14:25 Cheltenham

Friday 15 December 2023

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

Unibet Middle Distance Chase Series Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 5m 17.44s

1^st

Cepage

1111-1

11/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

In touch, headway 4 out, chased leader 2 out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on op 5/1

2^nd

Lord Du Mesnil

1011-9

4/1f

T: R HobsonJ: G Sheehan

Towards rear, headway 6 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on to chase winner towards finish op 5/1

3^rd

2 ½

Le Ligerien

1010-13

13/2

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Tracked leader, led approaching 2 out, ridden and joined last, headed inside final furlong, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish op 7/1

4^th

2 ¼

Go Steady

1110-2

8/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell (5)

In rear, headway 3 out, stumbled on landing 2 out, kept on same pace tchd 15/2

5^th

3 ¼

Sam Brown

1112-0

8/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: J J Burke

Tracked leader, lost place 10th, pushed along next, mistake 4 out, rallied approaching 2 out, kept on same pace

6^th

Up Helly Aa King

1210-2

12/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Danny McMenamin

In touch, pushed along 4 out, weakened next tchd 14/1

7^th

Storm Control

1010-7

9/2

T: Kerry LeeJ: Richard Patrick

Led, not fluent 4 out, pushed along and headed approaching 2 out, ridden and weakened next op 4/1

8^th

2 ¾

Duc De Beauchene

1010-3

25/1

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan

Always in rear, outpaced 5 out op 18/1

Also Ran

Top Ville Ben

1110-13

6/1

T: P A KirbyJ: H Cobden

Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden 5 out, weakened 3 out, pulled up last op 13/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£2.10, £1.70, £2.10EX:£32.10Trifecta:£186.10Tricast:£146.06SF:£28.42Swingers:£5.40, £3.00, £6.30

Forecasts

Lord Du Mesnil (4/1), Storm Control (9/2), Cepage (11/2), Top Ville Ben (6/1), Le Ligerien (13/2), Go Steady (8/1), Sam Brown (8/1), Up Helly Aa King (12/1), Duc De Beauchene (25/1)

It could be worth chancing STORM CONTROL, who's dipped below his last winning mark on his first attempt in a veterans race. Le Ligerien looked better than ever when winning a similar event at Kempton last month and is a solid alternative, with Top Ville Ben best of the others.

STORM CONTROL (IRE)
LE LIGERIEN (FR)
TOP VILLE BEN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Magic Dancer

Weight: 10-10 |Age: 10

J: Richard Patrick | T: Kerry Lee

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £26,015.002nd: £11,960.003rd: £5,980.004th: £2,990.005th: £1,495.006th: £745.00

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