13:20 Cheltenham

Saturday 16 December 2017

All12:1012:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Junior Jumpers Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 62y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:21  |   Winning time: 4m 10.8s
1st
Horse silk
2
1010-12
7/2
T: Kerry LeeJ: Harry Skelton
Made all, not fluent 4 out, hard pressed before 2 out, stayed on well, in command flat, game effort tchd 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
3/1f
T: T R GeorgeJ: C Gethings (3)
Held up, headway 9th, strong challenge when hit 2 out, soon ridden, edged right and held flat, kept on op 11/4
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
6
11/2
T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke
Tracked leaders, mistake 8th, not fluent 3 out, soon short off room, not quicken 2 out, untidy last, went 3rd and kept on flat op 8/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ¼
7
710-1
6/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: H Cobden
Took keen hold, tracked leaders, went 2nd 7th, blundered badly 3 out, still every chance when not fluent last, 4th and weakening towards finish op 11/2 tchd 5/1
5th
Horse silk
4
3
5/1
T: O MurphyJ: R Johnson
Tracked leaders on outside, lost place after 4th, effort 8th, lost place when mistake 3 out, soon weakened tchd 11/2
6th
Horse silk
9
1
10/1
T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore
Held up, shaken up after 8th, headway 3 out, driven 2 out, weakened last op 9/1 tchd 17/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
8
10/1
T: J L SpearingJ: P J Brennan
Tracked winner until 7th, hit next, mistake 9th, lost place before next, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out op 11/1

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Non-Runners

4
Horse silk
Grey Gold56
Weight: 10-9|  Age: 12
T: Kerry Lee  J: R Patrick
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£2.30, £2.10EX:£14.50Trifecta:£80.40Tricast:£53.74SF:£14.20Swingers:£3.30, £4.00, £3.40

Forecasts

Bun Doran (3/1), Gino Trail (7/2), Knockgraffon (5/1), Bentelimar (11/2), Theo (6/1), Sire De Grugy (10/1), Grey Gold (10/1), Pearls Legend (10/1)

Verdict

THEO's winning sequence came to an abrupt halt when he unseated his rider early doors at Ayr in September but he'd been improving in rapid fashion previously and, having had a short break, may not be done climbing yet. He was an easy winner at Newcastle over this sort of trip previous to his Ayr mishap and should be a danger here from a low weight. Gino Trail won impressively at Wetherby last time and while facing a tougher task here, he's expected to give Harry Skelton a nice spin around. Bun Doran is worth tracking in the betting on his reappearance ahead of what should be a promising season while Knockgraffon could get back on track for his new handler.
  1. Theo
  2. Gino Trail
  3. Bun Doran

Previous Winners

2016
Eastlake
Weight: 11-6  |Age: 10
33/1

Prize Money

1st: £18,768.002nd: £5,544.003rd: £2,772.004th: £1,386.005th: £693.006th: £348.00

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