17:05 Cheltenham

Friday 27 October 2023

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

Abu Dhabi Digital Markets Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:07 | Winning time: 4m 54.50s

1^st

Pinnacle Peak

810-2

28/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Adam Wedge

Chased leaders, led 2 out, jumped right last, stayed on well flat op 40/1

2^nd

4 ¾

Angels Breath

912-0

17/2

T: S ThomasJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up in behind leaders, headway 2 out, went second and pushed along approaching last, ridden flat, kept on op 13/2 tchd 9/1

3^rd

Rambo T

610-13

7/1

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Towards rear, took closer order 3 out, ridden approaching last, stayed on to go third flat op 9/1 tchd 10/1

4^th

3 ½

Soul Icon

611-5

4/1f

T: Kieran BurkeJ: Harry Kimber (3)

Led, joined 7th, headed 2 out, hit last, plugged on one pace flat op 9/2

5^th

Arabian King

710-8

20/1

T: C CollinsJ: Jordan Gainford

Mid-division, mistake 5th, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, nudged along before next, ridden approaching last, no extra from last op 12/1

6^th

Elogio

410-2

9/1

T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard

Mid-division, pushed along before 2 out, plugged on through beaten rivals after last op 11/1

7^th

Serious Operator

610-12

13/2

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: P W Wadge (3)

Mid-division, took closer order 3 out, pushed along 2 out, plugged on one pace from last op 8/1

8^th

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Lallygag

611-9

9/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Gingell (7)

Held up in behind leaders, headway approaching 2 out, ridden before last, no extra after last tchd 5/1

9^th

Building Bridges

711-7

18/1

T: Gary McGillJ: Mr O McGill (7)

Prominent, disputed lead 7th, headed approaching 2 out, short of room after 2 out, soon faded op 14/1

10^th

Stringtoyourbow

610-3

33/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor

Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden after 2 out, gradually weakened after last op 22/1

11^th

7 ½

Kansas City Star

610-12

16/1

T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan (5)

Midfield, headway to chase leaders 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, soon weakened op 14/1

12^th

6 ½

Rocky Man

510-12

7/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Midfield, took closer order before 2 out when not fluent, soon pushed along when short of room before last, made no impression op 8/1

13^th

Bucko's Boy

811-0

20/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Mid-division, slow 3rd, pushed along before 3 out, soon struggling

14^th

4 ¾

Thirtyfourstitches

811-7

40/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Charlie Hammond

Prominent, bad mistake 4th, nudged along 6th, losing place when hit next, soon dropped to rear op 28/1 tchd 50/1

15^th

7 ½

Moneynabane

510-2

80/1

T: N McCluskeyJ: Ben Bromley (5)

Prominent, lost place approaching 3 out, soon faded, tailed off when badly hampered last tchd 66/1

Also Ran

Milkwood

911-10

20/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: R P McLernon

Held up in rear, headway into midfield 5th, pushed along and held when fell last op 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£32.80Pl:£5.90, £2.80, £2.30, £1.70EX:£524.10Trifecta:£6,906.10Tricast:£1,900.95SF:£256.23Swingers:£85.60, £38.50, £18.60

Forecasts

Soul Icon (4/1), Lallygag (9/2), Serious Operator (13/2), Rambo T (7/1), Rocky Man (7/1), Angels Breath (17/2), Elogio (9/1), Kansas City Star (16/1), Building Bridges (18/1), Arabian King (20/1), Bucko's Boy (20/1), Milkwood (20/1), Pinnacle Peak (28/1), Stringtoyourbow (33/1), Thirtyfourstitches (40/1), Moneynabane (80/1)

Cases can be made for a good number of these, with unexposed 6-y-os SERIOUS OPERATOR and Lallygag topping the shortlist, in that order of preference. The former landed a decent Ayr handicap on his final start of last season and his record when fresh (winner of all 4 starts under Rules following a break of 2 months or more) augurs well. Lallygag did very little wrong as a novice and should have more to offer, while Bucko's Boy, the hat-trick seeking Building Bridges and Rambo T all merit respect.

SERIOUS OPERATOR (IRE)
LALLYGAG (GER)
BUCKO'S BOY

Previous Winners

2022

Seddon

Weight: 11-3 |Age: 9

J: Ben Harvey | T: J C McConnell

10/1

Prize Money

1st: £11,618.002nd: £5,346.003rd: £2,673.004th: £1,338.005th: £667.00