15:35 Cheltenham

Friday 9 December 2022

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

Citipost Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:37 | Winning time: 5m 52.97s

1^st

Captain Morgs

610-12

7/2

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Mid-division, going well when making headway approaching final flight (usual 2 out, final hurdle omitted due to low sun), stayed on strongly to lead with a furlong left to run up the hill, soon clear, ran on well tchd 10/3

2^nd

Brazos

810-2

6/1

T: J J MurphyJ: M J M O'Sullivan (5)

Held up in rear, headway after final flight (usual 2 out), ridden to chase leaders passing usual final flight on the flat, ran on well, no chance with winner tchd 11/2

3^rd

1 ¼

Annual Invictus

711-3

7/2

T: C GordonJ: H Cobden

Led, hard pressed 2 out (usual 3 out), pushed along when headed approaching the final flight (usual 2 out), briefly led again run in, headed by winner with a furlong to run, lost second near finish, ran on op 4/1

4^th

1 ¼

Jatiluwih

811-2

16/1

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

Mid-division, headway approaching final flight (usual 2 out), ridden to chase leaders with a furlong to run up the hill, no extra near finish op 11/1

5^th

2 ¾

Shantou Express

710-11

20/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Chased leader to 2 out, led approaching final flight (usual 2 out), headed when switched to nearside rail with a furlong left to run up the hill, weakened near finish

6^th

2 ¾

Dusart

712-0

9/4f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Prominent, closed on leaders 4 out, pushed along 2 out, responded well and every chance coming up the hill approaching position of usual final flight, weakened quickly run in op 2/1

7^th

Uhtred

711-0

18/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up, ridden approaching final flight (usual 2 out), soon outpaced, weakened quickly and detached after final flight (usual 2 out) tchd 16/1

8^th

Indefatigable

911-9

14/1

T: P R WebberJ: Rex Dingle

Held up in rear, pushed along approaching final flight (usual 2 out), little response, detached on run in tchd 12/1

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Non-Runners

Up The Straight⁴¹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 8

T: R Rowe J: James Davies

Flight Deck¹²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: J & A O'Neill J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.40, £2.10, £1.60EX:£23.10Trifecta:£83.70Tricast:£76.61SF:£23.80Swingers:£3.10, £2.90, £3.40

Forecasts

Dusart (9/4), Captain Morgs (7/2), Annual Invictus (7/2), Brazos (6/1), Flight Deck (10/1), Indefatigable (14/1), Jatiluwih (16/1), Up The Straight (16/1), Uhtred (18/1), Shantou Express (20/1)

It's likely that DUSART's primary targets for the season ahead will be over the larger obstacles but he is nevertheless of strong interest back in this sphere given the huge promise he showed as a novice hurdler during a two-race 2020/21 campaign. The 7-y-o looks capable of defying top weight and will perhaps do so at the chief expense of Flight Deck, who got back on track when runner-up at Carlisle recently. Dusart's stablemate Captain Morgs and the mare Indefatigable also enter calculations.

DUSART (IRE)
FLIGHT DECK (IRE)
CAPTAIN MORGS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Kansas City Chief

Weight: 10-0 |Age: 12

J: Miss Victoria Malzard | T: N P Mulholland

9/1

Prize Money

1st: £11,447.002nd: £5,262.003rd: £2,631.004th: £1,316.005th: £658.006th: £328.00