15:10 Cheltenham

Saturday 28 October 2017

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Randox Health Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 7f 199y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:12  |   Winning time: 3m 56.0s
1st
Horse silk
8
15/2
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Made all, pressed before 2 out, ridden after last, stayed on gamely when strongly challenged flat, held on well, all out op 8/1
2nd
Horse silk
nk
5
5/2f
T: P F NichollsJ: B J Geraghty
Mid-division on outside, headway 8th, tracked leaders 3 out, close up in 2nd before next, ridden to challenge and every chance flat, kept on, just held op 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
11
3
12/1
T: C L TizzardJ: B J Cooper
In touch, tracked winner 3 out to before next, soon outpaced in 3rd, no chance with front pair before last op 16/1
4th
Horse silk
7
12
5/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: J E Moore
Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, headway under pressure before next, 4th and ridden between last 2, kept on, no chance with leaders op 15/2
5th
Horse silk
1
11
7/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up behind, outpaced 3 out, kept on under pressure before last, never nearer
6th
Horse silk
¾
10
20/1
T: P HendersonJ: P J Brennan
Behind, mistake 2nd, outpaced 3 out, stayed on into mid-division before last, never near leaders op 16/1
7th
Horse silk
½
1
811-12
20/1
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, kept on under pressure from next, never near leaders tchd 18/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ½
4
12/1
T: H De BromheadJ: A E Lynch
Mistake 1st, in touch, driven to chase leaders after 3 out, soon outpaced, no impression from next
9th
Horse silk
7
7
25/1
T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan
Tracked winner, lost place 3 out, soon outpaced, weakened last
10th
Horse silk
3
9
25/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power
In touch, lost place 4 out, outpaced next, weakened 2 out op 20/1
11th
Horse silk
11
2
1111-4
40/1
T: Jonjo O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman
Mid-division, chased leaders 3 out to before next, soon weakened op 33/1
12th
Horse silk
½
14
33/1
T: N J HawkeJ: C Gethings (3)
Always behind
13th
Horse silk
1 ½
13
33/1
T: P HendersonJ: James Best
Chased leaders to before 2 out, soon weakened
14th
Horse silk
17
6
8/1
T: J M JeffersonJ: B S Hughes
Mid-division, not fluent 5th, lost place 4 out, soon behind, tailed off op 7/1
15th
Horse silk
12
16
1210-0
100/1
T: D L WilliamsJ: Sean Houlihan (7)
In touch, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 3rd, lost place 3 out, soon weakened and behind, tailed off

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Non-Runners

15
Horse silk
Exitas6
Weight: 10-0|  Age: 9
T: P W Middleton  J: James Bowen
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.60Pl:£2.50, £1.80, £3.90EX:£31.70Trifecta:£433.60Tricast:£234.32SF:£25.29Swingers:£8.20, £23.50, £15.50

Forecasts

Le Prezien (5/2), Poker School (5/1), Cobra De Mai (7/1), Foxtail Hill (15/2), Double W's (8/1), Sizing Platinum (12/1), Some Plan (12/1), Doitforthevillage (20/1), Vaniteux (20/1), Exitas (20/1), Theflyingportrait (25/1), Mr Fiftyone (25/1), Lord Ballim (33/1), Un Beau Roman (33/1), Eastlake (40/1), Lord Ben (100/1)

Verdict

Competitive numerically, and almost certainly competitive for the early pace with the likes of Theflyingportrait, Foxtail Hill and Doitforthevillage amongst those who appreciate racing to the fore. A number of the runners arrive race fit and in winning form, and these include the spring/summer winning machine Cobra De Mai, but he needs to improve further in order to continue his sequence this afternoon. Le Prezien is a second season chaser who makes obvious appeal given his largely productive first campaign over fences, but whether or not he'll offer any real value in the market is open to interpretation. Therefore, a chance is taken on the 2016 runner up SIZING PLATINUM. He has a reasonably solid overall profile in these type of events, and he demonstrated his good health when hacking up by 14L in a much less taxing affair at Newton Abbot earlier this month.
  1. Sizing Platinum
  2. Le Prezien
  3. Double W's

Previous Winners

2016
Fox Norton
Weight: 11-1  |Age: 6
5/2

Prize Money

1st: £31,280.002nd: £9,240.003rd: £4,620.004th: £2,310.005th: £1,155.006th: £580.00

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