13:55 Exeter

Tuesday 2 November 2021

All12:5513:2513:5514:2514:5515:2515:55

Betway Haldon Gold Cup (Grade 2 Limited Handicap Chase) (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 4m 16.2s

1^st

Eldorado Allen

710-7

9/2

T: C L TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Held up, not much room 1st, headway final bend, 2nd 4 out, driven and 1 length down last, switched right flat, stayed on well to lead towards finish op 11/2 tchd 9/2

2^nd

Hitman

510-7

11/10f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Chased leaders, closed from 7th, led before 4 out, not fluent 2 out, edged left and 1 length ahead last, edged left flat, headed towards finish op 5/4

3^rd

2 ¾

Zanza

710-4

11/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Chased leaders, pecked 4th, went 3rd from 4 out, stayed on but unable to get on terms with front pair op 10/1

4^th

Greaneteen

711-10

18/5

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost

Held up in rear, closed on outside from 3rd, close up final bend, beaten from 4 out, mistake and weakened 3 out op 10/3

5^th

King D'Argent

610-4

12/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Chased leader, led 4th, headed before 4 out, soon weakened op 10/1

Also Ran

Moonlighter

810-4

10/1

T: Nick WilliamsJ: T Scudamore

Jumped left, led until 4th, lost place 6th, weakened next, pulled up before 4 out op 17/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£2.20, £1.30EX:£10.00Trifecta:£52.20SF:£10.55Swingers:£1.40, £4.90, £2.80

Forecasts

Hitman (11/10), Greaneteen (18/5), Eldorado Allen (9/2), Moonlighter (10/1), Zanza (11/1), King D'Argent (12/1)

Paul Nicholls has landed three of the last six runnings of this and HITMAN could be another for the yard. He looked the likely winner of an Aintree Grade 1 in April until his stamina ebbed away late on, and this drop back in trip looks a good move. Stablemate Greaneteen has to concede lumps of weight all round and the rival he touched off in this race last year, Moonlighter, is feared most.

HITMAN (FR)
MOONLIGHTER
GREANETEEN (FR)

Previous Winners

2020

Greaneteen

Weight: 11-3 |Age: 6

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

15/8

Prize Money

1st: £40,411.002nd: £15,169.003rd: £7,595.004th: £3,787.005th: £1,897.00