14:25 Cheltenham

Friday 11 December 2020

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

Unibet Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 7m 8.30s

1^st

Storm Control

710-3

5/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: R Patrick

Jumped well, made all, 3 1/2 lengths clear when left with increased advantage last, suddenly started to idle badly and tried to pull himself up, looked vulnerable towards finish, quickly found extra when pressed op 6/1

2^nd

Potters Legend

1010-1

7/1

T: L WadhamJ: J M Quinlan

Held up, pecked 2nd, jumped left and bumped next, nit fluent 4th, closed 5th, mistake 18th, hung left after 2 out, left 2nd last, stayed on to close on idling winner flat, looked threatening towards finish until winner quickly found more when pressed op 17/2 tchd 9/1

3^rd

nse

Court Maid

711-0

11/8f

T: T MullinsJ: R M Power

Held up in rear, headway 18th, shaken up in 4th and switched left 2 out, left 3rd 2 out, stayed on to close on idling winner flat, looked threatening towards finish until winner quickly found more when pressed tchd 5/4

Also Ran

Black Corton

911-12

7/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost

Chased leaders, jumped left and mistake 4th (water), not fluent 7th, mistake 9th and 12th, weakened 4 out, pulled up after 3 out op 6/1 tchd 15/2

West Approach

1011-0

8/1

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

In touch, not much room and lost place 14th, pushed along 15th, well behind 17th, pulled up after 3 out op 15/2 tchd 7/1

Steely Addition

810-6

25/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Held up, hampered 3rd, mistake 11th, mistake 17th, soon pulled up op 20/1 tchd 28/1

Commodore

810-2

15/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Chased winner, ridden and 3 1/2 lengths down when mistake and unseated rider last op 8/1 tchd 7/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.30Pl:£2.50, £3.40EX:£35.50Trifecta:£113.10SF:£35.53Swingers:£4.60, £2.00, £2.30

Forecasts

Court Maid (11/8), Storm Control (5/1), Potters Legend (7/1), Black Corton (7/1), Commodore (15/2), West Approach (8/1), Steely Addition (25/1)

COURT MAID arrives firmly on the up tackling more exposed types, so she makes most appeal on just her second visit to the track. Storm Control has to be respected following her course success last month and Black Corton has the class to get involved dropping back down in grade.

COURT MAID (IRE)
STORM CONTROL (IRE)
BLACK CORTON (FR)

Previous Winners

2019

Cogry

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 10

J: Sam Twiston-Davies | T: N & W Twiston-Davies

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £22,780.002nd: £8,548.003rd: £4,280.004th: £2,132.005th: £1,072.006th: £536.00