2024-10-25 Cheltenham 14:25
Cheltenham

squareintheair.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Distance: 1m7f199y

Going: Good

Prize: £51,440

Runners: 8

Winning time: 3m 51.55s (fast by 0.45s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 2

4 Calico

J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton

Age:8 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:138 SP:3/1

Prominent - led narrowly after 2 out - drifted left approaching last - faced challenge and ridden run-in - kept on(op 10/3)

2 nk

2 Matata

J:Daryl Jacob T:Nigel Twiston-Davies

Age:6 Weight:11st 8lbs

OR:147 SP:5/2F

Took keen hold - pressed leader - led 3rd - pressed winner when headed after 2 out - kept on(op 11/4)

3 5½ 5¾

1 Dancing On My Own

J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead

Age:10 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:153 SP:5/1

Led - raced in second when headed 3rd - pressed leaders 2 out - soon lost second - no extra final 110yds(op 6/1)

4 4¾ 10½

8 Coastguard Station

J:David Noonan T:Henry Oliver

Age:8 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:127 SP:14/1

Held up in rear - headway 3 out - soon went fourth - weakened inside final 110yds

5 3¼ 13¾

7 Scarface

J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard

Age:7 Weight:10st 8lbs

OR:133 SP:15/2

Prominent - outpaced before 3 out - weakened run-in(op 5/1)

6 21 34¾

6 Triple Trade

J:Harry Cobden T:Joe Tizzard

Age:8 Weight:10st 10lbs

OR:135 SP:13/2

Held up in rear - some headway after 3 out - mistake 2 out - soon weakened(op 6/1)

9 Sir Tivo

J:Sean Bowen T:Gary Hanmer

Age:10 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:127 SP:66/1

Midfield - outpaced after 4 out - weakened after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 50/1)

5 Arclight

J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson

Age:5 Weight:10st 11lbs

OR:136 SP:12/1

Midfield - mistake 2nd - not fluent 5th - mistake 8th - soon pulled up(op 11/1 tchd 16/1)

Madara

J:NON-RUNNER T:Keiran Burke

Age:5 Weight:11st 3lbs

OR:142 SP: -

Royal Mer

J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe

Age:6 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:127 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £4

Tote place: £1.60 £1.50 £1.50

Exacta: £11.60

Trifecta: £49

Tricast: £33.01

CSF: £10.76