15:30 Cheltenham

Thursday 16 March 2023

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

Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 7f 213y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Amended Result
  • Off time: 15:30  |   Winning time: 5m 54.38s
1st
Horse silk
10
33/1
T: G ElliottJ: M P Walsh
Held up off the pace in 5th, closer in 3rd at 6th, pushed along in 5th after 3 out, challenged on inside turning in, ridden disputing 2nd at the last, outright 2nd and stayed on dourly run-in, led towards finish tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
3
40/1
T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle
Tracked leader 1st, hit 8th, closer before 2 out, led before the last, went left last, hung right and stayed on gamely run-in, headed towards finish, just held on for 2nd op 80/1
2nd
Horse silk
nse
11
611-10
9/4f
T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell
Held up off the pace towards rear, smooth headway out wide tracking leaders before 2 out, disputing 2nd and carried left at the last, slightly hampered and switched right run-in, rallied and almost snatched 2nd op 5/2 tchd 11/4
4th
Horse silk
2 ¾
4
9/2
T: G P CromwellJ: D E Mullins
Soon led and mostly clear, reduced lead before 2 out, strongly pressed when went left and hit 2 out, hung left and headed before the last, lost 2nd at the last, hung left and weakened run-in op 7/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
7
9/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin
Led briefly, off the pace in 3rd, mistake and lost place 6th, rallied out wide 4 out, pushed along in 4th after 3 out, ridden out wide then switched left before the last, weakened run-in op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 10/1
6th
Horse silk
7 ½
2
9/2
T: C ByrnesJ: P Byrnes
Held up off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, pushed along turning in, weakened quickly before the last op 7/2
7th
Horse silk
1
9
22/1
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Aidan Coleman
Held up off the pace towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, never involved op 25/1 tchd 20/1
8th
Horse silk
3 ¾
5
7/1
T: G LeendersJ: Johnny Charron
Held up well off the pace in rear, never involved op 9/2
9th
Horse silk
18
8
15/2
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Held up off the pace in 6th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off op 8/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
25/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: K M Donoghue
Wore hood to post, off the pace in 4th, closer in 3rd before 3 out until on long run before next, struggling for pace when not much room on inside after 2 out, soon weakened and pulled up before the last op 33/1 tchd 40/1
PU
Horse silk
6
80/1
T: H MerienneJ: Felix de Giles
Held up off the pace towards rear, behind after 3 out, lost touch and tailed off when pulled up after 2 out op 66/1

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Result Amended

Teahupoo - Original Position 3rd. Amended Position 2nd.
Dashel Drasher - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 3rd.

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£40.90Pl:£6.70, £1.80, £7.40EX:£167.20, £1,489.60Trifecta:£4,802.20Tricast:£3,095.99SF:£105.36Swingers:£15.20, £86.80, £14.40

Forecasts

Teahupoo (9/4), Flooring Porter (9/2), Blazing Khal (9/2), Gold Tweet (7/1), Klassical Dream (15/2), Home By The Lee (9/1), Paisley Park (22/1), Ashdale Bob (25/1), Sire Du Berlais (33/1), Dashel Drasher (40/1), Henri Le Farceur (80/1)

Verdict

An open renewal but TEAHUPOO has taken his form to another level this season, holding off Klassical Dream in the Hatton's Grace at Fairyhouse before easily defying a penalty in a Grade 2 at Gowran over this trip, so Gordon Elliott's 6-y-o could be the answer. Flooring Porter hasn't had the ideal preparation but must be respected as he bids for a third straight win in this, while French-raider Gold Tweet shouldn't be underestimated given the manner of his win in the Cleeve Hurdle over C&D.

  1. TEAHUPOO (FR)
  2. FLOORING PORTER (IRE)
  3. GOLD TWEET (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Flooring Porter
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 7
4/1

Prize Money

1st: £197,696.002nd: £74,483.003rd: £37,277.004th: £18,621.005th: £9,345.006th: £4,672.007th: £2,318.008th: £1,194.00

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