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13:20 Cheltenham

Tuesday 16 March 2021

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Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 3m 56.32s

1^st

Appreciate It

711-7

8/11f

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Chased leader, challenged going well 3 out, led 2 out, drawing clear when left 15 lengths ahead last, stayed on strongly, impressive op 5/6

2^nd

Ballyadam

611-7

6/1

T: H De BromheadJ: J W Kennedy

Held up, raced keenly, not fluent 4th, closed from 4 out, tracking leaders 3 out, bad mistake 2 out and lost ground on leaders, stayed on from final bend, left 2nd and hampered last, switched left and kept on, no chance with winner

3^rd

2 ¼

For Pleasure

611-7

40/1

T: A M HalesJ: Harry Bannister

Led, clear after 1st until after 2nd, pressed 3 out, headed next, soon outpaced by winner and lost 2nd, left disputing 2nd briefly last, kept on op 50/1

4^th

1 ¼

Soaring Glory

611-7

10/1

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

Held up, hit 2nd, outpaced 3 out, left 4th last, no impression, kept on op 11/1

5^th

5 ½

Irascible

611-7

25/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Towards rear on outside, ridden and struggling in last pair after 2nd, slow 3rd, well beaten before 3 out, went 5th and not much room last, no impression op 40/1

6^th

1 ½

Grumpy Charley

611-7

28/1

T: C HonourJ: Bryan Carver

Not much room on landing 2nd, last pair and outpaced after, well beaten before 3 out op 25/1

7^th

1 ¼

Metier

511-7

11/2

T: H FryJ: S Bowen

Chased leaders, outpaced after 3 out, well beaten from next, eased before last tchd 5/1

Also Ran

Blue Lord

611-7

11/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D A Jacob

Held up on inside, travelled strongly, tracking leaders from 4 out, went 2nd after 2 out, no chance with winner but clear 2nd when fell last

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.50Pl:£1.02, £1.90, £8.90EX:£5.60Trifecta:£89.00Tricast:£91.04SF:£5.58Swingers:£1.70, £9.90, £25.60

Forecasts

Appreciate It (8/11), Metier (11/2), Ballyadam (6/1), Soaring Glory (10/1), Blue Lord (11/1), Irascible (25/1), Grumpy Charley (28/1), For Pleasure (40/1)

A smaller Supreme field than usual but still a cracking contest to kickstart the Festival. Both METIER and Appreciate It bring unbeaten hurdling records to the table and Harry Fry's useful ex-Flat winner is taken to edge out Willie Mullins' much-vaunted novice and go 4-4 in this sphere after his emphatic Tolworth victory. Betfair Hurdle scorer Soaring Glory appeals as the pick of the remainder.