Racecards
14:25 Cheltenham
Dahlbury Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £70,000 added
- Winner: £39,865
- 2nd: £14,959
- 3rd: £7,490
- 4th: £3,731
- Form 2U9P/10-
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
led after 2nd, ridden and headed 2 out, no extra flat
- Form 2P41-62
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
always prominent, pushed along after 17th, led 2 out, edged right and hard pressed after last, driven and stayed on well
- Form 11-1252
- Age 10
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey Stan Sheppard
held up behind leaders, headway 13th, ridden and weakened after 3 out
- Form F3641P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
held up behind leaders, ridden 4 out, outpaced 3 out, rallied flat, went 3rd towards finish, no impression
- Form 9335-26
- Age 10
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up behind leaders on inside, headway 13th, went 2nd last, edged right and every chance flat, held close home
- Form 1F/1322-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
led 2nd, soon headed, chased leaders, ridden before 3 out, beaten 2 out, weakened last
- Form 25P11-3
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Liam Harrison
held up behind leaders, raced on outside, niggled along 18th, closed 3 out, close 3rd last, held flat, no extra and lost 3rd towards finish
- Form 730PP/7
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey N de Boinville
led until 2nd, lost place next, slow and last 6th, not fluent 7th or 11th, pulled up before 13th
- Form 1221-56
- Age 5
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Spiritofthegames has often given the impression he’d be suited by a trip of this nature but he will have his stamina tested if last year’s easy winner Commodore adopts his usual front-running tactics – fitness is rarely an issue for one from his yard. Broken Quest also tries a new trip but CAPTAIN CATTISTOCK won over course and distance in April and was a promising third over 3m1f here in October, which should have blown away any cobwebs. Undersupervision is held on the form book but Eva's Oskar has claims on a recent second here and Switch Hitter has yet to finish out of the frame over fences. Nassalam has never raced beyond 2m4f.
Formwatch
Commodore (FR) 33-1 (10-5) Always rear-division, tailed off, 12th of 40, dist behind Noble Yeats (10-10) at Aintree 4m 2f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Eva's Oskar (IRE) 8-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, driven and stayed on run-in, went 2nd final 100 yards, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Does He Know (12-0) at Cheltenham 3m 3f hcp (1) gd in Nov.
Broken Quest (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Chased leaders out wide, led 2 out, strongly pressed last, headed and unable to quicken run-in, kept on, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Magic Dancer (10-10) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Undersupervision (IRE) 9-4fav (11-3) In rear, ridden after 3 out and well held, soon pulled up, at Cheltenham 3m 2f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Spiritofthegames (IRE) 13-2 (10-6) Held up in rear, headway 13th, pushed along in 6th 2 out, never on terms, weakened from last, 6th of 14, 27l behind Al Dancer (10-13) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Switch Hitter (IRE) 13-2 (11-6) Close up, led 4 out, headed 3 out, ridden and challenged from before last, ran on until outpaced by winner closing stages, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Java Point (11-3) at Newbury 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Captain Cattistock 9-2 (11-4) Held up towards rear on outside, headway 9th, not fluent 3 out, chased winner 2 out, edged left, no impression and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 4 3/4l behind Lord Accord (11-3) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Dominateur (FR) 12-1 (10-3) Towards rear, bit closer in mid-division at 13th, pushed along after 4 out, soon outpaced and struggling, 7th of 11, 23 1/2l behind Does He Know (12-0) at Cheltenham 3m 3f hcp (1) gd in Nov.
Nassalam (FR) 22-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd 7th until 4 out, weakened quickly and soon behind, 6th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Ga Law (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (1) gd in Nov.