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13:30 Cheltenham

Tuesday 12 March 2019

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Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 13:32 | Winning time: 3m 59.56s

1^st

Klassical Dream

511-7

6/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh

Raced keenly, always prominent, led going well 4 out, drew clear approaching last, ridden out flat, stayed on well op 11/2

2^nd

4 ½

Thomas Darby

611-7

28/1

T: O MurphyJ: R Johnson

Held up behind, mistake 4th, headway on outside 3 out, driven to chase leaders turning in, went 2nd soon after last, ridden and kept on under pressure flat, no impression with winner op 25/1

3^rd

Itchy Feet

511-7

25/1

T: O MurphyJ: G Sheehan

Mid-division, outpaced 2 out, rallied between last 2, went left and hit last, soon ridden, stayed on to press for 2nd flat, no impression with winner tchd 33/1

4^th

Fakir D'Oudairies

410-13

9/2j

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Tracked leaders on inside, driven and outpaced 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, stayed on under pressure flat, snatched well held 4th final strides op 13/2

5^th

nse

Felix Desjy

611-7

11/1

T: G ElliottJ: S W Flanagan

Behind, headway into mid-division on outside after 2nd, went 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden between last 2, one pace and no impression when mistake last, soon lost place, well held flat, lost 4th final stride op 20/1

6^th

Aramon

611-7

8/1

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Towards rear, headway to chase leaders 3 out, 3rd turning in, one pace before last, soon lost place, well held flat op 14/1

7^th

Angels Breath

511-7

6/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Raced keenly, in touch on inside, lost place when short of room after 4 out, outpaced before next, well held from 2 out op 11/2

8^th

1 ¼

Mister Fisher

511-7

14/1

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

In touch, driven 2 out, kept on same pace, never able to challenge tchd 16/1

9^th

Vision D'Honneur

511-7

12/1

T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy

Mid-division, chased leaders before 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened approaching last tchd 16/1

10^th

Al Dancer

611-7

9/2j

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

In touch, pressed winner after 4 out, lost place approaching 2 out, soon outpaced, weakened between last 2 tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1 and tchd 11/2

11^th

1 ½

Grand Sancy

511-7

14/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

In touch on outside, lost place 2 out, soon beaten tchd 12/1

12^th

The Big Bite

611-7

25/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: N D Fehily

Prominent, driven and lost place before 2 out, soon weakened op 22/1 tchd 20/1

13^th

The Flying Sofa

611-7

125/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Always behind, struggling after 4 out op 100/1

Also Ran

Beaufort West

511-7

66/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Slowly away, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before last op 100/1

Brandon Castle

711-7

25/1

T: N B KingJ: Bryony Frost

Led, clear to after 2nd, headed 4 out, lost place before next, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before last

Normal Norman

511-7

100/1

T: J RyanJ: P J Brennan

Never better than mid-division, behind from 4 out, pulled up before next tchd 150/1

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Non-Runners

Tokay Dokey¹⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Elixir De Nutz⁶⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: C L Tizzard J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.70Pl:£2.40, £6.20, £5.50EX:£250.50Trifecta:£8,037.40Tricast:£3,918.88SF:£167.89Swingers:£48.70, £16.90, £156.80

Forecasts

Fakir D'Oudairies (9/2), Al Dancer (9/2), Klassical Dream (6/1), Angels Breath (6/1), Aramon (8/1), Elixir De Nutz (8/1), Felix Desjy (11/1), Vision D'Honneur (12/1), Mister Fisher (14/1), Grand Sancy (14/1), Itchy Feet (25/1), The Big Bite (25/1), Brandon Castle (25/1), Thomas Darby (28/1), Tokay Dokey (50/1), Beaufort West (66/1), Normal Norman (100/1), The Flying Sofa (125/1)

The 2019 Cheltenham Festival kicks-off with a potentially top-class renewal of the Supreme Novices' Hurdle. Re-routed from the Triumph Hurdle, the 4yo Fakir D'Oudairies has looked the part since joining Joseph O'Brien so enters the mix in receipt of weight from his rivals. Nicky Henderson boasts a very strong hand with Angels Breath and Mister Fisher whilst Al Dancer (unbeaten over hurdles) is another to consider, along with the soft ground winner Elixir De Nutz. However, having saddled five previous winners of this race (three since 2013), preference is for the Willie Mullins-trained KLASSICAL DREAM who ticks the vast majority of required boxes.