15:00 Ayr

Wednesday 1 February 2023

All12:4513:1713:5014:2515:0015:3516:10

Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Guide Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 5m 56.26s

1^st

Readysteadybeau

710-13

7/2

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: S Mulqueen

Led until not fluent 1st, chased leader until 6th, mistake 8th and 10th, not fluent 12th, close 3rd last, switched right flat, stayed on well, led close home

2^nd

Dubai Days

911-12

6/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (3)

In rear, not fluent 11th, headway 4 out, went 2nd when not fluent 2 out, led towards finish, headed close home op 7/1

3^rd

High Moon

811-7

13/2

T: R MenziesJ: Nathan Moscrop

Led 1st, not fluent 4 out, ridden 3 out, stayed on, headed towards finish, no extra close home op 7/1 tchd 15/2

4^th

Grand Voyage

711-11

5/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

Towards rear, headway before 11th, hit 4 out, outpaced 3 out, rallied into 4th last, no impression op 11/2 tchd 9/2

5^th

Uncle Alastair

1112-2

8/1

T: N G RichardsJ: B S Hughes

Towards rear on outside, closed before 11th, lost place next, no impression after op 13/2

6^th

Donna's Double

711-10

3/1f

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Mid-division, headway 12th, went 2nd 4 out until 2 out, no extra before last op 10/3

Also Ran

Clan Legend

1311-13

18/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Danny McMenamin

In touch in mid-division, lost place 8th, well beaten before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 16/1 tchd 14/1

Calipso Collonges

1111-13

12/1

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd 6th, pushed along 10th, lost place 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last op 10/1 tchd 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.80, £2.20, £1.90EX:£30.70Trifecta:£161.30Tricast:£130.49SF:£25.19Swingers:£4.90, £4.80, £6.10

Forecasts

Donna's Double (3/1), Readysteadybeau (7/2), Grand Voyage (5/1), Dubai Days (6/1), High Moon (13/2), Uncle Alastair (8/1), Calipso Collonges (12/1), Clan Legend (18/1)

GRAND VOYAGE scored here in November and appeals as still being on a fair mark kept to mid-range trips, so he is taken to notch his second win over fences. Dubai Days has been working himself back to form and has dropped back to his last winning mark, while Donna's Double remains open to improvement on the back of his recent course success.