15:15 Cheltenham
Wednesday 19 April 2017
All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:30
Arkells Brewery Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus | Class 2 | 2m 4f 56y | Good (Watered) | 7 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 4m 54.3s
T: T SymondsJ: James Davies
Tracked leaders, raced quite keenly, 2nd from 5th, led before last, pressed final 100 yards, stayed on well to always just hold rival op 8/1
T: A E JonesJ: T Scudamore
Mid-division, headway 2 out, went 2nd last, stayed on, tried to challenge winner but always just held
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary (3)
Pressed leader, led 2nd, headed before last, held in 3rd and staying on same pace final 75 yards op 12/1 tchd 14/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson
Tracked leaders on inside, lost place when slow 3 out, mistake and outpaced 2 out, rallied and pressing for 2nd when mistake last, 4th and no extra inside final 50 yards op 11/2
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Led until 2nd, tracked leader until 5th, pushed along after 3 out, outpaced before last, no extra flat
T: M KeighleyJ: Conor Shoemark
Held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 3rd, headway before 2 out, ridden to press for 2nd before last, soon no impression, no extra flat op 20/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Ian Popham
Towards rear, slow 1st, not fluent 3rd, pushed along after 6th, in touch before 2 out, soon outpaced, well beaten before last tchd 11/2
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Non-Runners
7
Creep Desbois1
Weight: 10-11| Age: 5
T: B Pauling J: David Bass
NR
9
Drumcliff74
Weight: 10-8| Age: 6
T: H Fry J: N D Fehily
NR
10
Sir Toby207
Weight: 10-3| Age: 6
T: Dr R D P Newland J: Sam Twiston-Davies
NR
1
River Frost35
Weight: 11-12| Age: 5
T: A King J: Wayne Hutchinson
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£7.80Pl:£3.10, £3.70EX:£67.60Trifecta:£677.20Tricast:£707.24SF:£69.82Swingers:£8.10, £8.00, £11.80
Forecasts
Divine Spear (5/4), Casper King (9/2), Its'afreebee (6/1), Creep Desbois (6/1), River Frost (6/1), Drumcliff (13/2), Qualando (8/1), Political Quiz (9/1), Arctic Gold (10/1), Sir Toby (10/1), Forecast (25/1)
CREEP DESBOIS is one of the least exposed horses in this contest and can build on his first victory over hurdles last time out by claiming this competitive event on handicap debut. The selection appeared to see out the trip well on that occasion and the stiff finish here looks likely to suit. Divine Spear has been running well so far in handicap company and races off a mark just 1lb higher than when runner-up at Kempton last month and he is taken to chase the selection home while the top weight River Frost who was successful off a 10lb lower mark on good ground on his penultimate outing can complete the placings here.
- Creep Desbois
- Divine Spear
- River Frost
Prize Money
1st: £12,512.002nd: £3,696.003rd: £1,848.004th: £924.005th: £462.006th: £232.00
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