14:35 Cheltenham

Wednesday 1 January 2020

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

Paddy Power 69 Sleeps To Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 7f 213y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:36  |   Winning time: 6m 13.3s
1st
Horse silk
8
3/1f
T: O MurphyJ: G Sheehan
Towards rear, not fluent and reminder 7th, headway on inside off last bend, led flat, edged right, stayed on tchd 11/4 and tchd 10/3
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
10
610-0
13/2
T: H D DalyJ: R Patrick (3)
Tracked leader, led after 4th, headed off last bend, led again before last, headed flat, held after, stayed on op 9/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¾
4
8/1
T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden
Tracked leaders, effort 2 out, challenged before last, edged right and held in 3rd final 100 yards op 13/2
4th
Horse silk
4 ¼
3
8/1
T: R McNallyJ: Aidan Coleman
In touch in mid-division, ridden and effort 2 out, not much room before hampered last, stayed on same pace flat op 7/1
5th
Horse silk
1
13
25/1
T: B EllisonJ: Jack Tudor (7)
Held up in mid-division, last 8th, headway before last, stayed on flat, not trouble leaders op 20/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
9
14/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Cillin Leonard (7)
Mid-division, effort 2 out, one pace and beaten when hampered last, no extra flat op 16/1 tchd 18/1
7th
Horse silk
nse
6
10/1
T: R HobsonJ: Ben Jones (5)
Chased leaders, mistake 6th, challenged 2 out, led off last bend, headed before last, no extra flat op 11/1 tchd 12/1
8th
Horse silk
1
2
9/1
T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath
Towards rear, ridden before 7th, behind 2 out, hampered last, kept on flat op 10/1
9th
Horse silk
¾
12
40/1
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Held up, mid-division from 4th, closed 7th, chasing leaders before last where hampered, weakened flat op 33/1 tchd 50/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
1111-12
12/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Led, headed after 4th, stayed prominent, weakened after 2 out, pulled up before last op 10/1
PU
Horse silk
5
25/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
In touch, ridden and lost place after 2 out, pulled up before last op 33/1 tchd 40/1
F
Horse silk
14
5/1
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Held up in last, headway approaching 2 out, challenged still going ok when fell last op 6/1 tchd 9/2

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Non-Runners

11
Horse silk
Anytime Will Do33
Weight: 10-0|  Age: 7
T: D Skelton  J: Harry Skelton
NR
7
Horse silk
Ask Dillon5
Weight: 10-3|  Age: 7
T: F O'Brien  J: C Brace
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.90, £2.50, £2.80EX:£26.30Trifecta:£210.50Tricast:£146.10SF:£23.19Swingers:£4.90, £7.30, £9.20

Forecasts

Skandiburg (3/1), Goodbye Dancer (5/1), Rapper (13/2), Kilbricken Storm (8/1), The Jam Man (8/1), Ask Dillon (8/1), Beware The Bear (9/1), Who's My Jockey (10/1), Anytime Will Do (10/1), Might Bite (12/1), Mason Jar (14/1), Constantine Bay (25/1), Shantou Village (25/1), Taj Badalandabad (40/1)

Verdict

SKANDIBURG gives the impression he's a horse on the up and there was plenty to like about his Aintree success last time out. with just a 6lb rise to cope with, the six-year-old is expected to continue in form. Anytime Will Do is interesting in first-time headgear and he's less exposed than several of these while Taj Badalandabad has become well-handicapped on old form.
  1. Skandiburg
  2. Anytime Will Do
  3. Taj Badalandabad

Previous Winners

2019
Aux Ptits Soins
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 9
5/1

Prize Money

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

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