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14:35 Cheltenham

Friday 27 October 2017

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

squareintheair.com Novices' Chase

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 3m 57.2s

1^st

North Hill Harvey

611-2

10/3

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Soon pressed leader, led 4th, made most after, blundered 3 out, driven and hard pressed after next, ridden after last, held on gamely flat op 4/1

2^nd

Sceau Royal

511-7

11/8f

T: A KingJ: D A Jacob

Tracked leaders, went 2nd 2 out, soon challenged, upsides last, ridden and every chance flat, kept on, just held towards finish op 5/4 tchd 6/5

3^rd

2 ¼

Ballyhill

611-2

14/1

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

Led to 4th, tracked winner, driven and one pace before last, no impression with front pair flat

4^th

2 ¾

Movewiththetimes

611-2

2/1

T: P F NichollsJ: B J Geraghty

Held up in touch, tracked leaders 9th, effort on outside approaching 2 out, soon driven and one pace, ridden after last, no impression in 4th flat tchd 9/4

5^th

Chitu

711-10

50/1

T: P GriffinJ: C O'Farrell

Held up towards rear, struggling 10th, no chance with leaders after, tailed off

6^th

Presenting William

911-2

200/1

T: A PhillipsJ: Dave Crosse

Always in rear, lost touch after 4th, soon tailed off, eventually completed

Also Ran

Mick Thonic

711-10

33/1

T: C L TizzardJ: B J Cooper

Tracked leaders until blundered and rider lost iron 8th, not recover, pulled up before next tchd 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.90, £1.30EX:£8.40Trifecta:£42.60SF:£8.18Swingers:£1.20, £7.70, £2.70

Forecasts

Sceau Royal (11/8), Movewiththetimes (2/1), North Hill Harvey (10/3), Ballyhill (14/1), Mick Thonic (33/1), Chitu (50/1), Presenting William (200/1)

This looks likely to be between Sceau Royal and MOVEWITHTHETIMES. The former won nicely on chasing debut last time out, getting the better of Ballyhill on that occasion, but things fell apart from him rather quickly last season and there's no saying that the same won't happen this campaign. The selection impressed with a very game second in the Betfair Hurdle but has always looked a chaser and can open his account here on his first run over the larger obstacles. Last year's Greatwood Hurdle winner North Hill Harvey may be next best.