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16:50 Cheltenham

Wednesday 16 March 2022

All13:3014:1014:5015:3016:1016:5017:30

Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 4m 12.98s

1^st

Global Citizen

1010-6

28/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Led until 4 out, pressed leader, screwed at 9th, led again 2 out, 3 lengths ahead last, ridden and stayed on strongly run-in op 33/1

2^nd

Andy Dufresne

811-11

10/3f

T: G ElliottJ: M P Walsh

Wore hood to post, chased leaders, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, went 2nd run-in, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner op 3/1 tchd 11/4

3^rd

Frero Banbou

710-11

6/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Held up off the pace in last pair, headway on inside chasing leaders before 3 out, ridden in 4th and beaten when blundered badly last, switched left and stayed on again run-in, went 3rd towards finish op 11/2 tchd 5/1

4^th

Editeur Du Gite

811-9

15/2

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Chased winner until 4th, chased leaders, led 4 out, headed 2 out, chased winner until run-in, weakened into 4th towards finish op 7/1

5^th

Amarillo Sky

610-13

5/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 6th, pushed along and weakened approaching 2 out op 15/2

6^th

3 ¼

Hasankey

610-7

33/1

T: L MorganJ: Lewis Dobb (7)

Held up in mid-division, pushed along and headway chasing leaders before 3 out, squeezed out and lost place turning in, switched left and stayed on again run-in tchd 40/1

7^th

Embittered

811-1

12/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: B J Cooper

Towards rear out wide, headway chasing leaders approaching 3 out, 5th and held when mistake next, weakened soon after op 11/1 tchd 10/1

8^th

Il Ridoto

510-13

18/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Held up well off the pace in last pair, slightly hampered 8th, headway out wide chasing leaders 3 out, ridden and weakened home turn op 14/1

9^th

A Wave Of The Sea

611-6

25/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Shane Fitzgerald (5)

Never fluent, hit 5th, always towards rear

10^th

Dancing On My Own

810-13

33/1

T: H De BromheadJ: D J O'Keeffe

Chased leaders, bad mistake and almost unseated rider 4 out not recover op 28/1

11^th

Sky Pirate

911-12

14/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Nick Scholfield

Held up towards rear of mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, weakened soon after op 11/1

Also Ran

Exit Poll

811-5

66/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: S F O'Keeffe

Chased leaders, blundered rider lost iron briefly and and lost place 8th, towards rear and no chance after, hit 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 40/1

Elixir De Nutz

810-13

14/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Raced on inner, chased leaders, went 2nd 4th until next, chased leaders, weakened 3 out, tailing off when pulled up before 2 out tchd 16/1

Poseidon

810-11

66/1

T: C ByrnesJ: D E Mullins

Off the pace and towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 50/1

Gumball

810-10

14/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Off the pace towards rear, closer in mid-division when bad mistake 8th, weakened next, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 12/1

For Pleasure

710-8

7/1

T: A M HalesJ: Harry Bannister

Chased leaders on inside, lost place after 4th, towards rear and never on terms after op 20/1

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Non-Runners

Capuccimix³⁹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 9

T: H De Bromhead J: J C Gainford

Buddy Rich¹⁰⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 9

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Thyme White⁷⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: P F Nicholls J: Bryony Frost

Before Midnight⁴⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 9

T: S Thomas J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£32.60Pl:£6.30, £1.80, £2.10, £2.20EX:£224.00Trifecta:£1,675.40Tricast:£673.41SF:£124.34Swingers:£20.70, £35.30, £6.80

Forecasts

Andy Dufresne (10/3), Amarillo Sky (5/1), Frero Banbou (6/1), Buddy Rich (6/1), For Pleasure (7/1), Editeur Du Gite (15/2), Thyme White (8/1), Embittered (12/1), Sky Pirate (14/1), Gumball (14/1), Elixir De Nutz (14/1), Before Midnight (14/1), Il Ridoto (18/1), A Wave Of The Sea (25/1), Global Citizen (28/1), Hasankey (33/1), Dancing On My Own (33/1), Capuccimix (33/1), Exit Poll (66/1), Poseidon (66/1)

A host holding sound claims in a typically intriguing renewal, including low-mileage ANDY DUFRESNE. A dual winner as a novice last term, he ran right up to his best when second at Naas in November, conceding 7 lb to a decidedly smart rival. He can provide JP McManus with his fourth victory in this since 2012. Stablemate Buddy Rich, Thyme White and last year's winner Sky Pirate can also feature.