13:15 Cheltenham

Friday 15 December 2023

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

Catesby Estates Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 179y  |   Soft  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:17  |   Winning time: 4m 7.16s
1st
Horse silk
4
7/2f
T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen
Prominent, led narrowly 2 out, not fluent next, ridden and ran on gamely op 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
13/2
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Close up, tracked leaders 2 out, ridden and every chance next, stayed on one pace op 6/1 tchd 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
11
510-11
17/2
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Led 2nd, ridden and headed 2 out, still every chance next, stayed on one pace op 11/2 tchd 9/1
3rd
Horse silk
dh
12
510-11
5/1
T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan
Held up towards rear, headway to track leaders 2 out, ridden and stayed on one pace flat op 11/2
5th
Horse silk
½
3
9/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up towards rear, ridden and headway approaching last, stayed on one pace tchd 5/1
5th
Horse silk
dh
9
40/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell (5)
In rear, ridden and headway approaching last, nearest finish tchd 50/1
7th
Horse silk
2 ¾
5
511-4
18/1
T: Miss A MurphyJ: J M Quinlan
Held up towards rear, pushed along 3 out, ridden and kept on flat, never nearer op 20/1
8th
Horse silk
7 ½
14
10/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan
Prominent, pushed along 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching next op 11/1 tchd 12/1
9th
Horse silk
nk
13
12/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: James Turner (7)
In touch, ridden and headway approaching last, weakened flat op 10/1
10th
Horse silk
5 ½
1
20/1
T: D HoganJ: D Meyler
In touch, ridden and weakened approaching last op 18/1
11th
Horse silk
7
7
16/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Danny McMenamin
Keen led 1st, close up next, ridden and weakened approaching last op 18/1 tchd 20/1
12th
Horse silk
32
8
33/1
T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones
Prominent, lost place 3rd, towards rear next, not a factor after op 25/1 tchd 22/1

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Non-Runners

10
Horse silk
Jagwar47
Weight: 10-13|  Age: 4
T: O Greenall & J Guerriero  J: Non Runner
NR
6
Horse silk
Lebowski1
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 8
T: Miss Lucinda V Russell  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.90, £2.30, £1.00, £0.90EX:£30.60Trifecta:£134.40, £85.40Tricast:£57.72SF:£26.44Swingers:£5.40, £2.60, £4.10, £4.00, £3.30

Forecasts

Go Dante (7/2), Williethebuilder (9/2), Donnacha (5/1), Doddiethegreat (13/2), Jagwar (13/2), Panjari (17/2), Wonderful Eagle (10/1), Mr Mackay (12/1), Lebowski (14/1), Ginger Mail (16/1), Kaleb (18/1), Thecompanysergeant (20/1), Skytastic (33/1), In This World (40/1)

Verdict

A cracking handicap in which it may pay to focus on the least exposed runners. PANJARI could be underestimated by an opening hurdle mark of 117 judged on Flat ability and gets the nod for Paul Nicholls. The promising Doddiethegreat seems unlikely to give up his unbeaten record without a fight and is second choice ahead of Williethebuilder and Donnacha.

  1. PANJARI (IRE)
  2. DODDIETHEGREAT (IRE)
  3. WILLIETHEBUILDER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Punctuation
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 5
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £13,202.002nd: £6,075.003rd: £3,038.004th: £1,520.005th: £758.00

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