Racecards
14:05 Cheltenham
Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 127y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £100,000 added
- Winner: £56,950
- 2nd: £21,370
- 3rd: £10,700
- 4th: £5,330
- Form 01/3F-30
- Age 10
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 148
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up in rear, shaken up after 4 out, 5th before 2 out, unable to get on terms, well beaten after
- Form 1364-20
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 146
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey G Sheehan
held up in rear, headway on outside 11th, fell 4 out
- Form 42U-132
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 145
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
held up in mid-division, headway 4 out, challenged going well 2 out, led last, quickened away flat
- Form 4P16-13
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 144
- Trainer D Killahena & G McPherson
- Jockey Nick Slatter
held up in mid-division, headway 12th, pushed along before 2 out, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner, kept on
- Form 3/550-11
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 144
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
led until 3rd, chased leader until 3 out, weakened before 2 out, tailed off
- Form 1/238-P5
- Age 12
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer J C McConnell
- Jockey Ben Harvey
prominent, led 3rd, clear 3 out until before 2 out, headed last, lost 2nd and no extra flat
- Form 28441F
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer Ian Donoghue
- Jockey S Bowen
prominent until 2nd, chased leaders, not fluent 10th, lost place 13th, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 33521-3
- Age 8
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
jumped right, chased leaders, lost place 4th, closed before 8th, hung left after 3 out, soon beaten, well held 4th from 2 out
- Form 09283-2
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 156
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
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Previous results
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Formwatch
Midnight River 28-1 (11-11) In touch in mid-division, mistake and lost place 5th, not much room 15th, outpaced 4 out, well beaten from 3 out, tailed off, 12th of 13, dist behind Kandoo Kid (11-5) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (1) gs in Nov.
Colonel Harry (IRE) 10-1 (11-8) Soon handy, led before 6th, headed approaching 12th, led 4 out, headed 3 out, jumped left and no extra 2 out, tailed off, 11th of 13, dist behind Kandoo Kid (11-5) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (1) gs in Nov.
Springwell Bay 13-2 (11-12) Tracked leader until 2nd, handy 3rd on inside, squeezed through before 2 out, went 2nd soon after the last, ridden and stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 6 1/2l behind Jango Baie (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 5f (2) gs in Dec.
Marble Sands (FR) 14-1 (12-0) Mid-division, went 5th before 4 out, soon pushed along, kept on to chase clear front pair 2 out, plugged on one pace, 3rd of 13, 17 1/4l behind Frero Banbou (10-9) at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (1) gd in Nov.
Gemirande (FR) 11-2 (10-2) Prominent, pressed leader from 3rd, led clearly 9th, hit 4 out, faced strong challenge from after 3 out, collided with runner-up jumping 2 out, ridden run-in and stayed on gamely to forge ahead closing stages, won at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) gs in Dec beating Madara (10-6) by 1l, 11 ran.
Seddon (IRE) 13-2 (11-10) Prominent, outpaced 12th, rallied chasing leaders before 3 out, 3rd before next, no impression before the last, weakened badly and lost two places run-in, 5th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Numitor (10-13) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Lisnamult Lad (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Led and disputed, led halfway, slight mistake 9th, fell 6 out, at Navan 3m hcp (1) Yielding in Nov.
Lounge Lizard 4-1 (12-0) Pressed leader, led 4 out, ridden after 3 out, headed 2 out, keeping on one pace when hit last, 3rd of 7, 12 1/4l behind Grandads Cottage (11-11) at Carlisle 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Hitman (FR) 11-2 (11-0) Tracked leading pair, mistake 3rd, went 1 length 2nd out wide at the last, ridden and no impression run-in, held on for 2nd, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Minella Drama (10-6) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (1) gd in Oct.