15:50 Cheltenham

Thursday 20 April 2017

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Llewellyn Humphreys Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 6m 51.80s

1^st

Upswing

911-2

4/1f

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up in rear, not fluent 11th, headway from 14th, not much room briefly after 2 out, led last, ridden and stayed on well flat op 7/2

2^nd

2 ½

Belmount

810-6

6/1

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

Tracked leaders on outside, 2nd 4 out, challenging when not fluent 2 out, led before last, soon headed, stayed on flat but no impression on winner op 5/1

3^rd

Coologue

811-9

6/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: B S Hughes

Pressed leader, led after 2nd, not fluent 7th, headed before last, 3rd and no extra flat op 8/1

4^th

2 ½

Lamb Or Cod

1011-1

5/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Chased leader, not fluent 2nd, 2nd when jumped left 5th, outpaced when not fluent 4 out, rallied 3 out, 4th and beaten when not much room last op 6/1 tchd 13/2

5^th

Federici

810-10

10/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy

In touch, lost place before 2nd, closed 10th, driven after 3 out, no extra from next tchd 12/1

6^th

Virak

811-12

11/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost (7)

Led until after 2nd, stayed handy, lost place 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 9/2

Also Ran

Gentleman Jon

911-3

25/1

T: C L TizzardJ: T J O'Brien

Held up, not fluent 12th, mistake and last 13th, not fluent 14th, behind 16th, pulled up after 18th tchd 20/1

Talk Of The South

810-0

9/2

T: P HendersonJ: P J Brennan

In rear, slow 2nd, not fluent 8th, ridden before 13th, blundered 15th, hit next, struggling 17th, pulled up after next op 5/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.10Pl:£1.80, £2.00, £2.30EX:£26.90Trifecta:£141.40Tricast:£138.41SF:£26.92Swingers:£4.10, £4.00, £5.00

Forecasts

Upswing (4/1), Talk Of The South (9/2), Lamb Or Cod (5/1), Virak (11/2), Belmount (6/1), Coologue (6/1), Federici (10/1), Gentleman Jon (25/1)

The 2015 winner Lamb Or Cod would have to be given a chance here off this mark and this is certainly easier than some of his recent assignments. Upswing for all his recent upturn in form has something to prove still especially in the jumping department and his price looks a little on the short side here. Virak is starting to look well handicapped along with COOLOGUE who on this better ground and with a possible easy lead will be worth taking a chance with.

Coologue
Lamb Or Cod
Virak

Prize Money

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