14:00 Cheltenham

Saturday 26 October 2019

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

'Matchbook Betting Exchange' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 7m 2.70s

1^st

The Conditional

710-4

14/1

T: D G BridgwaterJ: Tom Cannon

Tracked leaders, headway on inside turning in, not fluent 2 out, soon challenged, led last, ridden out flat, held on under pressure

2^nd

1 ¾

West Approach

910-13

4/1f

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Held up mid-division, hit 12th, headway on outside after 3 out (usual 4 out), went 2nd turning in, led narrowly 2 out, headed last, soon ridden and no extra, kept on towards finish op 7/2 tchd 4/1

3^rd

Cogry

1010-12

6/1

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

Led, headed 3 out (usual 4 out), regained lead bypassing omitted 3 out, headed 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace op 13/2 tchd 7/1

4^th

Onefortheroadtom

610-0

8/1

T: H FryJ: Miss A B O'Connor (5)

Tracked leaders, outpaced bypassing omitted 3 out, 4th when hit last, ridden and kept on flat, no impression op 9/1

5^th

Red Infantry

910-11

25/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

In touch, driven to chase leaders before 2 out, kept on same pace, never on terms, ridden and weakened flat op 20/1

6^th

1 ¼

Mindsmadeup

810-1

14/1

T: M J SmithJ: A W Short (3)

Pressed leader, led 3 out (usual 4 out), headed bypassing omitted 3 out, weakened weakened after 2 out tchd 12/1

7^th

3 ½

Back To The Thatch

710-5

8/1

T: H D DalyJ: R Johnson

Tracked leaders, blundered 11th, pushed along after 3 out (usual 4 out), weakened before 2 out op 9/1

Also Ran

Minella Rocco

911-6

22/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: B J Geraghty

Not travel well most of way, always behind, weakened and pulled up after 11th op 18/1

Rocky's Treasure

811-6

11/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Mid-division, blundered and lost place 6th, soon behind, no danger after, weakened and pulled up after 14th op 14/1 tchd 10/1

Crosspark

911-5

16/1

T: Mrs Caroline BaileyJ: S Bowen

Mid-division on outside, lost place after 10th, soon towards rear, weakened 3 out (usual 4 out), tailed off when pulled up 2 out

Rolling Dylan

811-1

16/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

In touch on inside, lost place after 10th, never able to get back on terms, weakened 3 out (usual 4 out), soon tailed off and pulled up

Bob Mahler

710-12

16/1

T: W GreatrexJ: D A Jacob

In touch on outside, lost place when not fluent 12th, mistake next (water), behind from 4 out (usual 4 out), pulled up 2 out op 20/1

Na Trachtalai Abu

910-11

33/1

T: J MotherwayJ: J J Burke

Held up behind, headway into mid-division 15th, not fluent 3 out (usual 4 out), never reached leaders, weakened before 2 out, soon pulled up

Captain Chaos

810-6

14/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Always behind, blundered 6th and next, weakened 3 out (usual 4 out), soon pulled up tchd 16/1

Get On The Yager

910-5

20/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell (7)

Always behind, blundered 14th, tailed off 3 out (usual 4 out), soon pulled up

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Non-Runners

Rock The Kasbah¹⁸²

Weight: 11-9| Age: 9

T: P Hobbs & J White J: R Johnson

Cobra De Mai¹⁸²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Royal Vacation¹⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 9

T: C L Tizzard J: Aidan Coleman

The Young Master²⁴

Weight: 11-3| Age: 10

T: N P Mulholland J: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen

Shantou Village⁴⁵

Weight: 11-1| Age: 9

T: N P Mulholland J: R T Dunne

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£15.40Pl:£4.30, £2.10, £2.40EX:£89.80Trifecta:£883.10Tricast:£383.27SF:£66.29Swingers:£15.00, £22.60, £8.20

Forecasts

West Approach (4/1), Cogry (6/1), Onefortheroadtom (8/1), Back To The Thatch (8/1), The Young Master (8/1), Rock The Kasbah (10/1), Cobra De Mai (10/1), Rocky's Treasure (11/1), The Conditional (14/1), Mindsmadeup (14/1), Captain Chaos (14/1), Rolling Dylan (16/1), Crosspark (16/1), Royal Vacation (16/1), Bob Mahler (16/1), Shantou Village (16/1), Get On The Yager (20/1), Minella Rocco (22/1), Red Infantry (25/1), Na Trachtalai Abu (33/1)

A terrifically competitive handicap chase to start the new campaign here and no doubt race specialist Cogry will have been primed to make a bold bid. He should go well once again but from a host of runners with genuine claims a chance is taken on Irish raider NA TRACHTALAI ABU who comes here fit and in form after a couple of good runs of late. Toward the top of the weights Cobra Du Mai, Rock The Kasbah, Rocky's Treasure and The Young Master could be thereabouts, as too might Shantou Village, Rolling Dylan, and West Approach.

Na Trachtalai Abu
Rocky's Treasure
Cogry

Previous Winners

2018

Relentless Dreamer

Weight: 10-3 |Age: 9

J: Adam Wedge | T: Miss R Curtis

16/1

Prize Money

1st: £37,140.002nd: £11,028.003rd: £5,514.004th: £2,748.005th: £1,380.006th: £696.007th: £348.008th: £168.00