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12:10 Cheltenham

Friday 13 December 2019

All12:1012:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 12:12 | Winning time: 4m 24.17s

1^st

Chantry House

510-12

5/6f

T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty

Tracked leader, effort to challenge before last, led flat, ridden out final 120 yards, kept on op 4/6 tchd 10/11

2^nd

1 ¾

Stolen Silver

411-4

9/1

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

Led at steady pace, shaken up when hard pressed between last 2, ridden and headed flat, hung left and no impression final 120 yards op 11/1

3^rd

Pipesmoker

410-12

16/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Tracked leaders, lost place when ridden after 2 out, one pace before last, rallied flat, took 3rd closing stages, not reach front pair op 25/1

4^th

1 ¾

Pileon

510-12

14/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Tracked leaders, challenged between last 2, upsides and every chance last, ridden and one pace flat, no impression when lost 3rd closing stages op 20/1

5^th

Glory And Fortune

411-4

11/4

T: T LaceyJ: R M Power

Raced keenly, held up mid-division, driven to chase leaders after 2 out, outpaced before last, weakened flat op 7/2

6^th

2 ¼

Shang Tang

510-12

10/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Adam Wedge

Held up behind, headway into mid-division on outside after 2nd, tracked leaders 3 out, challenged between last 2, outpaced when hung left before last, weakened flat op 8/1

7^th

Sheshoon Sonny

410-12

22/1

T: A KingJ: Adrian Heskin

Held up behind, shaken up and outpaced after 2 out, ridden before last, never a threat op 25/1 tchd 20/1

8^th

Olly The Brave

611-4

16/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

Raced keenly, driven and outpaced after 2 out, never on terms, weakened before last

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.70Pl:£1.10, £1.80, £3.40EX:£11.10Trifecta:£85.50SF:£11.08Swingers:£2.80, £5.50, £11.20

Forecasts

Chantry House (5/6), Glory And Fortune (11/4), Stolen Silver (9/1), Shang Tang (10/1), Pileon (14/1), Pipesmoker (16/1), Olly The Brave (16/1), Sheshoon Sonny (22/1)

A good opener and it’s hard to see any of these not having some further success over hurdles with he race not lacking any depth. Expensive purchase Chantry House won a strong Warwick bumper and looks an exciting prospect for novice hurdles but he’s been off a while and may just need these in the conditions. SHANG TANG caught the eye on his hurdles debut and a slight improvement will see him go close as that experience will have brought him on. Previous hurdles winners Glory And Fortune and Stolen Silver can’t be ignored especially the former after his sound Haydock effort last time. Pileon another hurdling debutant who can’t be left out of the picture adds to the interest.