12:40 Cheltenham

Friday 11 December 2020

All11:3012:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Catesby Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:44 | Winning time: 4m 14.23s

1^st

Breffniboy

610-12

15/2

T: J FarrellyJ: Tom Buckley (5)

Held up rear of mid-division, headway when slightly hampered last, switched left flat, stayed on well, led towards finish, won going away op 13/2

2^nd

2 ¼

Lively Citizen

510-1

7/1

T: D J JeffreysJ: Charlie Deutsch

Led, headed 3 out, led 2 out, headed when left in lead last, soon hung right, headed towards finish op 10/1

3^rd

1 ¾

Marlborough Sounds

511-8

20/1

T: Miss A MurphyJ: J M Quinlan

Tracked leaders on inside, ridden after 2 out, hampered last, edged left towards finish, 3rd and held after, kept on op 16/1

4^th

2 ½

Clemencia

411-8

80/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Mid-division, headway approaching last, stayed on, went 4th towards finish, not trouble leaders op 40/1

5^th

1 ½

Nordic Combined

611-6

7/1

T: D PipeJ: Fergus Gillard (5)

Tracked leaders, challenging when not fluent 2 out, every chance when badly hampered last, not recover op 9/1

6^th

2 ¼

Zamani

410-6

66/1

T: D G BridgwaterJ: T Scudamore

Chased leaders on inside, lost a few places 3 out, hampered last, kept on, no impression tchd 80/1

7^th

5 ½

Nelson River

511-12

18/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Harry Bannister

Held up in touch, outpaced after 2 out, well held after, kept on flat op 14/1

8^th

Always Resolute

910-12

150/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Dave Crosse

In rear, mistake 5th, not fluent 2 out, some late headway, no impression op 100/1 tchd 200/1

9^th

Crooks Peak

711-6

16/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

Held up in rear, raced keenly, some headway before last, never figured op 12/1

10^th

1 ¾

Torcello

610-8

25/1

T: S LycettJ: Page Fuller

Held up towards rear, headway on outside approaching 2 out, weakening when mistake and hampered last

11^th

Sarasota Star

410-3

6/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Rex Dingle (3)

Tracked leaders, every chance 2 out, driven and lost place approaching last tchd 5/1

12^th

1 ¼

Harefield

711-1

20/1

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Prominent, led 3rd, headed 2 out, soon lost place

13^th

2 ¼

Rowland Ward

411-5

20/1

T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings

Held up in touch in mid-division, not fluent 2nd, headway before 2 out, weakened approaching last op 18/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1

14^th

Speed Company

710-12

33/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: R Johnson

Held up towards rear, mistake 5th, weakened after 2 out, tailed off op 20/1

15^th

Benny's Bridge

711-9

6/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Held up in rear, weakened after 2 out, tailed off op 8/1

Also Ran

Haafapiece

711-6

18/1

T: Mrs P SlyJ: Miss Gina Andrews (3)

Held up towards rear, headway on outside after 2 out, led narrowly when fell last op 16/1 tchd 20/1

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Rule 4

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Non-Runners

Tegerek²⁶

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: J & A O'Neill J: K Brogan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.60Pl:£1.90, £2.10, £3.80, £11.20EX:£59.70Trifecta:£936.90Tricast:£632.21SF:£39.97Swingers:£9.50, £25.80, £22.50

Forecasts

Sarasota Star (6/1), Benny's Bridge (6/1), Tegerek (13/2), Lively Citizen (7/1), Nordic Combined (7/1), Breffniboy (15/2), Crooks Peak (16/1), Nelson River (18/1), Haafapiece (18/1), Marlborough Sounds (20/1), Harefield (20/1), Rowland Ward (20/1), Torcello (25/1), Speed Company (33/1), Zamani (66/1), Clemencia (80/1), Always Resolute (150/1)

Lots with chances but at the likely odds it could be worth siding with the handily-weighted CROOKS PEAK who has his first run for the in-form Dan Skelton yard back over hurdles after a wind op. In-form Nordic Combined is sure to make his presence felt along with the thriving Breffniboy and C&D winner Benny's Bridge.

CROOKS PEAK
NORDIC COMBINED (IRE)
BREFFNIBOY (FR)

Previous Winners

2019

Repetitio

Weight: 10-2 |Age: 3

J: David Noonan | T: N J Hawke

8/1

Prize Money

1st: £7,213.002nd: £2,118.003rd: £1,059.004th: £529.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00