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14:10 Cheltenham

Friday 15 March 2024

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

BetMGM County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 4m 25.1s

1^st

Absurde

610-10

12/1

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Held up in rear, mistake 2 out, not the clearest of runs but good headway going strongly before last, switched left and close 3rd last, went 2nd flat, stayed on well, led towards finish op 16/1

2^nd

L'eau Du Sud

610-7

7/2f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up rear of mid-division, headway on outside before 3 out, went 2nd after final bend, led before not fluent last, driven flat, headed towards finish op 3/1

3^rd

3 ¼

Pied Piper

612-0

14/1

T: G ElliottJ: D J Gilligan (3)

Held up rear of mid-division, ridden and headway approaching last, stayed on well inside final 100 yards, went 3rd last strides tchd 16/1

4^th

nse

Magical Zoe

611-2

8/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Adrian Heskin

Held up towards rear, headway on outside from after 3 out, kept on well inside final 100 yards, went 4th last stride op 10/1

5^th

Afadil

510-2

40/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Gingell (5)

Led, clear until 2nd, ridden after 2 out, headed before last, lost 2nd flat, lost 2 more places final strides op 50/1

6^th

Faivoir

910-8

7/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell (3)

Chased leaders early, mid-division, not fluent 5th or 3 out, headway 2 out, kept on flat but not pace to challenge op 15/2

7^th

Zenta

511-3

10/1

T: W P MullinsJ: M P Walsh

Raced in 2nd or 3rd, every chance final bend, ridden before last, held flat, fading inside final 50 yards tchd 9/1

8^th

3 ¾

Risk Belle

510-9

12/1

T: W P MullinsJ: J S McGarvey

In touch in mid-division, ridden and outpaced before last, no impression after tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1

9^th

nse

Samui

510-2

50/1

T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing

Held up in rear, not much room 3 just after 3 out, headway last, kept on, never dangerous tchd 66/1

10^th

By Your Side

510-2

80/1

T: G ElliottJ: J Coen (3)

Held up in rear, headway after 2 out, ridden and no impression before last op 50/1

11^th

2 ½

So Scottish

710-5

7/1

T: E MullinsJ: D Meyler

Keen early, held up in mid-division after 1st, ridden and no impression before last op 5/1 tchd 15/2

12^th

Media Naranja

510-2

100/1

T: G ElliottJ: J C Gainford

Raced in 2nd or 3rd, slow jump 3rd, close up final bend, weakened before last

13^th

Mr Freedom

510-2

28/1

T: Miss S WestJ: M Goldstein

Chased leaders, ridden after 2 out, lost place before last tchd 33/1

14^th

King Of Kingsfield

610-12

4/1

T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy

Chased leaders early, in touch in mid-division on inside, headway final bend, soon ridden, weakened before last op 11/2

15^th

3 ¼

Bialystok

610-11

14/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins

Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, ridden and some headway before last, soon weakened

16^th

2 ½

Petit Tonnerre

610-8

20/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Chased leaders, not much room 3rd, slow next, not fluent 5th, close up final bend, weakened before last op 16/1

Also Ran

Westport Cove

610-11

40/1

T: W P MullinsJ: M J M O'Sullivan

Held up towards rear of mid-division, switched outside and headway after 3 out, lost place after next, soon behind, pulled up before last

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Non-Runners

Gin Coco⁹⁰

Weight: 10-8| Age: 8

T: H Fry J: J J Burke

Hansard⁸³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: G & J Moore J: N F Houlihan

Encanto Bruno⁷⁹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: G P Cromwell J: K M Donoghue

Parramount³⁵

Weight: 10-4| Age: 8

T: C E Longsdon J: G Sheehan

Aucunrisque⁶²

Weight: 10-9| Age: 8

T: C Gordon J: Rex Dingle

Rare Middleton⁹¹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: P F Nicholls J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.40Pl:£2.90, £2.00, £2.80, £2.20EX:£77.50Trifecta:£1,382.20Tricast:£639.51SF:£57.24Swingers:£10.60, £38.90, £9.90

Forecasts

L'eau Du Sud (7/2), King Of Kingsfield (4/1), Faivoir (7/1), So Scottish (7/1), Magical Zoe (8/1), Zenta (10/1), Absurde (12/1), Risk Belle (12/1), Pied Piper (14/1), Bialystok (14/1), Petit Tonnerre (20/1), Hansard (20/1), Gin Coco (25/1), Encanto Bruno (25/1), Mr Freedom (28/1), Parramount (33/1), Aucunrisque (33/1), Afadil (40/1), Westport Cove (40/1), Samui (50/1), Rare Middleton (50/1), By Your Side (80/1), Media Naranja (100/1)

Plenty with solid claims and it may pay to take a chance on SO SCOTTISH. Still going well when falling over fences here earlier this term, he teed himself up nicely for a tilt at this with a good fourth over hurdles at Leopardstown 6 weeks ago and his mark looks a workable one for a yard that has already hit the target this week. The improving King of Kingsfield, now handicapping, and Betfair Hurdle second L'eau du Sud are other key players. Risk Belle and Absurde are also shortlisted.