14:10 Cheltenham

Tuesday 15 March 2022

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Sporting Life Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   1m 7f 199y  |   Good to Soft  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:18  |   Winning time: 3m 51.32s
1st
Horse silk
4
5/2f
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
Chased leaders, hampered 4th, closed 4 out, went 2nd going well 3 out, led and bumped 2 out, asserting last, stayed on well flat op 11/4 tchd 3/1
2nd
Horse silk
4 ¼
5
25/1
T: G P CromwellJ: K M Donoghue
Held up in rear on inside, headway 3 out, not much room 2 out, went 2nd last, stayed on flat but no impression on winner op 18/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ½
1
4/1
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Held up towards rear, jumped right and not fluent 2nd, closed next, went 3rd last, no impression on winner but pressed for 2nd flat, no extra and edged left final 75 yards op 5/1 tchd 11/2
4th
Horse silk
3
9
50/1
T: C L TizzardJ: Brendan Powell
Chased leaders on inside, lost place after 3 out, stayed on approaching last, went 4th flat but no impression op 40/1
5th
Horse silk
2
11
7/2
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Jumped right, chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, left 2nd next, challenged 9th, led before 3 out, bumped into rival and headed 2 out, lost 2nd last, weakened into 5th flat op 4/1 tchd 10/3
6th
Horse silk
3 ½
6
6/1
T: W P MullinsJ: B J Cooper
Held up towards rear, raced keenly, closed on outside 9th, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, 5th when jumped left last, soon weakened op 13/2 tchd 5/1
7th
Horse silk
12
3
18/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Held up in mid-division, hampered 4th, slow and in rear 7th, well beaten after 3 out, hampered last op 12/1 tchd 22/1
8th
Horse silk
34
10
12/1
T: H De BromheadJ: D J O'Keeffe
Raced freely, led, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, well behind when jumped right last tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
2
80/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Chased leader, fell 4th op 40/1
F
Horse silk
7
80/1
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy
Held up in rear on outside, switched right and some headway 3 out, soon ridden, about 6 lengths 6th when fell last op 100/1 tchd 66/1 and tchd 125/1
UR
Horse silk
8
12/1
T: W P MullinsJ: S F O'Keeffe
Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, hampered and unseated rider 4th op 10/1 tchd 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.70, £6.20, £1.90EX:£78.90Trifecta:£434.40Tricast:£241.88SF:£59.47Swingers:£12.10, £3.50, £14.30

Forecasts

Edwardstone (5/2), Riviere D'etel (7/2), Blue Lord (4/1), Haut En Couleurs (6/1), Magic Daze (12/1), Saint Sam (12/1), Coeur Sublime (18/1), Gabynako (25/1), War Lord (50/1), Red Rookie (80/1), Brave Seasca (80/1)

Verdict

The likeable EDWARDSTONE was foot perfect when making short work of smart opposition in the Kingmaker and can see off the Irish challenge, headed by Riviere d'Etel, who may have beaten Blue Lord at Leopardstown last time with a cleaner jump at the last. Haut En Couleurs came to grief early in that same Leopardstown race but is another who leaves the impression he can make his mark at this level.

  1. EDWARDSTONE
  2. RIVIERE D'ETEL (FR)
  3. BLUE LORD (FR)

Previous Winners

2021
Shishkin
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 7
4/9

Prize Money

1st: £102,482.002nd: £38,610.003rd: £19,323.004th: £9,653.005th: £4,845.006th: £2,422.007th: £1,202.008th: £619.00

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