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14:25 Cheltenham

squareintheair.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 199y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £100,000 added
  • Winner: £51,440
  • 2nd: £23,650
  • 3rd: £11,830
  • 4th: £5,910
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 51.55s
  • Off Time: 14:26:13
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Dark blue, yellow stripe, red cap
  • Form 1066-21
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 153

slight lead until 2nd, chased leader, every chance until winner went on soon after 2 out, ridden and no extra in 3rd approaching the last

2
Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Green sleeves, Dark Green and Emerald Green quartered cap

Matata (IRE)

195 D
5/2
  • Form 6/12240-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 147

chased leader, led 2nd, joined 2 out, soon headed, chased winner and 1 length down last, rallied towards finish, always just held

4
Silk - Dark green, white seams, white sleeves, dark green armlets, orange cap

Calico (GER)

172 pt D
3/1
  • Form 24204-P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 138

raced in 3rd on inside, hit 9th, angled out before 3 out, challenged out wide 2 out, soon led, 1 length ahead last, ridden and pressed towards finish, stayed on gamely

5
Silk - Beige and Red diamonds, Red cap

Arclight

244 D
12/1
  • Form 88/111P-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 136

held up in 5th, not fluent 5th, bad mistake 8th, pulled up soon after

6
Silk - Yellow, red triple diamond, sleeves and diamond on cap

Triple Trade

197 CD
13/2
  • Form 131585-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 135

off the pace in last pair, never a factor, tailed off

7
Silk - Black, maroon hoop and armlets
15/2
  • Form 312113-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 133

pecked 1st, raced in 4th on inside, outpaced 3 out, weakened before next

8
Silk - Pink, purple chevrons, purple sleeves, yellow stars, purple cap, yellow star
  • Form P21-215
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 126

held up in rear, bit closer in 4th on inside and pushed along turning in, weakened and no chance with leading trio

9
Silk - Black, mauve star, mauve sleeves, maroon stars, black cap, mauve stars
66/1
  • Form 985424
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 125

raced wide, held up in 5th, dropped to rear before 4 out, tailed off and went left next, pulled up before 2 out

3
NR

Madara (FR)

226 pt DCD
5/1
  • Form 2U6119-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 142

NonRunner

10
NR

Royal Mer (FR)

189 t D
16/1
  • Form 52111P-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 125

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Formwatch

Dancing On My Own (IRE) 1-2fav (11-2) Mid division, 3rd halfway, pushed along to go 2nd after 3 out, ridden after next, no extra before last, rallied well to lead over 100 yards out, kept on run-in, won at Ballinrobe 2m 1f sft in Aug beating Je T'ai Porte (11-0) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.

Matata (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Edged right and bumped into rivals start, prominent on inside, ridden before 3 out, weakened before next, last of 10, 35 1/4l behind Found A Fifty (11-7) at Aintree 2m (1) gs in Apr.

Calico (GER) 3-1 (10-8) Held up towards last, not fluent 3rd, outpaced before 3 out, tailed off from 2 out, pulled up before last, at Kempton 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in May.

Arclight 9-2 (10-10) Not that fluent, off the pace in 4th, mistake and jumped left 4th, awkward 9th, outpaced and struggling when not fluent 11th, lost remote 4th 3 out, pulled up before next, at Kempton 2m 4f (1) sft in Feb.

Triple Trade 25-1 (10-9) Held up in mid-division, headway before 3 out, went 5th before last, never on terms, 5th of 15, 13 3/4l behind Sans Bruit (10-2) at Aintree 2m hcp (1) sft in Apr.

Scarface (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) In touch, headway 3 out, ridden and every chance last, kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 7 1/2l behind In Excelsis Deo (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) gd in Apr.

Coastguard Station (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) In rear, headway under pressure approaching last, ran on same pace run in, never a danger, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Florida Dreams (11-10) at Hexham 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct.

Sir Tivo (FR) 14-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out, soon beaten, weakened 2 out, 4th of 5, 33l behind Primoz (11-2) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (3) gs in Oct.

Madara (FR) 11-2 (11-1) In touch, mistake 3 out, not trouble leaders, 9th of 16, 29 1/2l behind Unexpected Party (10-10) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (1) sft in Mar.

Royal Mer (FR) 4-1 (11-6) Raced off the pace in 3rd until 5 out, weakened and dropped to 5th home turn, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out, at Ayr 2m hcp (3) sft in Apr.