16:10 Taunton

Tuesday 8 February 2022

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Cheltenham Festival Preview Evening 11th March Novices' Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 2f 40y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:10  |   Winning time: 4m 44.6s
1st
Horse silk
4
22/1
T: W G M TurnerJ: Thomas Doggrell (7)
Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 5th, went 2nd after 4 out, led next, clear when went left 2 out, awkward last, stayed on well op 14/1
2nd
Horse silk
5 ½
7
8/1
T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan
Chased leader, led 3rd, headed 3out, lost 2nd briefly before next, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner op 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
3
18/5
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan
Chased leaders on inside, every chance when hit 3 out, went 2nd briefly before next, ridden and one pace in 3rd before the last op 4/1 tchd 7/2
4th
Horse silk
nse
5
811-3
6/1
T: K WoollacottJ: Ben Godfrey (3)
Chased leaders, lost place 7th, towards rear, rallied out wide 3 out, 5th and no impression when hung right before the last, kept on well run-in, almost snatched modest 3rd tchd 11/2
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
15/2
T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Chester Williams (3)
Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders approaching 4 out, plugged on in modest 5th run-in op 5/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¾
9
125/1
T: M YoungJ: James Best
Led until 3rd, lost 2nd 5th, went 2nd again after 7th until weakened before 3 out
7th
Horse silk
6
11
50/1
T: R DickinJ: Benjamin Poste
Held up in rear, never involved tchd 40/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
5/2f
T: C L TizzardJ: Brendan Powell
Held up in mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders when hit 10th, weakening when blundered 4 out, pulled up before next op 11/4
PU
Horse silk
6
16/1
T: Jean-Rene AuvrayJ: Hugh Nugent (5)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 5th until after 7th, chased leaders, weakened quickly next, soon towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 18/1
PU
Horse silk
8
11/1
T: Henry OliverJ: James Davies
Last pair, never on terms, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 10/1 tchd 9/1
PU
Horse silk
10
8/1
T: P GundryJ: Charlie Hammond
Held up in last trio, never on terms, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 10/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£26.50Pl:£5.60, £2.70, £1.50EX:£231.70Trifecta:£1,964.90Tricast:£796.72SF:£190.04Swingers:£30.20, £14.20, £6.30

Forecasts

Bold Conduct (5/2), Majestic Merlin (18/5), Eros (6/1), Folly Gate (15/2), Pola Chance (8/1), Miss Harriett (8/1), Dr Oakley (11/1), Streets Of Fire (16/1), Marettimo (22/1), Fitz The Brief (50/1), Danny Park (125/1)

Verdict

The most interesting of these is BOLD CONDUCT, who was successful on his sole start between the flags and looked set to take a hand in the finish before running out of steam when third in a Wincanton novice hurdle last time. The combination of this drop back in trip, better ground and switch to fences could bring about significant improvement. Majestic Merlin is clear second choice ahead of Eros.

  1. BOLD CONDUCT (IRE)
  2. MAJESTIC MERLIN
  3. EROS (FR)

Prize Money

1st: £3,594.002nd: £1,656.003rd: £828.004th: £414.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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