16:35 Wetherby

Thursday 29 February 2024

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Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 3f 154y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:39  |   Winning time: 5m 14.73s
1st
Horse silk
3
7/2j
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: James Turner (7)
In touch, headway into 2nd after 4 out, ridden and led bypassed last, stayed on well op 3/1
2nd
Horse silk
4 ¼
2
9/2
T: O MurphyJ: Lewis Stones (3)
Prominent, led after 2nd, pushed along 3 out, wandered around approaching 2 out, ridden and headed bypassed last, hung right run-in, kept on one pace op 5/1 tchd 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
7
13/2
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: William Maggs (7)
Mid-division, hit 4th, not much room and switched right off rails after 4 out, ridden and ran on steadily from before 2 out, went 3rd before bypassed last, never nearer op 7/1 tchd 15/2
4th
Horse silk
9
9
14/1
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Ross Chapman
Mid-division, awkward and dropped towards rear 1st, headway 4 out, pushed along and went 4th before 3 out, ridden and no impression next op 12/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ¼
1
9/2
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Henry Brooke
Chased leaders, pushed along in 3rd 3 out, gradually weakened next op 5/1
6th
Horse silk
4 ¾
5
711-6
12/1
T: Miss Tracy WaggottJ: Tom Midgley (3)
Led, headed and tracked leader after 2nd, pushed along and outpaced home turn, well held 3 out tchd 11/1
7th
Horse silk
½
6
911-2
33/1
T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Craig Nichol
Mid-division, pushed along 4 out and lost position, behind when not fluent 2 out, soon beaten op 50/1
8th
Horse silk
15
8
710-2
22/1
T: A B HamiltonJ: B S Hughes
Held up in rear, hit 4 out, ridden next and no response op 14/1
9th
Horse silk
42
4
7/2j
T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania
Tracked leaders, mistake 1st, pushed along and weakened after 4 out, tailed off

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.60, £1.80, £2.00EX:£19.00Trifecta:£90.80Tricast:£97.63SF:£20.11Swingers:£3.90, £4.70, £6.00

Forecasts

Uncle Bert (7/2), War Soldier (7/2), The Four Sixes (9/2), Windtothelightning (9/2), North Parade (13/2), Hajey (12/1), Paddy O'Mahler (14/1), El Jefe (22/1), Ubetya (33/1)

Verdict

A competitive handicap with the tentative vote going to UNCLE BERT. He stuck to his task behind a progressive one at Chepstow on his most recent outing and a capable 7-lb conditional now takes over in the saddle. War Soldier and The Four Sixes are closely matched on their running over C&D last time and they head the dangers.

  1. UNCLE BERT
  2. WAR SOLDIER (IRE)
  3. THE FOUR SIXES (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £9,242.002nd: £4,252.003rd: £2,126.004th: £1,064.005th: £530.00

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