15:30 Cheltenham

Saturday 23 October 2021

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

888sport Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 3m 50.95s

1^st

Before Midnight

810-3

2/1f

T: S ThomasJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Jumped well, made all, drew clear flat, stayed on strongly op 15/8

2^nd

Sky Pirate

811-12

3/1

T: Jonjo O'NeillJ: Nick Scholfield

Mid-division, closed 6th, mistake 8th, chased winner 2 out, no impression flat, no extra towards finish tchd 11/4

3^rd

Hatcher

811-3

16/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, headway on outside from 4 out, went 3rd and not fluent last, no impression on winner, kept on op 14/1

4^th

Bathiva

710-0

9/2

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Held up towards rear, hit 2nd, headway from 7th, 2nd final bend until not fluent 2 out, 4th and held last, kept on flat op 11/2 tchd 4/1

5^th

9 ½

Solar Impulse

1110-2

18/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: C J Todd (3)

Chased winner until 2nd, lost place 9th, outpaced 4 out, well beaten from 3 out op 20/1

6^th

Leapaway

910-2

7/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Held up in rear, blundered 9th, mistake 4 out, well beaten from 3 out op 11/2

7^th

8 ½

Voix Du Reve

911-2

10/1

T: I JardineJ: C O'Farrell

Raced keenly, chased leader from 2nd, jumped right and not fluent 3rd, mistake 8t, weakened after 3 out tchd 9/1

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Non-Runners

Ashutor¹⁸²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: Mrs S Leech J: C Gethings

Belargus¹⁸²

Weight: 10-5| Age: 6

T: N J Gifford J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.90Pl:£1.60, £1.90EX:£7.80Trifecta:£68.60Tricast:£61.31SF:£7.97Swingers:£1.70, £4.70, £7.00

Forecasts

Before Midnight (2/1), Sky Pirate (3/1), Bathiva (9/2), Belargus (6/1), Leapaway (7/1), Voix Du Reve (10/1), Ashutor (10/1), Hatcher (16/1), Solar Impulse (18/1)

SKY PIRATE proved a different proposition dropped back to 2m last season, signing off with a career-best display when landing the Grand Annual here in March. Returning with his yard in good form, he's fancied to be firmly in the mix once more from this 7 lb higher mark. Before Midnight deserved his Chepstow victory marking up in the spring and he's feared most. Belargus completes the shortlist.

SKY PIRATE
BEFORE MIDNIGHT
BELARGUS (FR)

Previous Winners

2020

Rouge Vif

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 6

J: D A Jacob | T: H Whittington

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £31,218.002nd: £14,352.003rd: £7,176.004th: £3,588.005th: £1,794.006th: £894.00

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