13:50 Cheltenham

Saturday 25 January 2020

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Paddy Power 45 Sleeps To Cheltenham Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 5m 33.42s

1^st

Cepage

811-12

8/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Left in lead after 1st, headed 6th, led next, headed before 9th, led 10th, hard pressed from 2 out, driven flat, held rivals most gamely towards finish tchd 15/2

2^nd

Spiritofthegames

811-7

9/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up rear of mid-division on inside, not fluent 8th, blundered 4 out, headway approaching 2 out, went 2nd flat, stayed on, held by winner towards finish op 10/1

3^rd

Lalor

811-11

6/1

T: K WoollacottJ: Aidan Coleman

Always prominent, ridden after 3 out, every chance last, stayed on, held by winner towards finish op 5/1

4^th

4 ½

Garde La Victoire

1110-13

14/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Chased leaders, hit 11th, challenged 2 out, 4th and weakening fina 50 yards op 12/1

5^th

8 ½

Militarian

1011-0

12/1

T: Andrew MartinJ: Shane Quinlan (5)

Mid-division, mistake 10th, effort 4 out, no impression before 2 out, mistake last op 16/1

6^th

My Way

610-0

6/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, no extra op 9/2

7^th

Cool Mix

810-1

20/1

T: I JardineJ: C O'Farrell

In rear, some headway when mistake 10th, effort 4 out, outpaced before 2 out, soon weakened tchd 25/1

Also Ran

Highway One O One

811-3

6/1

T: C GordonJ: J E Moore

Prominent, led 6th until 7th, led before 9th, headed 10th, lost place 13th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out tchd 13/2

Count Meribel

811-3

7/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: M D Grant

Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 12th op 15/2 tchd 8/1

Warthog

810-8

4/1f

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan

Led until pulled up after 1st, dismounted op 13/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.70Pl:£2.90, £2.30, £2.20EX:£77.40Trifecta:£355.70Tricast:£464.57SF:£76.25Swingers:£9.30, £9.40, £7.50

Forecasts

Warthog (4/1), Lalor (6/1), My Way (6/1), Highway One O One (6/1), Count Meribel (7/1), Cepage (8/1), Spiritofthegames (9/1), Militarian (12/1), Garde La Victoire (14/1), Cool Mix (20/1)

Probably not too many to concentrate on, in truth, and this offers COUNT MERIBEL a chance to get off the mark for the season. A good novice, with plenty of track form to fall back upon, he may well have found the ground a bit too deep in the Bet Victor but still ran a creditable race to finish sixth. This drying ground is more to his liking, and he can come out on top. Lalor has class and came back to form here last time out; if he can build on that, he holds every chance. Warthog was a good winner of the Caspian Caviar and a 4lb rise gives him chances of following up, and Highway One O One must go close if reproducing his best form too.

Count Meribel
Highway One O One
Lalor

Previous Winners

2019

Siruh Du Lac

Weight: 10-9 |Age: 6

J: Lizzie Kelly | T: Nick Williams

6/1

Prize Money

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