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13:25 Cheltenham

Tote Exacta Rht Winter Series Final (A Showcase Handicap Hurdle Race) (Class C)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 2.80s
  • 14 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Demi Beau

16/1

    2
    Silk -

    Perouse

    13/8

      3
      Silk -

      Bound

      7/1

        2
        Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow chevron, White sleeves, Yellow cap

        Perouse

        19
        13/8
        • Form 062111
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-8

        held up in rear, smooth headway 2 out, shaken up to challenge last, still every chance flat, stayed on

        3
        Silk - Light Blue, Maroon chevron, halved sleeves, Light Blue and Maroon quartered cap

        Gone Far (USA)

        45
        16/1
        • Form 134/5-F
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-6

        held up in rear, ridden 3 out, soon beaten

        4
        Silk - Brown, Light Blue sleeves, Brown armlets, Black cap

        Armen (FR)

        991
        40/1
        • Form 132/
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-6

        prominent until 3 out, behind when hit last

        5
        Silk - Red and White (quartered), Black and White halved sleeves, Black cap, White star

        Idaho d'Ox (FR)

        19
        50/1
        • Form 1111P0
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-3

        reminded 3rd, always behind

        6
        Silk - Maroon and White diabolo, White sleeves, quartered cap

        Pirandello (IRE)

        11
        12/1
        • Form 623120
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-0

        always towards rear

        7
        Silk - Dark Blue and Grey (halved), Dark Blue sleeves, hooped cap

        Bound

        20
        7/1
        • Form 3000-F1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-13

        held up in rear, good headway approaching 2 out, ridden to chase leaders approaching last, one pace flat

        8
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow diamond, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow stars, Royal Blue cap, Yellow diamond

        Lewis Island (IRE)

        36
        25/1
        • Form 2320-0U
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-13

        held up, brief effort 3 out, soon weakened

        9
        Silk - Light Blue, Red stars, Light Blue sleeves

        Reiziger (FR)

        11
        25/1
        • Form 4141/40
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        in touch, mistake 4th, chased leaders 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last

        10
        Silk - White, large Royal Blue spots, Royal Blue cap

        Petanque (IRE)

        31
        5/1
        • Form 1/5146-4
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-10

        in touch, ridden to chase leaders approaching last, no extra flat

        11
        Silk - Red, purple and red check sleeves

        Demi Beau

        13
        16/1
        • Form 144-5
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-10

        always prominent, not fluent 5th, led after 2 out, strongly pressed last, ran on

        12
        Silk - YELLOW, RED inverted triangle and armlets

        Vanormix (FR)

        13 v
        33/1
        • Form 0114-60
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-10

        with leader, not fluent 3 out, led next, soon ridden and headed, weakened approaching last

        13
        Silk - RED, EMERALD GREEN epaulets, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap, EMERALD GREEN diamond

        Don't Sioux Me (IRE)

        20
        66/1
        • Form 115300
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-7

        chased leaders, ridden after 2 out, weakened approaching last

        14
        Silk - Royal Blue, White sleeves, Red cap

        Travellers Heir (IRE)

        33
        8/1
        • Form 402-P11
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-7

        make most to 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last

        15
        Silk - Black, White hoops and sleeves

        Maragun (GER)

        20
        66/1
        • Form 2B05-24
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-7

        behind from 5th

        1
        NR

        Sud Bleu (FR)

        11
        • Form 4355-22
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-12

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Martin Pipe and Paul Nicholls hold the key to this competitive handicap saddling seven of the 14 runners between them and preference is for the progressive Perouse, who gets the verdict over stablemate Sud Bleu and Pirandello. The last mentioned is well treated with the selection on Huntingdon form last month but disappointed at Ascot last time behind Thesis. Sud Bleu ran a fine race that day, going down by just two lengths and holds both Pirandello and Reiziger on running there. The Paul Nicholls-trained gelding also has the beating of Nicky Henderson's Petanque on running at Newbury previously and Ruby Walsh cannot have had an easy choice between him and Perouse. However, the last mentioned has done little wrong of late and could still be ahead of the handicapper if judged by his last time out defeat of a decent field at Cheltenham last time. Martin Pipe's Gone Far is capable of better than he showed on his recent return and it will be interesting to see what the formerly useful Armen can do on his first start for nearly three years. They look the pick of Pipe's quintet but for the winner we have to side with Perouse, who remains one to stay on the right side of.