Sunday 16 November · Cheltenham, England

14:55 Oddschecker Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Distance: 3m 3f 71y
Going: Soft
Class: 1
Prize: GBP 75000
Runners: 10

Race preview

Ground conditions could get quite testing and, with that in mind, preference is for TANGANYIKA. Venetia Williams' gelding made great strides over fences in the spring, winning at Market Rasen at Carlisle before posting an excellent second in the Midlands National at Uttoxeter. He returns to action off 6lb higher but, having already won three times on heavy ground, he may well resume his progress. Classy operator Protektorat merits the utmost respect off top-weight, as does Marble Sands, who has a fitness edge after a spin on the Flat last month. Veteran Sam Brown is also noted.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Marble Sands	6/13250-	Kielan Woods	D Killahena & G McPherson	10 5	7-1
2	Fascile Mode	F9-7238	G Sheehan	T Mullins	10 2	8-1
3	Protektorat	3/62142-	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	12 0	3-1
4	Beauport	1P/1320-	Sam Twiston-Davies	N & W Twiston-Davies	11 3	13-2
5	Tanganyika	0/54112-	Charlie Deutsch	Miss V Williams	10 3	7-2
6	Sam Brown	302416-	Chad Bament	A J Honeyball	11 4	16-1
7	Latenightpass	0/03U20-	Miss Gina Andrews	T Ellis	10 7	22-1
8	Transmission	21265-0	Harriet Tucker	N P Mulholland	10 2	13-2
-	Nassalam	1P0/PP-P	Freddie Mitchell	G & J Moore	10 10	18-1
-	Lady Balko	1115P4-	Paddy Hanlon	D Pipe	10 2	22-1