14:05 Cheltenham

Monday 1 January 2024

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Paddy Power New Year's Day Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 4f 127y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:05  |   Winning time: 5m 25.53s
1st
Horse silk
4
11/2
T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones
Held up towards rear, headway 11th, went 2nd 3 out, challenged 2 out, led before 2 out, ridden clear and edged right flat, stayed on well op 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
7 ½
5
13/2
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
With leader, led 2nd, ridden and headed before last, no impression on winner flat op 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
8
2
1111-2
11/1
T: S ThomasJ: Dylan Johnston (7)
Chased leaders, slow 6th, 3rd and outpaced final bend, weakened from 2 out tchd 10/1
4th
Horse silk
29
3
9/2
T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes
Held up towards rear, not fluent 9th, dived at 4 out and 3 out, went 4th from final bend, no impression, weakened 2 out op 11/2 tchd 4/1
5th
Horse silk
15
6
18/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
In rear, mistake 8th, not fluent 10th, behind from 12th op 16/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
11/10f
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Led until 2nd, chased leader, not fluent 11th or 12th, pushed along after 13th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before last

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£2.20, £2.40EX:£28.50Trifecta:£124.80SF:£35.19Swingers:£3.60, £5.70, £5.80

Forecasts

Stage Star (11/10), Richmond Lake (9/2), Shakem Up'arry (11/2), Frero Banbou (13/2), Al Dancer (11/1), Torn And Frayed (18/1)

Verdict

STAGE STAR has to concede lumps of weight all round but advertised his Ryanair claims when a decisive winner of the Paddy Power Gold Cup here on his return and can now defy an official mark of 166. Richmond Lake also arrives on an upward curve and is feared most in his bid to complete a remarkable five-timer, although a solid case can also be made for in-form duo Frero Banbou and Shakem Up' Arry.

  1. STAGE STAR (IRE)
  2. RICHMOND LAKE (IRE)
  3. FRERO BANBOU (FR)

Previous Winners

2023
Midnight River
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 8
6/1

Prize Money

1st: £56,950.002nd: £21,370.003rd: £10,700.004th: £5,330.005th: £2,680.006th: £1,340.00

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