12:45 Cheltenham

Sunday 1 January 2023

All12:1012:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

AIS Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:47 | Winning time: 7m 7.91s

1^st

Rapper

911-6

8/1

T: H D DalyJ: R Patrick

Held up towards rear, headway 6th, led 2 out, clear last, easily tchd 17/2

2^nd

8 ½

Java Point

811-2

11/2

T: T R GeorgeJ: T Scudamore

Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd last, hung left flat, no impression on winner op 6/1 tchd 5/1

3^rd

1 ½

Secret Reprieve

911-3

8/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Mid-division, mistake 16th, outpaced before 3 out, rallied 2 out, stayed on, went 3rd towards finish op 7/1

4^th

1 ¼

Poppa Poutine

711-1

5/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Led until 1st, chased leaders, slow 2nd, lost place 6th, headway 14th, 3rd and no impression on winner flat, lost 3rd towards finish op 11/2 tchd 6/1

5^th

1 ½

Farinet

812-0

9/2f

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Pressed leader, led 9th until 12th, not fluent 4 out, beaten 2 out, one pace op 4/1

6^th

Itchy Feet

912-0

10/1

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

In rear, not fluent 14th or 15th, struggling next, headway 2 out, no extra final 50 yards

7^th

Spiritofthegames

1111-6

7/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in mid-division on inside, well in touch when mistake 4 out, shaken up after 3 out, no impression from 2 out, weakened flat op 6/1

8^th

3 ¾

The Wolf

911-7

11/1

T: O MurphyJ: Adrian Heskin

Not always fluent in rear, slow 8th, well beaten 4 out, stayed on but no impression from 2 out

9^th

Minella Bobo

1010-3

40/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: Brendan Powell

Led 1st until 9th, led 12th, headed 2 out, weakened flat op 33/1

10^th

7 ½

Easysland

911-6

40/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, lost place before 2 out

11^th

Cap Du Nord

1010-11

7/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor

Rear of mid-division on outside, hit 18th, soon weakened op 10/1 tchd 11/1

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Non-Runners

Switch Hitter²³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: P F Nicholls J: H Cobden

Found On⁵³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: M Keighley J: David Bass

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.90Pl:£3.00, £2.40, £2.60EX:£55.20Trifecta:£370.50Tricast:£368.45SF:£53.62Swingers:£9.00, £12.80, £9.70

Forecasts

Farinet (9/2), Poppa Poutine (5/1), Java Point (11/2), Spiritofthegames (7/1), Cap Du Nord (7/1), Rapper (8/1), Secret Reprieve (8/1), Itchy Feet (10/1), Found On (10/1), The Wolf (11/1), Switch Hitter (14/1), Minella Bobo (40/1), Easysland (40/1)

FARINET took his form up a level when an impressive reappearance scorer at Chepstow and can make light of a 10 lb hike in the weights to follow up. Secret Reprieve chased home Venetia Williams' ex-French chaser that day and is feared most ahead of Cap du Nord and Spiritofthegames.

FARINET (FR)
SECRET REPRIEVE (IRE)
CAP DU NORD (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

Full Back

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 7

J: J E Moore | T: G & J Moore

9/2

Prize Money

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