14:40 Cheltenham

Wednesday 18 April 2018

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Barchester Healthcare Silver Trophy Chase (Grade 2 Limited Handicap)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 4f 166y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   16 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:42  |   Winning time: 5m 13.5s
1st
Horse silk
12
13/2f
T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore
Led 1st, headed after 5th, stayed handy, outpaced before 3 out, rallied into 7 lengths 3rd last, stayed on strongly flat, led towards finish op 8/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
9
20/1
T: H FryJ: B J Cooper
Held up towards rear, headway on outside 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, led before last, edged left flat, headed towards finish op 16/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
7/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily
Held up in rear, headway going well 4 out, challenged next, soon led, headed before last, switched right flat, kept on, dropped to 3rd and no impression on winner towards finish
4th
Horse silk
7
6
610-7
8/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway on outside 9th, outpaced before 2 out, went 4th and kept on flat, no impression on leaders tchd 15/2
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
13
610-4
7/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Mid-division, not fluent 4 out, 8 lengths 4th and one pace last, no extra flat op 8/1
6th
Horse silk
2
7
14/1
T: O MurphyJ: B S Hughes
Mid-division, headway 9th, mistake next, not fluent 12th, struggling after 3 out, plugged on, no impression tchd 16/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ½
11
14/1
T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden
Chased leaders, not fluent 9th, lost place before 3 out, plugged on without threatening from 2 out op 20/1
8th
Horse silk
sh
2
11/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman
Soon led, headed 1st, prominent, close 4th when mistake 3 out, one pace after next, weakened flat op 10/1
9th
Horse silk
¾
8
10/1
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Chased leaders until ridden and lost place after 3 out op 11/1
10th
Horse silk
nse
10
14/1
T: H FryJ: Mr M Legg (5)
Mid-division, not fluent 4th, struggling 3 out
11th
Horse silk
9
14
50/1
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Nick Scholfield
Held up towards rear, headway when not fluent 11th, lost place 3 out, well beaten when mistake 2 out op 40/1
12th
Horse silk
2 ¼
4
25/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Tracked leaders, took keen hold, not fluent 4th, led after next, headed after 3 out, fading 2 out, weakened op 16/1
13th
Horse silk
1 ¾
1
611-10
7/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost (3)
Led early, prominent, not fluent 8th, chasing leaders on inside when mistake 3 out, soon weakened tchd 13/2
14th
Horse silk
1 ¾
16
66/1
T: O SherwoodJ: Harrison Beswick (7)
In rear, ridden and struggling after 13th op 50/1
15th
Horse silk
3
3
10/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: R T Dunne
Held up in mid-division, no impression from 3 out op 11/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
15
25/1
T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard (3)
Held up in rear, blundered badly 10th, behind 12th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.10Pl:£2.50, £4.70, £2.30, £2.50EX:£198.00Trifecta:£591.60Tricast:£956.93SF:£135.09Swingers:£53.00, £12.70, £33.50

Forecasts

Traffic Fluide (13/2), Kalondra (7/1), Jameson (7/1), Frodon (7/1), Cepage (8/1), Ramses De Teillee (10/1), Shantou Village (10/1), Go Conquer (11/1), Knockgraffon (14/1), Quite By Chance (14/1), Voix D'Eau (14/1), Art Of Payroll (20/1), Days Of Heaven (25/1), Rock On Rocky (25/1), Casino Markets (50/1), Enjoy Responsibly (66/1)

Verdict

A very good handicap chase where preference is for FRODON. He may have a big weight to carry here but ultimately is only 6lb higher in the weights than when absolutely routing his rivals at this course back in December, and there is no shame in how he has performed in Grade 1 company since then. With Bryony Frost still able to claim her 3lb he can return to winning ways here. Fellow C&D winner Kalondra and Traffic Fluide after recently getting back to winning ways in an easier race at Plumpton, are the main dangers.
  1. Frodon
  2. Kalondra
  3. Traffic Fluide

Previous Winners

2017
Henryville
Weight: 10-6  |Age: 9
7/1

Prize Money

1st: £34,170.002nd: £12,822.003rd: £6,420.004th: £3,198.005th: £1,608.006th: £804.00

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