15:25 Cheltenham

Saturday 13 November 2021

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

Paddy Power Feel Like A Favourite Intermediate Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 5f  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:26  |   Winning time: 5m 15.38s
1st
Horse silk
4
13/2
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Chased leader, hit 5th, led 2 out, went clear before last, edged left but stayed on strongly run-in
2nd
Horse silk
2 ½
10
3/1f
T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews
Held up off the pace in last pair, good headway out wide and hit 6th, rallied approaching 3 out, travelling well after next, 4 lengths down and outpaced before the last, hung left and stayed on same pace run-in
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¾
8
6/1
T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman
Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 4 out, outpaced between last two, rallied under pressure into modest 3rd run-in
4th
Horse silk
sh
12
10/1
T: B EllisonJ: S Bowen
Mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders 3 out, plugged on in 4th run-in
5th
Horse silk
2 ¾
1
611-12
14/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Lee Edwards
Chased leading pair, pushed along between last two, weakened and lost two places run-in
6th
Horse silk
3
6
10/3
T: A J MartinJ: Peter Carberry
Mid-division, ridden between last two, no headway
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
7
14/1
T: M F HarrisJ: P J Brennan
Raced keenly in rear, hit 5th, never a factor
8th
Horse silk
5 ½
3
28/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan (3)
Mid-division on inside, closer when hit 3 out, weakened soon after
9th
Horse silk
7
5
28/1
T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan (5)
Pulled hard towards rear, headway chasing leaders approaching 3 out, weakened quickly between last two
10th
Horse silk
2 ¼
9
50/1
T: P HendersonJ: T J O'Brien
Led until 2 out, lost 2nd soon after, chased leaders, weakened between last two
11th
Horse silk
7
2
18/1
T: C O'DwyerJ: Shane Fitzgerald (5)
Mistake 1st, chased leaders out wide, weakened after 4 out, tailed off

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Non-Runners

11
Horse silk
Vis A Vis71
Weight: 10-9|  Age: 7
T: N P Mulholland  J: J E Moore
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£2.30, £1.80, £2.10EX:£31.50Trifecta:£111.90Tricast:£121.81SF:£25.19Swingers:£4.40, £5.80, £4.10

Forecasts

Unexpected Party (3/1), Good Time Jonny (10/3), Mackelduff (6/1), Gowel Road (13/2), Punxsutawney Phil (10/1), Benson (14/1), Pyramid Place (14/1), Capilano Bridge (18/1), Vis A Vis (20/1), Breffniboy (28/1), Severance (28/1), Small Bad Bob (50/1)

Verdict

UNEXPECTED PARTY hardly won the deepest of handicaps at Wetherby, but he did it with ridiculous ease and promises to go on improving for a while yet, so the 11 lb rise is unlikely to prove a barrier. Mackelduff is another progressing well and commands plenty of respect, as does Gowel Road, who remains with potential, especially now stepping up further in distance.

  1. UNEXPECTED PARTY (FR)
  2. MACKELDUFF (FR)
  3. GOWEL ROAD (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Stimulating Song
Weight: 11-3  |Age: 5
9/1

Prize Money

1st: £13,070.002nd: £6,022.003rd: £3,010.004th: £1,507.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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