15:40 Cheltenham

Friday 14 December 2018

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

Citipost Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 5m 51.50s

1^st

Aaron Lad

711-9

15/2

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Charlie Hammond (5)

Took keen hold, handily placed, mistake 4th, led before last, stayed on well, clear towards finish op 13/2

2^nd

Keeper Hill

711-12

14/1

T: W GreatrexJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Mid-division, headway after 2 out, stayed on and went 2nd flat, no impression on winner op 12/1

3^rd

2 ½

Wicked Willy

710-12

22/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jordan Nailor (7)

Rear of mid-division, not fluent 8th, headway before 2 out, every chance last, stayed on, no impression on winner final 75 yards op 18/1

4^th

Dans Le Vent

511-8

10/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Tracked leaders on inside, lost place after 5th, switched left and headway when not fluent last, kept on flat tchd 11/1

5^th

Lygon Rock

511-1

9/2

T: H D DalyJ: R Johnson

Chased leaders on outside, lost place 3rd, effort 4 out, stayed on same pace approaching last op 7/1

6^th

Goodbye Dancer

711-11

16/1

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

Held up and behind, not fluent 9th, headway last, never on terms op 14/1

7^th

The Eaglehaslanded

811-8

10/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Alexander Thorne (7)

Chased leaders, went 2nd 2 out until before last where mistake, no extra flat op 12/1

8^th

4 ½

Clondaw Native

611-5

10/1

T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings

Tracked leader until 4th, pushed along before 9th, weakened before 2 out op 12/1 tchd 9/1

9^th

2 ½

Great Trango

511-9

11/1

T: D H KellyJ: Sean Flanagan

Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th, led 8th, headed before last, weakened flat op 12/1 tchd 14/1

10^th

Worthy Farm

511-0

7/2f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Led until 8th, mistake 2 out, weakened before last op 3/1

11^th

Buywise

1111-1

28/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams (7)

Towards rear, well beaten 2 out, no impression op 33/1 tchd 25/1

12^th

Sizing Granite

1011-9

11/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Towards rear, not fluent 6th, mistake 9th, tailed off 2 out op 10/1

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Non-Runners

Clondaw Cian¹⁴

Weight: 11-6| Age: 8

T: Mrs S Leech J: P J Brennan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.60Pl:£2.50, £4.80, £3.80EX:£140.90Trifecta:£3,047.40Tricast:£2,196.17SF:£104.27Swingers:£26.00, £4.80, £154.50

Forecasts

Worthy Farm (7/2), Lygon Rock (9/2), Aaron Lad (15/2), Dans Le Vent (10/1), The Eaglehaslanded (10/1), Clondaw Native (10/1), Great Trango (11/1), Sizing Granite (11/1), Keeper Hill (14/1), Goodbye Dancer (16/1), Wicked Willy (22/1), Clondaw Cian (25/1), Buywise (28/1)

WORTHY FARM could very easily be well handicapped given he has only had the three races under rules so far and this former 30L point-to-point scorer won last time with more in hand than the official margin when he wandered under pressure so there looks plenty more to come and he gets the nod. Great Trango is the only runner this afternoon for his Irish trainer and jockey so surely is expected to go well and after a good run of form he indeed should do. Goodbye Dancer bumped into a very well handicapped type last time out but ran creditably nevertheless and has sound claims here.

Worthy Farm
Great Trango
Goodbye Dancer

Previous Winners

2017

Arthur's Gift

Weight: 10-11 |Age: 6

J: Tom Humphries | T: N & W Twiston-Davies

6/1

Prize Money

1st: £13,618.002nd: £4,044.003rd: £2,022.004th: £1,008.005th: £506.006th: £255.007th: £128.008th: £62.00