14:25 Cheltenham

Saturday 18 November 2017

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3016:00

BetVictor Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 5m 23.20s

1^st

Splash of Ginge

910-6

25/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Thomas Bellamy

Tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, soon led, ridden after last, kept on under pressure flat, held on near finish op 33/1

2^nd

Starchitect

611-2

10/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Always prominent, challenged 3 out, every chance next, soon ridden, one pace last, kept on towards finish, just held op 9/1

3^rd

2 ½

Le Prezien

611-8

6/1

T: P F NichollsJ: B J Geraghty

Mid-division on outer, headway under pressure 3 out, chased front pair next, ridden and kept on same pace flat, held closing stages

4^th

3 ¾

Ballyalton

1011-1

8/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Mid-division, chased leaders 3 out, ridden after next, kept on same pace in 4th from last, no impression op 10/1

5^th

Romain De Senam

511-3

10/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Towards rear, hit 8th, headway next, chased leaders 3 out, outpaced before next, soon ridden, no impression after

6^th

Tully East

711-6

8/1

T: A FlemingJ: D F O'Regan

Held up towards rear, smooth headway 4 out, tracked leaders next, not fluent 2 out, soon one pace, no impression before last

7^th

Double Treasure

611-8

25/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Mid-division on inside, ridden and weakened after 3 out

8^th

2 ¼

Foxtail Hill

811-5

9/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary (3)

Led to 9th, led again next, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened last op 8/1

9^th

Guitar Pete

710-6

11/1

T: N G RichardsJ: R D Day (3)

Badly hampered 1st, always in rear op 16/1

10^th

Bentelimar

810-11

25/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke

Tracked leaders, driven and lost place after 3 out, weakened from next

11^th

Viconte Du Noyer

811-8

20/1

T: C L TizzardJ: B J Cooper

Always towards rear, outpaced after 4 out, weakened next, tailed off op 16/1

Also Ran

Kylemore Lough

811-12

4/1f

T: H FryJ: N D Fehily

Tracked leader, led 9th, blundered and headed next, in touch, lost place 3 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before next op 9/2 tchd 4/1

Days Of Heaven

711-7

33/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Slowly away, soon mid-division, chased leaders 9th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before next

Theinval

711-4

20/1

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

In touch, fell 1st

Aqua Dude

710-11

16/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

In touch, lost place 11th, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before next

Plaisir D'Amour

510-10

20/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Aidan Coleman

Mid-division, lost place and reminders after 7th, behind when pulled up after next

Lake Takapuna

610-1

20/1

T: J H CullotyJ: P J Brennan

Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out op 33/1

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Non-Runners

Mystifiable³⁴

Weight: 10-2| Age: 9

T: F O'Brien J: Lily Pinchin

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£26.70Pl:£4.30, £2.50, £2.10, £2.80EX:£385.50Trifecta:£3,566.00Tricast:£1,737.93SF:£250.65Swingers:£130.00, £80.60, £19.40

Forecasts

Kylemore Lough (4/1), Le Prezien (6/1), Ballyalton (8/1), Tully East (8/1), Foxtail Hill (9/1), Starchitect (10/1), Romain De Senam (10/1), Guitar Pete (11/1), Aqua Dude (16/1), Viconte Du Noyer (20/1), Plaisir D'Amour (20/1), Theinval (20/1), Lake Takapuna (20/1), Splash of Ginge (25/1), Double Treasure (25/1), Bentelimar (25/1), Days Of Heaven (33/1), Mystifiable (33/1)

Lots in with chances as one would expect for a race of this nature. Foxtail Hill is likely to set a searching gallop, but he may face competition for the lead which could compromise his chance. There should not be much between him and Le Prezien on their recent running at this track, while the latter's stable companion Romain De Senam is progressive and has to enter the equation. The selection, though, is top-weight KYLEMORE LOUGH, who boasts high-class form none of his rivals can match and is by no means badly handicapped on his first start for a trainer in red-hot form. He can hold off Irish raider Tully East , who won at last season's Cheltenham Festival and may have more improvement in him. Those looking for an outsider could do worse than Plaisir D'amour who is unexposed and represents a trainer always to be respected in big handicaps.

Kylemore Lough
Tully East
Romain De Senam

Previous Winners

2016

Taquin Du Seuil

Weight: 11-11 |Age: 9

J: Aidan Coleman | T: J & A O'Neill

8/1

Prize Money

1st: £91,120.002nd: £34,192.003rd: £17,120.004th: £8,528.005th: £4,288.006th: £2,144.00