13:50 Cheltenham

Saturday 11 December 2021

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Racing Post Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 5m 10.46s

1^st

Coole Cody

1010-12

12/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Made all, pushed along and pressed before 2 out, ridden before last, jumped right final fence, stayed on strongly, gamely

2^nd

Zanza

711-0

12/1

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

In rear, pushed along before 3 out, ridden in close 6th and not clear run before 2 out, stayed on well after last, never nearer

3^rd

Midnight Shadow

811-9

11/2

T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Ryan Mania

Chased leaders, went 2nd after 13th, pressed leader before 2 out, hit 2 out, soon pushed along, ridden and switched left after last, no extra closing stages op 6/1

4^th

2 ¾

Fusil Raffles

611-7

5/1f

T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob

Handy, not fluent 8th, bad mistake 10th and dropped to mid-division, shaken up before 3 out and went 5th, ridden before 2 out, chased leaders before last, stayed on but no extra run-in op 6/1 tchd 9/2

5^th

8 ½

Deyrann de Carjac

810-2

18/1

T: A KingJ: Brendan Powell

Towards rear, headway into mid-division before 12th, ridden before 2 out, disputed 3rd 2 out, stayed on but no extra after last op 16/1

6^th

Lalor

911-6

15/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Front mid-division, went prominent 10th, ridden after 3 out, gradually weakened from 2 out op 8/1 tchd 17/2

7^th

Topofthecotswolds

710-0

40/1

T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Towards rear mid-division, mistake 4 out, ridden and gradually faded from 2 out op 28/1

8^th

Siruh Du Lac

810-12

25/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Prominent, ridden and weakened tamely 2 out op 16/1

9^th

Beakstown

810-1

11/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

In rear early, ridden in mid-division before 3 out, weakened 2 out op 7/1

10^th

Cepage

911-12

18/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Towards rear, mistake 11th and pushed along, hit 4 out, soon beaten tchd 20/1

11^th

Francky Du Berlais

810-12

150/1

T: P BowenJ: S Bowen

Mid-division, dropped to rear 6th, reminders 7th, struggling from 4 out op 80/1

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Dostal Phil

810-12

7/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Aidan Coleman

Towards rear, pushed along early, pulled up quickly before 4th op 13/2 tchd 15/2

Farinet

610-2

13/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Rachael Blackmore

Front mid-division, lost place and pushed along 13th, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened and pulled up tchd 11/2

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Non-Runners

Silver Hallmark⁴¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: F O'Brien J: N de Boinville

Joke Dancer²¹

Weight: 10-1| Age: 8

T: Mrs S J Smith J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.90Pl:£3.90, £3.70, £2.30EX:£186.50Trifecta:£1,621.00Tricast:£889.37SF:£142.60Swingers:£30.60, £8.20, £16.50

Forecasts

Fusil Raffles (5/1), Midnight Shadow (11/2), Beakstown (11/2), Silver Hallmark (6/1), Farinet (13/2), Dostal Phil (7/1), Lalor (15/2), Coole Cody (12/1), Zanza (12/1), Deyrann de Carjac (18/1), Cepage (18/1), Siruh Du Lac (25/1), Joke Dancer (33/1), Topofthecotswolds (40/1), Francky Du Berlais (150/1)

Loads with chances in a cracking handicap, but the unexposed ex-French chaser FARINET returns on a good mark and is taken to continue Venetia Williams' fine recent run by claiming his biggest prize yet. Paddy Power Gold Cup hero Midnight Shadow seems sure to make a good fist of it, and both Silver Hallmark and Lalor are two others fancied to take a step forward and have a say too.

FARINET (FR)
MIDNIGHT SHADOW
SILVER HALLMARK

Previous Winners

2020

Chatham Street Lad

Weight: 10-10 |Age: 8

J: D J O'Keeffe | T: M Winters

16/1

Prize Money

1st: £74,035.002nd: £27,781.003rd: £13,910.004th: £6,929.005th: £3,484.006th: £1,742.00

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Racing Post Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

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