13:15 Cheltenham

Saturday 27 January 2024

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:10

Paddy Power Cheltenham Countdown Podcast Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 5m 22.35s

1^st

Ga Law

811-8

8/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Close up, led 10th, pushed along and faced challenge before 2 out, hit 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on gamely run-in, always doing enough op 13/2

2^nd

1 ¾

Lounge Lizard

710-2

25/1

T: H D DalyJ: J J Burke

Chased leaders, mistake 4th, pushed along in 2nd home turn, pressed leader before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on but no telling impression run-in op 22/1 tchd 28/1

3^rd

4 ¾

Il Ridoto

711-6

4/1f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Pressed leader, pushed along in 3rd before 2 out, stayed on same pace, always held

4^th

Jetoile

911-8

18/1

T: R PotterJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Mid-division, ridden 3 out, plugged on, not pace to challenge op 16/1

5^th

Champagne Mystery

1010-2

50/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: Nicolas Gauffenic

Towards rear, headway on outer 4 out, prominent 3 out where not fluent, pushed along in 4th turning in, not fluent 2 out, no extra before last op 40/1

6^th

Frere d'Armes

710-6

22/1

T: D SkeltonJ: C J Todd

Rear mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, plugged on, never on terms op 16/1

7^th

Victtorino

611-4

9/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Mid-division, outpaced 3 out and soon dropped away op 4/1 tchd 5/1

8^th

3 ¾

Bill Baxter

810-10

12/1

T: W GreatrexJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Led, mistake and headed 10th, pushed along and weakened 3 out op 11/1

9^th

Hitman

812-0

12/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Gingell (5)

Front mid-division, pushed along home turn, no progress and soon beaten

10^th

1 ¼

Straw Fan Jack

910-9

22/1

T: Sheila LewisJ: Sean Houlihan

Chased leaders, steadily lost ground from 12th, pushed along and beaten next tchd 20/1

11^th

Excello

510-12

5/1

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Towards rear, pushed along and no response 3 out op 13/2 tchd 7/1

12^th

4 ¾

Easy As That

910-9

10/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Shane Quinlan (3)

Tracked leaders, lost position 5th, not fluent and dropped to rear 9th, mistake 11th and struggling op 11/1 tchd 12/1

Also Ran

Grandeur D'ame

810-5

9/1

T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Prominent, mistake and unseated rider 1st op 11/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.00Pl:£2.90, £5.50, £2.20EX:£176.50Trifecta:£1,412.10Tricast:£926.05SF:£189.43Swingers:£35.50, £4.30, £21.90

Forecasts

Il Ridoto (4/1), Victtorino (9/2), Excello (5/1), Ga Law (8/1), Grandeur D'ame (9/1), Easy As That (10/1), Bill Baxter (12/1), Hitman (12/1), Jetoile (18/1), Frere d'Armes (22/1), Straw Fan Jack (22/1), Lounge Lizard (25/1), Champagne Mystery (50/1)

Last year's winner IL RIDOTO lost nothing in defeat when caught close home here last month and remains feasibly treated. He gets the nod in what looks a highly competitive contest. Victtorino has proved a revelation since switching to Venetia Williams and is feared most, whilst Excello and Hitman are also very much respected.

IL RIDOTO (FR)
VICTTORINO (FR)
EXCELLO (FR)

Previous Winners

2023

Il Ridoto

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 6

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £56,270.002nd: £21,200.003rd: £10,610.004th: £5,300.005th: £2,660.006th: £1,330.007th: £660.008th: £340.00