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15:40 Fontwell Park
Ultimate Cheltenham Festival Guide On attheraces.com/cheltenham Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 165y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £6,337
- 2nd: £2,916
- 3rd: £1,458
- 4th: £730
- Form 61730-P
- Age 8
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Luca Morgan
prominent, led approaching 2nd, jumped well 6th, eight lengths clear with a circuit to go, reminders after 4 out, quickly reduced lead before 3 and headed when not fluent on landing 3 out, gradually lost ground and pulled up before last
- Form 4/881-28
- Age 6
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer R Bandey
- Jockey Harry Bannister
led early, headed before 2nd, chased leader 4 out, good headway to dispute before untidy jump 3 out, led on landing, joined approaching 2 out, rallied to lead outright approaching last, soon clear, ridden out
- Form 653804
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer S Hosie
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
held up, reminders 5th, pushed along entering final circuit, detached from 5 out, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 1-5343
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey J J Burke
close up, settled midfield 4 lengths behind from pair 4th, headway and closed on leaders after 4 out, disputed approaching 2 out, lost momentum when nodded on landing 2 out, chased winner from there on but no impression in closing stages
- Form 724-1U2
- Age 8
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Kieran Burke
- Jockey Harry Kimber
in rear, pushed along 4 out, pushed along when making headway before 3 out, ridden and dropped to rear before being pulled up before 2 out
- Form 394U-52
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey Brendan Powell
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Previous results
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Verdict
December’s Taunton winner LETSBE AVENUE lost a shoe when finding only one too good at Leicester last month and can get back on track here. Sam Twiston-Davies is a positive jockey booking for Across The Line, who has won twice over fences, with chasing debutant Police Academy probably the most interesting of the others having been lightly raced since winning a point a little under a year ago.
Formwatch
The Grey Falco (FR) 12-1 (11-13) Towards rear of mid-division, mistake 7th, mistake 4 out, pulled up, at Chepstow 2m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Wewillgowithplanb (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Prominent, jumped badly left 4th, led home turn, headed before 3 out and weakened tamely, 8th of 16, dist behind Branson Missouri (10-9) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Across The Line (IRE) 28-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, closed 3rd, steadied before next, headway 9th, went 2nd 3 out, not fluent last, weakened into 4th flat, 4th of 8, 17l behind Stormy Flight (12-0) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Police Academy (IRE) 3-1 (11-6) Pressed leader, led 2 out, ridden and headed before last, no impression on winner flat, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 8, 9 1/2l behind Moviddy (11-6) at Lingfield 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Feb.
Letsbe Avenue (IRE) 4-1 (10-8) Towards rear, ridden and headway 2 out, every chance next, kept on one pace flat, 2nd of 7, 4 3/4l behind Sabbathical (11-11) at Leicester 2m hcp (5) gd in Feb.
Extraordinary Man (FR) 8-13fav (11-2) Tracked winner, ridden 2 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 3, 4l behind Blacko (11-2) at Leicester 2m (3) gd in Feb.