Racecards
12:10 Cheltenham
Boylemobile.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Form 174234
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T J Malone
mid-division until dropped rear 7th, soon nudged along, making steady headway when blundered 2 out, stayed on to go 4th flat
- Form FF31-45
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey L Heard
mid-division, headway 9th, went 2nd 13th, travelling well and disputing lead when fell 3 out
Coach Lane
24- Form 14189-5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey L Treadwell
mid-division, hit 4th and 11th, headway 14th, soon ridden, left 4th and pecked next, weakened after 2 out
- Form 124P09-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Mrs Tracey Barfoot-Saunt
- Jockey T Messenger
chased leaders, mistake 13th, soon ridden, weakened 3 out
- Form 42-P0PF
- Age 9
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey S P Jones
always prominent, led soon after 3 out, clear next, not fluent last, ridden out
- Form 03163-F
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 116
chased leaders, ridden when left 3rd 3 out, kept on same pace from next
- Form 2155FP
- Age 9
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey David England
ridden after 12th, never better than mid-division
- Form 8-P6P13
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer A L T Moore
- Jockey Mr S G Carey
held up towards rear, good headway and close 5th when blundered and unseated rider 4 out
- Form P39314
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey P Merrigan
mistake 1st, soon well behind, pulled up before 7th
- Form 3P-1131
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey C Poste
mid-division, hit 3rd, lost place 8th, mistake 11th, soon ridden, no impression
- Form F7-3132
- Age 6
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 98
jumped left early, led, ridden and soon headed after 3 out, kept on
- Form PP3847
- Age 9
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey W P Kavanagh
held up, headway into mid-field 5th, dropped rear again 13th
- Form 331F24
- Age 12
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer S A Brookshaw
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
mid-division, ridden when hit 13th, weakened 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Coach Lane ran promisingly on his reappearance at Folkestone last month and has to be respected, especially given the form of runners from the yard of Venetia Williams, but the in-form Alfadora has every chance of defying his latest penalty and gets the vote ahead of the consistent Junctiontwentyfour. The last mentioned has done little wrong this term but may be a shade high in the weights at present so may be best watched. David Pipe's Milord Lescribaa has every chance on the pick of his form but may struggle to give weight away all round, while Alphabetical got no further than the first fence last time and it is impossible to know how that may have effected him. Arthur Moore's Mon Oiseau and Peter Bowen's Megaton are others worthy of a mention but preference is for Alfadora. The selection has been in fine form of late and, while gradually climbing up the weights, still looks ahead of the handicapper and he is taken to win again.
Formwatch
Milord Lescribaa (FR) 9-1 (10-4) Led, hit 10th, blundered 12th, mistake and headed 3 out, tried to rally on inside between last 2, no extra last, 4th of 13, 9l behind Hordago (10-1) at Cheltenham 3m amt hcp chs 0-140 (2) gd in Nov.
Kaldouas (FR) 4-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, ridden after 13th, stayed on from 3 out, never troubled leaders, 5th of 9, 8l behind Special Conquest (9-11) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Nov.
Coach Lane 12-1 (11-7) Held up in touch, headway after 3 out, weakened before next, 5th of 11, 18l behind Cossack Dancer (11-9) at Folkestone 2m 5f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Nov.
Mixsterthetrixster (USA) 40-1 (11-2) Held up rear, never a danger, 9th of 11, well behind Dark Corner (10-3) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) hvy in Jan.
Which Pocket (IRE) 66-1 (10-7) Mid-division, pecked 10th, in touch when fell at the 12th in race won by Lampion Du Bost (9-11) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Nov, 22 ran.
Alphabetical (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) fell in race won by Lampion Du Bost (9-11) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Nov, 22 ran.
Champagne Harry 10-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, slow 6th, hit 10th, soon faded, behind when pulled up 3 out in race won by Sir Bathwick (10-13) at Newbury 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs, 8 ran.
Mon Oiseau (FR) 13-2 (11-3) Chased leaders in moderate 4th, went 3rd before straight, soon no impression under pressure, bad mistake last, 3rd of 10, 9l behind On You Go (10-11) at Limerick 3m hcp chs 0-130 gs in Nov.
Megaton 7-1 (11-2) Handy, weakened 3 out, 4th of 10, 27l behind Arnold Layne (11-2) at Uttoxeter 3m nov chs (4) gd in Nov.
Alfadora 8-1 (9-11) Held up, steady headway from 13th, chased leader 4 out, driven to lead 2 out, soon clear, stayed on strongly, won at Sandown 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs beating Killard Point (11-4) by 11l, 9 ran.
Junctiontwentyfour 11-2 (9-7) Led, not fluent 12th, headed 4 out, rallied until weakened after 2 out, 2nd of 8, 15l behind Sir Bathwick (10-13) at Newbury 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs.
Romany Dream 14-1 (10-11) Prominent, hit 3rd, ridden 4 out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 24l behind Cape Stormer (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Sept.
Cassia Heights 3-1 (10-10) Held up, hampered 11th, headway next, ridden soon after 4 out, weakened 2 out, 4th of 6, 21l behind Herecomestanley (12-2) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf.