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15:05 Cheltenham

Saturday 16 December 2017

All12:1012:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Unibet International Hurdle (Grade 2)

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 4m 8.9s

1^st

My Tent Or Yours

1011-0

5/1

T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty

Tracked leaders, went 2nd 2 out, led narrowly last, driven and stayed on gamely flat, in command towards finish tchd 11/2

2^nd

1 ¼

The New One

911-6

5/2

T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Jumped slightly right, led, ridden and headed narrowly last, edged left flat, stayed on gamely, held towards finish op 9/4

3^rd

Melon

511-6

7/4f

T: W P MullinsJ: D J Mullins

Took keen hold, tracked leaders, not clear run on inside after 2 out, every chance last, ridden flat, 3rd and no extra towards finish tchd 15/8

4^th

Ch'tibello

611-0

15/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, not clear run against stands rail before last, soon switched left and close 4th at the last, ridden and not quicken flat, stayed on same pace op 8/1 tchd 7/1

5^th

Old Guard

611-4

9/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Tracked leader until 2 out, one pace when squeezed out before last, hung left after last, stayed on final 100 yards, no impression

6^th

John Constable

611-4

25/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: D N Russell

Held up in rear, headway from 2 out, close 5th last, ridden flat, not able to challenge, weakened towards finish op 33/1

7^th

Dell' Arca

811-0

66/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Held up towards rear on inside, not fluent 2nd, outpaced from 2 out, well beaten last

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.90Pl:£2.10, £1.80EX:£11.20Trifecta:£34.80SF:£16.53Swingers:£3.10, £1.20, £1.60

Forecasts

Melon (7/4), The New One (5/2), My Tent Or Yours (5/1), Ch'tibello (15/2), Old Guard (9/1), John Constable (25/1), Dell' Arca (66/1)

It is easy to make a case for both The New One and My Tent Or Yours, regulars in this race and in top-tier contests down through the years but neither is getting any younger now. That isn't to say they cannot run well, but this could represent a changing of the guard none the less. Melon looks certain to run a big race and his respected connections think plenty of him, while he also boasts useful course form from the Festival in March but a chance is taken with the returning CH'TIBELLO. He was down to run in Champion Hurdle here in March after a fine effort at Wincanton a month prior before being ruled out on the morning of the race. The Skelton team are in supreme form and, given he goes well in testing ground, he should be primed for a big run on his return to action.