16:20 Cheltenham

Saturday 28 October 2017

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Novices' Chase

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 4m 59.00s

1^st

Double Treasure

611-11

9/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Pressed leader, led 7th, headed narrowly 5 out, lost place 3 out, soon outpaced, rallied on inside next, led again last, ridden clear flat, stayed on well tchd 8/1 and tchd 11/1

2^nd

3 ¾

Two Taffs

711-11

3/1

T: D SkeltonJ: D N Russell

Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, soon challenged going well, led narrowly next, headed last, ridden and no impression with winner flat tchd 10/3

3^rd

Midnight Shot

711-11

16/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke

Led to 7th, pressed leader, led again narrowly 5 out, driven after 3 out, headed next, ridden and no chance with front pair flat op 20/1 tchd 25/1

4^th

Alcala

711-11

7/4f

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up in touch, headway and close up on outside 8th, driven and outpaced by front trio before 2 out, soon ridden, well held before last op 11/8

Also Ran

Cultivator

611-3

4/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Held up in rear, went right 8th, not fluent 10th and next, pulled up before 4 out op 9/2 tchd 7/2

Tintern Theatre

611-3

13/2

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary

Tracked leaders, mistake 6th and 8th, ridden when lost place after 3 out, behind when fell next op 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.20Pl:£3.20, £1.90EX:£37.30Trifecta:£277.30SF:£35.35Swingers:£7.40, £7.70, £5.10

Forecasts

Alcala (7/4), Two Taffs (3/1), Cultivator (4/1), Tintern Theatre (13/2), Double Treasure (9/1), Midnight Shot (16/1)

Two Taffs ended last season on an upward curve, but returns to action against rivals who will all be race-fit, so he'll need to bring his 'A game' to the table today. ALCALA had a nasty experience when serving it up to Finian's Oscar at Chepstow a fortnight ago, and whilst it's a slight concern as to how he'll react to that unfortunate incident, his claims are otherwise compelling. He has proved versatile in terms of ground and trip over the summer with a clear career highlight being his Market Rasen Summer Plate success in late July, and his trainer has found him a good opportunity in this grade, in a race in which he concedes weight to just two of his rivals despite all of those previous fencing successes.

Alcala
Two Taffs
Cultivator

Previous Winners

2016

Shantou Village

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 6

J: N D Fehily | T: N P Mulholland

4/6

Prize Money

1st: £15,640.002nd: £4,620.003rd: £2,310.004th: £1,155.005th: £578.006th: £290.00