16:50 Cheltenham

Friday 19 March 2021

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

Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 4f 56y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   22 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:51  |   Winning time: 4m 59.7s
1st
Horse silk
5
8/1
T: W P MullinsJ: S F O'Keeffe
Led after 1st until after next, chased leaders, travelling well on inside between last 2, led on bit before last, quickened clear run-in tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
22
13/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Lorcan Williams
Patiently ridden towards rear, steady headway going well when switched right before 2 out, went 2nd at the last, kept on but readily outpaced run-in op 15/2
3rd
Horse silk
9
1
611-10
33/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: Paul O'Brien
Mid-division, lost place and towards rear 7th, rallied between last 2, chasing leaders on outside approaching last, went 3rd towards finish, no chance with leading duo op 50/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
16
33/1
T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan
Chased leaders, went 2nd 7th, ridden to lead between last 2, ridden and headed before the last, lost 2nd at the last, weakened into 4th towards finish op 66/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
4
66/1
T: Mrs D FosterJ: Fergus Gregory
Chased leaders, outpaced between last 2, kept on again run-in, op 50/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ½
3
28/1
T: D PipeJ: Fergus Gillard
Raced keenly in mid-division, headway chasing leaders plugging on in 4th when hit last, weakened run-in op 25/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
9
40/1
T: N J HendersonJ: Joe Anderson
Mi-division, closer tracking leaders 2nd, weakened after 2 out op 33/1
8th
Horse silk
nk
18
16/1
T: Mrs D FosterJ: J C Gainford
Chased leaders, slightly hampered by loose horse approaching 3rd, weakened before 2 out op 14/1
9th
Horse silk
nk
6
100/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Angus Cheleda
Mid-division approaching 4th, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, ridden and weakened between last 2 op 80/1
10th
Horse silk
3 ¼
11
4/1f
T: W P MullinsJ: S D Torrens
Pulled hard, led after 2nd 7th, chased leaders, weakened next, towards rear and no chance after op 3/1
11th
Horse silk
hd
2
33/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Bryan Carver
Towards rear of mid-division, never involved op 28/1
12th
Horse silk
13
17
100/1
T: Mrs S LeechJ: Sean Houlihan
Always towards rear, never on terms op 125/1 tchd 200/1
13th
Horse silk
hd
19
66/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: K Brogan
Led until after 1st, mid-division, lost place and towards rear 7th, never on terms after op 80/1
14th
Horse silk
nk
14
50/1
T: D PipeJ: Page Fuller
Badly hampered 1st, headway chasing leaders after 7th, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out op 66/1 tchd 40/1
15th
Horse silk
10
13
22/1
T: H De BromheadJ: H Morgan
Held up and always towards rear, tailed off op 20/1 tchd 18/1 and 25/1
16th
Horse silk
7 ½
20
300/1
T: B BarrJ: Patrick Cowley
Slightly hampered 1st, always towards rear op 200/1
17th
Horse silk
15
24
18/1
T: D PipeJ: R Patrick
Mid-division, lost place and towards rear after 7th, tailed off and eased before the last tchd 16/1 and 20/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
7
9/2
T: G P CromwellJ: C P McNamara
Badly hampered and unseated rider 1st tchd 5/1
PU
Horse silk
12
8/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: Oakley Brown
Raced keenly towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before last op 9/1 tchd 10/1
PU
Horse silk
15
100/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Rex Dingle
Chasing leaders when went badly right and lost place 1st, hit 3rd, towards rear and never on terms after, tailed off and pulled up before 7th tchd 125/1
PU
Horse silk
21
611-2
50/1
T: N J HendersonJ: Mr Ben Ffrench Davis
Towards rear, behind when stumbled 3 out, pulled up after next op 66/1
UR
Horse silk
25
610-13
15/2
T: Mrs D FosterJ: Ben Jones
Chasing leaders when badly hampered and unseated rider 1st tchd 7/1 and 8/1

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Non-Runners

23
Horse silk
Golden Taipan13
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 7
T: F O'Brien  J: Ben Godfrey
NR
8
Horse silk
And The New20
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 10
T: J Farrelly  J: Mitchell Bastyan
NR
10
Horse silk
Pileon27
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 7
T: P Hobbs & J White  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.60Pl:£2.50, £2.10, £6.00, £6.80EX:£87.20Trifecta:£1,543.00Tricast:£1,672.37SF:£54.84Swingers:£15.50, £6.20, £35.90

Forecasts

Gentleman De Mee (4/1), Gabynako (9/2), Langer Dan (13/2), Folcano (15/2), Galopin Des Champs (8/1), Fire Attack (8/1), Frontal Assault (16/1), Martinhal (18/1), And The New (20/1), Commandingpresence (22/1), Leoncavallo (28/1), Floueur (33/1), Whatsupwithyou (33/1), Eglantine Du Seuil (33/1), Golden Taipan (33/1), Pileon (33/1), Mill Green (40/1), First Lord De Cuet (50/1), Adjali (50/1), Dallas Des Pictons (66/1), Dream Berry (66/1), Amour de Nuit (100/1), Clondaw Cian (100/1), Fabulous Saga (100/1), Dolciano Dici (300/1)

Verdict

It was by no means the most competitive Imperial Cup LANGER DAN landed on Saturday, but the manner of that success was hard to ignore. He's clearly ahead of the game under a 5 lb penalty, and while his stamina for this far isn't copper-bottomed, he's worth siding with. Willie Mullins pair Gentleman de Mee and Galopin des Champs aren't thrown-in on what we've seen but they command serious respect.

  1. LANGER DAN (IRE)
  2. GENTLEMAN DE MEE (FR)
  3. GALOPIN DES CHAMPS (FR)

Previous Winners

2020
Indefatigable
Weight: 11-9  |Age: 7
25/1

Prize Money

1st: £32,498.002nd: £9,650.003rd: £4,825.004th: £2,404.005th: £1,208.006th: £609.007th: £304.008th: £147.00

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