16:10 Cheltenham

Thursday 16 March 2017

All13:3014:1014:5015:3016:1016:5017:30

Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 4f 166y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   24 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:11  |   Winning time: 5m 8.7s
1st
Horse silk
8
14/1
T: N MeadeJ: B J Cooper
Blundered 1st, mid-division, headway and in touch on outer after 8th, challenged 3 out, led next, soon clear, driven out, stayed on well op 16/1
2nd
Horse silk
6
7
10/1
T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore
Tracked leader, led 8th, hard pressed 3 out, headed next, soon ridden and outpaced, kept on under pressure flat, no impression with winner op 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
9
610-13
10/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Mid-division, in touch 10th, went 3rd before last, ridden and kept on flat, no impression op 14/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¾
24
7/1
T: R DickinJ: C Poste
Mid-division, headway and in touch after 8th, chased front pair after 3 out, ridden and one pace after next, no impression in 4th from last op 15/2
5th
Horse silk
4
13
6/1
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Held up behind, headway after 4 out, chased clear leaders when hampered 2 out, ridden and kept on when edged left flat, no impression op 7/1 tchd 13/2
6th
Horse silk
½
15
33/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: D A Jacob
Mid-division, driven to chase leaders after 3 out, ridden after next, kept on same pace, never on terms
7th
Horse silk
6
19
25/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Joshua Moore
Behind, headway under pressure after 3 out, ridden after next, kept on under pressure after last, never nearer
8th
Horse silk
2 ¼
2
33/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Nick Scholfield
Mid-division, driven to chase leaders before 2 out, soon ridden and one pace, never able to challenge
9th
Horse silk
1 ¼
14
12/1
T: H FryJ: N D Fehily
Held up behind, hampered 10th, some headway 3 out, never near leaders op 14/1
10th
Horse silk
hd
23
40/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy
Prominent, ridden before 3 out, weakened from next
11th
Horse silk
7
1
16/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson
Led, mistake and headed 3rd, in touch, outpaced after 3 out, weakened from next tchd 20/1 in a place
12th
Horse silk
1 ¾
6
25/1
T: H FryJ: Mr M Legg (5)
Mid-division, headway when hit 5 out, chased leaders 3 out, soon outpaced,weakened last
13th
Horse silk
1 ½
18
910-5
25/1
T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass
Hampered 1st, blundered and dropped to rear 2nd, hampered 10th, never dangerous
14th
Horse silk
15
10
20/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
In touch, lost place when hampered 10th, weakened 3 out, tailed off
15th
Horse silk
1 ½
16
14/1
T: C L TizzardJ: T J O'Brien
Tracked leaders to 5 out, soon behind, weakened 3 out op 12/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
20/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch (3)
Mid-division, lost place and behind from 12th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
PU
Horse silk
4
50/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: L Treadwell
In touch, led 3rd to 8th, close up, hampered and lost place 12th, soon behind, pulled up before 4 out
PU
Horse silk
5
5/1f
T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell
Towards rear, blundered 6th, struggling 10th, pulled up before next tchd 6/1 tchd 13/2 in a place
PU
Horse silk
11
33/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
F
Horse silk
12
100/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: Kielan Woods
Tracked leaders until fell 10th
PU
Horse silk
17
66/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: Adrian Heskin
Always behind, struggling 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before last
PU
Horse silk
20
25/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman
Mid-division on inside, lost place 10th, behind next, pulled up before 12th
F
Horse silk
21
28/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon
Tracked leaders, pecked 4 out, ridden after next, 5th and one pace when fell 2 out op 25/1
UR
Horse silk
22
50/1
T: J FarrellyJ: Brendan Powell
Tracked leaders, blundered badly and unseated rider 12th

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£17.20Pl:£3.90, £3.30, £3.00, £2.00EX:£187.00Trifecta:£1,036.40Tricast:£1,510.45SF:£131.80Swingers:£17.30, £26.70, £20.60

Forecasts

Diamond King (5/1), Starchitect (6/1), Thomas Crapper (7/1), Baron Alco (10/1), Bouvreuil (10/1), Henryville (12/1), Road To Respect (14/1), Sizing Codelco (14/1), Village Vic (16/1), King's Odyssey (20/1), Tango De Juilley (20/1), Rock Gone (25/1), Voix D'Eau (25/1), Un Ace (25/1), Champagne At Tara (25/1), Mad Jack Mytton (28/1), Ballykan (33/1), Art Mauresque (33/1), Cocktails At Dawn (33/1), Katachenko (40/1), All Together (50/1), Cold March (50/1), Pinkie Brown (66/1), Germany Calling (100/1)

Verdict

On the face of it, another devilishly-competitive renewal of a race which is notoriously hard to predict at the best of times. Course-specialist Thomas Crapper has to enter the equation under a penalty after his emphatic recent win at Newbury, whilst last year's Coral Cup winner Diamond King is an obvious player from a potentially favourable mark on his handicap debut over fences. Preference however is for another handicap debutant in STARCHITECT who also boasts strong Festival form and who represents a yard with a tremendous record in this race. Last year's runner-up Tango De Juilley, Bouvreuil and Sizing Codelco are also interesting.
  1. Starchitect
  2. Thomas Crapper
  3. Bouvreuil

Prize Money

1st: £60,039.002nd: £22,754.003rd: £11,298.004th: £5,166.005th: £2,594.006th: £1,554.00

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