15:50 Cheltenham

Thursday 20 April 2017

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2016:5517:30

Llewellyn Humphreys Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 2  |   3m 2f  |   Good (Watered)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:50  |   Winning time: 6m 51.8s
1st
Horse silk
4
911-2
4/1f
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman
Held up in rear, not fluent 11th, headway from 14th, not much room briefly after 2 out, led last, ridden and stayed on well flat op 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
2 ½
7
6/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Tracked leaders on outside, 2nd 4 out, challenging when not fluent 2 out, led before last, soon headed, stayed on flat but no impression on winner op 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
10
2
6/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: B S Hughes
Pressed leader, led after 2nd, not fluent 7th, headed before last, 3rd and no extra flat op 8/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ½
5
5/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson
Chased leader, not fluent 2nd, 2nd when jumped left 5th, outpaced when not fluent 4 out, rallied 3 out, 4th and beaten when not much room last op 6/1 tchd 13/2
5th
Horse silk
½
6
810-10
10/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy
In touch, lost place before 2nd, closed 10th, driven after 3 out, no extra from next tchd 12/1
6th
Horse silk
28
1
811-12
11/2
T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost (7)
Led until after 2nd, stayed handy, lost place 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 9/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
25/1
T: C L TizzardJ: T J O'Brien
Held up, not fluent 12th, mistake and last 13th, not fluent 14th, behind 16th, pulled up after 18th tchd 20/1
T: P HendersonJ: P J Brennan
In rear, slow 2nd, not fluent 8th, ridden before 13th, blundered 15th, hit next, struggling 17th, pulled up after next op 5/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.10Pl:£1.80, £2.00, £2.30EX:£26.90Trifecta:£141.40Tricast:£138.41SF:£26.92Swingers:£4.10, £4.00, £5.00

Forecasts

Upswing (4/1), Talk Of The South (9/2), Lamb Or Cod (5/1), Virak (11/2), Belmount (6/1), Coologue (6/1), Federici (10/1), Gentleman Jon (25/1)

Verdict

The 2015 winner Lamb Or Cod would have to be given a chance here off this mark and this is certainly easier than some of his recent assignments. Upswing for all his recent upturn in form has something to prove still especially in the jumping department and his price looks a little on the short side here. Virak is starting to look well handicapped along with COOLOGUE who on this better ground and with a possible easy lead will be worth taking a chance with.
  1. Coologue
  2. Lamb Or Cod
  3. Virak

Prize Money

1st: £12,512.002nd: £3,696.003rd: £1,848.004th: £924.005th: £462.006th: £232.00

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