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19:50 Cheltenham

Friday 3 May 2019

All17:0517:4018:1518:5019:2019:5020:20

Are You Well, I Thought You Were Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 19:53 | Winning time: 8m 48.7s

1^st

Southfield Theatre

1111-10

7/2

T: Sara BradstockJ: Miss L Bradstock (7)

Never far away on inside, hit 15th and 18th, soon pushed along, mistake 21st, driven and headway to lead turning in, kept on from 2 out, all out op 9/2 tchd 11/2

2^nd

Optimised

711-13

4/1

T: P RowleyJ: Alex Edwards

In touch, led 18th, mistake 3 out, driven and headed turning in, soon one pace, ridden after next, rallied flat, not reach winner op 9/2 tchd 6/1

3^rd

Sam Red

812-2

33/1

T: A B LeyshonJ: Ben Jones (7)

Mid-division, headway when pecked 15th, soon tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, plugged on same pace, no chance with clear pair tchd 25/1

4^th

Haymount

1011-10

3/1f

T: T EllisJ: Miss Gina Andrews

In touch, chased leader before 5 out, lost place 3 out, soon outpaced, no impression from next, weakened after last op 4/1

5^th

Knockaderry Flyer

1011-10

25/1

T: M ComleyJ: Mr George Gorman (5)

In touch, dropped to mid-division 7th, no danger after, tailed off op 20/1

6^th

2 ½

Sentimentaljourney

1211-10

100/1

T: R VarnhamJ: Nathan Rahman (7)

Never better than mid-division struggling 21st, tailed off

7^th

Spanish Arch

1211-10

33/1

T: Mrs Victoria SollittJ: Lt Cdr Vicki Sollitt (7)

Always in rear, struggling final circuit, continued tailed off

Also Ran

Mendip Express

1312-2

8/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Mr David Maxwell

Not fluent 1st, always behind, pulled up before 20th op 9/1 tchd 11/1

Jack Snipe

1011-13

12/1

T: Robert HawkerJ: Shane Quinlan (3)

Led, mistake 12th, headed 18th, chased leaders until weakened 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out op 8/1 tchd 14/1

Master Sunrise

1011-13

100/1

T: A RalphJ: Mr James King

With leaders, lost place 21st, weakened before 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out tchd 80/1

After Aspen

911-10

66/1

T: L HorsfallJ: Mr Daniel Cherriman (7)

Raced keenly, mid-division, in touch 14th, struggling final circuit, weakened before 3 out, soon pulled up op 33/1

Captain Von Trappe

1011-10

40/1

T: A RalphJ: Mr T M O'Brien

Mid-division, mistake 10th, fell 14th tchd 33/1

Changeofluck

1111-10

20/1

T: A HillJ: Miss Izzie Marshall (7)

Prominent on outside, driven and weakening when blundered 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out op 10/1

Earthmoves

911-10

50/1

T: Miss L ThomasJ: Mr D Andrews (7)

Always behind, lost touch when pulled up 19th op 66/1

Teeton Kato

911-10

25/1

T: Mrs Faye MessengerJ: Mr Jack Andrews (3)

Behind, headway 5 out, close up on outside 3 out, soon every chance , weakened and pulled up approaching next op 16/1

Twist On Ginge

711-10

40/1

T: Mrs K BandeyJ: Mr Jamie Neild (7)

Never better than mid-division, struggling final circuit, tailed off when pulled up 5 out tchd 28/1

Vasco Du Mee

1011-10

13/2

T: M H WestonJ: Miss Josephine Banks (7)

Never better than mid-division, struggling after 17th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 7/1 tchd 6/1

Vincitore

1311-10

100/1

T: Miss S RipponJ: Miss S Rippon (7)

Pressed leader to 13th, in touch, lost place 16th, weakened and pulled up before 18th

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Non-Runners

Wonderful Charm²⁹

Weight: 12-2| Age: 11

T: P F Nicholls J: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen

Premier Portrait⁶

Weight: 11-13| Age: 12

T: Dr Charles Levinson J: Mr George Daly

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.40Pl:£2.50, £1.90, £10.30EX:£21.30Trifecta:£330.80SF:£17.51Swingers:£4.00, £33.20, £29.90

Forecasts

Wonderful Charm (5/2), Haymount (3/1), Southfield Theatre (7/2), Optimised (4/1), Vasco Du Mee (13/2), Mendip Express (8/1), Jack Snipe (12/1), Premier Portrait (14/1), Changeofluck (20/1), Knockaderry Flyer (25/1), Teeton Kato (25/1), Sam Red (33/1), Spanish Arch (33/1), Captain Von Trappe (40/1), Twist On Ginge (40/1), Earthmoves (50/1), After Aspen (66/1), Sentimentaljourney (100/1), Master Sunrise (100/1), Vincitore (100/1)

If there's been rain around, this is going to take some getting, and there will be no room for non-stayers. On that, Wonderful Charm, despite all his class, gets the push as he's not proven over this far. Haymount is proven, but needs to bounce back after a sulky effort in the Foxhunters. If he can leave that behind, he's a chance. VASCO DU MEE has chances of reversing that earlier form with Haymount here, and just gets the vote in an open race. Optimised is a possible improver and for those looking for e/w bets, both Changeofluck and Knockaderry Flyer make some appeal.