14:35 Cheltenham

Saturday 1 January 2022

All12:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:50

Paddy Power Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 6m 7.30s

1^st

Dolphin Square

811-6

28/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Mr D Maxwell (3)

Mid-division, headway after 5th, lost ground on leaders 3 out, closed before last, led final 50 yards, stayed on well op 33/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Kansas City Chief

1310-10

14/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Miss Victoria Malzard (7)

Led until after 3 out, headed before 2 out, stayed on but hard pressed, headed final 50 yards tchd 12/1

3^rd

Botox Has

611-6

13/2

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Prominent, not fluent 3 out, challenging after 2 out, 3rd and held after last, kept on op 6/1

4^th

My Bobby Dazzler

710-13

15/2

T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Alex Edwards (3)

Prominent, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on flat, went 4th towards finsih op 8/1

5^th

1 ¼

Art Approval

610-9

5/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Held up and behind, not fluent 8th or 3 out, headway 2 out, never on terms, jockey fiddling with iron briefly just after last, looked liked getting 4th briefly, no impression

6^th

Whatsupwithyou

810-11

14/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Mid-division, not fluent 9th, headway last, no impression, weakened final 200 yards op 16/1

7^th

4 ¾

Pileon

811-4

9/2f

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Ben Jones

Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, hit 2 out, weakened before last

8^th

Stoney Mountain

911-8

22/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Held up towards rear, not fluent 8th, well beaten 3 out, tailed off op 18/1

9^th

Spiritofthegames

1011-2

10/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Prominent on inside, led after 3 out, headed before 2 out, weakened approaching last, tailed off op 12/1

Also Ran

Cracking Smart

1011-12

80/1

T: Mrs S LeechJ: Cillin Leonard (5)

Not always fluent, always behind, tailed off before 3 out, soon pulled up op 50/1

Ask Dillon

911-8

12/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Liam Harrison (3)

Mid-division after slow jump 1st, not that fluent after at times, losing place 6th, behind before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

The Mighty Don

1011-3

33/1

T: N J GiffordJ: James Davies

Rear of mdi-division, ridden after 6th, not fluent 7th, soon behind, pulled up after 3 out op 25/1

Tamar Bridge

711-1

11/2

T: O MurphyJ: Adrian Heskin

Held up towards rear, well beaten before 2 out, pulled up before last tchd 6/1

Sirobbie

810-5

50/1

T: D G BridgwaterJ: Brendan Powell

Soon mid-division on inside, struggling from 7th, pulled up before 2 out op 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£29.00Pl:£5.40, £3.60, £2.60EX:£229.50Trifecta:£2,914.20Tricast:£2,860.04SF:£357.96Swingers:£26.00, £25.10, £13.10

Forecasts

Pileon (9/2), Art Approval (5/1), Tamar Bridge (11/2), Botox Has (13/2), My Bobby Dazzler (15/2), Spiritofthegames (10/1), Ask Dillon (12/1), Kansas City Chief (14/1), Whatsupwithyou (14/1), Stoney Mountain (22/1), Dolphin Square (28/1), The Mighty Don (33/1), Sirobbie (50/1), Cracking Smart (80/1)

SPIRITOFTHEGAMES' strike rate will put a few off but from a handicapping perspective he has been given a massive chance back over hurdles so at the forecast odds, he is worth siding with. Tamar Bridge is on the up and has to be feared, along with Pileon and Whatsupwithyou, both of whom with placed form in the Martin Pipe to call upon.

SPIRITOFTHEGAMES (IRE)
TAMAR BRIDGE (IRE)
PILEON (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £13,008.002nd: £5,980.003rd: £2,990.004th: £1,495.005th: £748.006th: £372.00