14:45 Chepstow

Friday 2 February 2018

All13:1013:4014:1514:4515:2015:5516:25

188Bet Cheltenham Festival Preview 2nd March Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3f 98y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:45  |   Winning time: 5m 21.7s
1st
Horse silk
5
7/2f
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams (7)
Held up towards rear, headway from 9th, switched left after 5 out, challenged going well after 3 out, led last, ridden out tchd 10/3
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
8
4/1
T: Mrs E BishopJ: James Banks
Chased leaders, went 2nd 9th, hit 3 out, led after 2 out, headed last, held towards finish tchd 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
16
7
5/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke
Chased leaders, led 4 out, not fluent 2 out, soon headed, no extra last op 9/2
4th
Horse silk
12
2
811-12
10/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch (3)
Tracked leader, led after 5th, not fluent 5 out, headed next, no extra 2 out op 14/1
5th
Horse silk
25
9
9/2
T: Mrs L J YoungJ: G Sheehan
Held up in rear, not fluent 7th, slow 9th, well beaten 5th 5 out, tailed off op 6/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
8/1
T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner (3)
Tracked leaders, led 2nd, headed after 5th, lost place after 10th, tailed off before 5 out, pulled up before next op 7/1 tchd 6/1
PU
Horse silk
4
10/1
T: Henry OliverJ: James Davies
Led until 2nd, tracked leaders, ridden before 6th, lost place when mistake 8th, pulled up before 10th tchd 9/1
PU
Horse silk
6
14/1
T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard (3)
In rear on outside, lost touch after 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out op 11/1

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Non-Runners

1
Horse silk
Fear Glic32
Weight: 11-13|  Age: 12
T: Miss J Du Plessis  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.80Pl:£1.40, £1.80, £2.00EX:£17.90Trifecta:£89.20Tricast:£67.93SF:£17.97Swingers:£5.10, £2.80, £5.60

Forecasts

Market Road (7/2), Arquebusier (4/1), Auenwirbel (9/2), Caprice D'anglais (5/1), Bredon Hill Lad (8/1), One Style (10/1), Whispering Harry (10/1), Fear Glic (12/1), Modeligo (14/1)

Verdict

Auenwirbel has enough form on the board from higher marks to think that he can go close here, though he has had one or two reasonably good chances on paper of late and not been able to take advantage, which is a concern. Caprice D'anglais started well for Charlie Longsdon last time and he could begin to improve, so is an interesting runner. Market Road is in decent form and is entitled to respect returning to fences, though BREDON HILL LAD appears to be in the form of his life and the return to this trip might help his cause in attempting to defy another 6lb rise and complete a hat-trick.
  1. Bredon Hill Lad
  2. Caprice D'anglais
  3. Auenwirbel

Prize Money

1st: £4,614.002nd: £1,355.003rd: £677.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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