13:30 Haydock

Saturday 21 January 2017

All12:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:20

Star Sports Cheltenham Preview Evening Novices' Chase

  • Class 1  |   2m 3f 203y  |   Soft  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:35  |   Winning time: 5m 14.83s
1st
Horse silk
4
11/4
T: J M JeffersonJ: B S Hughes
Held up in touch, headway 5 out, went 2nd from 4 out, pushed along to lead last, kept on op 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
6/4f
T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Tracked leaders, led 4th, pushed along and headed last, kept on op 5/4
3rd
Horse silk
20
3
11/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Tracked leader, pushed along before 4 out, weakened from 3 out op 4/1
4th
Horse silk
57
6
12/1
T: C L TizzardJ: Aidan Coleman
In rear, struggling halfway, tailed off

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
1311-4
6/1
T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin
Tracked leaders in 4th, weakened from 3 out, pulled up before last op 8/1
PU
Horse silk
5
1611-0
14/1
T: S G WestJ: J Kington
Led, blundered 3rd, headed 4th, tracked leaders, lost place halfway, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out op 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.60Pl:£1.70, £1.40EX:£6.80Trifecta:£19.90SF:£7.45Swingers:£1.80, £2.60, £1.10

Forecasts

Politologue (6/4), Waiting Patiently (11/4), Its'afreebee (11/2), Bun Doran (6/1), Solatentif (12/1), Maximiser (14/1)

Verdict

An intriguing contest in which the undoubted potential of WAITING PATIENTLY is preferred to the proven form of Politologue. Malcolm Jefferson's charge was so impressive in beating Forest Bihan last time that he would not be too far off the mark required to beat Paul Nicholls' grey. Having left the impression there was plenty left in the locker he is the one to beat. Politologue has to be feared given his bold round of jumping last time and his trainer's fine record here. It would pay to be cautious about the form of Its'afreebee's win last month but unwise to dismiss his chances here. He may not get the opportunity to dominate from the front as he would like but his record on the track makes him difficult to dismiss. 1. Waiting Patiently 2. Politologue 3. Its'afreebee

Prize Money

1st: £18,224.002nd: £6,838.003rd: £3,424.004th: £1,706.005th: £858.006th: £429.00

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