15:35 Cheltenham

Friday 15 December 2023

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Citipost Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 7f 213y  |   Soft  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:35  |   Winning time: 6m 7.56s
1st
Horse silk
5
3/1f
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Henry Brooke
In touch, headway 2 out, every chance next, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on op 11/4 tchd 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
1
16/5
T: N J HendersonJ: Freddie Gordon (5)
Led, ridden and joined last, rider dropped whip and headed inside final furlong, stayed on one pace op 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
3
18/1
T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan (3)
In touch, mistake 7th, ridden and headway approaching last, kept on one pace op 12/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
6
7/2
T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell
Tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, outpaced soon after 2 out, ridden and rallied flat op 10/3
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
9
7/1
T: B EllisonJ: H Cobden
In rear, pushed along and headway approaching last, never nearer op 11/2
6th
Horse silk
1
10
16/1
T: D PipeJ: David Noonan
Tracked leaders, pushed along 2 out, ridden and weakened next tchd 14/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ½
8
28/1
T: S DrinkwaterJ: R T Dunne
Towards rear, pushed along 2 out, not trouble leaders op 33/1
8th
Horse silk
11
4
18/1
T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass
Towards rear, headway and in touch 6th, ridden and weakened approaching last op 25/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
12/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Towards rear, pushed along when hit 2 out, pulled up next tchd 14/1
UR
Horse silk
7
22/1
T: B BrookhouseJ: J M Quinlan
Tracked leader, bad mistake 4 out, ridden and every chance when fell last op 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.60, £1.40, £5.10EX:£15.70Trifecta:£170.20Tricast:£144.26SF:£13.24Swingers:£3.00, £7.20, £11.30

Forecasts

White Rhino (3/1), Bold Endeavour (16/5), Gyenyame (7/2), Tiger Jet (7/1), Captain Morgs (12/1), Paricolor (16/1), Hermino AA (18/1), Shantou Express (18/1), Big Bresil (22/1), Fontana Ellissi (28/1)

Verdict

There should be more to come from WHITE RHINO now stepping up to 3m for the first time and he's taken to confirm last month's course superiority over Paricolor and take his handicap record to an impressive 5-7. Gyenyame, another with a good recent effort here, looks best of the remainder.

  1. WHITE RHINO (IRE)
  2. PARICOLOR (FR)
  3. GYENYAME

Previous Winners

2022
Captain Morgs
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 6
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £15,609.002nd: £7,176.003rd: £3,588.004th: £1,794.005th: £897.006th: £447.00

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