15:30 Cheltenham

Saturday 12 November 2022

All12:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:3016:05

Paddy Power Feel Like A Favourite Intermediate Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 5m 7.40s

1^st

Unanswered

510-5

2/1f

T: A J MartinJ: Peter Carberry

Waited with off the pace towards rear, smooth headway tracking leaders before the last (normal 2 out), went 2nd turning in, rider delayed challenge until shaken up to lead extended run-in, soon quickened clear op 7/4 tchd 13/8 and tchd 9/4

2^nd

Wiseguy

610-13

5/2

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Prominent in chasing group, led last (normal 2 out), ridden hung left and headed extended run-in, no chance with winner tchd 3/1

3^rd

5 ½

Bourbali

511-6

16/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Prominent in chasing group, went moderate 3rd bypassing the last op 12/1

4^th

4 ¾

Guernesey

611-3

14/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Jack Martin (7)

Held up and off the pace, pushed along out wide and no impression when flattened the last (normal 2 out) stayed on again extended run-in, never going pace to reach leaders tchd 12/1

5^th

1 ¼

Forever William

411-1

12/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Chased leader until 2nd, prominent in chasing group, went 2nd again 6th, chased new leaders at the last (normal 2 out) lost 2nd home turn, weakened extended run-in op 20/1

6^th

3 ¼

Getalead

611-9

12/1

T: Claire HarrisJ: David Prichard (5)

Chased leader who went well clear the 2nd, lost 2nd at the 6th, weakened before 2 out (normal 3 out) op 16/1

7^th

2 ½

Nickle Back

612-0

9/1

T: Mrs S J HumphreyJ: Aidan Coleman

Went very keen to post, led and went clear 2nd, 20 lengths ahead at the 4th, came back to the field 2 out (normal 3 out), mistake and headed at the last (normal 2 out), weakened soon after tchd 17/2 and tchd 10/1

8^th

8 ½

Elle Perfecta

611-7

7/1

T: Colm MurphyJ: Liam McKenna (5)

Off the pace and always towards rear op 9/1 tchd 6/1

9^th

Wild Hunt

511-3

33/1

T: D HoganJ: D G Hogan

Held up off the pace and always towards rear op 40/1

Also Ran

Downtown Queen

511-3

40/1

T: H De BromheadJ: C P McNamara

Off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out (normal 3 out) op 50/1

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Non-Runners

Nocte Volatus²¹⁰

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: T Lacey J: Non Runner

Time Flies By²⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: N J Henderson J: James Bowen

Mahons Glory²⁰

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: Dr R D P Newland J: Non Runner

Alvaro¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: E McNamara J: J J Slevin

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.60, £1.70, £4.00EX:£8.60Trifecta:£117.80Tricast:£60.66SF:£7.77Swingers:£2.10, £8.30, £8.60

Forecasts

Unanswered (2/1), Wiseguy (5/2), Elle Perfecta (7/1), Time Flies By (8/1), Nickle Back (9/1), Mahons Glory (10/1), Forever William (12/1), Getalead (12/1), Guernesey (14/1), Bourbali (16/1), Nocte Volatus (20/1), Wild Hunt (33/1), Alvaro (33/1), Downtown Queen (40/1)

Tony Martin's UNANSWERED is very interesting at the foot of the weights back hurdling for the first time since his Punchestown win in May. This is a much better race than that one but his Flat form suggests his mark in this sphere could still be very workable. Fellow Irish raider Elle Perfecta won a competitive event in good style last time and is feared most ahead of Nicky Henderson's Wiseguy.

UNANSWERED
ELLE PERFECTA (IRE)
WISEGUY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Gowel Road

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 5

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

13/2

Prize Money

1st: £13,288.002nd: £6,122.003rd: £3,060.004th: £1,532.005th: £350.006th: £350.00