17:30 Cheltenham

Thursday 17 March 2022

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

Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase (Sponsored By The JRL Group) (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 2  |   3m 2f  |   Soft  |   20 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:30  |   Winning time: 6m 55.29s
1st
Horse silk
20
1011-1
40/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Miss Lucy Turner (3)
Towards rear on outer, good headway to join leaders 11th, disputed lead 17th, not fluent and headed next, led 3 out, stumbled next, soon pushed along, not fluent last, ridden flat, stayed on well op 33/1
2nd
Horse silk
2 ½
11
5/1j
T: N J HendersonJ: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen
Chased leaders, badly hampered and dropped towards rear 2nd, headway into midfield 3rd, chased leaders 13th, went third going well 3 out, went second 2 out, ridden to challenge approaching last where not fluent, hung left flat, kept on well op 11/2 tchd 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
1
25
66/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Mr James King
Led, jumped big 7th, headed 9th, led again next, not fluent and headed 11th, led again next, joined 17th, led again next, headed 3 out, pushed along approaching 2 out, ridden after last, rallied gamely flat op 50/1
4th
Horse silk
½
2
33/1
T: G ElliottJ: Mr Harry Swan (3)
Prominent, led 9th, headed next, led 11th, headed next, pushed along after 3 out, ridden before last, slightly hampered flat, switched right final 100yds, kept on tchd 28/1
5th
Horse silk
9 ½
16
33/1
T: J CandlishJ: Miss Gina Andrews
Mid-division, pecked 1st, headway to go prominent 3rd, pushed along 3 out, ridden before last, no extra from last tchd 40/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
9
9/1
T: P A FahyJ: Mr P W Mullins
Not fluent on occasion, midfield, ridden along after 17th, pushed along before 3 out, plugged on one pace from 2 out op 8/1 tchd 10/1
7th
Horse silk
6
22
18/1
T: E MullinsJ: Miss Maxine O'Sullivan
Prominent, blundered 15th, losing place when slow 18th, ridden after 3 out, no extra from 2 out op 14/1 tchd 20/1
8th
Horse silk
11
8
14/1
T: G ElliottJ: Mr J J Codd
Chased leaders, pushed along 3 out, made no impression
9th
Horse silk
1 ¾
23
50/1
T: S ThomasJ: Mr Tommie M O'Brien
Towards rear, hampered 2nd, headway into midfield 4 out, pushed along next, faded 2 out tchd 40/1
10th
Horse silk
4 ¾
18
1111-1
14/1
T: G ElliottJ: Mr B O'Neill
Mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, never dangerous tchd 18/1
11th
Horse silk
1
10
66/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: M J M O'Sullivan (3)
Midfield, struggling when mistake 4 out, soon beaten op 50/1 tchd 80/1
12th
Horse silk
31
5
25/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Mr D Maxwell
Midfield, lost place 16th, mistake next, struggling when hit 3 out, soon faded op 22/1 tchd 20/1
13th
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
6/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Ben Harvey (3)
Mid-division, pushed along approaching 3 out where not fluent, never in contention op 15/2 tchd 8/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
6/1
T: G ElliottJ: Mr R James (3)
Midfield, lost place 18th, pushed along 4 out, made no impression, pulled up before 2 out tchd 11/2
PU
Horse silk
6
5/1j
T: N MeadeJ: Mr Derek O'Connor
Mid-division, headway to chase when bad mistake and sprawled on landing 4 out, unable to recover, pulled up before 2 out op 11/2
UR
Horse silk
7
50/1
T: C L TizzardJ: Miss Thomosina Eyston (7)
Close up, mistake 1st, hampered and unseated rider 2nd tchd 66/1
F
Horse silk
13
66/1
T: M J SmithJ: Mr F Maguire
Chased leaders when fell heavily 2nd op 50/1
PU
Horse silk
14
9/1
T: T R GeorgeJ: Mr William Biddick
Held up in rear, not fluent 4th (water), headway into mid-division 13th, pulled up before 2 out tchd 17/2
PU
Horse silk
15
9/1
T: A M HalesJ: Mr D Peters (3)
Prominent, hit 2nd, dropped to midfield next, slow 7th, hit 13th, struggling 16th, pulled up before 4 out op 17/2 tchd 8/1
PU
Horse silk
21
911-0
50/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Freddie Mitchell
Towards rear, badly hampered 2nd, mistake 15th, hit 4 out, pulled up before 2 out

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Non-Runners

17
Horse silk
The Mighty Don75
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 10
T: N J Gifford  J: Non Runner
NR
24
Horse silk
Red Infantry103
Weight: 10-10|  Age: 12
T: Ian Williams  J: Tristan Durrell
NR
19
Horse silk
Rocco47
Weight: 11-1|  Age: 9
T: N A Twiston-Davies  J: Mr Zac Baker
NR
4
Horse silk
Janika47
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 9
T: N J Henderson  J: Ben Bromley
NR
12
Horse silk
Lord Accord22
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 7
T: N P Mulholland  J: Mr J W Hendrick
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£54.50Pl:£8.80, £2.00, £18.20, £6.50EX:£458.40Trifecta:£13,337.10Tricast:£12,828.26SF:£243.64Swingers:£52.30, £498.60, £153.70

Forecasts

Mister Coffey (5/1), School Boy Hours (5/1), Ain't That A Shame (6/1), Frontal Assault (6/1), Mister Fogpatches (9/1), Omar Maretti (9/1), Come On Teddy (9/1), Smoking Gun (14/1), Glenloe (14/1), Rightplacerightime (18/1), Cat Tiger (25/1), Lord Accord (25/1), Fakir D'alene (33/1), Mint Condition (33/1), Janika (33/1), Chambard (40/1), Powerstown Park (50/1), The Mighty Don (50/1), Larry (50/1), Elegant Escape (50/1), Red Infantry (50/1), Rocco (50/1), Didero Vallis (66/1), Almazhar Garde (66/1), Mindsmadeup (66/1)

Verdict

The Elliott stable has a good record in this and FRONTAL ASSAULT has very much the right profile having got his mark from 3 runs over shorter trips whilst leaving the impression this sort of stamina test will very much play to his strengths. Fellow handicap newcomer Ain't That A Shame is feared most. School Boy Hours and Smoking Gun complete the shortlist in what could be an Irish domination.

  1. FRONTAL ASSAULT (IRE)
  2. AIN'T THAT A SHAME (IRE)
  3. SCHOOL BOY HOURS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Mount Ida
Weight: 11-9  |Age: 7
3/1

Prize Money

1st: £36,668.002nd: £18,330.003rd: £9,165.004th: £4,582.005th: £2,295.006th: £1,148.00

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