13:50 Cheltenham

Saturday 25 January 2020

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Paddy Power 45 Sleeps To Cheltenham Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 4f 127y  |   Soft  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:51  |   Winning time: 5m 33.42s
1st
Horse silk
1
811-12
8/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Left in lead after 1st, headed 6th, led next, headed before 9th, led 10th, hard pressed from 2 out, driven flat, held rivals most gamely towards finish tchd 15/2
2nd
Horse silk
½
3
9/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up rear of mid-division on inside, not fluent 8th, blundered 4 out, headway approaching 2 out, went 2nd flat, stayed on, held by winner towards finish op 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
nk
2
811-11
6/1
T: K WoollacottJ: Aidan Coleman
Always prominent, ridden after 3 out, every chance last, stayed on, held by winner towards finish op 5/1
4th
Horse silk
4 ½
7
14/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien
Chased leaders, hit 11th, challenged 2 out, 4th and weakening fina 50 yards op 12/1
5th
Horse silk
8 ½
6
12/1
T: Andrew MartinJ: Shane Quinlan (5)
Mid-division, mistake 10th, effort 4 out, no impression before 2 out, mistake last op 16/1
6th
Horse silk
3
10
610-0
6/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, no extra op 9/2
7th
Horse silk
9
9
20/1
T: I JardineJ: C O'Farrell
In rear, some headway when mistake 10th, effort 4 out, outpaced before 2 out, soon weakened tchd 25/1

Also Ran

T: C GordonJ: J E Moore
Prominent, led 6th until 7th, led before 9th, headed 10th, lost place 13th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out tchd 13/2
PU
Horse silk
5
7/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: M D Grant
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 12th op 15/2 tchd 8/1
UR
Horse silk
8
810-8
4/1f
T: D PipeJ: David Noonan
Led until pulled up after 1st, dismounted op 13/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.70Pl:£2.90, £2.30, £2.20EX:£77.40Trifecta:£355.70Tricast:£464.57SF:£76.25Swingers:£9.30, £9.40, £7.50

Forecasts

Warthog (4/1), Lalor (6/1), My Way (6/1), Highway One O One (6/1), Count Meribel (7/1), Cepage (8/1), Spiritofthegames (9/1), Militarian (12/1), Garde La Victoire (14/1), Cool Mix (20/1)

Verdict

Probably not too many to concentrate on, in truth, and this offers COUNT MERIBEL a chance to get off the mark for the season. A good novice, with plenty of track form to fall back upon, he may well have found the ground a bit too deep in the Bet Victor but still ran a creditable race to finish sixth. This drying ground is more to his liking, and he can come out on top. Lalor has class and came back to form here last time out; if he can build on that, he holds every chance. Warthog was a good winner of the Caspian Caviar and a 4lb rise gives him chances of following up, and Highway One O One must go close if reproducing his best form too.
  1. Count Meribel
  2. Highway One O One
  3. Lalor

Previous Winners

2019
Siruh Du Lac
Weight: 10-9  |Age: 6
6/1

Prize Money

1st: £39,389.002nd: £14,840.003rd: £7,427.004th: £3,710.005th: £1,862.006th: £931.007th: £462.008th: £238.00

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