14:35 Cheltenham

Wednesday 1 January 2020

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

Paddy Power 69 Sleeps To Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 6m 13.30s

1^st

Skandiburg

610-0

3/1f

T: O MurphyJ: G Sheehan

Towards rear, not fluent and reminder 7th, headway on inside off last bend, led flat, edged right, stayed on tchd 11/4 and tchd 10/3

2^nd

1 ¾

Rapper

610-0

13/2

T: H D DalyJ: R Patrick (3)

Tracked leader, led after 4th, headed off last bend, led again before last, headed flat, held after, stayed on op 9/1

3^rd

3 ¾

Kilbricken Storm

910-9

8/1

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Tracked leaders, effort 2 out, challenged before last, edged right and held in 3rd final 100 yards op 13/2

4^th

4 ¼

The Jam Man

710-10

8/1

T: R McNallyJ: Aidan Coleman

In touch in mid-division, ridden and effort 2 out, not much room before hampered last, stayed on same pace flat op 7/1

5^th

Constantine Bay

910-0

25/1

T: B EllisonJ: Jack Tudor (7)

Held up in mid-division, last 8th, headway before last, stayed on flat, not trouble leaders op 20/1

6^th

Mason Jar

610-0

14/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Cillin Leonard (7)

Mid-division, effort 2 out, one pace and beaten when hampered last, no extra flat op 16/1 tchd 18/1

7^th

nse

Who's My Jockey

710-7

10/1

T: R HobsonJ: Ben Jones (5)

Chased leaders, mistake 6th, challenged 2 out, led off last bend, headed before last, no extra flat op 11/1 tchd 12/1

8^th

Beware The Bear

1011-7

9/1

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Towards rear, ridden before 7th, behind 2 out, hampered last, kept on flat op 10/1

9^th

Taj Badalandabad

1010-0

40/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Held up, mid-division from 4th, closed 7th, chasing leaders before last where hampered, weakened flat op 33/1 tchd 50/1

Also Ran

Might Bite

1111-12

12/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Led, headed after 4th, stayed prominent, weakened after 2 out, pulled up before last op 10/1

Shantou Village

1010-7

25/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

In touch, ridden and lost place after 2 out, pulled up before last op 33/1 tchd 40/1

Goodbye Dancer

910-0

5/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Held up in last, headway approaching 2 out, challenged still going ok when fell last op 6/1 tchd 9/2

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Non-Runners

Ask Dillon⁵

Weight: 10-3| Age: 7

T: F O'Brien J: C Brace

Anytime Will Do³³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.90, £2.50, £2.80EX:£26.30Trifecta:£210.50Tricast:£146.10SF:£23.19Swingers:£4.90, £7.30, £9.20

Forecasts

Skandiburg (3/1), Goodbye Dancer (5/1), Rapper (13/2), Kilbricken Storm (8/1), The Jam Man (8/1), Ask Dillon (8/1), Beware The Bear (9/1), Who's My Jockey (10/1), Anytime Will Do (10/1), Might Bite (12/1), Mason Jar (14/1), Constantine Bay (25/1), Shantou Village (25/1), Taj Badalandabad (40/1)

SKANDIBURG gives the impression he's a horse on the up and there was plenty to like about his Aintree success last time out. with just a 6lb rise to cope with, the six-year-old is expected to continue in form. Anytime Will Do is interesting in first-time headgear and he's less exposed than several of these while Taj Badalandabad has become well-handicapped on old form.

Skandiburg
Anytime Will Do
Taj Badalandabad

Previous Winners

2019

Aux Ptits Soins

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 9

J: Harry Skelton | T: D Skelton

5/1

Prize Money

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