15:10 Cheltenham

Friday 25 October 2019

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Two Farmers Crisps Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 5m 15.50s

1^st

Duke Street

711-8

9/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Cillin Leonard (10)

Always prominent, led 2 out, clear turning in, ridden out flat, stayed well, comfortably op 7/1

2^nd

The Big Galloper

510-11

7/1

T: C ByrnesJ: D N Russell

Mid-division, headway 2 out, tracked leaders when short of room turning in, went 2nd flat, soon ridden, kept on, no chance with winner op 10/1

3^rd

Treasure Dillon

510-3

16/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

In touch, chased leaders 2 out, ridden to chase winner before last, never on terms, kept on same pace in 3rd flat tchd 20/1

4^th

3 ¾

Breaking Waves

511-6

6/1j

T: Noel WilliamsJ: L P Aspell

Towards rear, outpaced 2 out, headway under pressure when hit last, ridden and stayed on to take 4th near finish, never nearer op 13/2 tchd 7/1

5^th

Back On The Lash

511-0

14/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Patrick Cowley (5)

Tracked leaders, driven after 2 out, one pace before last, ridden and kept on flat, no impression op 16/1

6^th

Tedham

511-6

6/1j

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Nick Scholfield

Towards rear, headway on outside after 4 out, outpaced before 2 out, ridden and kept on under pressure after last, never nearer op 9/2 tchd 11/2

7^th

Rapper

510-13

8/1

T: H D DalyJ: T J O'Brien

In touch on inside, driven after 2 out, kept on same pace, no impression before last tchd 9/1

8^th

Trans Express

911-0

40/1

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner

Pressed leader after 2nd, led after 4 out, headed 2 out, ridden and no impression with winner turning in, soon lost place, gradually weakened flat tchd 33/1

9^th

2 ½

Printing Dollars

611-10

20/1

T: W GreatrexJ: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen (3)

In touch, chased leaders on outside 2 out, outpaced between last 2, never on terms tchd 25/1

10^th

1 ¼

Boreham Bill

711-8

16/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: D A Jacob

Led, headed after 4 out, with leader, hit 2 out, soon lost place, no impression before last, weakened flat op 20/1

11^th

Utility

811-5

66/1

T: D G BridgwaterJ: Callum McKinnes (7)

Mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, never near leaders, weakened flat tchd 50/1

12^th

Liosduin Bhearna

611-7

9/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Held up behind, headway into mid-division on outside after 4th, pushed along and outpaced after 2 out, weakened from last tchd 8/1

13^th

nse

Sleep Easy

711-1

40/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: T Scudamore

Mid-division on outside, driven and lost place after 2 out, weakened flat

14^th

Golan Fortune

711-12

40/1

T: P W MiddletonJ: Mr S Lee (7)

Held up, always behind op 33/1

15^th

Vaziani

510-7

14/1

T: R WalfordJ: James Best

Tracked leaders, not fluent 4 out, driven and lost place 2 out, soon weakened

16^th

Smarty Wild

511-5

7/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Mid-division on inside, lost place 4 out, behind from next, tailed off tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2

Also Ran

Meldrum Lad

1011-0

25/1

T: Justin LandyJ: Joe Williamson (7)

Always behind, weakened 2 out, tailed off when pulled up before last tchd 20/1

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Non-Runners

Storm Goddess¹⁹⁰

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: C E Longsdon J: Aidan Coleman

Mister Universum²²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.60Pl:£2.20, £2.10, £3.70, £2.20EX:£74.40Trifecta:£4,059.60Tricast:£1,026.19SF:£69.71Swingers:£16.20, £33.60, £27.70

Forecasts

Breaking Waves (6/1), Tedham (6/1), The Big Galloper (7/1), Smarty Wild (7/1), Rapper (8/1), Duke Street (9/1), Liosduin Bhearna (9/1), Back On The Lash (14/1), Vaziani (14/1), Treasure Dillon (16/1), Boreham Bill (16/1), Printing Dollars (20/1), Storm Goddess (20/1), Mister Universum (20/1), Meldrum Lad (25/1), Trans Express (40/1), Sleep Easy (40/1), Golan Fortune (40/1), Utility (66/1)

This looks as competitive as the numbers would suggest with a host of runners who could progress in handicaps. Of that group TEDHAM is selected to make a winning return even though he failed to cope with a step up in grade at Aintree when last seen, a wind op could make plenty of difference. Smarty Wild has won his last three and looks a danger along with one seeking a hat-trick Liosduin Bhearna he looks a very straightforward and honest type. It may well have been job done with The Big Galloper last time but he has to be respected especially if there are positive market vibes again. Rapper comes from a yard in good form, he along with Duke Street and Breaking Waves isn’t out of this.

Tedham
Smarty Wild
Liosduin Bhearna

Previous Winners

2018

First Assignment

Weight: 10-13 |Age: 5

J: T Scudamore | T: Ian Williams

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £10,007.002nd: £2,938.003rd: £1,469.004th: £735.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00