12:50 Cheltenham

Wednesday 1 January 2020

All12:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:50

Markel Insurance Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 2  |   3m 2f 70y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:50  |   Winning time: 7m 18.17s
1st
Horse silk
9
11/2
T: N P MulhollandJ: P K Donovan (7)
Mid-division, ridden 15th, headway approaching 3 out, led before jumping right last, stayed on well op 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
4 ¾
1
1111-12
4/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Led until 6th, prominent, outpaced 4 out, rallied from 2 out, went 2nd towards finish, stayed on, no impression on winner op 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
½
4
33/1
T: C J MannJ: J McGrath
Held up towards rear, headway 8th, led 4 out, headed before last, no impression on winner flat, lost 2nd towards finish
4th
Horse silk
3 ¾
2
1011-12
16/1
T: Andrew MartinJ: J Martin (7)
Mistakes, mid-division, lost place 3rd, headway 17th, close up 3 out, one pace in 3rd last, dropped to 4th flat op 20/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
6
9/1
T: B PaulingJ: David Bass
Handy, hampered 12th, every chance 3 out, lost place and beaten next tchd 10/1
6th
Horse silk
13
5
8/1
T: K C BaileyJ: Chester Williams (5)
Held up in touch, ridden 17th, lost place before 4 out tchd 17/2
7th
Horse silk
5 ½
3
7/2f
T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke
Held up in rear, steady headway from 14th, lots place 18th, headway approaching 3 out, lost place before 2 out op 4/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
7
7/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Prominent, jumped left at times, led 6th, headed 4 out, lost place 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 8/1 tchd 17/2
PU
Horse silk
8
10/1
T: M ScudamoreJ: T Scudamore
Chased leaders, slow and lost place 7th, ridden next, last 12th, pulled up before 15th
PU
Horse silk
10
1210-6
12/1
T: Mrs S LeechJ: Adrian Heskin
In rear, blundered 15th, tailed off 17th, soon pulled up op 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.80Pl:£1.90, £2.00, £9.00EX:£15.60Trifecta:£810.90Tricast:£667.12SF:£28.71Swingers:£2.10, £58.10, £39.20

Forecasts

Singlefarmpayment (7/2), Cogry (4/1), Doing Fine (11/2), Commodore (7/1), Another Venture (8/1), Equus Secretus (9/1), Kingswell Theatre (10/1), Anteros (12/1), Militarian (16/1), Like The Sound (33/1)

Verdict

SINGLEFARMPAYMENT may not be the most straightforward sort but one of these big handicaps ought to fall his way again soon and the fitting of first-time headgear may help eke out at stronger effort at the business end of the race. Last time out winner Cogry is an obvious danger with just a 4lb rise to cope with while the unfortunate Doing Fine may be able to gain compensation following his void race at Sandown last time out.
  1. Singlefarmpayment
  2. Doing Fine
  3. Cogry

Previous Winners

2019
Beware The Bear
Weight: 12-1  |Age: 9
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £15,640.002nd: £4,620.003rd: £2,310.004th: £1,155.005th: £578.006th: £290.00

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