17:05 Cheltenham

Friday 27 October 2023

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

Abu Dhabi Digital Markets Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 3f 200y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   16 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:07  |   Winning time: 4m 54.5s
1st
Horse silk
14
28/1
T: M KeighleyJ: Adam Wedge
Chased leaders, led 2 out, jumped right last, stayed on well flat op 40/1
2nd
Horse silk
4 ¾
1
17/2
T: S ThomasJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Held up in behind leaders, headway 2 out, went second and pushed along approaching last, ridden flat, kept on op 13/2 tchd 9/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
8
610-13
7/1
T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen
Towards rear, took closer order 3 out, ridden approaching last, stayed on to go third flat op 9/1 tchd 10/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ½
6
4/1f
T: K BurkeJ: Harry Kimber (3)
Led, joined 7th, headed 2 out, hit last, plugged on one pace flat op 9/2
5th
Horse silk
¾
12
20/1
T: C CollinsJ: J C Gainford
Mid-division, mistake 5th, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, nudged along before next, ridden approaching last, no extra from last op 12/1
6th
Horse silk
½
15
410-2
9/1
T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard
Mid-division, pushed along before 2 out, plugged on through beaten rivals after last op 11/1
7th
Horse silk
1
11
13/2
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: P W Wadge (3)
Mid-division, took closer order 3 out, pushed along 2 out, plugged on one pace from last op 8/1
8th
Horse silk
nse
3
9/2
T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Gingell (7)
Held up in behind leaders, headway approaching 2 out, ridden before last, no extra after last tchd 5/1
9th
Horse silk
8
4
18/1
T: Gary McGillJ: Mr O McGill (7)
Prominent, disputed lead 7th, headed approaching 2 out, short of room after 2 out, soon faded op 14/1
10th
Horse silk
5
13
33/1
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor
Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden after 2 out, gradually weakened after last op 22/1
11th
Horse silk
7 ½
9
16/1
T: G ElliottJ: D J Gilligan (5)
Midfield, headway to chase leaders 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, soon weakened op 14/1
12th
Horse silk
6 ½
10
510-12
7/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Midfield, took closer order before 2 out when not fluent, soon pushed along when short of room before last, made no impression op 8/1
13th
Horse silk
13
7
20/1
T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan
Mid-division, slow 3rd, pushed along before 3 out, soon struggling
14th
Horse silk
4 ¾
5
40/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Charlie Hammond
Prominent, bad mistake 4th, nudged along 6th, losing place when hit next, soon dropped to rear op 28/1 tchd 50/1
15th
Horse silk
7 ½
16
80/1
T: N McCluskeyJ: Ben Bromley (5)
Prominent, lost place approaching 3 out, soon faded, tailed off when badly hampered last tchd 66/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
2
911-10
20/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: R P McLernon
Held up in rear, headway into midfield 5th, pushed along and held when fell last op 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£32.80Pl:£5.90, £2.80, £2.30, £1.70EX:£524.10Trifecta:£6,906.10Tricast:£1,900.95SF:£256.23Swingers:£85.60, £38.50, £18.60

Forecasts

Soul Icon (4/1), Lallygag (9/2), Serious Operator (13/2), Rambo T (7/1), Rocky Man (7/1), Angels Breath (17/2), Elogio (9/1), Kansas City Star (16/1), Building Bridges (18/1), Arabian King (20/1), Bucko's Boy (20/1), Milkwood (20/1), Pinnacle Peak (28/1), Stringtoyourbow (33/1), Thirtyfourstitches (40/1), Moneynabane (80/1)

Verdict

Cases can be made for a good number of these, with unexposed 6-y-os SERIOUS OPERATOR and Lallygag topping the shortlist, in that order of preference. The former landed a decent Ayr handicap on his final start of last season and his record when fresh (winner of all 4 starts under Rules following a break of 2 months or more) augurs well. Lallygag did very little wrong as a novice and should have more to offer, while Bucko's Boy, the hat-trick seeking Building Bridges and Rambo T all merit respect.

  1. SERIOUS OPERATOR (IRE)
  2. LALLYGAG (GER)
  3. BUCKO'S BOY

Previous Winners

2022
Seddon
Weight: 11-3  |Age: 9
10/1

Prize Money

1st: £11,618.002nd: £5,346.003rd: £2,673.004th: £1,338.005th: £667.00

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