13:20 Cheltenham

Friday 14 December 2018

All12:1012:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Catesby Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:21 | Winning time: 4m 0.20s

1^st

Al Dancer

511-4

3/1f

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

Tracked leaders, travelled strongly, went 2nd before 4th, led after last bend, drawing clear last, stayed on strongly, easily tchd 10/3

2^nd

Not That Fuisse

511-0

11/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, effort on outside 2 out, soon outpaced, stayed on flat, finished well and took 2nd close home, no chance with winner tchd 9/2

3^rd

Champagne City

511-9

25/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: N D Fehily

Tracked leader, led 3rd, ridden and headed after last bend, no impression on winner last, lost 2nd close home op 20/1

4^th

Highest Sun

411-7

8/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden approaching last, stayed on same pace op 7/1

5^th

1 ¼

Master Work

511-0

8/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Held up in mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden and stayed on same pace last, no extra close home op 12/1 tchd 14/1

6^th

3 ¾

Smaoineamh Alainn

611-6

5/1

T: R WalfordJ: D A Jacob

Mid-division, mistake 5th, ridden and one pace in 5th last, weakened flat op 4/1 tchd 7/2

7^th

2 ½

Magic Dancer

611-2

6/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: R Johnson

Held up in rear, ridden after 2 out, never on terms, well beaten flat op 13/2

8^th

1 ½

Ninepointsixthree

810-5

14/1

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Led until mistake 3rd, lost place before 3 out, soon behind op 16/1

9^th

A Hare Breath

1011-12

12/1

T: B PaulingJ: N de Boinville

Held up towards rear on outside, closed briefly before 3rd but soon steadied, effort 2 out, no impression before last, well beaten flat

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Non-Runners

Jam Session⁸

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: Ian Williams J: R T Dunne

Shalakar³⁰

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: Miss V Williams J: Hugh Nugent

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£2.50, £1.70, £3.90EX:£19.00Trifecta:£64.40Tricast:£332.68SF:£19.27Swingers:£3.90, £10.60, £13.70

Forecasts

Al Dancer (3/1), Smaoineamh Alainn (5/1), Not That Fuisse (11/2), Magic Dancer (6/1), Highest Sun (8/1), Master Work (8/1), Jam Session (8/1), A Hare Breath (12/1), Shalakar (12/1), Ninepointsixthree (14/1), Champagne City (25/1)

A fiercely competitive handicap hurdle in which most have some sort of chance but preference is for AL DANCER who produced an eye-catching performance at Ffos Las last time and could be anything at this stage of his career. Last year's winner Smaoineamh Alainn can't be ruled out now she's back on a workable mark while Highest Sun may have been let in lightly by the handicapper.

Al Dancer
Smaoineamh Alainn
Highest Sun

Previous Winners

2017

Smaoineamh Alainn

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 5

J: James Best | T: R Walford

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £9,747.002nd: £2,862.003rd: £1,431.004th: £716.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00