Racecards
13:20 Cheltenham
Cheltenham Club Handicap Chase (Class 2)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 62y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £30,000 added
- Winner: £18,768
- 2nd: £5,544
- 3rd: £2,772
- 4th: £1,386
- Form 2/3113-3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 151
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
handily placed, every chance before 2 out, soon ridden and beaten, weakened after
- Form 711-148
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 149
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey Stan Sheppard
prominent until 1st, chased leaders, outpaced after 3 out, well held 2 out
- Form 1214-U3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 147
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Cannon
held up in mid-division, headway after 3 out, 4th 2 out, went 3rd approaching last, kept on
- Form 41/936-F
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 146
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey J McGrath
held up in rear, mistake 9th, behind 4 out, tailed off next, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 835/21-3
- Age 12
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer B I Case
- Jockey Kielan Woods
prominent, led 3rd, headed before 2 out, soon weakened
- Form P11P2/P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 140
rear of mid-division, closed from 9th, jumped right and not fluent 4 out, no impression before 2 out, went 4th flat
- Form 149-0U0
- Age 8
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
jumped right at times, held up in rear, headway 9th, mistake 3 out, chased winner from 2 out, kept on, unable to challenge
- Form 21-31P6
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey Brendan Powell
led until 3rd, prominent, ridden to lead before 2 out, stayed on gamely
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Theinval has become hard to place and Eamon An Cnoic still looks out of sorts but Croco Bay won the Grand Annual here in March and goes well fresh so is worth a market check. Ballywood looked to be running into form when third at Ascot but was still beaten 21 lengths. DESTRIER has to be the selection after a fine comeback run in the Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter. Dan Skelton’s six-year-old has been left on the same mark and remains unexposed over fences.
Formwatch
Destrier (FR) 7-2 (10-13) Jumped left, disputed lead until led 6th, mistake 4 out, soon headed, rallied after 2 out, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Janika (11-10) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (1) sft in Nov.
The Bay Birch (IRE) 33-1 (11-8) Mid-division, weakened soon after 5 out, 8th of 12, 25l behind Oldgrangewood (10-6) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Ballywood (FR) 16-1 (11-3) Mid-division, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, kept on into 3rd approaching 2 out, never a threat, 3rd of 10, 21l behind Capeland (10-13) at Ascot 2m 1f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Theinval (FR) 6-1 (11-3) Rear, moderate 5th when bad mistake and fell at 3rd, at Galway 2m 7f sft in Aug.
Croco Bay (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, 6th approaching halfway, improved to get on terms 3 out, 3rd before straight, soon no impression, no extra when slight mistake last, 3rd of 12, 19 1/2l behind Snugsborough Hall (10-1) at Punchestown 2m hcp Yielding in May.
Art Of Payroll (GER) 9-2 (11-9) Held up in rear, mistake 8th, well beaten 12th, pulled up before 3 out, at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Eamon An Cnoic (IRE) 16-1 (10-9) Always behind, lost touch 10th, tailed off, 10th of 12, dist behind Oldgrangewood (10-6) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Northern Beau (IRE) 40-1 (10-0) Went right 1st, tracked front pair, driven and lost place before 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 11, 19 3/4l behind Saint Calvados (11-12) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (2) hvy in Oct.