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Saturday 4 December 2021

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Unibet Many Clouds Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m 210y  |   Soft  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:06  |   Winning time: 6m 53.19s
1st
Horse silk
3
4/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews
Mid-division, went 3rd before 9th, going well and went 2nd before 12th, pressed leader 5 out, led 4 out, shaken up and went clear after 3 out, stayed on strongly, comfortably tchd 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
25
2
5/2f
T: C L TizzardJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Disputed lead, not fluent and headed 5th, remained close up, hit 6th, led again before 11th, pressed 5 out, pushed along and headed 4 out, left behind by winner after 3 out, kept on one pace op 11/4
3rd
Horse silk
22
4
8/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: Aidan Coleman
Chased leaders, left behind by front pair 4 out, ridden before 3 out, kept on one pace op 17/2 tchd 7/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
7/1
T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass
Towards rear, not fluent 5th, headway into mid-division, 8th, slow jump 9th and pulled up quickly op 9/2 tchd 8/1
PU
Horse silk
5
7/2
T: P F NichollsJ: G Sheehan
Towards rear, mistake in 4th 13th, pushed along after 5 out, soon beaten and tailed off, pulled up before last op 10/3 tchd 18/5
F
Horse silk
6
20/1
T: Nicky MartinJ: D A Jacob
Mid-division, shaken up in last after 11th, fell 12th op 50/1
PU
Horse silk
7
14/1
T: G ElliottJ: James Bowen
In rear, pushed along and outpaced after 5th, hit 6th, soon lost touch, pulled up before 12th op 12/1 tchd 11/1
PU
Horse silk
8
12/1
T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Alex Edwards
Disputed lead, led 5th, headed before 11th, mistake 11th, losing touch and pushed along 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out op 22/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.90, £1.30, £2.50EX:£15.60Trifecta:£91.60Tricast:£74.22SF:£14.83Swingers:£2.80, £5.00, £3.80

Forecasts

Native River (5/2), Simply The Betts (7/2), Protektorat (4/1), Imperial Aura (7/1), Sam Brown (8/1), Wishing And Hoping (12/1), Tiger Roll (14/1), The Two Amigos (20/1)

Verdict

SIMPLY THE BETTS finished behind Protektorat in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham, but that was a most encouraging effort given that he was returning from a year off and the combination of this step up in trip and sharper track could be just the tonic. Protektorat won't go down without a fight and 2019 winner Native River is greatly respected, too, but Imperial Aura is second choice.

  1. SIMPLY THE BETTS (IRE)
  2. IMPERIAL AURA (IRE)
  3. PROTEKTORAT (FR)

Previous Winners

2020
Lake View Lad
Weight: 11-0  |Age: 10
16/1

Prize Money

1st: £42,202.002nd: £15,900.003rd: £7,958.004th: £3,975.005th: £1,995.006th: £998.007th: £495.008th: £255.00

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