Group3 CHRISTMAS HANDICAP - 1450M (Cheltenham 26 Dec)
 

Current nominations

1 ACCOST Ken Sweeney
2 ALMOST NEVER Leon Macdonald
3 APPROACH THE BENCH Robert Smerdon
4 CHATZ Mark Lewis
5 COINTREAU BALL Mark Kavanagh
6 FINNISS D'OR Pat Barns
7 FLY FOR ME Jeremy Gask
8 KING'S ARCH Mick Whittle
9 MISSISSIPPI RIVER Leon Macdonald
10 NOZI Richard Jolly
11 PLAY TO WIN Mark Kavanagh
12 RALLY David Jolly
13 RICH AROMA Edward Murtagh
14 SASSBEE David Jolly
15 SAVAGE ATTACK Mark Minervini
16 SKY LOVE Peter G Moody
17 WINNING SPIRIT David Jolly

Weights
 

No Horse Trainer Weight

1 KING'S ARCH Mick Whittle 2 57
2 FLY FOR ME Jeremy Gask 1 56.5
3 ALMOST NEVER Leon Macdonald 3 56.5
4 FINNISS D'OR Pat Barns 4 55.5
5 SAVAGE ATTACK Mark Minervini 5 55.5
6 PLAY TO WIN Mark Kavanagh 6 55
7 WINNING SPIRIT David Jolly 7 55
8 NOZI Richard Jolly 8 53.5
9 SKY LOVE Peter G Moody 9 53.5
10 ACCOST Ken Sweeney 10 53.5
11 CHATZ Mark Lewis 11 53.5
12 APPROACH THE BENCH Robert Smerdon 12 53.5
13 MISSISSIPPI RIVER Leon Macdonald 13 53.5
14 RALLY David Jolly 14 53.5
15 COINTREAU BALL Mark Kavanagh 15 53.5
16 SASSBEE David Jolly 16 53.5
17 RICH AROMA Edward Murtagh 17 53.5

Final field
 

Tab No. Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight

1 KING'S ARCH Mick Whittle D Tootell 3 57
2 FLY FOR ME Jeremy Gask Darren Holland 5 56.5
3 ALMOST NEVER Leon Macdonald J Holder 6 56.5
4 FINNISS D'OR Pat Barns D Carney 14 55.5
5 PLAY TO WIN Mark Kavanagh M Neilson 10 55
6 WINNING SPIRIT David Jolly R Waymouth (a) 9 55
7 SKY LOVE Peter G Moody W J Hokai 2 53.5
8 ACCOST Ken Sweeney W Kerford 1 53.5
9 CHATZ Mark Lewis C L Bryant 8 53.5
10 MISSISSIPPI RIVER Leon Macdonald Ms C Lindop 12 53.5
11 RALLY David Jolly J B Potter 4 53.5
12 COINTREAU BALL Mark Kavanagh A Spiteri 13 53.5
13 SASSBEE David Jolly S Cahill 7 53.5
14 RICH AROMA Edward Murtagh Ms K Stra (a) 11 53.5

Current fixed odds:


No. Selection Win Place

013 Sassbee $3.75 $1.65
002 Fly for Me $5.00 $2.00
001 King's Arch $6.50 $2.35
007 Sky Love $7.50 $2.60
008 Accost $9.00 $3.00
005 Play To Win $11.00 $3.50
003 Almost Never $17.00 $5.00
004 Finniss D'or $17.00 $5.00
006 Winning Spirit $17.00 $5.00
011 Rally $26.00 $7.25
014 Rich Aroma $26.00 $7.25
010 Mississippi River $34.00 $9.25
012 Cointreau Ball $34.00 $9.25
009 Chatz $51.00 $13.50

7 SKY LOVE
1 KING'S ARCH
2 FLY FOR ME
13 SASSBEE

(1) King's Arch
(4) Finniss D'Or
(6) Winning Spirit
(12) Cointreau Ball

Play To Win
 

5. Play to win is the value here and, at $11, is a terrific each way bet. He's a lightly raced 4yo who has improved sharply in recent runs culminating in a nice win at Moonee Valley over 1,500m in open company. The return to Cheltenham, where he has run well in the past, is a plus. This field appears no stronger than that which he defeated at the Valley. Even a moderate improvement off that run will see him right in the finish on Sunday, despite the 3kg weight rise. Finally, M Nielson - who has ridden the horse 4 times for 3 wins and a placing - replaces M Pumpa, who rode him at the Valley. I have 5. Play To Win on top, from 13. Sassbee and 2. Fly For Me.

Rally
Rich Aroma
Mississippi River
Chatz

(8) Accost
(7) Sky Love
(2) Fly For Me
(13) Sassbee.

Cheers.

#1 king's arch
#7 sky love
#5 play to win
#2 fly for me & #8 accost

Track good, scratched 4 - Finniss D'or, 13 - Sassbee & 14 - Rich Aroma

Current fixed odds (after scratchings)

No. Selection Win Place
106 Fly for Me $4.00 $1.65
115 Sky Love $5.50 $2.00
100 Accost $6.00 $2.10
107 King's Arch $6.00 $2.00
110 Play To Win $7.00 $2.50
101 Almost Never $13.00 $4.00
116 Winning Spirit $13.00 $4.00
111 Rally $21.00 $6.00
104 Cointreau Ball $26.00 $7.25
108 Mississippi River $26.00 $7.25
103 Chatz $34.00 $9.25

with SASSBEE scratched

7 SKY LOVE
1 KING'S ARCH
2 FLY FOR ME
8 ACCOST

Sky Love
Play To Win
Accost
Almost Never

Closing fixed odds:

No. Selection Win Place
002 Fly for Me $4.00 $1.65
007 Sky Love $5.50 $2.00
001 King's Arch $6.00 $2.00
008 Accost $6.00 $2.10
005 Play To Win $7.00 $2.50
003 Almost Never $13.00 $4.00
006 Winning Spirit $13.00 $4.00
011 Rally $21.00 $6.00
010 Mississippi River $26.00 $7.25
012 Cointreau Ball $26.00 $7.25
009 Chatz $34.00 $9.25
004 Finniss D'or Scratched Scratched
013 Sassbee Scratched Scratched
014 Rich Aroma Scratched Scratched

Final market movement:

No. Selection Previous Final
002 Fly for Me $5.00 $4.00
007 Sky Love $7.50 $5.50
001 King's Arch $6.50 $6.00
008 Accost $9.00 $6.00
005 Play To Win $11.00 $7.00
003 Almost Never $17.00 $13.00
006 Winning Spirit $17.00 $13.00
011 Rally $26.00 $21.00
010 Mississippi River $34.00 $26.00
012 Cointreau Ball $34.00 $26.00
009 Chatz $51.00 $34.00
004 Finniss D'or Scratched
013 Sassbee Scratched
014 Rich Aroma Scratched

Race result
 

07 P.D. EXCAVATIONS
CHRISTMAS HANDICAP
1450 Metres
4:50pm
1ST LEG DAILY DOUBLE
4TH LEG QUADRELLA

WIN/PLACE
7 3.70 1.90
11.............5.20
2.............1.90
QUINELLA 34.70
EXACTA 56.00
TRIFECTA 449.60
FIRST4 6619.70
(7-11-2-6)
SPECIAL DIV 3.50
QUADRELLA 10455.40
(2-15-17-7)

( 7) SKY LOVE
(11) RALLY
( 2) FLY FOR ME

SCR - 4,13,14
QUADRELLA SUB - 7

SKY LOVE selected by Mav3000, TESTAROSSA, feather & catweazle

RALLY selected by nutz

FLY FOR ME selected by Mav3000, Filante, TESTAROSSA & feather

WINNING SPIRIT selected by zaac64

Thread covered all multiples including the first4