13:15 Cheltenham

Friday 10 December 2021

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

Catesby Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 179y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:16  |   Winning time: 4m 3.7s
1st
Horse silk
12
6/1
T: D J JeffreysJ: Archie Bellamy (7)
Pecked 1st, chased leaders on inside, went 2nd soon after 2 out, led between last two, advantage last, ridden and battled on gamely run-in tchd 11/2
2nd
Horse silk
½
4
5/2f
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Close 5th on inside, 2nd going well between last two, almost upsides when hit last, hung left and stayed on under pressure run-in, outbattled and always held op 9/4 tchd 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¾
7
14/1
T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore
Mid-division on inside, headway between last two, went 3rd before the last, kept on same pace run-in, no chance with leading duo op 12/1 tchd 11/1
4th
Horse silk
5
2
9/2
T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened before the last tchd 4/1 and 11/2
5th
Horse silk
12
11
5/1
T: B EllisonJ: S Bowen
Held up towards rear, some headway on inside when dived at the last, never on terms op 11/2 tchd 4/1
6th
Horse silk
3
9
11/1
T: A RalphJ: Brendan Powell
Tracked leaders in 6th, pushed along and no headway from 2 out tchd 10/1 and 12/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ½
8
9/1
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Off the pace towards rear, jumped slowly and struggling 3 out, never on terms op 10/1 tchd 17/2
8th
Horse silk
¾
10
100/1
T: F O'BrienJ: Max Kendrick
In rear, mistake 3rd, never a factor, tailed off tchd 125/1
9th
Horse silk
3 ¾
3
22/1
T: N J HendersonJ: Mr Nathan Brennan (7)
Led, bad mistake and rider lost iron briefly 4th, stumbled and headed 2 out, weakened quickly op 25/1 tchd 20/1
10th
Horse silk
11
5
125/1
T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan
Mostly chased leader, pushed along after 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed between last 2, weakened quickly op 100/1 tchd 80/1
11th
Horse silk
9
6
1010-12
25/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Never going well and towards rear 3rd, tailed off 3 out op 20/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
20/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Held up off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before the last op 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.00Pl:£2.20, £1.70, £4.00EX:£29.80Trifecta:£390.40Tricast:£204.86SF:£20.68Swingers:£4.40, £14.00, £8.30

Forecasts

Broomfield Burg (5/2), Quinta Do Mar (9/2), Punxsutawney Phil (5/1), Lively Citizen (6/1), Castel Gandolfo (9/1), The Grey Falco (11/1), Royaume Uni (14/1), Esprit Du Large (20/1), Mengli Khan (22/1), Robinshill (25/1), Feel The Pinch (100/1), Jan Maat (125/1)

Verdict

BROOMFIELD BURG is an unexposed type representing top connections and is fancied to make light of an opening handicap mark of 130. This is much deeper than the Fontwell race Quinta Do Mar won last time but a 6 lb rise for that wide-margin success doesn't look excessive so he's put forward as the chief threat ahead of Robinshill.

  1. BROOMFIELD BURG (IRE)
  2. QUINTA DO MAR (IRE)
  3. ROBINSHILL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Breffniboy
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 6
15/2

Prize Money

1st: £8,169.002nd: £3,764.003rd: £1,881.004th: £942.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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