13:30 Cheltenham

Thursday 14 March 2019

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

JLT Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 3f 168y  |   Good to Soft (soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:30  |   Winning time: 4m 59.53s
1st
Horse silk
2
3/1f
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: B J Geraghty
Held up in touch, went 2nd at 11th until before 3 out, tracked front pair, driven after next, rallied and almost upsides last, ridden to lead flat, asserted near finish op 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
4
4/1
T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power
Led before 2nd, joined 3 out, driven after next, ridden and headed flat, kept on until no extra and held near finish tchd 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
7
5
9/1
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Mostly disputed 2nd, virtually upsides when pecked 3 out, ridden before next, one pace in 3rd approaching last, kept on but no impression flat op 16/1 tchd 10/1
4th
Horse silk
3
3
9/1
T: B PaulingJ: D A Jacob
Held up in touch, not fluent 10th, outpaced 3 out, ridden next, stayed on to snatch 4th post, no impression with leaders tchd 8/1
5th
Horse silk
nse
7
11/2
T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass
Led to before 2nd, blundered 4th, lost place 11th, chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, one pace and no impression from next, lost 4th post op 8/1 tchd 9/1
6th
Horse silk
6
6
13/2
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Held up behind, stumbled on landing 7th, headway after 3 out, driven to chase leaders before next, soon ridden, never able to get on terms op 11/2
7th
Horse silk
6
9
33/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: Paul O'Brien
Chased leaders, slightly hampered and dropped to mid-division 4th, outpaced 4 out, ridden after next, never able to challenge, weakened before last op 28/1 tchd 25/1
8th
Horse silk
15
1
28/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Held up behind, blundered 4 out, soon struggling in rear, never able to get involved after, weakened 2 out tchd 25/1
9th
Horse silk
40
10
14/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D J Mullins
Held up towards rear, headway on outside after 11th, driven and outpaced after 3 out, soon beaten, weakened next, tailed off op 12/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
8
9/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh
Mistake 1st, held up behind, headway 11th, 6th when blundered and unseated rider 3 out op 10/1 tchd 17/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.60Pl:£1.60, £1.60, £3.30EX:£10.80Trifecta:£151.80Tricast:£96.58SF:£15.54Swingers:£2.90, £6.30, £7.40

Forecasts

Defi Du Seuil (3/1), Lostintranslation (4/1), Vinndication (11/2), Real Steel (13/2), Mengli Khan (9/1), Kildisart (9/1), Voix Du Reve (9/1), Pravalaguna (14/1), Capeland (28/1), Castafiore (33/1)

Verdict

Old rivals Defi Du Seuil, LOSTINTRANSLATION and Vinndication clash in what looks to be a fascinating renewal of the Grade 1 JLT Chase. The 2017 Triumph Hurdle winner picked off the selection with a sharp turn of foot in the Scilly Isles Novices' Chase at Sandown, a race in which Vinndication reportedly found conditions too testing. However, stamina and will power are the forte of the Colin Tizzard-trained runner, with such attributes coming brimming to the fore when fighting back to beat Defi Du Seuil in the Dipper Novices' Chase over C&D previously (traits which were also firmly on display when chasing home the still unbeaten chaser La Bague Au Roi at Newbury).
  1. Lostintranslation
  2. Defi Du Seuil
  3. Kildisart

Previous Winners

2018
Shattered Love
Weight: 10-11  |Age: 7
4/1

Prize Money

1st: £88,209.002nd: £33,233.003rd: £16,632.004th: £8,308.005th: £4,170.006th: £2,085.007th: £1,035.008th: £533.00

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