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12:50 Cheltenham

Wednesday 1 January 2020

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

Markel Insurance Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 7m 18.17s

1^st

Doing Fine

1210-7

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

2^nd

4 ¾

Cogry

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

3^rd

Like The Sound

911-8

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

4^th

3 ¾

Militarian

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

5^th

1 ¼

Equus Secretus

811-4

9/1

T: B PaulingJ: David Bass

Handy, hampered 12th, every chance 3 out, lost place and beaten next tchd 10/1

6^th

Another Venture

911-4

8/1

T: K C BaileyJ: Chester Williams (5)

Held up in touch, ridden 17th, lost place before 4 out tchd 17/2

7^th

5 ½

Singlefarmpayment

1011-9

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

Commodore

811-4

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

Kingswell Theatre

1111-2

10/1

T: M ScudamoreJ: T Scudamore

Chased leaders, slow and lost place 7th, ridden next, last 12th, pulled up before 15th

Anteros

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)

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.