, behind when pulled up before 15th

Lamb Or Cod

1011-5

8/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Mid-division, behind and ridden 14th, tailed off next, pulled up after op 9/1

Any Currency

1411-5

40/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Andrew Tinkler

Tracked leaders, lost place 12th, tailed off 15th, pulled up after op 33/1

Kingswell Theatre

811-4

18/1

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

Samingarry

1011-3

66/1

T: N J HawkeJ: Thomas Bellamy

Mid-division, lost place 3rd, behind when pulled up before 10th op 50/1

Capard King

810-12

20/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman

Not always fluent, in rear, behind when pulled up before 15th

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Non-Runners

Troika Steppes²⁹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 9

T: F O'Brien J: Miss A Stirling

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