14:55 Cheltenham

Friday 12 November 2021

All13:1013:4514:2014:5515:3016:00

Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 2  |   3m 6f 37y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places )  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:57  |   Winning time: 8m 20.67s
1st
Horse silk
6
4/1f
T: M KeighleyJ: S Bowen
Chased leaders, lost place 27th, rallied 3 out, headway to challenge before last, ridden to lead flat, stayed on gamely op 6/1 tchd 10/3
2nd
Horse silk
nk
11
20/1
T: P J RothwellJ: Mr B J Walsh (7)
Chased leaders, hampered by loose horse before 21st, headway to challenge before last, ridden flat, stayed on to challenge winner final 100yds, always held by winner op 16/1 tchd 25/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
8
17/2
T: R BandeyJ: Harry Bannister
Midfield, slow 8th, headway to chase leaders 18th, led 2 out, ridden approaching last, headed flat, kept on one pace op 11/2
4th
Horse silk
hd
7
9/2
T: H De BromheadJ: D J O'Keeffe
Jumped slow 1st, midfield, dropped towards rear 7th, slow next, not fluent 21st, headway to chase leaders when bumped 27th (Aintree), pushed along 3 out, kept on from 2 out op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
8 ½
1
11/2
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Mid-division, headway before 27th (Aintree), chased leaders 5 out, pushed along before 2 out, no extra approaching last op 5/1
6th
Horse silk
4
5
12/1
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor (3)
Close up when slow 1st, led after 1st, headed 3rd, soon disputing lead again, led 7th, not fluent 4 out, stumbled on bend and headed 2 out, soon ridden, weakened after last op 9/1
7th
Horse silk
1
10
610-0
18/1
T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Chester Williams (3)
Mid-division, slow 8th, in touch when blundered 27th (Aintree), soon weakened op 22/1 tchd 16/1
8th
Horse silk
½
4
17/2
T: G ElliottJ: J S McGarvey
Close up, led 3rd, soon disputing lead, headed 7th, not fluent 27th (Aintree), soon lost place, weakened 2 out op 10/1 tchd 8/1 and 11/1
9th
Horse silk
35
9
710-0
18/1
T: Sheila LewisJ: Charlie Deutsch
Raced keenly towards rear, blundered 4th (Aintree), headway into midfield 19th, lost place 26th, soon beaten op 20/1 tchd 16/1
10th
Horse silk
78
13
910-0
250/1
T: Miss J E FosterJ: Thomas Dowson
Always in rear op 100/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
2
22/1
T: M KeighleyJ: Thomas Bellamy
Towards rear, headway when unseated rider 18th tchd 20/1
UR
Horse silk
3
15/2
T: D A McLoughlinJ: R A Doyle
Midfield until mistake and unseated rider 27th (Aintree) op 6/1 tchd 8/1
PU
Horse silk
12
50/1
T: Martin SmithJ: J M Quinlan
Chased leaders, slow 11th, lost place 12th, pulled up before 24th tchd 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.90, £3.70, £3.00EX:£85.50Trifecta:£870.10Tricast:£647.79SF:£79.96Swingers:£11.50, £6.90, £23.00

Forecasts

Back On The Lash (4/1), Plan Of Attack (9/2), Balko Des Flos (11/2), Freewheelin Dylan (15/2), Diesel D'Allier (17/2), Alpha Des Obeaux (17/2), Potters Corner (12/1), Fox Pro (18/1), Volcano (18/1), Singing Banjo (20/1), Talkischeap (22/1), Friends Don't Ask (50/1), Sigurd (250/1)

Verdict

BALKO DES FLOS' big run in the Grand National sticks in the mind and, having had a prep at Galway recently, he should be ready to put up another bold bid back over these fences. Fellow Irish raider Freewheelin Dylan is a danger, while Back On The Lash is one to note based on his excellent strike rate over fences to this point.

  1. BALKO DES FLOS (FR)
  2. FREEWHEELIN DYLAN (IRE)
  3. BACK ON THE LASH

Previous Winners

2020
Kingswell Theatre
Weight: 10-0  |Age: 11
22/1

Prize Money

1st: £13,008.002nd: £5,980.003rd: £2,990.004th: £1,495.005th: £748.006th: £372.00

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