16:00 Plumpton

Monday 11 March 2024

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cheltenhamfestival.com Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 7m 30.20s

1^st

Born At Midnight

911-13

16/5

T: W G M TurnerJ: Harry Kimber (3)

Handy on inside, lost place before 7th, closed next, not fluent 4 out, soon ridden, switched right final bend, led before 2 out, soon clear, easily op 4/1

2^nd

9 ½

Hilltown

610-4

6/4f

T: J W MullinsJ: Bradley Harris (3)

Prominent, mistake 8th, close up when not fluent 11th, outpaced final bend, kept on to take 2nd last, no impression on winner op 15/8

3^rd

Delgany Monarch

911-9

9/1

T: R RoweJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)

Held up towards rear, closed 6th, led before 4 out, headed before 2 out, no impression on winner and lost 2nd last op 10/1 tchd 11/1

4^th

Hard Frost

711-7

6/1

T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien

Led until before 7th, not fluent 10th, led next, headed before 4 out, weakened 2 out op 9/2 tchd 7/1

5^th

4 ¼

Head On

812-0

14/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: C J Todd

In touch in mid-division, lost place before 6th, closed 9th, clipped heels and stumbled bend before 2 out, soon weakened op 12/1 tchd 11/1 and tchd 16/1

6^th

1 ¾

Flemen's Tipple

711-6

5/1

T: A IrvineJ: Philip Armson (3)

Held up in rear, headway 6th, lost place before 7th, jumped left 8th, struggling before 4 out op 4/1 tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2

Also Ran

Ballycorr

910-9

33/1

T: Henry OliverJ: Lee Edwards

Mid-division on outside, very slow 1st, lost place and ridden after 6th, responded to pressure to lead before 7th, headed 11th, weakened quickly, pulled up after 3 out op 28/1 tchd 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.20Pl:£2.00, £1.50EX:£10.30Trifecta:£47.20SF:£8.89Swingers:£1.70, £4.40, £3.10

Forecasts

Hilltown (6/4), Born At Midnight (16/5), Flemen's Tipple (5/1), Hard Frost (6/1), Delgany Monarch (9/1), Head On (14/1), Ballycorr (33/1)

HARD FROST has a poor run to shrug off but he'd been developing a solid record over fences prior to that and he's worth a chance to get back on the up. Recent-scorer Born At Midnight is an obvious threat and Flemen's Tipple has the potential for better after just one run in this discipline.

HARD FROST (FR)
BORN AT MIDNIGHT
FLEMEN'S TIPPLE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Gold Clermont

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 7

J: Philip Armson | T: A Irvine

22/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,225.002nd: £1,944.003rd: £972.004th: £486.005th: £242.00