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16:50 Cheltenham

Tuesday 13 March 2018

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

National Hunt Challenge Cup Amateur Riders' Novices' Chase (Grade 2)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 8m 50.3s

1^st

Rathvinden

1011-6

13/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Held up towards rear, mistake 11th, headway from 18th, close 3rd 2 out, led just before last, headed narrowly 75 yards out, soon led again, pulled out extra to assert close home op 4/1 tchd 5/1

2^nd

Ms Parfois

710-13

7/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Mr William Biddick

Led 2nd, headed 6th, stayed prominent, hit 2 out when challenging, led narrowly 75 yards out, soon headed, held close home op 13/2 tchd 5/1

3^rd

Sizing Tennessee

1011-6

10/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Mr B O'Neill

Led until 2nd, led 6th, mistake 13th, ridden before 2 out, headed just before last, weakened flat

4^th

2 ½

Impulsive Star

811-6

20/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen

Prominent, mistake 16th, ridden after 3 out, 4th and weakening before next

5^th

Pylonthepressure

811-6

12/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Ms K Walsh

Held up in rear, not jump well, headway 21st, 6 lengths 5th 3 out, soon weakened

6^th

No Comment

711-6

11/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Mr Derek O'Connor

Held up in rear, headway from 21st, shaken up before 3 out, weakened before next op 11/1

Also Ran

All Kings

911-6

100/1

T: R H BucklerJ: Mr Joshua Newman

Mid-division on outside, closed before 4th, lost place after 8th, in rear and ridden 13th, tailed off 18th, pulled up before next

Clondaw Cian

811-6

25/1

T: Miss S SmithJ: Shane Fitzgerald

In touch on inside, hit 6th, mistake and lost place 18th, struggling after, going very slowly 21st, well behind when pulled up before 4 out op 50/1

Duel At Dawn

811-6

16/1

T: A M HalesJ: Mr Tommie M O'Brien

Mid-division, mistake 11th, ridden and struggling from 18th, behind 21st, well behind when pulled up after 4 out op 14/1

Jury Duty

711-6

7/2f

T: G ElliottJ: Mr J J Codd

Held up towards rear, not fluent 7th, headway before 18th, chasing leaders 21st, struggling to stay in touch 3 out, soon weakened, unseated rider op 11/2

Keeper Hill

711-6

8/1

T: W GreatrexJ: R Deegan

Held up towards rear, fell 6th op 20/1

Lofgren

711-6

100/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard

Held up in mid-division, hampered 18th, struggling after, behind when mistake 20th, well behind when pulled up before 4 out op 100/1

Mossback

611-6

6/1

T: G ElliottJ: Ms Lisa O'Neill

Tracked leaders, mistake 12th, 4th when fell 18th op 11/2 tchd 7/1

Reigning Supreme

711-6

20/1

T: N J HendersonJ: Mr James King

Mid-division, headway before 4th, lost place after next, ridden and struggling 17th, well behind when pulled up after 4 out op 28/1 tchd 25/1

Robin Of Locksley

811-6

66/1

T: Mrs S LeechJ: Mr D Skehan

Mid-division, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 1st, blundered and lost place 17th, behind when refused next tchd 125/1

Shades Of Midnight

811-6

25/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Mr T Hamilton

Tracked leaders, slow 11th, just beginning to struggle to hold position when hampered 18th, behind 20th, well tailed off and going very slowly when clambered over 3 out and unseated rider

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.30Pl:£2.20, £1.90, £2.70EX:£33.10Trifecta:£234.50Tricast:£196.27SF:£27.79Swingers:£6.50, £7.90, £8.20

Forecasts

Jury Duty (7/2), No Comment (11/2), Mossback (6/1), Rathvinden (13/2), Ms Parfois (7/1), Keeper Hill (8/1), Sizing Tennessee (10/1), Pylonthepressure (12/1), Duel At Dawn (16/1), Impulsive Star (20/1), Reigning Supreme (20/1), Clondaw Cian (25/1), Shades Of Midnight (25/1), Robin Of Locksley (66/1), All Kings (100/1), Lofgren (100/1)

Trainer Gordon Elliott took this contest last year and he looks to have a strong hand this time around. MOSSBACK has shaped as if this step up in trip would suit in his chase starts so far and with last years winning jockey Lisa O'Neill in the saddle he can take this at the chief expense of stablemate Jury Duty whose jockey rode the winner of this race three years ago. No Comment lacks the chasing experience of some of his rivals today but looks likely to appreciate this test and can claim third while Rathvinden is another to consider for a yard who have won this in the past.