13:50 Cheltenham

Saturday 18 November 2017

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3016:00

BetVictor.com Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m 3f 71y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:53  |   Winning time: 7m 31.1s
1st
Horse silk
3
7/1
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Prominent, tracked leader from 13th, led 3 out, soon ridden, 4 lengths clear after last, just held on near finish op 8/1
2nd
Horse silk
nk
4
810-10
9/2
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Mid-division, tracked leaders from 5th, went 2nd before 2 out, 2 lengths down when mistake and lost ground last, ridden and stayed on well flat, gaining near finish, just held op 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
17
5
5/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson
Led, headed 3 out, outpaced by front pair before next, well held after op 11/2 tchd 6/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
8
1210-0
16/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary (3)
Behind, headway when hit 17th, went 4th 4 out, driven to chase leaders before next, soon ridden and outpaced, kept on from last, never on terms op 11/1
5th
Horse silk
4 ½
9
13/2
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Aidan Coleman
Mid-division, headway 17th, 4th when blundered and lost place 4 out, behind from next op 15/2 tchd 6/1
6th
Horse silk
7
2
14/1
T: C L TizzardJ: B J Cooper
Tracked leader to 13th, in touch, lost place and struggling 4 out, weakened from next op 10/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
9/2
T: J & A O'NeillJ: B J Geraghty
Mid-division, mistake and lost place 10th, behind when blundered 18th, pulled up before next op 4/1
PU
Horse silk
6
4/1f
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
In rear, not fluent and reminder after 3rd, never travelled well after, lost touch when pulled up after 14th op 7/2

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Non-Runners

7
Horse silk
Doing Fine21
Weight: 10-0|  Age: 9
T: N P Mulholland  J: T Scudamore
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.90Pl:£1.90, £1.70, £1.90EX:£40.80Trifecta:£237.60Tricast:£167.09SF:£37.02Swingers:£3.90, £5.20, £5.10

Forecasts

Premier Bond (4/1), Vicente (9/2), Minella Rocco (9/2), Doing Fine (9/2), Three Faces West (5/1), Shotgun Paddy (13/2), Perfect Candidate (7/1), Sizing Codelco (14/1), Benbens (16/1)

Verdict

Three Faces West ended last season on a high and will be a popular choice with punters, but if MINELLA ROCCO can reproduce anything like the form which saw him finish second in the Gold Cup at this track he would have every chance of conceding weight all round. Doing Fine and Premier Bond can also make their presence felt in a really good stayers' handicap.
  1. Minella Rocco
  2. Three Faces West
  3. Doing Fine

Previous Winners

2016
Viconte Du Noyer
Weight: 11-2  |Age: 7
J: H Cobden  |  T: C L Tizzard
20/1

Prize Money

1st: £28,475.002nd: £10,685.003rd: £5,350.004th: £2,665.005th: £1,340.006th: £670.00

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