13:50 Cheltenham

Saturday 12 December 2020

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Caspian Caviar Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 4f 127y  |   Soft  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:52  |   Winning time: 5m 21.68s
1st
Horse silk
14
16/1
T: M WintersJ: D J O'Keeffe
Chased leaders, mistake and lost place 3rd, headway 11th, mistake 12th and 13th, led before 2 out, clear last, stayed on strongly
2nd
Horse silk
15
6
12/1
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Ryan Mania
Chased leaders, challenged before 2 out, no impression on winner last, kept on op 11/1
3rd
Horse silk
12
13
810-11
25/1
T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore
Pulled hard, chasing leaders 4th, challenged 10th, led before 2 out, soon headed, 3rd and no extra last op 22/1
4th
Horse silk
½
8
6/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: D A Jacob
Held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, hampered 13th, stayed on from 2 out, never nearer op 8/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
12
610-11
18/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Held up towards rear, mistake when some headway 13th, stayed on from 2 out, mistake last op 28/1 and tchd 33/1
6th
Horse silk
10
11
10/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Prominent, led 2nd, headed after next, led 4th, headed after 7th, led 10th, not fluent 13th, jumped right 3 out, headed before 2 out, soon beaten
7th
Horse silk
¾
1
15/2
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Led until 2nd, led after 3rd, headed 4th, led after 7th, headed 10th, 3 1/2 lengths 4th when pecked 2 out, soon weakened op 7/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¾
17
33/1
T: Andrew MartinJ: James Bowen
Held up in mid-division, mistake 13th, no impression from 4 out
9th
Horse silk
17
3
5/1f
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Held up in mid-division, lost place when hampered 5th, some headway 12th, no impression, mistake 3 out, soon well behind
10th
Horse silk
2 ¾
10
16/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost
Prominent early, chased leaders, struggling 13th, well behind 4 out op 12/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
811-10
9/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Chased leaders, lost place before 8th, behind when not fluent 11th, pulled up before 4 out
PU
Horse silk
4
33/1
T: A M HalesJ: Kielan Woods
In rear, some slow jumps, headway 13th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
PU
Horse silk
5
12/1
T: B EllisonJ: B S Hughes
Held up in mid-division, struggling when not fluent 11th, behind and mistake next, pulled up before 4 out op 9/1
PU
Horse silk
7
10/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Aidan Coleman
Held up in rear, hampered 5th, blundered badly 10th, pulled up before 11th op 12/1
PU
Horse silk
9
100/1
T: A KeatleyJ: C Brassil (5)
Chased leaders on outside, mistake 7th, struggling 11th, well behind when pulled up before 2 out op 50/1
F
Horse silk
15
22/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Chased leaders, pulled hard, steadied 3rd, fell 5th op 20/1 tchd 25/1
BD
Horse silk
16
33/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up rear of mid-division, brought down 5th op 20/1 tchd 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£17.00Pl:£3.60, £3.30, £5.60, £2.20EX:£214.60Trifecta:£7,968.60Tricast:£4,736.17SF:£180.48Swingers:£22.90, £63.20, £49.00

Forecasts

Al Dancer (5/1), Good Boy Bobby (6/1), Master Tommytucker (15/2), Cepage (9/1), Coole Cody (10/1), Saint Sonnet (10/1), Midnight Shadow (12/1), Windsor Avenue (12/1), Chatham Street Lad (16/1), Southfield Stone (16/1), Annie Mc (18/1), Champagne Mystery (22/1), Benatar (25/1), Militarian (33/1), Romain De Senam (33/1), Huntsman Son (33/1), Drumconnor Lad (100/1)

Verdict

A cracking renewal in which CEPAGE is fancied to make it third time lucky after fine efforts to reach the frame in the past two renewals. Venetia Williams' admirable C&D winner goes very well fresh too so can gain a deserved victory and fend off Dan Skelton's well-weighted Romain de Senam and last month's Paddy Power Gold Cup 1-3 Coole Cody and Al Dancer.

  1. CEPAGE (FR)
  2. ROMAIN DE SENAM (FR)
  3. COOLE CODY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019
Warthog
Weight: 10-3  |Age: 7
J: David Noonan  |  T: D Pipe
7/1

Prize Money

1st: £59,798.002nd: £22,438.003rd: £11,235.004th: £5,596.005th: £2,814.006th: £1,407.00

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