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13:35 Cheltenham

Friday 27 October 2023

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

Foundation Developments Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:36 | Winning time: 3m 53.0s

1^st

Our Champ

510-5

9/2j

T: C GordonJ: Freddie Gordon (3)

Travelled strongly, prominent, pressed leader 3 out where not fluent, soon led, narrow lead 2 out where good jump, ridden approaching last where 2 lengths ahead, stayed on well run-in, readily op 5/1

2^nd

7 ½

Black Poppy

711-3

11/2

T: Kerry LeeJ: P W Wadge

Midfield, in touch with leaders 3 out, travelling okay 2 out, soon ridden, disputed 2nd approaching last where mistake, stayed on run-in but no match for winner

3^rd

1 ½

Ballygeary

610-7

28/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Peter Kavanagh (3)

Held up in midfield, headway before 2 out, soon stayed on between rivals, disputed 2nd approaching last, kept on run-in but lost 2nd close home op 22/1

4^th

3 ¼

Castel Gandolfo

611-1

18/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Jack Hogan (3)

Held up in midfield, headway before 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on approaching last where plenty to do, kept on same pace run-in op 16/1

5^th

Great Bear

711-1

28/1

T: H De BromheadJ: M P O'Connor (3)

Midfield, in touch with leaders 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, disputed 2nd approaching last, weakened run-in op 20/1 tchd 33/1

6^th

Alien Storm

510-10

11/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: B Roberts (6)

Midfield, ridden and kept on same pace before last, no impression run-in op 12/1

7^th

Afadil

411-1

9/2j

T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Gingell (6)

Midfield, ridden and no impression before last, kept on same pace run-in op 5/1 tchd 4/1

8^th

1 ½

Coolnaugh Haze

510-5

12/1

T: James OwenJ: Jamie Gambin (10)

Led, not fluent 3 out, soon headed and ridden, kept on same pace 2 out, no extra and weakened approaching last tchd 11/1

9^th

Feel The Pinch

910-6

25/1

T: R L LlewellynJ: Toby Wynne

Held up in midfield, not fluent 5th, ridden before last where no impression, kept on one pace run-in op 33/1

10^th

Shetland Tony

410-3

9/1

T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Finn Lambert (3)

Prominent, ridden before 2 out, soon no impression, not fluent last, weakened run-in tchd 10/1

11^th

Royal Eagle

511-11

14/1

T: G ElliottJ: D J Gilligan (3)

Midfield, ridden before 3 out, some headway before 2 out, weakened before last op 16/1

12^th

Bukhill

510-2

20/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Ethan O'Sullivan (7)

Held up in midfield, dropped to rear before 3 out, ridden and no impression 2 out, kept on one pace approaching last op 18/1

13^th

Elham Valley

610-6

125/1

T: J R CornwallJ: Patrick Cowley

Always in rear, ridden before 2 out, soon no impression, kept on one pace approaching last op 50/1 tchd 125/1

14^th

Clarens

610-10

14/1

T: J P FlavinJ: M J M O'Sullivan

Midfield, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, no impression 2 out, weakened before last op 12/1

15^th

Jason The Militant

912-1

66/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Joe Williamson

Midfield, ridden before 3 out, no impression 2 out, weakened before last op 25/1

16^th

Ithaka

710-2

125/1

T: R PotterJ: Ned Fox

Always in rear, jumped left and not fluent 3 out, soon tailed off op 80/1 tchd 150/1

Also Ran

Teddy Blue

511-10

8/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Caoilin Quinn (3)

Held up in rear, mistake and unseated rider 2nd op 15/2

Glorious Zoff

610-13

12/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Liam Harrison (3)

Held up in rear, hit rail and rider lost irons before 5th where not fluent and unseated rider

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£1.60, £2.00, £7.00, £3.30EX:£35.50Trifecta:£1,510.50Tricast:£666.91SF:£30.23Swingers:£8.40, £26.60, £46.70

Forecasts

Our Champ (9/2), Afadil (9/2), Black Poppy (11/2), Teddy Blue (8/1), Shetland Tony (9/1), Alien Storm (11/1), Coolnaugh Haze (12/1), Glorious Zoff (12/1), Royal Eagle (14/1), Clarens (14/1), Castel Gandolfo (18/1), Bukhill (20/1), Feel The Pinch (25/1), Ballygeary (28/1), Great Bear (28/1), Jason The Militant (66/1), Elham Valley (125/1), Ithaka (125/1)

This looks ultra-competitive as usual but ALFADIL does still rather stand out as a lightly-raced 4-y-o who should have more to come for his top yard on his reappearance after wind surgery. Our Champ won nicely on his first outing for Chris Gordon and could be capable of better again so he's second choice ahead of Coolnaugh Haze, another who has made a positive start for a new stable. Fergal O'Brien's good recent record in this also earns Glorious Zoff a place on the shortlist.