12:10 Cheltenham

Saturday 28 January 2023

All11:4012:1012:4013:2013:5014:2515:0015:3516:10

Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:13 | Winning time: 5m 15.10s

1^st

Stage Star

712-0

11/4f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Prominent, led 3rd, headed 6th, led before 8th, shaken up and well in command flat, easily op 3/1

2^nd

3 ¾

Datsalrightgino

711-10

12/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Mid-division on inside, headway 3 out, chased winner 2 out, reached at last, no impression, kept on op 10/1

3^rd

Unexpected Party

811-12

11/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up rear of mid-division, not fluent 10th, headway after 3 out, went 4th 2 out, went 3rd last, no impression, weakened final 100 yards op 12/1 tchd 14/1

4^th

Panic Attack

711-2

8/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Mid-division, closed 5th, mistake and lost place 10th, not much room 11th, outpaced from 11th until rallied before last, stayed on to take 4th flat, no impression tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2

5^th

5 ½

Llandinabo Lad

811-3

16/1

T: T SymondsJ: David Noonan

Chased leaders on outside, close 3rd 3 out, 4th and weakening last op 18/1

6^th

Malinello

811-3

8/1

T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan

Held up in rear, not fluent 4th, headway 12th, outpaced after 3 out, soon weakened tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2

7^th

Dalamoi

611-1

9/2

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Prominent, went 2nd 3 out until before 2 out, soon weakened tchd 4/1

8^th

Any News

811-3

33/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Adam Wedge

Held up in rear, headway 12th, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 40/1 tchd 50/1

Also Ran

Fern Hill

811-12

18/1

T: B I CaseJ: J M Quinlan

Towards rear on outside, not fluent 9th, pushed along 12th, behind 4 out, pulled up before 2 out tchd 22/1

Iamastar

511-1

100/1

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

Towards rear, mistake 6th, mistake and unseated rider 10th op 80/1

Fire Dancer

710-6

9/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Led until 3rd, led 6th, headed before 8th, lost place 3 out, weakened quickly, pulled up before 2 out op 10/3

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.80, £3.20, £2.10EX:£36.00Trifecta:£251.50Tricast:£317.40SF:£35.33Swingers:£7.60, £6.10, £16.20

Forecasts

Stage Star (11/4), Dalamoi (9/2), Fire Dancer (9/2), Panic Attack (8/1), Malinello (8/1), Unexpected Party (11/1), Datsalrightgino (12/1), Llandinabo Lad (16/1), Fern Hill (18/1), Any News (33/1), Iamastar (100/1)

Several of these are open to improvement, not least FIRE DANCER, who overcame a 27-month absence when scoring on his first start for Venetia Williams at Ludlow where he produced an accurate round of jumping. The 7-y-o is very appealing off a light weight for a yard that has landed this race 3 times in the past. Dalamoi is next on the list, albeit only marginally as both Malinello and Stage Star merit serious consideration, too.

FIRE DANCER (FR)
DALAMOI (IRE)
MALINELLO

Previous Winners

2022

Imperial Alcazar

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 8

J: P J Brennan | T: F O'Brien

9/1

Prize Money

1st: £15,609.002nd: £7,176.003rd: £3,588.004th: £1,794.005th: £897.006th: £447.00