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13:25 Cheltenham

Sunday 1 January 2017

All12:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:40

BetBright Dipper Novices' Chase (Grade 2)

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 5m 29.29s

1^st

Whisper

911-7

11/4

T: N J HendersonJ: D N Russell

Chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, closed 8th, 2nd 10th, mistake 13th, shaken up to challenge 2 out, soon led, edged right towards finish, driven and held on well op 5/2 tchd 9/4

2^nd

Clan Des Obeaux

511-2

10/11f

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Jumped right at times, led, headed 2nd, led before 4th, shaken up when went right and awkward 2 out, soon headed, rallied flat, held close home op 5/6 tchd Evens

3^rd

Briery Belle

811-0

3/1

T: H D DalyJ: T J O'Brien

Tracked leader, led 2nd, headed before 4th, mistake 6th, 3rd from 10th, mistake 3 out, soon weakened op 9/2

4^th

Never Equalled

811-0

33/1

T: B J LlewellynJ: Robert Williams

Always last, hit 4th, not fluent 5th, well behind 4 out op 20/1

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Non-Runners

O O Seven²²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: N J Henderson J: B J Geraghty

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.10EX:£5.20Trifecta:£7.20SF:£5.85

Forecasts

Clan Des Obeaux (10/11), Whisper (11/4), Briery Belle (3/1), O O Seven (3/1), Never Equalled (33/1)

An interesting and competitive contest despite the small field and it may well be a case of who can find the most improvement here. The most likely candidate would be CLAN DES OBEAUX who took his Newbury contest in fine style. Critics will say that the race rather fell apart but he jumped like an old hand and the 7lb penalty for that win may not be enough to stop him here. The Nicky Henderson duo will provide a good test with Whisper marginally preferred of that pair especially as he has the better hurdling form and looks to be following an identical path to Oscar Whisky trained and owned by the same connections who took this race back in 2014. Briery Belle shouldn’t be underestimated either with her attitude and jumping ability sure to keep her in this contest for a considerable way. 1. Clan Des Obeaux 2. Whisper 3. Briery Belle