13:15 Cheltenham

Saturday 12 December 2020

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Spreadex Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:16 | Winning time: 4m 13.95s

1^st

Sky Pirate

710-1

4/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: T Scudamore

Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, challenged going well from 2 out, led flat, cruised clear tchd 9/2

2^nd

3 ¾

Ibleo

710-4

10/3f

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Chased leader until 4 out, led before 2 out, headed flat and quickly held by easy winner op 3/1 tchd 11/4

3^rd

Nietzsche

710-2

9/1

T: B EllisonJ: N de Boinville

Not always fluent in rear, headway after 3 out, close up 2 out, 3rd and no extra flat op 10/1 tchd 8/1

4^th

2 ½

Magic Saint

611-12

4/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryan Carver (3)

Chased leaders, closed when not fluent 4 out, hit 3 out and left 2nd, close up 2 out, 4th and beaten last, no extra flat op 5/1

5^th

7 ½

Gino Trail

1311-0

14/1

T: F O'BrienJ: C Brace (3)

Soon led, clear when not fluent 5th, hit 4 out, headed approaching 2 out, soon beaten op 28/1

6^th

5 ½

Capeland

811-3

12/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Towards rear, headway when hampered 3 out, not fluent and no extra 2 out, weakened op 17/2

7^th

Born Survivor

910-12

14/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Towards rear, hampered 5th, well beaten 4 out op 12/1 tchd 16/1

Also Ran

Forest Bihan

911-6

25/1

T: B EllisonJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders, slow and lost place 1st, mid-division when fell 5th op 16/1

Zanza

610-12

11/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Chased leaders, not fluent 10th, went close 2nd when fell 3 out tchd 5/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.90Pl:£1.80, £1.60, £2.40EX:£18.80Trifecta:£110.90Tricast:£110.57SF:£18.03Swingers:£3.40, £8.30, £6.30

Forecasts

Ibleo (10/3), Sky Pirate (4/1), Magic Saint (4/1), Zanza (11/2), Nietzsche (9/1), Capeland (12/1), Gino Trail (14/1), Born Survivor (14/1), Forest Bihan (25/1)

IBLEO's chasing profile is all positive so far and it's possible he hasn't finished improving yet, so he's an appealing candidate. Magic Saint is likely to give another good account over this trip, with the unexposed Zanza completing the shortlist.

IBLEO (FR)
MAGIC SAINT (FR)
ZANZA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019

Northern Beau

Weight: 10-0 |Age: 6

J: Brendan Powell | T: M Scudamore

12/1

Prize Money

1st: £15,014.002nd: £4,435.003rd: £2,218.004th: £1,109.005th: £554.006th: £278.00