Racecards
14:00 Cheltenham
'Matchbook Betting Exchange' Handicap Chase (Class 2)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £60,000 added
- Winner: £37,140
- 2nd: £11,028
- 3rd: £5,514
- 4th: £2,748
- Form P/0105F-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 152
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
mid-division, blundered 13th, well beaten after
- Form 51P/P-P1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 145
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
held up in mid-division, struggling 12th, mistake next, soon pulled up
- Form 0-84315
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 144
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey R T Dunne
led, headed before 3rd, chased leaders, pecked 13th, 2nd 3 out, weakened before next
- Form 31356P-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey R Johnson
raced freely, tracked leaders, led before 4th, clear 7th until 10th, headed after 2 out, soon held in 3rd, one pace
- Form 603-414
- Age 9
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
mid-division, headway 10th, not fluent 15th, lost place 3 out, kept on again flat but no chance
- Form 541P1-9
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey D A Jacob
held up towards rear, headway from 15th, 5th 2 out, went 4th flat, kept on
- Form 11415-0
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
chased leaders, lost place before not fluent 11th, well behind 16th
- Form 56831/P-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer S Edmunds
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
chased leaders, 2nd 8th, pecked 13th, not fluent next, weakened after 16th, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 213420-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
prominent, dived at 1st, ridden and weakened after 3 out
- Form 15/4344-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up in rear, well behind from 16th
- Form P2U30P-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
prominent, not fluent 1st, led before 3rd, headed approaching next, handy in chasing group after, led after 2 out, hard pressed, headed flat, stayed on, held towards finish
- Form 16364-3
- Age 9
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey Adam Wedge
mid-division, headway 13th, not much room on inside after 3 out, strong challenge from next, led flat, stayed on well
- Form P0-1720
- Age 10
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 133
held up in rear, mistake 3rd, headway 15th, ridden after next, soon weakened
- Form P/1P-132
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
held up towards rear, mistake 12th, headway after 4 out, ridden 3 out, weakened before next
- Form 041361
- Age 10
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey James Bowen
held up towards rear, headway 15th, blundered 16th, weakened after 4 out
- Form 5290/43-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, no impression after 3 out, went 5th flat
- Form U2/4P4F-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 157
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey B J Geraghty
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Cogry is only 2lb higher than when winning this last year. Minella Rocco was second in the Gold Cup here in 2017 but things went slightly awry last year. Barry Geraghty rides but would not have been able to do the weight on For Good Measure, who is potentially well treated. Perth winner Swingbridge is still at the right end of the handicap and preferred to stablemate Rightdownthemiddle. Dell' Arca and Shantou Village were fourth and fifth in the Kerry National and the latter had earlier beaten Above Board at Worcester. Calett Mad won on this card last year but he didn’t impress back over fences at Market Rasen whereas Laurium won at Warwick last month to end a barren spell, though has been raised 7lb. DOING FINE failed to win last season but goes well fresh and was third in this contest12 months ago. He is 4lb better off with winner Cogry and can come out on top this time as the race should be run to suit.
Formwatch
Perfect Candidate (IRE) 50-1 (11-3) In touch, fell 1st, at Aintree 4m 2f hcp (1) hvy in Apr.
Laurium 12-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders on outside, challenged 15th, led 2 out, ridden clear after last, held on towards finish, won at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Sep beating Pickamix (11-5) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Shantou Village (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, closer in 3rd after 4 out, ridden entering straight, under pressure in 4th 2 out, kept on same pace, 5th of 18, 5 1/2l behind Snow Falcon (11-5) at Listowel 3m hcp sft in Sep.
West Approach 33-1 (11-1) Towards rear, mistake 3rd, headway 23rd, weakened and pulled up before 3 out, at Ayr 4m hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Dell' Arca (IRE) 20-1 (10-9) Held up early, soon settled behind leaders, mistake 6th, 6th halfway, ridden 3 out, under pressure in 5th 2 out, kept on same pace from before last, 4th of 18, 4 3/4l behind Snow Falcon (11-5) at Listowel 3m hcp sft in Sep.
Calett Mad (FR) 5-1fav (11-7) Held up towards rear, under pressure 4 out, soon beaten, 9th of 15, 24 1/2l behind More Buck's (10-5) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp lst (1) gd in Jul.
Captain Chaos (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Mid-division, took keen hold, headway 4th, lost place before 11th, well beaten 5 out, last of 12, dist behind The Young Master (10-6) at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Domesday Book (USA) 25-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, led after 2nd until before next, chased leaders, jumped slowly 17th, weakened next, pulled up before 3 out, at Sandown 3m 5f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Braqueur D'Or (FR) 7-1 (11-6) Mid-division, mistake 2nd, towards rear when hit 11th, pushed along 13th, well beaten after 4 out, 11th of 16, 36l behind Crosshue Boy (11-5) at Ayr 3m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Doing Fine (IRE) 12-1 (10-6) Towards rear, headway before 4 out, went 4th flat, stayed on, nearest finish, 4th of 29, 11l behind Joe Farrell (10-6) at Ayr 4m hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Cogry 25-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, mistake 18th, lost place from next, pulled up before 22nd, at Ayr 4m hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Relentless Dreamer (IRE) 11-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, jumped right and baulked 1st, closed 4th, went 2nd after 13th, 3rd and beaten from 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 18, 8 3/4l behind Virgilio (11-12) at Uttoxeter 3m 2f hcp lst (1) gd in Jul.
Rightdownthemiddle (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Mid-division, hampered 4 out and dropped to rear, pushed along and no impression next, no extra in straight, 11th of 14, 27 1/2l behind Pass The Ball (10-0) at Gowran Park 3m hcp gd in Oct.
Above Board (IRE) 7-2 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 4out, effort 3out, went second next, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Shantou Village (11-12) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Swingbridge (IRE) 17-2 (10-12) Bumped 1st, chased leaders, left in close 2nd place 3 out, led next, clear last, kept on well, won at Perth 3m hcp (2) gd in Sep beating Rightdownthemiddle (11-4) by 4 1/2l, 9 ran.
For Good Measure (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Chased clear pair throughout, well detached from 9th, kept on from last, never nearer, 3rd of 4, 16l behind Cyrname (11-5) at Kempton 2m 4f (1) gd in Feb.
Minella Rocco (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, 5th at 7th, no impression straight and fell last, at Leopardstown 3m (1) sft in Feb.