12:50 Cheltenham

Wednesday 1 January 2020

All12:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:50

Markel Insurance Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 7m 18.17s

1^st

Doing Fine

1210-7

11/2

T: N P MulhollandJ: Philip Donovan (7)

Mid-division, ridden 15th, headway approaching 3 out, led before jumping right last, stayed on well op 5/1

2^nd

4 ¾

Cogry

1111-12

4/1

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

Led until 6th, prominent, outpaced 4 out, rallied from 2 out, went 2nd towards finish, stayed on, no impression on winner op 7/2

3^rd

Like The Sound

911-8

33/1

T: C J MannJ: J McGrath

Held up towards rear, headway 8th, led 4 out, headed before last, no impression on winner flat, lost 2nd towards finish

4^th

3 ¾

Militarian

1011-12

16/1

T: Andrew MartinJ: J Martin (7)

Mistakes, mid-division, lost place 3rd, headway 17th, close up 3 out, one pace in 3rd last, dropped to 4th flat op 20/1

5^th

1 ¼

Equus Secretus

811-4

9/1

T: B PaulingJ: David Bass

Handy, hampered 12th, every chance 3 out, lost place and beaten next tchd 10/1

6^th

Another Venture

911-4

8/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: Chester Williams (5)

Held up in touch, ridden 17th, lost place before 4 out tchd 17/2

7^th

5 ½

Singlefarmpayment

1011-9

7/2f

T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke

Held up in rear, steady headway from 14th, lots place 18th, headway approaching 3 out, lost place before 2 out op 4/1

Also Ran

Commodore

811-4

7/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Prominent, jumped left at times, led 6th, headed 4 out, lost place 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 8/1 tchd 17/2

Kingswell Theatre

1111-2

10/1

T: M ScudamoreJ: T Scudamore

Chased leaders, slow and lost place 7th, ridden next, last 12th, pulled up before 15th

Anteros

1210-6

12/1

T: Mrs S LeechJ: Adrian Heskin

In rear, blundered 15th, tailed off 17th, soon pulled up op 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.80Pl:£1.90, £2.00, £9.00EX:£15.60Trifecta:£810.90Tricast:£667.12SF:£28.71Swingers:£2.10, £58.10, £39.20

Forecasts

Singlefarmpayment (7/2), Cogry (4/1), Doing Fine (11/2), Commodore (7/1), Another Venture (8/1), Equus Secretus (9/1), Kingswell Theatre (10/1), Anteros (12/1), Militarian (16/1), Like The Sound (33/1)

SINGLEFARMPAYMENT may not be the most straightforward sort but one of these big handicaps ought to fall his way again soon and the fitting of first-time headgear may help eke out at stronger effort at the business end of the race. Last time out winner Cogry is an obvious danger with just a 4lb rise to cope with while the unfortunate Doing Fine may be able to gain compensation following his void race at Sandown last time out.

Singlefarmpayment
Doing Fine
Cogry

Previous Winners

2019

Beware The Bear

Weight: 12-1 |Age: 9

J: J McGrath | T: N J Henderson

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £15,640.002nd: £4,620.003rd: £2,310.004th: £1,155.005th: £578.006th: £290.00