15:25 Cheltenham

Saturday 14 November 2020

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:2515:55

Paddy Power First Millionaire Qualifier Intermediate Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 5f  |   Soft (Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:27  |   Winning time: 5m 23.53s
1st
Horse silk
7
9/1
T: M F HarrisJ: P J Brennan
Held up in rear, mistake 3 out, headway after not fluent 2 out, went 4 lengths 2nd when mistake last, stayed on, led towards finish op 10/1 tchd 17/2
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¾
4
9/2
T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan (7)
Held up in touch in mid-division, headway before 5th, went 2nd 4 out, led 2 out, 4 lengths ahead last, hung right flat, headed towards finish, no extra op 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
9 ½
8
3/1f
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Cillin Leonard (7)
Chased leader, not fluent 6th, lost 2nd when not fluent 4 out, lost 2nd last, no extra tchd 11/4 and tchd 10/3
4th
Horse silk
¾
1
611-12
11/1
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Chased leaders, slow 2nd, not fluent 6th, ridden after 2 out, beaten before last, no extra op 10/1 tchd 14/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ¾
5
15/2
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Led until 2 out, weakened from last op 8/1 tchd 13/2
6th
Horse silk
sh
6
6/1
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Ben Jones (3)
Chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 3 out, soon weakened op 7/1 tchd 11/2
7th
Horse silk
8 ½
10
33/1
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
Held up towards rear, took keen hold, mistake 3rd, not fluent 4th, well beaten 3 out op 25/1 tchd 22/1 and tchd 40/1
8th
Horse silk
29
2
40/1
T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy
Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, weakened after 2 out, tailed off

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
7/2
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Held up towards rear, headway approaching 5th, not fluent 4 out, mistake 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last op 11/4 tchd 4/1

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9
Horse silk
Shinobi20
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 4
T: K C Bailey  J: C Gethings
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.30Pl:£2.40, £1.50, £1.60EX:£50.20Trifecta:£243.80Tricast:£151.67SF:£49.74Swingers:£6.00, £5.30, £3.40

Forecasts

Captain Tom Cat (3/1), Son Of Camas (7/2), Whatsupwithyou (9/2), Shinobi (11/2), Dagueneau (6/1), Topofthecotswolds (15/2), Stimulating Song (9/1), Kepagge (11/1), Nebuchadnezzar (33/1), Lord Lamington (40/1)

Verdict

It's possible TOPOFTHECOTSWOLDS is a better chaser than hurdler, but he ran a fine race in a decent C&D novice last month and seems sure to give it another good shot on this switch to handicaps for an in-form yard, so he gets the nod. Captain Tom Cat is open to further improvement, while it's unlikely we've seen the best of Whatsupwithyou.

  1. TOPOFTHECOTSWOLDS (IRE)
  2. CAPTAIN TOM CAT (IRE)
  3. WHATSUPWITHYOU (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019
Jatiluwih
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 5
11/4

Prize Money

1st: £12,086.002nd: £3,549.003rd: £1,774.004th: £887.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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