15:35 Cheltenham

Friday 13 December 2024

All12:1012:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Citipost Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 5m 59.99s

1^st

Long Draw

510-3

3/1

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Wore hood to post, in touch, headway out wide before 2 out, going best in behind leaders approaching last, soon shaken up to lead, kept on well flat, readily op 7/2

2^nd

Gowel Road

812-0

12/1

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

Handy, shaken up 2 out, pushed along approaching last, went second run-in, no match for winner op 14/1

3^rd

Wonderful Eagle

510-2

10/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Held up in rear of mid-division, made headway after 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, ridden before last where not fluent, went third run-in, not reach leaders op 17/2 tchd 11/1

4^th

Doyen Quest

611-4

11/10f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, made headway after 3 out, switched left after 2 out, ridden and went second last, no extra and lost two places run-in op Evens

5^th

7 ½

High Game Royal

710-2

25/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Ben Jones

Midfield, headway when not fluent 2 out, shaken up approaching last, ridden and no extra run-in op 33/1

6^th

7 ½

Might I

811-8

14/1

T: H FryJ: Bryan Carver

Keen, led, blundered 4 out, pushed along approaching final flight, soon ridden and headed, no extra flat op 16/1

7^th

3 ½

An Tailliur

811-1

40/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Towards rear, not fluent 3 out, ridden and no response 2 out, soon beaten op 33/1

8^th

Zain Nights

510-13

11/1

T: L WadhamJ: H Cobden

Prominent, pushed along after 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last tchd 12/1

Also Ran

Bhaloo

611-4

12/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Midfield on inner, shaken up before 2 out, lost ground rounding home turn, soon struggling, well behind when pulled up before last op 10/1

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Non-Runners

Thanksforthehelp²⁷

Weight: 10-2| Age: 7

T: D Pipe J: 2nd Preference

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.40, £2.80, £2.40EX:£36.40Trifecta:£201.10Tricast:£326.19SF:£38.88Swingers:£4.10, £3.80, £9.50

Forecasts

Doyen Quest (11/10), Long Draw (3/1), Thanksforthehelp (8/1), Wonderful Eagle (10/1), Zain Nights (11/1), Gowel Road (12/1), Bhaloo (12/1), Might I (14/1), High Game Royal (25/1), An Tailliur (40/1)

The manner in which DOYEN QUEST overcame a significant early blunder here the previous month suggests a 10 lb higher mark may not be enough to prevent him from going in again, not least as he's totally unexposed as a stayer. Long Draw and Might I head up the opposition in a race that is likely to make for strong form.

DOYEN QUEST (IRE)
LONG DRAW (IRE)
MIGHT I (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

White Rhino

Weight: 10-9 |Age: 7

J: Henry Brooke | T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

3/1

Prize Money

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