14:00 Cheltenham

Wednesday 1 January 2020

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

Paddy Power Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 5m 29.61s

1^st

Oldgrangewood

910-7

12/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up on inside, closed 3rd, went 2nd 2 out, led before and jumped right last, edged right on landing, edged right towards finish, soon headed, led again post tchd 14/1

2^nd

nse

Saint Calvados

711-8

8/1

T: H WhittingtonJ: G Sheehan

Held up towards rear, headway going well 13th, close up last, edged left flat, led towards finish, headed post op 9/1

3^rd

nse

Lalor

811-0

20/1

T: K WoollacottJ: Aidan Coleman

Prominent, led 5th, headed approaching last, stayed on, every chance towards finish, just held op 25/1

4^th

4 ¾

Ex Patriot

710-12

6/1

T: Miss Ellmarie HoldenJ: Mr Derek O'Connor

Handy, every chance 3 out, ridden before 2 out, stayed on same pace approaching last op 13/2 tchd 7/1

5^th

3 ¾

Mister Whitaker

811-4

10/1

T: M R ChannonJ: Adrian Heskin

Held up in rear, effort to chase leaders 3 out, ridden before next, soon one pace and held op 11/1 tchd 9/1

6^th

Cepage

811-6

15/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Soon led, headed 5th, weakened after 3 out op 8/1 tchd 13/2

7^th

Magic Saint

611-5

11/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Held up towards rear, headway approaching 8th, close up 3 out, lost place 2 out, weakened op 10/1

8^th

Kalashnikov

711-12

3/1f

T: Miss A MurphyJ: J M Quinlan

Chased leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 3rd mistake 5th, not fluent and well beaten 3 out op 7/2

9^th

Ok Corral

1011-0

15/2

T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty

Chased leaders, mistake and hampered 12th, lost place and no impression after, well beaten 3 out op 5/1 tchd 8/1

10^th

Poker Play

710-3

10/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

In rear, blundered and behind 11th op 16/1

Also Ran

Outlander

1211-1

66/1

T: R SpencerJ: James Bowen

Towards rear on outside, mistake 6th, behind from 9th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up after op 50/1

Ballyhill

910-2

16/1

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

Mid-division, headway on outside 8th, lost place 11th, behind 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 14/1 tchd 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£15.60Pl:£3.40, £3.20, £6.40EX:£134.90Trifecta:£2,191.50Tricast:£1,922.25SF:£106.80Swingers:£22.60, £45.50, £13.50

Forecasts

Kalashnikov (3/1), Ex Patriot (6/1), Cepage (15/2), Ok Corral (15/2), Saint Calvados (8/1), Mister Whitaker (10/1), Poker Play (10/1), Magic Saint (11/1), Oldgrangewood (12/1), Ballyhill (16/1), Lalor (20/1), Outlander (66/1)

It's hard to rule out the majority of these candidates but the tentative vote goes to three-time course and distance winner MISTER WHITAKER. Mick Channon's eight-year-old has only been put up 4lb for his success here when last seen and he managed to win when fresh on his seasonal reappearance last season. Saint Calvados shouldn't be ruled out in a race of this nature while Poker Play might enjoy a less demanding trip.

Mister Whitaker
Saint Calvados
Poker Play

Previous Winners

2019

Aso

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 9

J: Charlie Deutsch | T: Miss V Williams

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £39,389.002nd: £14,840.003rd: £7,427.004th: £3,710.005th: £1,862.006th: £931.007th: £462.008th: £238.00