15:45 Chepstow

Wednesday 24 January 2024

All12:5513:3014:0014:3515:1015:4516:20

cheltenhamfestival.com Cheltenham Festival Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 5m 19.44s

1^st

Kingofthewest

810-11

7/2

T: D PipeJ: H Cobden

Tracked leaders, pushed along out wide in home straight, headway and good jump 3 out, jumped last in 4th, kept on strongly run-in, led in the final strides tchd 4/1

2^nd

Walkinthewoods

710-10

12/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden in 4th before 2 out, went 3rd landing the last, stayed on strongly run-in to lead towards finish, headed in the final strides op 10/1 tchd 9/1

3^rd

Rock Of Star

711-1

9/4f

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Ben Jones

Close up, good jump 4 out, driven after 3 out, pressed leader approaching last, led soon after, lost two places towards finish op 10/3 tchd 85/40

4^th

4 ¼

Moonlighter

1111-13

14/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: C Gethings

Led, went two lengths clear approaching 3 out, soon ridden, pressed approaching last where poor jump, headed soon after, weakened into 4th run-in op 9/1

5^th

3 ¾

Valirann Gold

710-2

10/1

T: H BrownJ: Shane Quinlan (3)

Tracked leader, ridden and good jump 4 out, lost place 3 out, weakened 2 out op 8/1

6^th

Hermes Du Gouet

711-9

11/4

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Held up in rear, pushed along turning home bend, soon struggling 4 out, never involved tchd 3/1

7^th

Skinflint

1211-4

28/1

T: Henry OliverJ: Bryan Carver

In touch, pushed along after 4 out, soon struggling, never in contention op 18/1

Also Ran

Kings Keeper

912-2

16/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: R Patrick

Held up in rear, pushed along before 4 out, soon detached, pulled up before 2 out op 12/1

I Shut That D'or

611-6

28/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

In touch, ridden after 4 out, tired jump 3 out, pulled up soon after 2 out op 22/1

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Non-Runners

Samtara⁴¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 10

T: M Keighley J: James Best

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.90Pl:£1.70, £3.00, £1.30EX:£39.20Trifecta:£180.40Tricast:£111.93SF:£43.30Swingers:£7.00, £2.60, £6.50

Forecasts

Rock Of Star (9/4), Hermes Du Gouet (11/4), Kingofthewest (7/2), Valirann Gold (10/1), Walkinthewoods (12/1), Moonlighter (14/1), Samtara (14/1), Kings Keeper (16/1), Skinflint (28/1), I Shut That D'or (28/1)

MOONLIGHTER is well treated and arrives on the back of a creditable run at Lingfield, so he makes most appeal for all that there are always slight reservations in regard to his jumping. Hermes du Gouet is unexposed and capable of better, while Skinflint shouldn't be dismissed returning to a track that suits him.