November Handicap Chase 2021
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When is The November Handicap Chase 2021?
The November Handicap Chase is on day 3 of the November Meeting at Cheltenham. The race is run under the sponsor's name of The Plantuer at Chapel Stud Handicap Steeple Chase.
It takes place on Sunday 14th November 2021 with the race starting at 1.50pm at Cheltenham Racecourse.
At 3 mile and 3 1/2 furlong, this Grade 3 race is open to horses aged 4 years and older.
Last year's winner took home prize money of £25628.
🐎 That was close! Two cross the line together but in the end it's Ramses De Teillee who edges out Yala Enki to land the spoils in thrilling fashion for @tommyscu and @DavidPipeRacing 👏#TheNovemberMeeting pic.twitter.com/gychGE83TU
— CheltenhamRacecourse (@CheltenhamRaces) November 15, 2020
Handicap Chase Previous Winners
| Date | Track | Distance | Going | Runners | Winner | Stallion | Age | Jockey (Clm) | Trainer | Odds | Weight | OR | NC(F) | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.11.2020 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Soft | 6 | Ramses De Teillee (FR) | Martaline | 8 | Scudamore, Tom | Pipe, D E | 11/2 | 11-5 | 149 | 1(0) | 247d |
| 16.11.2019 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Soft | 7 | West Approach | Westerner | 9 | Power, R M | Tizzard, C L | 11/4 | 11-1 | 142 | 5(0) | 21d |
| 17.11.2018 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Good | 15 | Rock The Kasbah (IRE) | Shirocco (GER) | 8 | Johnson, Richard | Hobbs, P J | 9/1 | 10-13 | 147 | 2(0) | 35d |
| 18.11.2017 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Soft | 8 | Perfect Candidate (IRE) | Winged Love (IRE) | 10 | Brennan, P J | OBrien, Fergal | 7/1 | 10-12 | 152 | 2(0) | 21d |
| 12.11.2016 | Cheltenham | 3m4f | Good To Soft | 17 | Viconte Du Noyer (FR) | Martaline | 7 | Cobden, Harry (3) | Tizzard, C L | 20/1 | 10-13 | 148 | 1(1) | 180d |
| 14.11.2015 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Good To Soft | 17 | Sausalito Sunrise (IRE) | Gold Well | 7 | Johnson, Richard | Hobbs, P J | 7/1 | 11-3 | 144 | 2(1) | 35d |
| 15.11.2014 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Soft | 14 | Sam Winner (FR) | Okawango (USA) | 7 | Twiston-Davies, Sam | Nicholls, P F | 15/2 | 11-12 | 147 | 3(2) | 217d |
| 16.11.2013 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Good | 13 | Alvarado (IRE) | Goldmark (USA) | 8 | Moloney, Paul | OBrien, Fergal | 12/1 | 10-0 | 132 | 4(0) | 35d |
| 17.11.2012 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Soft | 16 | Monbeg Dude (IRE) | Witness Box (USA) | 7 | Moore, Jamie | Scudamore, M J | 25/1 | 10-0 | 121 | 2(0) | 29d |
| 12.11.2011 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Good To Soft | 11 | Galaxy Rock (IRE) | Heron Island (IRE) | 7 | McCoy, A P | ONeill, Jonjo | 9/1 | 10-10 | 135 | 2(1) | 20d |
| 13.11.2010 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Good To Soft | 17 | Midnight Chase | Midnight Legend | 8 | Costello, Dougie | Mulholland, N P | 8/1 | 11-9 | 146 | 0(0) | 29d |
| 14.11.2009 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Soft | 12 | Galant Nuit (FR) | Comte Du Bourg (FR) | 5 | Lee, G | Murphy, Ferdy | 9/2 | 10-0 | 126 | 1(1) | 29d |
| 15.11.2008 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Soft | 10 | Joe Lively (IRE) | Flemensfirth (USA) | 9 | Tizzard, Joe | Tizzard, C L | 4/1 | 10-3 | 143 | 1(0) | 29d |
| 17.11.2007 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Good | 10 | Sir Rembrandt (IRE) | Mandalus (IRE) | 11 | White, James (3) | Dartnall, V R A | 15/2 | 10-2 | 137 | 9(2) | 210d |
| 11.11.2006 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Good To Soft | 12 | My Will (FR) | Saint Preuil (FR) | 6 | Walsh, R | Nicholls, P F | 9/2 | 11-6 | 150 | 2(1) | 196d |
| 12.11.2005 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Good To Soft | 16 | Innox (FR) | Lute Antique (FR) | 9 | McCoy, A P | Doumen, F | 9/1 | 10-6 | 135 | 3(1) | 217d |
| 13.11.2004 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Good | 11 | Stormez (FR) | Ezzoud (IRE) | 7 | Murphy, Timmy | Pipe, M C | 7/1 | 11-5 | 143 | 1(0) | 203d |
| 15.11.2003 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Good | 8 | Shardam (IRE) | Shardari | 6 | Llewellyn, Carl | Twiston-Davies, N A | 9/2 | 10-2 | 130 | 2(0) | 177d |
| 16.11.2002 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Good To Soft | 10 | Stormez (FR) | Ezzoud (IRE) | 5 | Geraghty, B J | Pipe, M C | 5/1 | 10-6 | 142 | 0(0) | 139d |
| 17.11.2001 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Good | 10 | Hati Roy (IRE) | Lafontaine (USA) | 8 | Culloty, J | Knight, Miss H C | 4/1 | 10-13 | 137 | 0(0) | 42d |
| 11.11.2000 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Good To Soft | 13 | Foxchapel King (IRE) | Jolly Jake (NZ) | 7 | Barry, J R | Morris, M F | 12/1 | 10-5 | 134 | 3(2) | 27d |
| 13.11.1999 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Good | 5 | Hanakham (IRE) | Phardante (FR) | 10 | McCoy, A P | Pipe, M C | 5/4 | 11-10 | 143 | 0(0) | 267d |
| 14.11.1998 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Good | 5 | Tennessee Twist (IRE) | Buckskin (FR) | 8 | Williamson, N | Pitman, Mrs J | 7/1 | 10-0 | 124 | 2(1) | 11d |
| 15.11.1997 | Cheltenham | 3m3½f | Good | 6 | Banjo (FR) | Beyssac (FR) | 7 | Maguire, A | Nicholson, D | 7/1 | 11-2 | 152 | 1(0) | 211d |
Handicap Chase Stats and Trends
Keith is busy crunching the numbers of previous runnings of the November Handicap Chase
12 year Trends and Statistics
- Age – 10 of the last 12 winners were aged between 7 and 9.
- Sex – All of the last 12 winners were geldings.
- Country – 7 of the last 12 winners were bred in Ireland, 3 in France and 2 in Great Britain.
- Colour – 9 of the last 12 winners were bay (b).
- Starting Price (SP) – 9 of the last 12 winners returned a SP of between 7/1 and 25/1.
- Headgear – 9 of the last 12 winners wore no headgear.
- Weight Carried – 10 of the last 12 winners carried between 10st and 11st 3lb.
- Days Since Last Run – 10 of the last 12 winners had run between 20 and 35 days ago.
- Last Run Form – Just 1 of the last 12 winners had won last time out, 8 of them finished in the first 6 last time.
- Official Rating – 9 of the last 12 winners had an official rating between 132 and 148.
Handicap Chase Results
Planteur At Chapel Stud Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race)
Distance: 3m3½f (6011 yards +88 yards rails adjustment) Prize (winner): £25628 Dir: Left Handed
Runners: 6 Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Grade 3 Age Restrictions: 4yo+
Winners Time: 7 mins 32.24s Avg OR: 148 Median OR: 148.5
1st Ramses De Teillee (FR) 11/2
2nd Yala Enki (FR) 11/2
3rd Big River (IRE) 16/1
| No | Place | Dist Bt | Horse | Age | Weight | Headgear | OR | Trainer | Jockey (Claim) | Odds | BF | BFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1st | Ramses De Teillee (FR) | 8 | 11-5 | TT | 149 | Pipe, D E | Scudamore, Tom | 11/2 | 6.67 | 2.08 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 4 out then went 2nd, challenging when not fluent 2 out, soon led, hard pressed final 75 yards, held on gamely BF IP MIN 1.02 BF IP MAX 8.4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2nd | SH | Yala Enki (FR) | 10 | 11-12 | 156 | Nicholls, P F | Frost, Bryony | 11/2 | 7.03 | 2.19 | |
| led, headed before 7th, led after 10th, headed just after 2 out, stayed on gamely, every chance final 75 yards, just held BF IP MIN 1.58 BF IP MAX 42 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 3rd | 35 | Big River (IRE) | 10 | 10-13 | CkPc TT | 143 | Russell, Miss Lucinda V | Fox, Derek R | 16/1 | 21.16 | 3.92 |
| chased leaders, lost place before 5th, headway 16th, outpaced before 3 out, soon well held, went 3rd flat BF IP MIN 9.6 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 4th | 3.25 | West Approach | 10 | 11-4 | CkPc | 148 | Tizzard, C L | Cobden, Harry | 9/2 | 6.10 | 1.72 |
| held up in rear, jumped slowly at times, closed 18th, went close 3rd 3 out, weakened before last, lost 3rd flat BF IP MIN 5.1 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 5th | NK | Discorama (FR) | 7 | 11-6 | TT | 150 | Nolan, Paul | Power, R M | 15/8 (Fav) | 3.01 | 1.41 |
| raced keenly, held up, closed 3rd, led before 7th, headed after 10th, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened BF IP MIN 2.28 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | PU | Captain Drake (IRE) | 7 | 10-7 | CkPc | 142 | Fry, Harry | Carver, Bryan (5) | 4/1 | 5.44 | 1.82 | |
| chased leader, not fluent 3rd, lost 2nd 6th, slow next, pushed along 15th, last 17th, behind 18th, pulled up before 3 out BF IP MIN 4.6 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
BetVictor Smartcards Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
Distance: 3m3½f (6011 yards +76 yards rails adjustment) Prize (winner): £33762 Dir: Left Handed
Runners: 7 Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Grade 3 Age Restrictions: 4yo+
Winners Time: 7 mins 29.43s Avg OR: 139 Median OR: 138
1 West Approach 11/4
2 Achille (FR) 10/1
3 Potters Legend 7/1
7 ran Distances: 3, 0.75
Time: 7m 29.43s
Full Results
| No | Place | Dist Bt | Horse | Age | Weight | Headgear | OR | Trainer | Jockey (Claim) | Odds | BF | BFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1st | West Approach | 9 | 11-1 | 142 | Tizzard, C L | Power, R M | 11/4 (JFav) | 4.10 | 2.22 | ||
| held up in rear, smooth headway on long run before 2 out, shaken up between last 2, led flat, driven clear closing stages, ran on BF IP MIN 1.01 BF IP MAX 8 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 2nd | 3 | Achille (FR) | 9 | 10-6 | CkPc | 133 | Williams, Miss Venetia | Deutsch, Charlie | 10/1 | 11.60 | 4.86 |
| led, driven between last 2, ridden after last, headed flat, readily outpaced by winner closing stages BF IP MIN 1.74 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 3rd | 0.75 | Potters Legend | 9 | 10-5 | CkPc | 132 | Wadham, Mrs L | Quinlan, Jack | 7/1 | 9.54 | 3.90 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along on long run before 2 out, ridden between last 2, stayed on and every chance flat, no extra towards finish BF IP MIN 4 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 4th | 21 | Ramses De Teillee (FR) | 7 | 11-12 | TT | 153 | Pipe, D E | Scudamore, Tom | 11/4 (JFav) | 3.94 | 2.28 |
| tracked leader, lost place turning in, hit 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, well held in 4th from last BF IP MIN 2.84 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 5th | 13 | Pop Rockstar (IRE) | 7 | 10-8 | TT | 138 | ONeill, Jonjo | ONeill, Jonjo (Jr) (3) | 9/1 | 11.18 | 4.60 |
| held up behind, headway 17th, outpaced on long run before 2 out, never on terms, ridden and weakened turning in, tailed off BF IP MIN 9.2 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 6th | 8 | Relentless Dreamer (IRE) | 10 | 10-10 | CkPc TT | 137 | Curtis, Miss Rebecca | Wedge, Adam | 14/1 | 18.50 | 6.80 |
| tracked leaders, lost place when ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off BF IP MIN 9.6 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | PU | Big River (IRE) | 9 | 10-12 | TT WS | 139 | Russell, Miss Lucinda V | Fox, Derek R | 9/2 | 6.13 | 3.05 | |
| prominent early, chased leaders, dropped towards rear 8th, blundered 3 out (usual 4 out), soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up 2 out BF IP MIN 5.8 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
Handicap Chase Tips
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The benfit of a recent run combined with a low weight and aged between 7 and 9 appears to be the key here this gives us a shortlist of CAPTAIN DRAKE, KILFILUM CROSS and CLOTH CAP.
How did we do?
CAPTAIN DRAKE and CLOTH CAP were both declared to run.
Keith's Tip on the day:
CLOTH CAP 13:50 Cheltenham 9/1 each way – Well handicapped, stays forever and handles soft / heavy going. What more could you want.
CLOTH CAP was declared a non-runner before they went to post.
CAPTAIN DRAKE didn't handle the desparate going and pulled up when well beaten 3 out.
November Meeting Race Card:
Friday 12th November
| 1.15 | Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Race |
| 1.50 | Mucking Brilliant Paddy Power Handicap Chase |
| 2.25 | The SSS Novices' Chase |
| 3.00 | Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase |
| 3.35 | Ballymore Novices' Hurdle |
| 4.05 | Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle |
Saturday 13th November
| 12.30 | JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial |
| 1.05 | November Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Steeple Chase |
| 1.40 | Arkle Challenge Trophy Trial |
| 2.15 | Paddy Power Gold Cup Steeple Chase |
| 2.50 | Paddy Power Games Handicap Hurdle |
| 3.25 | Intermediate Handicap Hurdle |
| 3.55 | Karndean Design Flooring Mares' Bumper (Listed) |
Sunday 14th November
| 1.15 | mallardjewellers.com Novices' Steeple Chase |
| 1.50 | The Plantuer at Chapel Stud Handicap Steeple Chase |
| 2.25 | The Shloer Steeplechase |
| 3.00 | The Unibet Greatwood Hurdle Race |
| 3.35 | Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices’ Hurdle (Sharp Novices Hurdle) |
| 4.05 | High Sheriff of Gloucestershire Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race |
