12:45 Cheltenham

Sunday 1 January 2023

All12:1012:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

AIS Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 2  |   3m 2f 70y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:47  |   Winning time: 7m 7.91s
1st
Horse silk
7
911-6
8/1
T: H D DalyJ: R Patrick
Held up towards rear, headway 6th, led 2 out, clear last, easily tchd 17/2
2nd
Horse silk
8 ½
10
11/2
T: T R GeorgeJ: T Scudamore
Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd last, hung left flat, no impression on winner op 6/1 tchd 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
8
8/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Mid-division, mistake 16th, outpaced before 3 out, rallied 2 out, stayed on, went 3rd towards finish op 7/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
11
5/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Led until 1st, chased leaders, slow 2nd, lost place 6th, headway 14th, 3rd and no impression on winner flat, lost 3rd towards finish op 11/2 tchd 6/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
1
812-0
9/2f
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Pressed leader, led 9th until 12th, not fluent 4 out, beaten 2 out, one pace op 4/1
6th
Horse silk
nk
2
10/1
T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen
In rear, not fluent 14th or 15th, struggling next, headway 2 out, no extra final 50 yards
7th
Horse silk
2
6
7/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up in mid-division on inside, well in touch when mistake 4 out, shaken up after 3 out, no impression from 2 out, weakened flat op 6/1
8th
Horse silk
3 ¾
3
11/1
T: O MurphyJ: Adrian Heskin
Not always fluent in rear, slow 8th, well beaten 4 out, stayed on but no impression from 2 out
9th
Horse silk
nk
13
40/1
T: Miss R CurtisJ: Brendan Powell
Led 1st until 9th, led 12th, headed 2 out, weakened flat op 33/1
10th
Horse silk
7 ½
5
40/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon
Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, lost place before 2 out
11th
Horse silk
12
12
7/1
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor
Rear of mid-division on outside, hit 18th, soon weakened op 10/1 tchd 11/1

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Non-Runners

9
Horse silk
Switch Hitter23
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 8
T: P F Nicholls  J: H Cobden
NR
4
Horse silk
Found On53
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 8
T: M Keighley  J: David Bass
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.90Pl:£3.00, £2.40, £2.60EX:£55.20Trifecta:£370.50Tricast:£368.45SF:£53.62Swingers:£9.00, £12.80, £9.70

Forecasts

Farinet (9/2), Poppa Poutine (5/1), Java Point (11/2), Spiritofthegames (7/1), Cap Du Nord (7/1), Rapper (8/1), Secret Reprieve (8/1), Itchy Feet (10/1), Found On (10/1), The Wolf (11/1), Switch Hitter (14/1), Minella Bobo (40/1), Easysland (40/1)

Verdict

FARINET took his form up a level when an impressive reappearance scorer at Chepstow and can make light of a 10 lb hike in the weights to follow up. Secret Reprieve chased home Venetia Williams' ex-French chaser that day and is feared most ahead of Cap du Nord and Spiritofthegames.

  1. FARINET (FR)
  2. SECRET REPRIEVE (IRE)
  3. CAP DU NORD (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Full Back
Weight: 11-2  |Age: 7
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £13,008.002nd: £5,980.003rd: £2,990.004th: £1,495.005th: £748.006th: £372.00

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