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14:05 Cheltenham

Victor Chandler Handicap Chase (Grade 2) (Class A )

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 15.70s
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
5/1
  • Form 111-23F
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 176

patiently ridden and settled well in rear, steady headway from 9th, tracked leading pair from 3 out, challenged 2 out, soon led, kept on well run -in

2
Silk - BLACK and WHITE (halved), RED sleeves and cap

Cenkos (FR)

26 CDBF
25/1
  • Form 41-1U46
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 159

held up in rear, mistake and lost touch 8th

3
Silk - Orange, Black epaulets, Orange and Black hooped sleeves

Armaturk (FR)

26 t CDBF
11/2
  • Form 24-1143
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 158

chased leaders, ridden and blundered 7th, soon well behind

4
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
  • Form 322P-55
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 157

not fluent, always behind, struggling from 9th

5
Silk - White, White cap, Royal Blue star

Seebald (GER)

34 CDBF
7/1
  • Form 510-226
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 156

close up, driven along to hold position from 9th, weakened 3 out

6
Silk - Red, Emerald Green star

Kadarann (IRE)

26 CDBF
11/1
  • Form 14P-232
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 154

tracked leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, led before 2 out, headed soon after 2 out, weakened before last

7
Silk - BLACK and ORANGE check, BLACK sleeves, ORANGE armlets, BLACK cap
25/1
  • Form 42-2F04
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 150

tracked leader, losing place when pecked 3 out, kept on run-in

8
Silk - RED, WHITE cross belts, hooped sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 1F22-22
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 151

held up in touch, hit 5th, ridden and headway before 4 out, challenged 2 out, chased winner before last, stayed on same pace run-in

9
Silk - Black, broad blue hoop with white band, body and sleeves, hooped cap
50/1
  • Form 50203-3
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 144

led, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened before last

10
Silk - Yellow, Light Blue spots on sleeves

Non So (FR)

49 BF
15/2
  • Form 0/112-FF
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 140

keen, held up mid-division, promising headway on inside when not fluent 4 out, blundered and not recover next

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In depth

Verdict

It is hard to get away from Well Chief in this marvellous race, and he is taken to score, with possibly Thisthatandtother proving to be his biggest danger. The presence of Martin Pipe's Queen Mother Champion Chase hope has frightened off a lot of would-be opponents in this race and, as things stand, only half of the field will be racing from their proper mark. With talent and courage in abundance, Well Chief, who won last season's Arkle Chase, ran a blinder to be third behind Moscow Flyer and Azertyuiop in the Tingle Creek Chase before falling when going really well in Wetherby's Castleford Chase last time out. He has been given time to get over those exertions and looks the one to beat today. Not that it will be a cakewalk for we have those hardy perennials Cenkos, Kadarann, Flagship Uberalles, Armaturk, Seebald and Turgeonev in the field, along with Paul Nicholls-trained Paddy Power and Tripleprint Gold Cup runner-up Thisthatandtother, who gets a handy 20 pounds from Well Chief. However, the class act, one who has youth on his side, is Well Chief, and he looks the one to beat in this valuable affair.