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14:10 Cheltenham

Thursday 14 March 2019

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Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 5m 52.98s

1^st

Sire Du Berlais

711-9

4/1f

T: G ElliottJ: B J Geraghty

Mid-division, jumped slowly 2nd, pushed along when not much room after 3 out, soon squeezed up, headway 2 out, edged right after last, soon challenging, stayed on well, led 75 yards out, driven out tchd 7/2

2^nd

Tobefair

911-0

40/1

T: Mrs D A HamerJ: Thomas Bellamy

Held up towards rear, headway approaching last, soon switched left, stayed on under pressure flat, went 2nd towards finish, just held by winner op 33/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Not Many Left

611-5

16/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: M P Walsh

Mid-division, headway after 3 out, challenged 2 out, edged right before leading last, headed 75 yards out, 3rd and held close home

4^th

Cuneo

711-1

12/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leaders, led against stands rail before last, headed at the last, held final 100 yards, kept on same pace op 14/1 and tchd 16/1

5^th

4 ½

A Toi Phil

911-10

20/1

T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy

Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, close up when switched left before last, 5th and no extra final 75 yards

6^th

1 ¼

Theclockisticking

711-2

25/1

T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings

Tracked leaders, ridden from last bend, lacked pace to challenge, kept on same pace final 150 yards

7^th

Thermistocles

711-1

9/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Held up towards rear, ridden after 2 out, headway approaching last, edged right, lacked pace to get on terms, kept on same pace flat op 12/1

8^th

Padleyourowncanoe

511-6

50/1

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, every chance before last, edged right and weakened flat

9^th

First Assignment

611-6

15/2

T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Mid-division, hit 8th, not much room, pushed along and lost place after 3 out, tried to close before last where not fluent, no impression op 10/1

10^th

Flemcara

711-1

14/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Aidan Coleman

Tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, went 2nd before 7th, not fluent 3 out, led before 2 out, headed at 2 out, led again last bend, headed approaching last, wandered and soon weakened

11^th

Black Mischief

711-5

50/1

T: H FryJ: N D Fehily

Held up in rear, headway 3 out, soon short of room briefly, unable to quicken before last, weakened flat op 33/1

12^th

Samburu Shujaa

611-0

17/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Mostly in touch on inside, not fluent 4th, effort from 2 out, every chance briefly on long run to last, soon beaten, weakening when mistake last op 9/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1

13^th

Oh Land Abloom

911-1

66/1

T: N B KingJ: Bryony Frost

Prominent, lost 2nd before 7th, weakened before 2 out

14^th

Aaron Lad

811-6

16/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Charlie Hammond (5)

Tracked leaders, led 2 out, headed last bend, weakened before last tchd 14/1

15^th

3 ¾

Boyhood

811-7

25/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: P J Brennan

Mid-division, ridden and lost place after 3rd, well beaten from 3 out op 22/1

16^th

3 ¼

Eminent Poet

811-6

66/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Held up rear of mid-division, headway after 3 out, lost place from last bend, weakened

17^th

Coole Cody

811-3

33/1

T: M BlakeJ: Nick Scholfield

Prominent, lost place after 3 out, soon dropped away

18^th

Aspen Colorado

710-12

33/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (5)

Mid-division, not fluent 7th, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened

Also Ran

Walk To Freedom

911-12

16/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power

Held up in rear, mistake 6th, hit 8th, slightly hampered 3 out, soon well behind, pulled up before last

Culture De Sivola

711-5

40/1

T: Nick WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly (3)

In rear, pushed along in last before 6th, behind 8th, pulled up before last op 33/1

Wait For Me

911-0

33/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Held up rear of mid-division, not much room 2nd, closed 7th, ridden and weakened after last bend, well held when mistake and unseated rider last

Notwhatiam

910-13

16/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, headway approaching last, no impression, soon weakened and pulled up before last

Champers On Ice

910-13

10/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Mid-division, mistake 5th, ridden after 8th, soon lost place, mistake 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 11/1

Abolitionist

1110-12

20/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Led, not fluent 6th, headed before 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last op 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.80Pl:£2.10, £10.10, £4.00, £3.60EX:£281.20Trifecta:£3,817.20Tricast:£2,446.82SF:£193.06Swingers:£75.80, £21.40, £148.60

Forecasts

Sire Du Berlais (4/1), First Assignment (15/2), Samburu Shujaa (17/2), Thermistocles (9/1), Champers On Ice (10/1), Cuneo (12/1), Flemcara (14/1), Not Many Left (16/1), Aaron Lad (16/1), Walk To Freedom (16/1), Notwhatiam (16/1), A Toi Phil (20/1), Abolitionist (20/1), Theclockisticking (25/1), Boyhood (25/1), Coole Cody (33/1), Aspen Colorado (33/1), Wait For Me (33/1), Tobefair (40/1), Culture De Sivola (40/1), Padleyourowncanoe (50/1), Black Mischief (50/1), Oh Land Abloom (66/1), Eminent Poet (66/1)

The last three winners have all come from Ireland and they are represented by a sextet of runners this time led by Sire Du Berlais from the Elliott yard that landed a 1-2 last year. His credentials are hard to ignore having just qualified for this in sixth but the claims of the third from that race Thermistocles are preferred. 2015 was the last time that GB kept the prize at home and Dan Skelton’s NOTWHATIAM is charged with that task this time; Skelton being no stranger to winning Festival handicap hurdles. First Assignment (progressive), Flemcara (suited by conditions), and Champers On Ice (well treated on his old form) are a trio that also enter a complex picture.