14:40 Cheltenham

Wednesday 1 January 2025

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Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 7f 213y  |   Soft  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:41  |   Winning time: 6m 23.47s
1st
Horse silk
8
Strackan
610-2
7/2
T: H D DalyJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Tracked leader, led 5th, stayed on well, driven out op 10/3
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
9
Idefix De Ciergues
710-2
17/2
T: Miss R CurtisJ: Ben Jones
Led until 5th, prominent, driven and ever chance flat, held towards finish op 12/1 tchd 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
7
What A Johnny
710-4
9/2
T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen
Held up towards rear, ridden and good headway approaching last, soon went 3rd, stayed on, no impression towards finish op 5/1
4th
Horse silk
½
5
One Big Bang
710-12
10/3f
T: James OwenJ: H Cobden
In touch in mid-division, closed before 7th, outpaced before last, kept on final 100 yards op 3/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ¼
4
Deep Cave
711-1
15/2
T: Christian WilliamsJ: J J Burke
Held up in rear, closed 9th, outpaced after 2 out, switched left before last, no impression, plugged on op 5/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ½
6
Catch Him Derry
710-9
13/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up in rear, not fluent 5th, headway 9th, shaken up before last, weakened flat op 15/2
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
Twig
1012-0
14/1
T: B PaulingJ: Beau Morgan (5)
Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced before last, weakened final 100 yards tchd 12/1
8th
Horse silk
29
2
Itchy Feet
1111-10
28/1
T: O MurphyJ: G Sheehan
Held up in mid-division, outpaced from 2 out, well behind before last, tailed off tchd 33/1
9th
Horse silk
20
3
An Tailliur
911-1
22/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Towards rear, pushed along 3 out, well beaten from 2 out, tailed off op 28/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.80, £2.60, £1.50EX:£29.80Trifecta:£148.90Tricast:£134.53SF:£32.52Swingers:£6.20, £4.00, £7.10

Forecasts

One Big Bang (10/3), Strackan (7/2), What A Johnny (9/2), Catch Him Derry (13/2), Deep Cave (15/2), Idefix De Ciergues (17/2), Twig (14/1), An Tailliur (22/1), Itchy Feet (28/1)

Verdict

The good record of the Olly Murphy stable in this race swings the vote the way of WHAT A JOHNNY. James Owen's One Big Bang was a fine second in the valuable Betfair Stayers' Handicap at Haydock last time and is second choice ahead of the hat-trick seeking Strackan.

  1. WHAT A JOHNNY (IRE)
  2. ONE BIG BANG (IRE)
  3. STRACKAN

Previous Winners

2024
Butch
Weight: 11-6  |Age: 7
J: James Bowen  |  T: O Murphy
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £18,210.002nd: £8,372.003rd: £4,186.004th: £2,093.005th: £1,046.006th: £522.00

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