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13:15 Cheltenham

Saturday 27 January 2024

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:10

Paddy Power Cheltenham Countdown Podcast Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 5m 22.35s

1^st

Ga Law

811-8

8/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Close up, led 10th, pushed along and faced challenge before 2 out, hit 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on gamely run-in, always doing enough op 13/2

2^nd

1 ¾

Lounge Lizard

710-2

25/1

T: H D DalyJ: J J Burke

Chased leaders, mistake 4th, pushed along in 2nd home turn, pressed leader before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on but no telling impression run-in op 22/1 tchd 28/1

3^rd

4 ¾

Il Ridoto

711-6

4/1f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Pressed leader, pushed along in 3rd before 2 out, stayed on same pace, always held

4^th

Jetoile

911-8

18/1

T: R PotterJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Mid-division, ridden 3 out, plugged on, not pace to challenge op 16/1

5^th

Champagne Mystery

1010-2

50/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: Nicolas Gauffenic

Towards rear, headway on outer 4 out, prominent 3 out where not fluent, pushed along in 4th turning in, not fluent 2 out, no extra before last op 40/1

6^th

Frere d'Armes

710-6

22/1

T: D SkeltonJ: C J Todd

Rear mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, plugged on, never on terms op 16/1

7^th

Victtorino

611-4

9/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Mid-division, outpaced 3 out and soon dropped away op 4/1 tchd 5/1

8^th

3 ¾

Bill Baxter

810-10

12/1

T: W GreatrexJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Led, mistake and headed 10th, pushed along and weakened 3 out op 11/1

9^th

Hitman

812-0

12/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Gingell (5)

Front mid-division, pushed along home turn, no progress and soon beaten

10^th

1 ¼

Straw Fan Jack

910-9

22/1

T: Sheila LewisJ: Sean Houlihan

Chased leaders, steadily lost ground from 12th, pushed along and beaten next tchd 20/1

11^th

Excello

510-12

5/1

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Towards rear, pushed along and no response 3 out op 13/2 tchd 7/1

12^th

4 ¾

Easy As That

910-9

10/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Shane Quinlan (3)

Tracked leaders, lost position 5th, not fluent and dropped to rear 9th, mistake 11th and struggling op 11/1 tchd 12/1

Also Ran

Grandeur D'ame

810-5

9/1

T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Prominent, mistake and unseated rider 1st op 11/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.00Pl:£2.90, £5.50, £2.20EX:£176.50Trifecta:£1,412.10Tricast:£926.05SF:£189.43Swingers:£35.50, £4.30, £21.90

Forecasts

Il Ridoto (4/1), Victtorino (9/2), Excello (5/1), Ga Law (8/1), Grandeur D'ame (9/1), Easy As That (10/1), Bill Baxter (12/1), Hitman (12/1), Jetoile (18/1), Frere d'Armes (22/1), Straw Fan Jack (22/1), Lounge Lizard (25/1), Champagne Mystery (50/1)

Last year's winner IL RIDOTO lost nothing in defeat when caught close home here last month and remains feasibly treated. He gets the nod in what looks a highly competitive contest. Victtorino has proved a revelation since switching to Venetia Williams and is feared most, whilst Excello and Hitman are also very much respected.