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13:38 Newcastle

Betting.Bet Cheltenham Festival Free Bets Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 75y
  • Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,900 added
  • Winner: £4,700
  • 2nd: £2,163
  • 3rd: £1,081
  • 4th: £541
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 16.70s
  • Off Time: 13:38:50
  • 4 Ran
1
Silk -
1
Silk - White, Red seams, Red sleeves, White armlets, Red cap
8/11
  • Form 2-23311
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 124

chased leader, challenged 4 out, led before next, drew clear from last, easily

2
Silk - Red, yellow star, yellow sleeves, red spots, red cap, yellow star
6/1
  • Form 48-11P4
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 121

led, headed before 3 out, mistake last, no extra flat, lost 2nd close home

3
Silk - White and maroon check, dark blue sleeves
5/1
  • Form 3-63131
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 117

chased leaders, not fluent 6th, ridden 3 out, 3rd and no impression 2 out, lost 3rd flat

4
Silk - yellow, light blue armlets, light blue cap

Cornerstone Lad

30 p DCD
9/2
  • Form 243-236
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 116

held up in last, slow 7th, hanging left 4 out, jumped left 2 out, stayed on flat, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner

Previous results

In depth

Formwatch

Netywell (FR) 85-40fav (12-0) Not always fluent, in touch behind leaders, smooth headway before 4 out where 3rd, headway to lead 3 out where mistake, soon ridden, extended advantage 2 out, stayed on well approaching last where 5 lengths clear, pushed out run-in, won at Ayr 2m hcp (4) sft in Feb beating Travail D'Orfevre (11-2) by 6l, 7 ran.

Mr Grey Sky (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Keen tracked leader, led 4th, headed 3 out, ridden next, weakened flat, last of 4, 6 3/4l behind Fast Buck (11-11) at Wincanton 2m hcp (3) hvy in Jan.

Duo D'Enfer (FR) 13-2 (11-4) Prominent when mistake 1st, tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, led before not fluent last, clear before last, easily, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Feb beating Leading Force (11-4) by 7 1/2l, 5 ran.

Cornerstone Lad 8-1 (11-1) Soon towards rear, pushed along after 12th, well beaten before 4 out, mistake 2 out, 6th of 8, 28 1/4l behind Docpickedme (11-7) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Jan.