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16:50 Cheltenham

Friday 16 March 2018

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

Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 5m 22.1s

1^st

Blow By Blow

711-10

12/1

T: G ElliottJ: D Meyler

Prominent, led after 2nd, clear briefly after 3 out, went clear again when not fluent last, soon hung right, stayed on well tchd 12/1

2^nd

Discorama

511-2

20/1

T: P NolanJ: D Robinson

Held up in rear, headway from last bend, 4th last, stayed on well, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner

3^rd

1 ¼

Early Doors

511-8

12/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Held up in mid-division, headway on outside 7th, went 2nd before last, no impression on winner, lost 2nd towards finish tchd 12/1

4^th

1 ¼

Sire Du Berlais

611-10

8/1

T: G ElliottJ: D J McInerney

Mid-division, headway after 2 out, stayed on flat, went 4th towards finish op 7/1

5^th

1 ½

Diese Des Bieffes

511-3

7/1

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, 3rd when mistake last, kept on same pace flat op 15/2 tchd 9/1

6^th

Lough Derg Spirit

611-3

16/1

T: N J HendersonJ: Ned Curtis

Chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, not quicken approaching last, kept on flat op 25/1

7^th

Dream Berry

711-9

20/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (3)

Held up towards rear, ridden and headway approaching last, kept on, not reach leaders op 28/1

8^th

Brillare Momento

711-5

20/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Harry Stock (3)

Prominent, mistake 2nd, every chance 2 out, beaten last, faded flat op 33/1

9^th

1 ¾

Tommy Rapper

711-6

16/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

Mid-division on outside, took keen hold, headway before 5th, mistake 2 out, lost place before last

10^th

Mr Big Shot

711-4

14/1

T: D PipeJ: Michael Heard

Held up in rear on outside, headway 7th, ridden before last, soon beaten, weakened flat op 16/1

11^th

Carter Mckay

711-4

14/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Jamie Bargary

Held up towards rear, not much room 1st, some headway after 2 out, weakened before last tchd 11/1

12^th

2 ½

Flawless Escape

511-3

6/1f

T: G ElliottJ: Jonathan Moore

Tracked leaders on inside, hit 3rd and 6th, weakened before last tchd 7/1

13^th

3 ¾

Brave Eagle

611-2

14/1

T: N J HendersonJ: Alan Doyle (5)

Tracked leaders, lost place after 3 out, well beaten after op 33/1

14^th

2 ½

No Hassle Hoff

611-6

25/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Fergus Gregory (3)

Held up towards rear, hit 2nd, well beaten after 2 out

15^th

1 ¼

Coeur de Lion

511-5

20/1

T: A KingJ: Kevin Dowling (5)

Mid-division, ridden after 3 out, weakened before last

16^th

Delire D'Estruval

511-4

12/1

T: B PaulingJ: R Patrick

Led until after 2nd, stayed handy, ridden and weakened before last

17^th

Brelan D'As

711-6

25/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost

Chased leaders, took keen hold, not much room before 3 out, soon ridden, weakened after 2 out op 33/1

18^th

Arthington

511-3

25/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Daniel Sansom (3)

Held up in rear, headway on outside after 3 out, weakened well before last

19^th

1 ¼

Melrose Boy

611-3

16/1

T: H FryJ: Kieron Edgar

Mid-division on inside, lost place after 3 out, well beaten next op 16/1

20^th

Flaxen Flare

911-9

33/1

T: G ElliottJ: C Gethings

Always in rear

21^st

3 ½

Deal D'estruval

511-2

10/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr L P Gilligan (5)

Held up towards rear, some headway after 3 out, blundered 2 out, soon behind tchd 15/2

22^nd

Burrows Saint

511-3

25/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Lizzie Kelly

Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway when not fluent 2 out, soon weakened op 18/1

Also Ran

Poppy Kay

811-2

33/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan

Mid-division, hit 5th, hampered and stumbled after 7th, well beaten before 2 out, pulled up before last

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Non-Runners

Amour de Nuit⁴¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: P F Nicholls J: Stan Sheppard

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.10Pl:£2.80, £9.20, £3.00, £3.00EX:£613.20Trifecta:£6,702.30Tricast:£3,419.88SF:£340.90Swingers:£75.80, £14.90, £48.00

Forecasts

Flawless Escape (6/1), Diese Des Bieffes (7/1), Sire Du Berlais (8/1), Deal D'estruval (10/1), Blow By Blow (12/1), Early Doors (12/1), Delire D'Estruval (12/1), Mr Big Shot (14/1), Carter Mckay (14/1), Brave Eagle (14/1), Lough Derg Spirit (16/1), Tommy Rapper (16/1), Melrose Boy (16/1), Discorama (20/1), Dream Berry (20/1), Brillare Momento (20/1), Coeur de Lion (20/1), Amour de Nuit (20/1), No Hassle Hoff (25/1), Brelan D'As (25/1), Arthington (25/1), Burrows Saint (25/1), Flaxen Flare (33/1), Poppy Kay (33/1)

David Pipe would dearly love to snare this prize and his unbeaten MR BIG SHOT might just send him close. He wasn't seriously tested in landing either start over timber last spring and has been handed a chance here from this opening handicap mark. Flawless Escape caught everyone's eye with his run behind Total Recall last time out, he's likely to go well for the Elliott team, but the handicapper hasn't missed him. Handicap debutants Early Doors and Carter McKay are worth paying attention to while Tommy Rapper, Melrose Boy and Burrows Saint all have their merits too.