13:20 Cheltenham

Thursday 18 March 2021

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Marsh Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:21 | Winning time: 5m 1.75s

1^st

Chantry House

711-4

9/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Tracked leaders on outside, not fluent 9th, challenged before 2 out, led approaching last, driven flat, stayed on well op 10/1

2^nd

Fusil Raffles

611-4

14/1

T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob

Led until after 7th, chased leader, led again before 2 out, headed before not fluent and pecked last, held by winner flat, kept on op 16/1

3^rd

Asterion Forlonge

711-4

14/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up rear of mid-division on outside, closed when not much room 11th, went 3rd from 2 out, soon ridden and hung left, not fluent last, held flat, kept on op 22/1 tchd 16/1

4^th

Chatham Street Lad

911-4

14/1

T: M WintersJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Chased leaders on inside, not fluent 6th, mistake 3 out, not much room and switched right before 2 out, went 4th from last, hung left, no impression op 12/1

5^th

Shan Blue

711-4

10/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Tracked leader, challenged 7th, soon led and upped tempo, not fluent 8th, clear 10th, hit 4 out, reduced lead after 3 out, headed before 2 out, soon beaten, not much room and weakened flat op 11/1

6^th

Blackbow

811-4

40/1

T: W P MullinsJ: B J Cooper

Held up in rear, slightly hampered 4th, lacked pace to ever get on terms, well beaten before 3 out, tailed off op 33/1

7^th

Darver Star

911-4

33/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Lacked fluency and slow at times, always in rear, behind 8th, tailed off op 28/1

Also Ran

Envoi Allen

711-4

4/9f

T: H De BromheadJ: Jack Kennedy

Chased leaders, fell 4th

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.10Pl:£3.20, £3.40, £3.50EX:£110.50Trifecta:£832.10Tricast:£1,737.56SF:£111.67Swingers:£5.70, £8.00, £9.80

Forecasts

Envoi Allen (4/9), Chantry House (9/1), Shan Blue (10/1), Fusil Raffles (14/1), Asterion Forlonge (14/1), Chatham Street Lad (14/1), Darver Star (33/1), Blackbow (40/1)

ENVOI ALLEN has passed each test with flying colours and is as exciting a chase prospect as there is around. A stable switch is unlikely to have an impact and he's rightly a short price to extend his winning sequence to 13. Shan Blue wasn't within hailing distance of the selection in the Ballymore a year ago but he's taken really well to chasing and is offered for the forecast.