13:50 Cheltenham

Saturday 16 December 2023

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Virgin Bet December Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 5m 11.19s

1^st

Fugitif

811-3

13/2

T: R HobsonJ: G Sheehan

Held up towards rear, headway when hampered 4 out, ridden to chase leaders 2 out, chased leader flat, stayed on to lead final strides

2^nd

Il Ridoto

610-9

17/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Le Clerc

Led, clear with one other 8th, ridden 3 lengths clear 2 out, headed final strides op 9/1

3^rd

9 ½

Frero Banbou

810-2

9/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Prominent early, tracked clear leading pair 8th, ridden 2 out, stayed on one pace tchd 17/2

4^th

Grandeur D'ame

710-2

22/1

T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Tracked clear leading pair 8th, ridden 3 out, stayed on one pace tchd 25/1

5^th

1 ½

Fakir D'Oudairies

812-0

11/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Held up towards rear, ridden and headway 3 out, kept on same pace, nearest finish op 10/1

6^th

1 ¾

Torn And Frayed

910-2

28/1

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

Close up, ridden 3 out, weakened next op 18/1

7^th

1 ¾

Monmiral

610-11

4/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Harry Cobden

Tracked clear leading pair 8th, ridden 2 out, weakened approaching last op 9/2

8^th

3 ¾

Jay Jay Reilly

710-5

33/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Always in rear, in touch, ridden and weakened 3 out op 28/1

9^th

Do Your Job

910-2

22/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

In touch, ridden and weakened 3 out

Also Ran

Thunder Rock

710-12

3/1f

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Not jump well, in touch, lost place 7th, behind when pulled up 4 out op 10/3

So Scottish

610-7

5/1

T: E MullinsJ: Mark Walsh

In touch, going well when fell 4 out op 9/2 tchd 4/1

Railway Hurricane

810-2

33/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Conor Stone-Walsh (5)

In rear, fell 4 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£2.50, £2.60, £2.90EX:£48.30Trifecta:£576.90Tricast:£504.64SF:£57.50Swingers:£5.10, £11.80, £12.40

Forecasts

Thunder Rock (3/1), Monmiral (4/1), So Scottish (5/1), Fugitif (13/2), Il Ridoto (17/2), Frero Banbou (9/1), Fakir D'Oudairies (11/1), Grandeur D'ame (22/1), Do Your Job (22/1), Torn And Frayed (28/1), Jay Jay Reilly (33/1), Railway Hurricane (33/1)

THUNDER ROCK's latest success at Carlisle looks a lot better now that the runner-up ran a big race in the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury, so he can prove himself ahead of a mark of 146. Monmiral looks capable of better as a chaser on return and So Scottish might well have been lined up for this, so they're also considered.

THUNDER ROCK (IRE)
MONMIRAL (FR)
SO SCOTTISH (FR)

Prize Money

1st: £74,035.002nd: £27,781.003rd: £13,910.004th: £6,929.005th: £3,484.006th: £1,742.00