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14:05 Cheltenham

Thursday 20 April 2017

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Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Listed)

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 4m 55.8s

1^st

Brillare Momento

611-0

9/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Aidan Coleman

Tracked leaders, 2nd after 6th, led 3 out, ridden and headed when not fluent last, rallied flat, led close home op 10/1

2^nd

Dusky Legend

711-3

2/1j

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Held up in 5th, closed from 4th, challenged 2 out, ridden to lead last, stayed on, headed close home op 9/4

3^rd

Verdana Blue

511-0

2/1j

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Held up in rear, closed before 3 out, tracking leaders going well from after 2 out until switched left before last, ridden and not quicken flat, no impression inside final 100 yards tchd 9/4

4^th

Casablanca Mix

511-5

14/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Tracked leaders on inside, 2nd 4th until after 6th, not fluent 2 out, 4th and outpaced before last, no extra flat op 12/1 tchd 16/1

5^th

Deauville Crystal

410-8

8/1

T: N J HawkeJ: S Bowen

In rear on outside, niggled along after 3rd, hit 4th, struggling to keep up from next, well beaten before 2 out, tailed off op 15/2

6^th

Naranja

511-0

66/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: Nick Scholfield

Led until before 3rd, stayed handy, lost place 6th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off op 80/1 tchd 100/1

Also Ran

Coillte Lass

611-5

6/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Tracked leader, led before 3rd, headed 3 out, lost place after 2 out, weakened before last, pulled up before last tchd 11/2

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Smaoineamh Alainn²⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: R Walford J: James Best

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.40Pl:£3.30, £1.50EX:£26.70Trifecta:£111.30SF:£26.19Swingers:£3.50, £3.60, £1.90

Forecasts

Dusky Legend (2/1), Verdana Blue (2/1), Coillte Lass (6/1), Deauville Crystal (8/1), Brillare Momento (9/1), Smaoineamh Alainn (10/1), Casablanca Mix (14/1), Naranja (66/1)

A cracking start and this will take some winning and plenty will fancy their chances. Coillte Lass will appreciate this ease in grade and both the promising Deauville Crystal and Brillare Momento are worthy of respect and a chance in this grade. This could boil down to the re-match between Dusty Legend and VERDANA BLUE with the latter just having more scope for improvement and taken to reverse Festival placings.