12:35 Cheltenham
Saturday 28 January 2017
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Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase
- 5YO plus | Class 2 | 2m 4f 166y | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 14 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 12:35 | Winning time: 5m 30.10s
T: C L TizzardJ: P J Brennan
Prominent, led 4 out, clear before 2 out, stayed on, ridden out op 11/1
T: L WadhamJ: L P Aspell
Held up towards rear, mistake 8th, hampered 12th, mistake next, headway before 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner op 20/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden (3)
Mid-division, headway 12th, hampered 3 out, 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner, lost 2nd and stayed on same pace flat op 15/2
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch (3)
Tracked leaders, led 6th, hit 10th, headed 4 out, lost 2nd and fading 2 out op 6/1
T: H D DalyJ: R Johnson
Held up in rear, headway 4 out, 3rd 2 out, fading last, weakened flat
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Prominent, not fluent and lost place 2nd, slow and ridden next, last 4th, tailed off 11th, stayed on well after 2 out, no chance op 6/1
T: N J GiffordJ: Wayne Hutchinson
Held up towards rear, some headway before 8th, pecked 4 out, well beaten after op 12/1
T: R RoweJ: A Glassonbury
Mid-division, blundered 10th, behind when hampered 12th, tailed off 4 out op 11/1
Also Ran
T: J QueallyJ: N D Fehily
Prominent until brought down 3 out tchd 20/1
T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin
Held up in rear, brought down 12th op 4/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Ian Popham
Mistakes, held up, closed 3rd, lost place when fell 11th op 40/1
T: Miss A MurphyJ: J M Quinlan
Prominent, every chance when fell 3 out op 8/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Nick Scholfield
Led until 6th, jinked left and jumped doll fence after 9th, continued and chasing leaders when fell 12th op 16/1
T: R DickinJ: Jamie Bargary (3)
Prominent until 1st, mistake and towards rear 5th, driven and headway after 7th, weakened next, tailed off before 12th, soon pulled up op 100/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£13.20Pl:£3.70, £3.60, £2.90EX:£192.40Trifecta:£928.70Tricast:£1,124.04SF:£123.00Swingers:£16.30, £11.80, £15.00
Forecasts
Champers On Ice (5/1), Singlefarmpayment (5/1), Mercian Prince (7/1), Burtons Well (15/2), Ibis Du Rheu (8/1), Potters Legend (11/1), Royal Vacation (12/1), Dark Flame (12/1), Theo's Charm (14/1), More Buck's (20/1), Goohar (25/1), Uncle Danny (25/1), Get Involved (40/1), Zarib (50/1)
Ibis Du Rheu is a previous Festival winner having taken the Martin Pipe last year and his debut third to Thistlecrack sees him put in as the market leader here. However, there may be better handicapped horses in the race. Namely Singlefarmpayment (a winner over hurdles and fences at Cheltenham) on the basis of his win here in December over further. The drop back in trip shouldn't be a problem as he travels well through his races. Mark of 142 looks decent and the Tom George stable have a good record in this type of event. Another stable that are always worthy of note with their chasers, and in this race in particular, is that of Venetia Williams. She runs BURTONS WELL this time around who is lightly-raced but beat a good field at Uttoxeter last time out and his debut run at Sedgefield to Waiting Patiently now reads very well in the light of that one’s Haydock performance last week. Another to note would be the improving Mercian Prince who may be a little underrated coming from a smaller stable.
1. Burtons Well
2. Singlefarmpayment
3. Mercian Prince
Prize Money
1st: £15,640.002nd: £4,620.003rd: £2,310.004th: £1,155.005th: £578.006th: £290.00
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