15:50 Cheltenham

Wednesday 19 April 2023

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Weatherite Air Conditioning Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 6m 44.43s

1^st

Captain Cattistock

1011-1

9/2f

T: F O'BrienJ: Liam Harrison (3)

Chased leaders, niggled along 17th, closed 2 out, led with ears pricked last, clear and idled badly flat, reduced lead towards finish, held on tchd 5/1

2^nd

Lord Du Mesnil

1012-0

18/1

T: R HobsonJ: Lily Pinchin (3)

Towards rear, headway when mistake 4th, outpaced before 2 out, rallied flat, went 2nd towards finish, not reach idling winner op 16/1

3^rd

Risk And Roll

910-7

13/2

T: H J EvansJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)

Held up towards rear, headway 11th, every chance 2 out, lost 2nd towards finish op 15/2

4^th

2 ¾

Chambard

1111-6

40/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Miss Lucy Turner (5)

Mid-division on outside, closed 3rd, 2nd when not fluent 10th, mistake 15th and 4 out, every chance last, no extra towards finish op 25/1

5^th

7 ½

Hidden Heroics

611-4

13/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Jack Andrews (3)

Jumped right, led until after 3 out, no extra last op 6/1

6^th

Java Point

811-1

15/2

T: T R GeorgeJ: N de Boinville

Prominent, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened op 6/1

Also Ran

Mister Malarky

1012-0

17/2

T: R BandeyJ: Harry Bannister

Towards rear, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 8th, behind after, pulled up after 12th op 10/1

Definite Plan

1111-4

17/2

T: G ElliottJ: S Bowen

Not jump well, soon towards rear, pulled up before 3 out op 14/1

Anightinlambourn

911-3

9/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Held up in touch, lost place before 6th, behind when pulled up before 13th tchd 10/1

Percussion

810-11

15/2

T: L MorganJ: Adam Wedge

Chased leaders, struggling 14th, behind 16th, pulled up before 17th tchd 8/1

Jimmy The Digger

1010-10

13/2

T: H D DalyJ: Alice Stevens (7)

In touch in mid-division, lost place 7th, bad mistake 14th, pulled up before 15th op 6/1 tchd 11/2

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Non-Runners

Poppa Poutine²⁴

Weight: 10-8| Age: 7

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

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.40, £5.70, £2.10EX:£109.90Trifecta:£934.90Tricast:£534.75SF:£79.86Swingers:£12.80, £6.10, £17.40

Forecasts

Captain Cattistock (9/2), Risk And Roll (13/2), Hidden Heroics (13/2), Jimmy The Digger (13/2), Java Point (15/2), Percussion (15/2), Definite Plan (17/2), Mister Malarky (17/2), Anightinlambourn (9/1), Poppa Poutine (12/1), Lord Du Mesnil (18/1), Chambard (40/1)

JIMMY THE DIGGER has shown improved form this season and could still have more to offer at staying trips, so he is taken to resume his progress and gain a second course win. The 10-y-o can see off the challenge of the consistent Captain Cattistock, with Lord du Mesnil completing the shortlist.

JIMMY THE DIGGER
CAPTAIN CATTISTOCK
LORD DU MESNIL (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

Captain Cattistock

Weight: 10-8 |Age: 9

J: Liam Harrison | T: F O'Brien

15/2

Prize Money

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