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Cheltenham
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Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2026 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.20 Place: £2.30 £2.10 £4.60 Exacta: £39.20 Tricast: £485.51 Trifecta: £380.80
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m½f 2m4f 2m 2m 2m1f
1st
Midfield - in rear 2nd - headway and pressed leaders when took keen hold before 4th - led going easily just after 3 out - pushed along 2 out - 5 lengths ahead last - kept on well(op 9/1 tchd 11/2 and 10/1)
6 G AVG
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 166 lbs 6/1 Won
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2m4½f 2m4½f 2m3½f 2m4f 2m4½f
2nd
In touch with leaders - lost position 5th - hampered by loose horse after 7th - rallied 8th - soon prominent - jumped left 3 out - went second before 2 out - no chance with winner before last(op 9/2)
8 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 144 lbs 6/1 9.5
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2m4½f 3m1f 2m5f 2m3½f 3m2f
3rd
Prominent - lost position but in touch with leaders 11th - headway and hit 2 out - went third run-in - stayed on(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
9 G AVG
Alan King 146 lbs 14/1 2.25
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2m5½f 3m4½f 2m 2m3½f 2m3½f
4th
Held up in rear - headway before 2 out - went third before last - lost position and no extra run-in(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
6 G AVG
Sam Thomas 135 lbs 6/1 2.25
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2m4f 2m4f 2m6½f 3m 3m2f
5th
Held up in last - no chance after 3 out - kept on run-in(op 11/1)
6 G AVG
John C McConnell 142 lbs 7/1 2.25
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2m4½f 2m4f 2m5½f 2m5f 3m2f
6th
Midfield - dropped to rear 5th - headway 4 out - bad mistake 3 out - briefly went third 2 out - soon outpaced - weakened final 110yds(op 6/1 tchd 15/2)
7 G AVG
Dan Skelton 157 lbs 13/2 6
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2m½f 2m7f 3m2½f 2m5f 2m4½f
7th
In rear - headway 5th - left in second 7th - led 8th - headed just after 3 out - weakening when mistake 2 out(op 14/1)
11 G Elite
Venetia Williams 168 lbs 22/1 8.5
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2m5½f 2m4f 2m 2m 2m4½f
99th
Pressed leader - left in lead 7th - hampered by loose horse and headed 8th - weakened before 3 out - in rear when pulled up 2 out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding couldn't dictate on ground which may have been too quick; vet had nothing to report)(op 4/1)
8 G AVG
Faye Bramley 143 lbs 5/1 -
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2m7½f 2m4f 2m6½f 2m3½f 2m4f
99th
Led - bad mistake and unseated 7th(op 7/2 tchd 9/2)
7 G Good
Paul Nicholls 160 lbs 4/1F -
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