14:55 Cheltenham

Saturday 16 November 2024

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From The Horses Mouth Podcast Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 7f 208y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:55  |   Winning time: 5m 57.85s
1st
Horse silk
9
Doyen Quest
610-10
5/4f
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up in rear, bad mistake 2nd, headway to chase leaders after 2 out, ridden to challenge after last, edged right and led flat, ran on well, comfortably op 6/4 and tchd 13/8
2nd
Horse silk
5
1
Gowel Road
812-0
5/1
T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Led, mistake 2nd, hit 3rd, headed before 6th, disputed lead after 6th, led outright 9th, ridden and headed approaching last, stayed on flat, no match for winner op 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
7
Noble Birth
710-13
11/1
T: G P CromwellJ: Daniel King
Chased leaders, led approaching last, edged right and headed after last, kept on one pace tchd 10/1
4th
Horse silk
½
11
Thanksforthehelp
710-3
13/2
T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor
Not fluent at times, towards rear, headway 2 out, kept on one pace from last tchd 6/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ½
5
Deep Cave
611-1
40/1
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Nick Scholfield
Towards rear, outpaced approaching 2 out, switched right after last, stayed on flat op 33/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
Zeeband
711-11
12/1
T: P J GilliganJ: J G Gilligan (5)
Took keen hold, midfield, headway before 2 out, ridden last, edged right run-in, no extra final 110yds op 11/1 tchd 10/1
7th
Horse silk
2 ¾
10
Hardy Boy
710-9
14/1
T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones
Prominent, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 1st, slow 2nd, chased leaders from next, close up 3 out, ridden after 2 out, no extra last op 16/1
8th
Horse silk
nk
6
Itso Fury
710-13
20/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Midfield, headway 3 out, ridden after 2 out, faded from last op 18/1 tchd 16/1
9th
Horse silk
¾
8
Quick Draw
810-13
28/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Chased leaders, lost place 2 out, weakened final 110yds op 25/1
10th
Horse silk
11
3
Captain Morgs
811-6
50/1
T: N J HendersonJ: Paul O'Brien
Mid-division, ridden after 2 out, soon weakened op 28/1
11th
Horse silk
13
12
Pinnacle Peak
910-3
16/1
T: M KeighleyJ: S Bowen
Prominent, led before 6th, disputed lead after 6th, headed 9th, ridden 2 out, soon weakened tchd 20/1
12th
Horse silk
5 ½
4
Emailandy
611-5
14/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Harry Cobden
In touch, bumped 4th, pushed along 3 out, weakened next op 12/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.25Pl:£1.40, £1.90, £2.80EX:£8.50Trifecta:£51.40Tricast:£51.59SF:£8.22Swingers:£2.10, £4.10, £7.80

Forecasts

Doyen Quest (5/4), Gowel Road (5/1), Thanksforthehelp (13/2), Noble Birth (11/1), Zeeband (12/1), Hardy Boy (14/1), Emailandy (14/1), Pinnacle Peak (16/1), Itso Fury (20/1), Quick Draw (28/1), Deep Cave (40/1), Captain Morgs (50/1)

Verdict

Plenty are in with a shout but it's hard to side against Dan Skelton's upwardly-mobile DOYEN QUEST who resumed with an excellent second in a big-field Chepstow handicap (form been franked) and still looks ahead of his mark with this longer trip also a likely plus. Gavin Cromwell's new recruit Noble Birth could emerge as the main danger although fellow Irish challenger Zeeband commands plenty of respect for last year's winning yard. In-form duo Gowel Road and Itso Fury can both have a say too.

  1. DOYEN QUEST (IRE)
  2. NOBLE BIRTH
  3. ZEEBAND (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Buddy One
Weight: 12-0  |Age: 6
J: J G Gilligan  |  T: P J Gilligan
9/4

Prize Money

1st: £15,609.002nd: £7,176.003rd: £3,588.004th: £1,794.005th: £897.006th: £447.00

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