14:00 Exeter

Tuesday 7 November 2017

All13:0013:3014:0014:3515:0515:3516:10

188Bet Haldon Gold Cup (Grade 2 Limited Handicap Chase)

Off time: 14:02 | Winning time: 4m 35.70s

1^st

Politologue

611-2

5/2f

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Always prominent, went 2nd after 6th, led before 4 out, 4 lengths clear last, ridden and idled flat, held on op 9/4 tchd 85/40

2^nd

2 ¼

San Benedeto

611-3

8/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost (5)

Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 4 out, 4 lengths down when hit 2 out, ridden and stayed on under pressure flat, not reach winner op 9/1

3^rd

Gino Trail

1010-4

6/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: J E Moore

Led to 2nd, with leader, led again 4th, ridden and headed before 4 out, soon no chance with front pair, plugged on when strongly pressed for modest 3rd from 2 out op 7/1 tchd 15/2

4^th

Garde La Victoire

811-4

7/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Tracked leader, led 2nd to 4th, pressed leader, lost place after 6th, outpaced in 4th 5 out, blundered 3 out, plugged on to dispute modest 3rd from next, no chance with front pair op 4/1

5^th

Vibrato Valtat

810-12

16/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Nick Scholfield

Held up in touch, outpaced 5 out, no chance with leaders before next op 14/1

Also Ran

Ar Mad

711-10

15/2

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Close up on inside, lost place 6th, weakened 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before next op 9/1 tchd 13/2

Sir Valentino

811-8

16/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

Held up in touch, chased leaders 6th, blundered next, soon outpaced, weakened 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before next op 14/1

Forest Bihan

611-6

5/1

T: B EllisonJ: Danny Cook

Held up in rear, struggling 5 out, never able to challenge, weakened and pulled up before next op 6/1 tchd 13/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.40Pl:£1.20, £1.70, £2.20EX:£19.80Trifecta:£239.50Tricast:£109.61SF:£23.12Swingers:£2.60, £4.20, £14.70

Forecasts

Politologue (5/2), Garde La Victoire (7/2), Forest Bihan (5/1), Gino Trail (6/1), Ar Mad (15/2), San Benedeto (8/1), Vibrato Valtat (16/1), Sir Valentino (16/1)

Paul Nicholls has long had a high opinion of POLITOLOGUE and in receipt of weight from the majority of his rivals he has a good chance. He may well have beaten San Benedeto and Forest Bihan but for falling at Aintree in a Grade One when last seen and here he gets weight from both. Ar Mad is a very high class chaser as a Grade One winner and he could well be the biggest domestic threat to the outstanding Altior this season. He is respected despite top-weight and 11 months out. Also entering the reckoning is last year's winner Sir Valentino who had a fine season and can go well despite being 13lb higher this time round.

Politologue
Ar Mad
Sir Valentino

Previous Winners

2016

Sir Valentino

Weight: 10-8 |Age: 7

J: Adrian Heskin | T: T R George

10/1

Prize Money

1st: £37,018.002nd: £13,890.003rd: £6,955.004th: £3,464.005th: £1,742.006th: £871.00