14:35 Cheltenham

Sunday 1 January 2017

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BetBright Casino Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 6m 17.30s

1^st

Cogry

810-10

9/2

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: William Twiston-Davies

Tracked leader, led after 6th, ridden and headed before last, led again 100 yards out, stayed on gamely op 4/1

2^nd

Rocklander

810-13

2/1f

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

Held up, towards rear, closed 8th, 2nd 2 out, led before last, ridden flat, headed final 100 yards, stayed on op 11/4 tchd 2/1

3^rd

Spice Fair

1010-11

12/1

T: M D I UsherJ: P J Brennan

Held up, in rear, in touch 9th, disputing 3rd and one pace before last, no impression on front pair op 10/1

4^th

Fingal Bay

1111-11

11/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Mid-division, closed from 7th, ridden 2 out, disputing 3rd and one pace before last, no impression on front pair op 5/1

5^th

Rolling Maul

911-0

15/2

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Led until after 6th, lost place before 2 out, soon well beaten op 7/1

6^th

1 ¼

Meister Eckhart

1111-5

16/1

T: J G M O'SheaJ: Paul Moloney

Held up, in rear, not fluent 8th, outpaced after 3 out, well held after, plugged on flat op 14/1 tchd 18/1

7^th

Zeroeshadesofgrey

811-8

4/1

T: N B KingJ: T E Whelan

Tracked leaders, not fluent 9th or 3 out, ridden after 2 out, weakened before last tchd 9/2

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Non-Runners

Will O'The West⁵⁰

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: H D Daly J: T J O'Brien

Whataknight⁶²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: H Fry J: Mr M Legg

Morning Herald¹⁶

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: M Keighley J: Andrew Tinkler

Rainy City²⁹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: P F Nicholls J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Call To Order²³

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: J & A O'Neill J: Aidan Coleman

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.60, £1.80EX:£15.20Trifecta:£155.80Tricast:£97.23SF:£13.82Swingers:£3.70, £5.70, £7.60

Forecasts

Rocklander (2/1), Call To Order (7/2), Zeroeshadesofgrey (4/1), Whataknight (4/1), Cogry (9/2), Fingal Bay (11/2), Rainy City (7/1), Rolling Maul (15/2), Spice Fair (12/1), Will O'The West (14/1), Meister Eckhart (16/1), Morning Herald (20/1)

There are a few in here that look as though the handicapper has them in his grasp but that phrase can’t be applied to CALL TO ORDER who looks to be still ahead of his mark after his C&D romp last time out and he’s only 7lb higher here. It would be a surprise if he still didn’t have some improvement left in him and he could well continue to progress here with the cheekpieces expected to work well again. Rocklander is another progressive type who can’t be underestimated here after his good recent form which has been against other progressive types and he still appears to have some scope off this mark. Whataknight concedes plenty of weight but still looks off a mark that he can be competitive off and he commands plenty of respect on his return to hurdles after an easy chase win last time out. 1. Call To Order 2. Rocklander 3. Whataknight

Prize Money

1st: £12,512.002nd: £3,696.003rd: £1,848.004th: £924.005th: £462.006th: £232.00