13:50 Cheltenham

Friday 17 November 2017

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

BetVictor Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 7f 199y  |   Good to Soft  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:54  |   Winning time: 4m 5.9s
1st
Horse silk
4
13/2
T: P HendersonJ: P J Brennan
Pecked 2nd, held up behind, headway 4 out, tracked leaders on outside next, led 2 out, ridden and kept on well flat op 7/1
2nd
Horse silk
2
7
710-10
10/3
T: Ian WilliamsJ: W T Kennedy
Held up in touch, headway on inside after 4 out, led after next, headed 2 out, ridden and kept on same pace from last op 7/2 tchd 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
5
911-2
3/1f
T: P W MiddletonJ: James Bowen (7)
Tracked leaders, challenged after 3 out, ridden and one pace after next, kept on, no impression with front pair flat op 10/3
4th
Horse silk
2
9
14/1
T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard (3)
Led in start, tracked leaders, outpaced after 2 out, ridden and no impression before last op 16/1
5th
Horse silk
4 ½
8
12/1
T: P HendersonJ: Nick Scholfield
Raced keenly, held up in touch, outpaced 2 out, never able to challenge op 9/1 tchd 14/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ½
1
12/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: L Treadwell
Raced keenly, held up towards rear, hit 8th, driven 3 out, chased leaders next, soon ridden and one pace, never on terms, weakened flat op 8/1
7th
Horse silk
4 ½
6
15/2
T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power
With leader, led 5th, driven and headed after 3 out, weakened before last op 9/1
8th
Horse silk
17
2
13/2
T: C L TizzardJ: B J Cooper
Tracked leaders, hit and lost place 4 out, weakened before 2 out, tailed off op 8/1
9th
Horse silk
2 ¾
3
20/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman
Led to 5th, tracked leader, lost place 3 out, weakened next, tailed off

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.10Pl:£1.90, £1.70, £1.60EX:£30.90Trifecta:£108.90Tricast:£77.83SF:£28.84Swingers:£5.90, £4.60, £2.80

Forecasts

Exitas (3/1), Kapstadt (10/3), Doitforthevillage (13/2), Shanahan's Turn (13/2), Mick Thonic (15/2), Un Beau Roman (12/1), Bright New Dawn (12/1), Rock On Rocky (14/1), Festive Affair (20/1)

Verdict

Exitas will be a popular choice after winning three of his last four starts over fences and has to go on the short list despite his rise up the weights. Better value may lie with MICK THONIC, however. He has shown enough to suggest he is nicely weighted and can put last time's bad experience behind him under his top-class jockey. It is hard to know what to expect from Festive Affair so the other one for the frame could be bottom-weight Rock On Rocky.
  1. Mick Thonic
  2. Exitas
  3. Rock On Rocky

Previous Winners

2016
Un Beau Roman
Weight: 10-13  |Age: 8
25/1

Prize Money

1st: £28,152.002nd: £8,316.003rd: £4,158.004th: £2,079.005th: £1,040.006th: £522.00

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