15:10 Cheltenham

Saturday 27 October 2018

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

Randox Health Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 7f 199y  |   Good  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:10  |   Winning time: 3m 57.6s
1st
Horse silk
3
811-9
4/1
T: P F NichollsJ: B J Geraghty
Held up towards rear on outside, closed from 6th, mistake 4 out, not fluent 3 out, 2nd before last bend, led 2 out, headed flat, rallied to lead again last strides op 7/2 tchd 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
hd
4
20/1
T: N G RichardsJ: R D Day (3)
Held up in rear, keen early, headway on inside 3 out, challenged before last, led flat, headed last strides op 14/1
3rd
Horse silk
9
5
3/1f
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Raced freely, led, clear before 3rd until 5th, not fluent 3 out, headed 2 out, one pace and held in 3rd from last op 7/2 tchd 4/1
4th
Horse silk
2
7
6/1
T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore
Chased leaders, slow 6th and lost place briefly, close 5th when mistake 3 out, outpaced and short of room before last bend, no impression in 4th when jumped left last
5th
Horse silk
8
6
4/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Held up in 4th, closed before 5th, every chance 3 out, beaten before next op 9/2 tchd 7/2
6th
Horse silk
15
2
711-11
4/1
T: H WhittingtonJ: Harry Bannister
Chased leader, not fluent 9th, every chance 3 out, no extra 2 out op 9/2 tchd 5/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
10/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: S Bowen
Held up towards rear, slow 6th and dropped to last, outpaced 8th, soon well behind, pulled up before 3 out op 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.10Pl:£2.50, £6.00EX:£74.00Trifecta:£314.80SF:£61.35Swingers:£16.50, £2.20, £8.80

Forecasts

Foxtail Hill (3/1), Modus (4/1), Tommy Silver (4/1), Bigmartre (4/1), Lillington (6/1), Vosne Romanee (10/1), Duke Of Navan (20/1)

Verdict

Few horses put up bolder jumping performances last season than FOXTAIL HILL en-route to winning this very race. It was a little disappointing that he couldn't build on that but he often saves his best performances for first time out and from 2lb lower than 2017 he is fancied to follow up. Modus also has a good record first time out and his sometimes sketchy jumping suits such small fields so he is most feared. Bigmartre won a Grade Two to end a good novice campaign and is respected here also.
  1. Foxtail Hill
  2. Modus
  3. Bigmartre

Previous Winners

2017
Foxtail Hill
Weight: 10-8  |Age: 8
15/2

Prize Money

1st: £37,140.002nd: £11,028.003rd: £5,514.004th: £2,748.005th: £1,380.006th: £696.007th: £348.008th: £168.00

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