Swapped is a crazy price at Cheltenham
We switch codes from flat to jumps as Cheltenham returns with Day 2 of their showcase meeting.
I think it is worth taking on the hot favourtie and last years winners Lord Accord in the feature staying handicap chase. Weight can stop a bus they say and I like one at the foot of the weights available at a huge price!
Lord Accord will go close to winning this race back-to-back but is very short. I am taking a chance on Swapped at a big price.
This ex-Nicky Henderson trained horse has run two good races for his new trainers Charles & Adam Pogson and likes good ground. He won easily on his first attempt at 3m1f around Southwell. Last time out he ran another solid race off an 11lb higher mark of 120 just beat by a well handicapped horse. This race is a big step up in grade, however, he carries a featherweight of 10-4 with Philip Armson claiming off a further 3lbs. Swapped looks to have stamina in abundance, is fit and ready and unexposed over fences.
Cheltenham 2:25
1 point each way Swapped 18/1 PaddyPower else 18/1 Skybet, 5 places.
Past Results
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Cheltenham Racecourse at Prestbury Park, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, hosts National Hunt horse racing. Racing at Cheltenham took place in 1815, but comprised only minor flat races on Nottingham Hill. The first racing on Cleeve Hill was on Tuesday 25 August 1818 when the opening race was won by Miss Tidmarsh, owned by Mr E Jones.
The course's most prestigious meeting is the Cheltenham Festival, held in March, which features several Grade I races including the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Champion Chase, Ryanair Chase and the Stayers' Hurdle.
The racecourse has a scenic location in a natural amphitheatre, just below the escarpment of the Cotswold Hills at Cleeve Hill, with a capacity of 67,500 spectators. Cheltenham Racecourse railway station no longer connects to the national rail network, but is the southern terminus of the preserved Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.
The Showcase Meeting in October starts off a new season of racing at Cheltenham racecourse.
Epic Jumps Season At William Hill Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2)
Winners over past 10 years
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YEAR
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WINNER
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AGE
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WGT
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SP
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TRAINER
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JOCKEY
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RPR
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7
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11-3
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15/2
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136
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9
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9-12
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9/2
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135
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8
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11-12
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9/2
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170
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7
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10-4
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14/1
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145
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9
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10-3
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16/1
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143
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8
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10-5
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13/2
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143
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7
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11-9
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8/1
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147
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8
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10-8
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10/1
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137
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9
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10-11
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8/1
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144
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9
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11-6
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7/2F
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152
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