15:05 Cheltenham

Friday 19 March 2021

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WellChild Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m 2f 70y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:05  |   Winning time: 6m 45.35s
1st
Horse silk
9
9/1
T: H De BromheadJ: J W Kennedy
Chased leaders, closed to dispute 2nd from 16th, going strongly 3 out, soon led, 2 lengths ahead last, stayed on well, ridden out op 8/1 tchd 10/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
10/3
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Held up towards rear, steady headway from 13th, mistake 16th, checked and taken back slightly before 3 out, went close 2nd final bend, 2 lengths down 2 out, stayed on well but able to get back to winner op 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
4 ¼
1
9/4f
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Held up in mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway from 11th, not fluent 17th, hit 4 out, held in pocket bend before 2 out, soon went 3rd but unable to go with front pair, held after, stayed on op 5/2
4th
Horse silk
24
10
12/1
T: C L TizzardJ: R Johnson
Pushed away from start, chased leaders on inside, driven 13th, lost place before 15th, well held from 4 out, plugged on to take 4th flat
5th
Horse silk
4 ¼
6
911-10
16/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost
Led, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, lost 4th flat
6th
Horse silk
15
11
14/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Behind, hit 2nd, not fluent 6th, mistake 9th, switched to outside before 13th, mistake 15th, hit 18th, struggling 4 out, never any chance
7th
Horse silk
3
4
1011-10
125/1
T: T R GeorgeJ: T Scudamore
Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4th, weakened after 3 out tchd 150/1
8th
Horse silk
½
3
1111-10
150/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: D A Jacob
Held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, mistake and well beaten 4 out tchd 200/1
9th
Horse silk
33
7
911-10
16/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Chased leader, mistake 3rd, lost 2nd after next, stayed prominent, mistake 8th, lost place before 4 out, soon behind, tailed off tchd 18/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
911-10
13/2
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Towards rear on inside, slow and pecked 1st, not fluent 3rd, slow 4th, jumped left and hit brush upright 5th, mistake 6th, pulled up before 7th tchd 11/2
PU
Horse silk
8
40/1
T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power
Mid-division on inside, lost place approaching 14th, well beaten from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out tchd 33/1
PU
Horse silk
12
911-10
12/1
T: N J HendersonJ: Aidan Coleman
Rousted away from start, soon mid-division, bad mistake and lost place 7th, last, struggling and behind 9th, pulled up after 12th op 11/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.70Pl:£2.50, £1.50, £1.40EX:£31.30Trifecta:£111.00Tricast:£91.54SF:£39.15Swingers:£4.90, £5.30, £2.30

Forecasts

Al Boum Photo (9/4), A Plus Tard (10/3), Champ (13/2), Minella Indo (9/1), Native River (12/1), Santini (12/1), Royale Pagaille (14/1), Frodon (16/1), Kemboy (16/1), Lostintranslation (40/1), Black Op (125/1), Aso (150/1)

Verdict

NATIVE RIVER's victory at Sandown last month was a joy to behold and a repeat of that effort will see him go close. He looks cracking value at double-figure odds at time of writing and is taken to emulate the great Kauto Star and regain the crown 3 years on from his first victory. 2019 and 2020 winner Al Boum Photo seems sure to go well in his hat-trick bid. A Plus Tard is also a big player.

  1. NATIVE RIVER (IRE)
  2. AL BOUM PHOTO (FR)
  3. A PLUS TARD (FR)

Previous Winners

2020
Al Boum Photo
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 8
10/3

Prize Money

1st: £263,766.002nd: £99,375.003rd: £49,734.004th: £24,844.005th: £12,469.006th: £6,234.007th: £3,094.008th: £1,594.00

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