13:20 Cheltenham

Thursday 18 March 2021

All13:2013:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:50

Marsh Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 3f 168y  |   Good to Soft  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:21  |   Winning time: 5m 1.75s
1st
Horse silk
3
9/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Tracked leaders on outside, not fluent 9th, challenged before 2 out, led approaching last, driven flat, stayed on well op 10/1
2nd
Horse silk
3
7
14/1
T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob
Led until after 7th, chased leader, led again before 2 out, headed before not fluent and pecked last, held by winner flat, kept on op 16/1
3rd
Horse silk
2
1
14/1
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Held up rear of mid-division on outside, closed when not much room 11th, went 3rd from 2 out, soon ridden and hung left, not fluent last, held flat, kept on op 22/1 tchd 16/1
4th
Horse silk
3
4
14/1
T: M WintersJ: D J O'Keeffe
Chased leaders on inside, not fluent 6th, mistake 3 out, not much room and switched right before 2 out, went 4th from last, hung left, no impression op 12/1
5th
Horse silk
4
8
10/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Tracked leader, challenged 7th, soon led and upped tempo, not fluent 8th, clear 10th, hit 4 out, reduced lead after 3 out, headed before 2 out, soon beaten, not much room and weakened flat op 11/1
6th
Horse silk
30
2
40/1
T: W P MullinsJ: B J Cooper
Held up in rear, slightly hampered 4th, lacked pace to ever get on terms, well beaten before 3 out, tailed off op 33/1
7th
Horse silk
25
5
33/1
T: G P CromwellJ: K M Donoghue
Lacked fluency and slow at times, always in rear, behind 8th, tailed off op 28/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
6
4/9f
T: H De BromheadJ: J W Kennedy
Chased leaders, fell 4th

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.10Pl:£3.20, £3.40, £3.50EX:£110.50Trifecta:£832.10Tricast:£1,737.56SF:£111.67Swingers:£5.70, £8.00, £9.80

Forecasts

Envoi Allen (4/9), Chantry House (9/1), Shan Blue (10/1), Fusil Raffles (14/1), Asterion Forlonge (14/1), Chatham Street Lad (14/1), Darver Star (33/1), Blackbow (40/1)

Verdict

ENVOI ALLEN has passed each test with flying colours and is as exciting a chase prospect as there is around. A stable switch is unlikely to have an impact and he's rightly a short price to extend his winning sequence to 13. Shan Blue wasn't within hailing distance of the selection in the Ballymore a year ago but he's taken really well to chasing and is offered for the forecast.

  1. ENVOI ALLEN (FR)
  2. SHAN BLUE (IRE)
  3. BLACKBOW (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Samcro
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 8
4/1

Prize Money

1st: £73,854.002nd: £27,825.003rd: £13,926.004th: £6,956.005th: £3,491.006th: £1,746.007th: £866.008th: £446.00

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