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14:40 Stratford
Free Bet Every Race At Cheltenham BetVictor Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 213y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £8,800 added
- Winner: £4,809
- 2nd: £1,412
- 3rd: £706
- 4th: £353
Timoteo (FR)
34- Form 242/875
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
jumped well, held up in touch, smooth headway tracking leaders 4 out, went 2nd after 2 out, led on bit approaching last, hard held
- Form 533674-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Conor Shoemark
never fluent, always behind, tailed off when blundered 3 out
- Form 28-3331
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey James Davies
tracked leaders, went 2nd 8th, led 2 out, headed and hit last, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
- Form 49-21U0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
led until 2 out, soon ridden and lost 2nd, weakened quickly
- Form F5-4331
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
chased leaders, went 2nd 7th until next, blundered and lost place 2 out, rallied under pressure disputing 3rd between last 2
- Form 452P-02
- Age 11
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer R T Phillips
- Jockey Daniel Hiskett
chased leader until 7th, chased leaders, weakened 3 out
- Form 325-866
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Mitchell Bastyan
held up in touch, headway chasing leaders approaching 2 out, 3rd and one pace between last 2
- Form 458P02
- Age 6
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey S Bowen
never going in rear, tailed off throughout
In depth
Verdict
Paddy's Poem stepped up on previous efforts over fences when beating Master Vintage half-a-length at Huntingdon but the staying-on runner-up is 4lb better off. LE CAPRICIEUX made all when winning by nine lengths over this trip at Fontwell and similar tactics could pay dividends around this sharp track with Don Des Fosses’ second at Sedgefield coming in a lower grade. Blairs Cove is making his chasing bow after a year on the sidelines but is well treated on the pick of his hurdles form.
Formwatch
Timoteo (FR) 12-1 (11-11) Held up mid-division, headway from 3 out, weakened from last, 5th of 12, 11 1/2l behind Earlofthecotswolds (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Blairs Cove 22-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway under pressure after 3 out, never troubled leaders, 4th of 7, 9 1/2l behind Unison (11-12) at Taunton 2m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Paddy's Poem 4-1 (11-3) Prominent, led 5 out, mistake last, hard driven, all out, won at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb beating Master Vintage (11-1) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
King Cnut (FR) 16-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd before hit 4 out, weakened next, 10th of 12, dist behind Ted Bach (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Le Capricieux (FR) 9-2 (11-0) Made all, hit 8th, pushed clear before 3 out, kept on strongly, unchallenged, won at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) sft in Feb beating The Mighty Ash (10-12) by 9l, 5 ran.
Master Vintage 10-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, outpaced before 3 out, rallied 2 out, stayed on under pressure to take 2nd after last, never reached winner, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Paddy's Poem (11-3) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Flight To Milan (IRE) 9-2 (10-0) Raced keenly, jumped left, chased leaders, went left and weakened 6th, tailed off and went left final 3, last of 6, 36l behind Cliffs Of Dover (11-12) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Don Des Fosses (FR) 7-1 (11-12) Mid-division, headway 5 out, led after next, driven after 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Roxyfet (11-2) at Sedgefield 2m hcp (5) gd in Feb.