15:35 Cheltenham

Friday 12 December 2025

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Citipost Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 7f 213y  |   Good to Soft  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:35  |   Winning time: 6m 0.81s
1st
Horse silk
4
15/2
T: R L LlewellynJ: Liam Harrison
Mid-division, disputed fourth after 6th, pushed along on run to last and closed, led narrowly final flight, ridden run-in and edged left, held on gamely op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2
2nd
Horse silk
½
5
711-2
16/1
T: R MenziesJ: William Maggs (5)
Held up in rear, not fluent 4th, improved on inner after 2 out, pushed along disputing fourth approaching last, ridden flat, stayed on, just held towards finish op 14/1 tchd 18/1
3rd
Horse silk
sh
8
14/1
T: S DrinkwaterJ: Benjamin Macey (7)
Front mid-division, headway after 2 out, pushed along chasing leaders on run to last, ridden run-in and every chance final 110yds, no extra closing stages tchd 12/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
9
9/1
T: M KeighleyJ: Freddie Keighley (7)
Chased leaders, not fluent 7th, went second 2 out, pushed along before last and lost position on approach, ridden run-in and stayed on, always just held op 14/1 tchd 17/2
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
3
911-8
12/1
T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Charlie Deutsch
Led, pushed along on run to last, headed narrowly final flight, ridden flat and faded closing stages op 15/2
6th
Horse silk
1 ¾
7
13/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Towards rear, pushed along after 2 out, kept on, never threatened op 15/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
10
40/1
T: A IrvineJ: Freddie Mitchell (3)
Towards rear, pushed along before last and ran on, not fluent last, one pace flat tchd 33/1
8th
Horse silk
2 ¾
6
2/1f
T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard
Wore red hood to post, mid-division, pushed along into fourth on run to last, soon ridden and weakened tchd 9/4
9th
Horse silk
7
1
11/4
T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen
Wore red hood to post, front mid-division on outer, lost position 6th, closed before 2 out, pushed along and weakened on run to last tchd 3/1
10th
Horse silk
12
2
100/1
T: L HorsfallJ: K Brogan
Went early to post, handy in second, dropped away 2 out op 80/1 tchd 66/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.50Pl:£2.50, £3.40, £3.50EX:£122.90Trifecta:£790.60Tricast:£1,649.69SF:£116.74Swingers:£16.70, £13.70, £16.80

Forecasts

Lucky Manifest (2/1), Long Draw (11/4), Tranquil Sea (13/2), Titan Discovery (15/2), Pike Road (9/1), Kyntara (12/1), Spike Jones (14/1), Lihyan (16/1), Everyonesgame (40/1), Stolen Silver (100/1)

Verdict

Only denied a hat-trick by an improved handicap debutant here last time, progressive LUCKY MANIFEST should be suited by this step up to 3m and is fancied to resume winning ways. Tranquil Sea wears cheekpieces for this first time since joining the Skelton team and should find this a more suitable test than Market Rasen, while last year's winner Long Draw merits respect in his bid to make it 3-3 over this C&D.

  1. LUCKY MANIFEST (IRE)
  2. TRANQUIL SEA (IRE)
  3. LONG DRAW (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Long Draw
Weight: 10-3  |Age: 5
J: S Bowen  |  T: O Murphy
3/1

Prize Money

1st: £19,061.002nd: £8,782.003rd: £4,389.004th: £2,198.00

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