14:15 Cheltenham

Saturday 14 November 2020

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:2515:55

Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 5m 14.36s

1^st

Coole Cody

910-5

10/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Prominent, led 3rd, sprawled badly on landing 4th, clear before 6th, not fluent 11th, reduced lead after 4 out, mistake 3 out, pressed from 2 out, edged right flat, stayed on well and in command final 100 yards op 12/1

2^nd

3 ¼

Spiritofthegames

811-2

14/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, mistake 5th, headway before 3 out, left 2nd 2 out, every chance last, edged right flat, held inside final 100 yards op 16/1

3^rd

Al Dancer

711-8

5/1f

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

Mid-division, not fluent 6th,, headway 11th, went 2nd 3 out until before 2 out, 4th when pecked last, went 3rd towards finish, kept on, no impression on winner op 6/1

4^th

1 ¼

Kauto Riko

910-10

50/1

T: T R GrettonJ: C O'Farrell

Held up in rear, remote 9th 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 4th close home, nearest finish op 40/1

5^th

1 ¼

Sky Pirate

710-2

10/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: J J Burke

Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, close 2nd when mistake 2 out, switched left flat, weakened final 75 yards op 12/1

6^th

Simply The Betts

711-11

7/1

T: H WhittingtonJ: G Sheehan

Led until 3rd, chased winner until mistake 10th, weakened after 4 out op 6/1

7^th

2 ½

Aso

1011-12

25/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Chased leaders, hampered 4 out, soon lost place and well beaten, kept on flat op 22/1

Also Ran

Mister Fisher

611-9

11/2

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Mid-division, not fluent 8th, headway 11th, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 5/1

Slate House

811-6

12/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Mid-division, struggling 12th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out op 11/1

Happy Diva

911-5

16/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: R Patrick (3)

Chased leaders, not much room 4 out, 4 length 5th when fell 2 out

Siruh Du Lac

711-4

12/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Disputing lead when awkward and unseated rider 1st op 10/1

Saint Sonnet

511-1

6/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Chased leaders, not fluent 5th, went 2nd 12th until 3 out, soon weakened, fell last op 7/1

Domaine De L'Isle

711-0

33/1

T: S CurranJ: S Bowen

Always in rear, behind 11th, pulled up before 3 out op 28/1 tchd 25/1

Brelan D'As

910-11

20/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Mid-division, mistake and lost place 3rd, well beaten 4 out, pulled up before 2 out

Pinson Du Rheu

910-9

150/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: M G Nolan

Mistake towards rear, well behind 12th, pulled up after

The Russian Doyen

710-6

16/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Adrian Heskin

Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd 10th, mistake next, not fluent and lost 2nd 12th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

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Non-Runners

Fidux²⁸

Weight: 10-10| Age: 7

T: A King J: Thomas Bellamy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.30Pl:£2.60, £3.60, £2.10, £9.00EX:£201.40Trifecta:£1,618.80Tricast:£799.32SF:£137.41Swingers:£28.20, £14.40, £18.20

Forecasts

Al Dancer (5/1), Mister Fisher (11/2), Saint Sonnet (6/1), Simply The Betts (7/1), Coole Cody (10/1), Sky Pirate (10/1), Siruh Du Lac (12/1), Slate House (12/1), Spiritofthegames (14/1), Happy Diva (16/1), The Russian Doyen (16/1), Fidux (20/1), Brelan D'As (20/1), Aso (25/1), Domaine De L'Isle (33/1), Kauto Riko (50/1), Pinson Du Rheu (150/1)

SIMPLY THE BETTS looks the type that will progress out of handicaps this season and can remain unbeaten over the Cheltenham fences with a successful return. Saint Sonnet is another capable of much better and looks an obvious danger, while superb jumper Siruh du Lac is also of firm interest on his first start for David Pipe.

SIMPLY THE BETTS (IRE)
SAINT SONNET (FR)
SIRUH DU LAC (FR)

Previous Winners

2019

Happy Diva

Weight: 11-3 |Age: 8

J: R Patrick | T: Kerry Lee

14/1

Prize Money

1st: £74,035.002nd: £27,781.003rd: £13,910.004th: £6,929.005th: £3,484.006th: £1,742.00