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Cheltenham · Saturday, 13 Dec · 19:35
· 2m 4f 56y
· Class 2
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:35
Off time
9
Runners
Good to Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
JUBILEE ALPHA (IRE
🥈 Second
SIOG GEAL (IRE
🥉 Third
NURSE SUSAN (FR
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.13
85/40
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.75
11/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
6.50
11/2
04 · —
7.50
13/2
05 · —
7.50
13/2
06 · —
17
16/1
07 · —
26
25/1
08 · —
26
25/1
09 · —
34
33/1
10 · —
41
40/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 1 | — |
Jubilee Alpha (M)
Strong-travelling mare ended fine novice season with an impressive victory in a 10-runner listed hurdle over C&D and was unlucky not to make a winning return (bad mistake 2 out) when a length behind Sweet Caryline at Wincanton last month. …
|
H Cobden | P F Nicholls | 6 | 76.2 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 1st | 2 | — |
Nurse Susan (M)
Won this race off 2 lb lower mark in 2023 and better than ever when making it a double at Lingfield the following January. Hasn't stood much racing since (better than result in the Martin Pipe last season) but would be a definite player if…
|
Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 8 | 69.9 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 9th | 3 | — |
Mermaids Cave (M)
[P]
Prolific since joining James Owen, bagging a remarkable seventh win in a 2m claiming hurdle at Huntingdon but ran poorly with headgear off over a longer trip at Ascot (23.6f) last time. May be seen to better effect with cheekpieces refitte…
|
Rian Corcoran | James Owen | 6 | 68.5 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 2nd | 4 | — |
Siog Geal (M)
FAV
Irish point winner/placed twice in bumpers. Signed off promising novice season with handicap debut success in a valuable race at Newbury (20.5f) and returned with encouraging third when taking on the boys/more testing ground for first time…
|
J J Burke | F O'Brien | 6 | 68 kg |
3.13
85/40
|
| — | 5 | — |
Kingston Sunflower (M)
Has a fine strike-rate for current yard, landing back-to-back handicaps around 2m at Ludlow/Huntingdon earlier in season but seemingly undone by rise in weights when denied hat-trick on return to Ludlow 10 days ago. Longer trip/stiffer tra…
|
Fern O'Brien | F O'Brien | 8 | 67.1 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 7th | 6 | — |
Pretending (M)
[P]
Has a good record over C&D, winning a mares' series final handicap in April 2024 and proving as good as ever when third in corresponding race on final start last season. Likely needed her comeback at Kempton last time and would be an each-…
|
Tom Cannon | L Wadham | 6 | 66.2 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 3rd | 7 | — |
Game Colours (M)
[T]
Won soft ground novice hurdle at Lingfield last winter and finished season with a career-best second in a competitive 16-runner handicap at this track (16.8f). May have needed the run on reappearance (following another wind op) and remains…
|
S Bowen | Ben Clarke | 7 | 65.3 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 6th | 8 | — |
Sweet Caryline (M)
[T]
Arrives following a hat-trick of wins in mares' handicaps, improving to overcome a rise in grade when seeing off Jubilee Alpha (made bad mistake 2 out) at Wincanton last time. Thriving mare should be suited by this track and can go well in…
|
Brendan Powell | J Tizzard | 7 | 64.9 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| 8th | 9 | — |
Lagoon Nebula (M)
[H1]
Travelled well when making a successful handicap debut in a premier juvenile handicap at this track (16.8f) in April. Posted several creditable efforts in staying Flat handicaps prior to disappointing last time. More on her plate stepping …
|
Sam Twiston-Davies | A Kinirons | 4 | 64.4 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 4th | 10 | — |
Pismo Beach (M)
Finished progressive novice campaign with encouraging third behind Siog Geal at Newbury and made winning reappearance in 6-runner novice at Hexham (20.1f, good). Didn't see out her race back in a handicap (took keen hold) at Warwick last t…
|
Murray Dodd | S Edmunds | 5 | 64.4 kg |
34
33/1
|
Betting forecast: Siog Geal (85/40), Jubilee Alpha (11/4), Sweet Caryline (11/2), Nurse Susan (13/2), Game Colours (13/2), Pretending (16/1), Lagoon Nebula (25/1), Kingston Sunflower (25/1), Pismo Beach (33/1), Mermaids Cave (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 19061.0 GBP |
| P2 | 8782.0 GBP |
| P3 | 4389.0 GBP |
| P4 | 2198.0 GBP |