15:25 Cheltenham

Saturday 14 November 2020

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

Paddy Power First Millionaire Qualifier Intermediate Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:27 | Winning time: 5m 23.53s

1^st

Stimulating Song

511-3

9/1

T: M F HarrisJ: P J Brennan

Held up in rear, mistake 3 out, headway after not fluent 2 out, went 4 lengths 2nd when mistake last, stayed on, led towards finish op 10/1 tchd 17/2

2^nd

2 ¾

Whatsupwithyou

611-7

9/2

T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan (7)

Held up in touch in mid-division, headway before 5th, went 2nd 4 out, led 2 out, 4 lengths ahead last, hung right flat, headed towards finish, no extra op 5/1

3^rd

9 ½

Captain Tom Cat

511-2

3/1f

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

Chased leader, not fluent 6th, lost 2nd when not fluent 4 out, lost 2nd last, no extra tchd 11/4 and tchd 10/3

4^th

Kepagge

611-12

11/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Chased leaders, slow 2nd, not fluent 6th, ridden after 2 out, beaten before last, no extra op 10/1 tchd 14/1

5^th

2 ¾

Topofthecotswolds

611-7

15/2

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

Led until 2 out, weakened from last op 8/1 tchd 13/2

6^th

Dagueneau

511-6

6/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Ben Jones (3)

Chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 3 out, soon weakened op 7/1 tchd 11/2

7^th

8 ½

Nebuchadnezzar

510-12

33/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Held up towards rear, took keen hold, mistake 3rd, not fluent 4th, well beaten 3 out op 25/1 tchd 22/1 and tchd 40/1

8^th

Lord Lamington

411-10

40/1

T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, weakened after 2 out, tailed off

Also Ran

Son Of Camas

511-8

7/2

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Held up towards rear, headway approaching 5th, not fluent 4 out, mistake 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last op 11/4 tchd 4/1

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Non-Runners

Shinobi²⁰

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: K Bailey & M Nicholls J: C Gethings

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.30Pl:£2.40, £1.50, £1.60EX:£50.20Trifecta:£243.80Tricast:£151.67SF:£49.74Swingers:£6.00, £5.30, £3.40

Forecasts

Captain Tom Cat (3/1), Son Of Camas (7/2), Whatsupwithyou (9/2), Shinobi (11/2), Dagueneau (6/1), Topofthecotswolds (15/2), Stimulating Song (9/1), Kepagge (11/1), Nebuchadnezzar (33/1), Lord Lamington (40/1)

It's possible TOPOFTHECOTSWOLDS is a better chaser than hurdler, but he ran a fine race in a decent C&D novice last month and seems sure to give it another good shot on this switch to handicaps for an in-form yard, so he gets the nod. Captain Tom Cat is open to further improvement, while it's unlikely we've seen the best of Whatsupwithyou.

TOPOFTHECOTSWOLDS (IRE)
CAPTAIN TOM CAT (IRE)
WHATSUPWITHYOU (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019

Jatiluwih

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 5

J: Mr D Maxwell | T: P Hobbs & J White

11/4

Prize Money

1st: £12,086.002nd: £3,549.003rd: £1,774.004th: £887.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00