15:40 Taunton
Monday 10 March 2025
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DragonBet Backing Our Opinion At Cheltenham Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
- 5YO plus  |  Class 3  |  3m 4f 85y  |  Good (Good to Soft in places)  |  5 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 15:40Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 7m 14.47s
T:Â P Hobbs & J WhiteJ:Â M G Nolan
Held up last, headway from 17th, went second 4 out, disputed 2 out, led last, responded well when ridden run-in, ran on and always doing enough towards finish op 6/1
T:Â J TizzardJ:Â Thomas Bellamy
Disputed to 1st, led clearly landing side 2nd, went clear 10 lengths clear after 4th, much reduced lead 4 out, ridden when faced challenge 2 out, rallied hen headed last, kept on but always held by winner towards finish tchd 14/1
T:Â Miss V WilliamsJ:Â Miss Lucy Turner (5)
Raced in fourth, not fluent 14th, chased leaders from 3 out, kept on but no impression leading pair from 2 out op 10/3
T:Â Miss Lucinda V RussellJ:Â D R Fox
Disputed to 1st, led clearly to 2nd, raced in second, not fluent 12th and 13th, mistake 15th, struggling from 3 out, detached from 2 out op 15/8 tchd 7/4
T:Â Tim VaughanJ:Â Alan Johns
Raced in third, not fluent 10th, mistake and dropped to rear 17th, outpaced and struggling from 3 out, weakened from 2 out op 5/2
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2
Take Your Time53
Weight: 12-0|Â Â Age: 10
T: P F Nicholls  J: Harry Cobden
NR
4
Fuji Flight701
Weight: 11-10|Â Â Age: 10
T: Miss V Williams  J: Charlie Deutsch
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£2.10, £3.70EX:£39.60Trifecta:£122.50SF:£45.43Swingers:£16.80
Forecasts
Bells Of Peterboro (2/1), Inis Oirr (9/4), Laskalin (7/2), Musical Slave (5/1), Take Your Time (7/1), Fuji Flight (10/1), No Hubs No Hoobs (12/1)
INIS OIRR got no further than the first at Mussleburgh last time out but he has slipped in the weights and is fancied to bounce back in style for his in-form yard. Bangor scorer Laskalin rates the obvious threat, although Bells of Peterboro and Musical Slave can both have a say too.
- INIS OIRR (IRE)
- LASKALIN (FR)
- BELLS OF PETERBORO (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £9,770.002nd: £4,496.003rd: £2,248.004th: £1,125.005th: £560.00
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