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15:10 Catterick

Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 1f 54y
  • Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £6,498
  • 2nd: £1,908
  • 3rd: £954
  • 4th: £477
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 53.43s
  • Off Time: 15:10:49
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Milly Baloo

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Batavir (FR)

    3/1

      1
      Silk - Black, mauve hoops, white sleeves, mauve cap

      Batavir (FR)

      37 bt
      3/1
      • Form 235-936
      • Age 8
      • Weight 12-4
      • Official Rating 121

      tracked leaders, went 2nd before 8 out, chased winner from 3 out, no impression

      2
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap

      Rolling Thunder (IRE)

      21 b
      9/2
      • Form 32P-P15
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-8
      • Official Rating 111

      led to 2nd, remained close up, weakened from 7 out, left remote 4th from 2 out

      3
      Silk - Pink, mauve star, mauve sleeves, pink stars and cap

      Powerful Symbol (IRE)

      60 p
      9/4
      • Form 3/12F-37
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-8
      • Official Rating 111

      led from 2nd, clear from 4 out, looking in command and about 3 lengths up when unseated rider 3 out

      4
      Silk - Red, White chevron, White sleeves, Red stars, White cap

      North Country Boy

      21
      25/1
      • Form 3824/P0
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 105

      always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 8 out

      5
      Silk - BROWN, WHITE sash, WHITE cap

      Milly Baloo

      29
      7/2
      • Form 23P-234
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-1
      • Official Rating 104

      mid-division in 4th, about 3 lengths down in 2nd when left in lead 3 out, kept on

      6
      Silk - Light blue, pink star, pink and light blue hooped sleeves, light blue cap, pink star

      Sweet Belle

      19
      12/1
      • Form 317865
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-3
      • Official Rating 89

      in rear, pushed along before 8 out, left remote 3rd from 2 out

      Previous results

      2016
      Silk -

      Gonalston Cloud (IRE)

      15/8
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-3

      2015
      Silk -

      Jac The Legend

      5/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-3

      2014
      Silk -

      Pinerolo

      13/8
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-8

      In depth

      Verdict

      Batavir, three times a winner over hurdles, hasn't shown much in two starts over fences and may need more experience. Rolling Thunder won a Musselburgh handicap on New Year's Day but ran poorly at Bangor three weeks later and is tried in blinkers. Powerful Symbol won a point just over a year ago and though not showing much over hurdles is much more likely to make a chaser and starts out on a lowly mark. MILLY BALOO ran a shocker at Kelso last time though the very testing conditions may have found her out. She had done better in her previous starts and looks on a tempting mark for this.

      Formwatch

      Batavir (FR) 11-1 (11-5) In rear, pushed along after 5 out, weakened 4 out, 6th of 7, dist behind Smooth Stepper (11-7) at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Jan.

      Rolling Thunder (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, reminder after 9th, disputing modest 3rd when jumped right 2 out, weakened soon after, plugged on run-in, 5th of 7, 26l behind Kilcullen Flem (10-6) at Bangor 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan.

      Powerful Symbol (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders on outside, pushed along after 9th, weakened before 3 out, 7th of 17, dist behind Give Me A Copper (11-0) at Exeter 2m 7f mdn (4) sft in Dec.

      North Country Boy 25-1 (11-0) Prominent, mistake 5th, lost place before 4 out, soon weakened, last of 10, dist behind Rhymers Stone (10-6) at Newcastle 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Jan.

      Milly Baloo 5-1 (10-8) In rear, pushed along before 7 out, blundered 4 out, soon weakened, 4th of 5, dist behind Two Smokin Barrels (11-8) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.

      Sweet Belle 125-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, lost place 10th, well beaten 4 out, 5th of 6, 26 1/2l behind Aminabad (10-12) at Catterick 2m 3f (4) gs in Jan.