13:25 Cheltenham

Monday 1 January 2018

All12:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:45

BetBright Dipper Novices' Chase (Grade 2)

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 5m 35.10s

1^st

Yanworth

811-0

15/8j

T: A KingJ: B J Geraghty

Held up, not fluent 8th, headway 10th, slow 13th, not fluent 3 out, went 2nd before next, led last, went a few lengths clear but soon began to idle, pressed inside final 100 yards, edged right and holding rival close home op 7/4

2^nd

Sizing Tennessee

1011-3

12/1

T: C L TizzardJ: B J Cooper

Jumped right 1st, soon led, jumped right 7th, headed 8th, led before 3 out, headed last, given chance final 100 yards when winner idled, held close home op 14/1

3^rd

Willoughby Court

711-5

15/8j

T: B PaulingJ: N de Boinville

Tracked leaders, mistake 4 out, 2nd 3 out until before 2 out, kept on same pace last, no extra flat op 2/1

4^th

3 ½

Ballyandy

711-0

10/3

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

Held up, mistake 3rd and 11th, headway 12th, one pace before 2 out, jumped left and mistake last, no extra op 4/1

Also Ran

Ami Desbois

811-0

12/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: P J Brennan

Led, jumped right and not fluent 1st, soon headed, led 8th, ridden and headed before 3 out, weakened and pulled up before 2 out op 9/1 tchd 8/1

Unlimited Replays

of all UK and Irish races with our Race Replays

Discover Sporting Life Plus Benefits Sporting Life Plus - Join For Free

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.40, £4.30EX:£18.30Trifecta:£35.00SF:£18.86

Forecasts

Yanworth (15/8), Willoughby Court (15/8), Ballyandy (10/3), Sizing Tennessee (12/1), Ami Desbois (12/1)

WILLOUGHBY COURT arrives here in excellent form and he's continued his excellent form over fences this campaign. He got the better of Yanworth last time out and he's taken to confirm the form here. The aforementioned rival has shaped like he's in need of a step back up to three-miles at times but he should have enough class to take the forecast spot. Ballyandy may prove best of the rest after making a winning start over the larger obstacles last time out.

Willoughby Court
Yanworth
Ballyandy

Previous Winners

2017

Whisper

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 9

J: D N Russell | T: N J Henderson

11/4

Prize Money

1st: £19,932.002nd: £7,480.003rd: £3,745.004th: £1,866.005th: £938.006th: £469.00