14:25 Cheltenham

Friday 15 December 2023

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

Unibet Middle Distance Chase Series Veterans' Handicap Chase

  • 10YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 4f 127y  |   Soft  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:25  |   Winning time: 5m 17.44s
1st
Horse silk
3
1111-1
11/2
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
In touch, headway 4 out, chased leader 2 out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on op 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
7
2
4/1f
T: R HobsonJ: G Sheehan
Towards rear, headway 6 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on to chase winner towards finish op 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
4
13/2
T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell
Tracked leader, led approaching 2 out, ridden and joined last, headed inside final furlong, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish op 7/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¼
9
1110-2
8/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell (5)
In rear, headway 3 out, stumbled on landing 2 out, kept on same pace tchd 15/2
5th
Horse silk
3 ¼
1
1112-0
8/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: J J Burke
Tracked leader, lost place 10th, pushed along next, mistake 4 out, rallied approaching 2 out, kept on same pace
6th
Horse silk
25
8
12/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Danny McMenamin
In touch, pushed along 4 out, weakened next tchd 14/1
7th
Horse silk
6
6
9/2
T: Kerry LeeJ: R Patrick
Led, not fluent 4 out, pushed along and headed approaching 2 out, ridden and weakened next op 4/1
8th
Horse silk
2 ¾
7
25/1
T: D PipeJ: David Noonan
Always in rear, outpaced 5 out op 18/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
6/1
T: P A KirbyJ: H Cobden
Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden 5 out, weakened 3 out, pulled up last op 13/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£2.10, £1.70, £2.10EX:£32.10Trifecta:£186.10Tricast:£146.06SF:£28.42Swingers:£5.40, £3.00, £6.30

Forecasts

Lord Du Mesnil (4/1), Storm Control (9/2), Cepage (11/2), Top Ville Ben (6/1), Le Ligerien (13/2), Go Steady (8/1), Sam Brown (8/1), Up Helly Aa King (12/1), Duc De Beauchene (25/1)

Verdict

It could be worth chancing STORM CONTROL, who's dipped below his last winning mark on his first attempt in a veterans race. Le Ligerien looked better than ever when winning a similar event at Kempton last month and is a solid alternative, with Top Ville Ben best of the others.

  1. STORM CONTROL (IRE)
  2. LE LIGERIEN (FR)
  3. TOP VILLE BEN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Magic Dancer
Weight: 10-10  |Age: 10
J: R Patrick  |  T: Kerry Lee
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £26,015.002nd: £11,960.003rd: £5,980.004th: £2,990.005th: £1,495.006th: £745.00

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