15:40 Cheltenham

Sunday 1 January 2017

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EBF Stallions & Cheltenham Pony Club (Listed Standard Open NH Flat Race)

Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 3m 29.5s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Cap Soleil

7/4, 20/1, 2/1, 15/8, 7/4, 13/8, 6/4

11/8

Daphne Du Clos

7/2, 20/1, 16/1, 3/1, 11/4, 2/1, 25/1, 5/2, 9/4, 11/1, 2/1, 9/4

5/2

Dynamite Dollars

20/1, 11/1, 16/1, 12/1, 11/1, 12/1, 12/1, 11/1, 14/1, 10/1, 9/1

8/1

White Valiant

10/1, 20/1, 11/1

12/1

Flashing Glance

20/1, 16/1, 18/1, 12/1

20/1

Dentley De Mee

20/1, 25/1

20/1

Atlantic Grey

20/1

St John's

20/1, 16/1, 10/1

20/1

Unsafe Conduct

20/1, 14/1, 16/1, 10/1

20/1

Sweeping Beauty

20/1

25/1

Sea Sovereign

20/1

33/1

SP Book Percentage 126.74

Non-Runners

Shearling²⁹

Weight: 10-5| Age: 4

T: B Ellison J: R Johnson

Have This For Now³⁸

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: G & J Moore J: J E Moore

Cockney Wren²⁴

Weight: 10-5| Age: 4

T: H Fry J: N P Madden

The Groove⁷⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: F O'Brien J: Philip Donovan

Spice Girl⁵⁴

Weight: 10-5| Age: 4

T: M Keighley J: Andrew Tinkler

Forecasts

Cap Soleil (11/8), Daphne Du Clos (5/2), Shearling (11/2), Dynamite Dollars (8/1), White Valiant (12/1), Cockney Wren (14/1), Have This For Now (16/1), Flashing Glance (20/1), Dentley De Mee (20/1), Atlantic Grey (20/1), St John's (20/1), Unsafe Conduct (20/1), Sweeping Beauty (25/1), The Groove (25/1), Sea Sovereign (33/1), Spice Girl (33/1)

There are some potential improvers in this contest; none moreso than the impressive Newbury scorer CAP SOLEIL who was well backed when winning on her debut. Looking back at that run it didn’t look the strongest field but she won impressively brushing aside her nine rivals with relative ease. This is obviously a rise in grade for her and it remains to be seen how she copes with the bigger field and the different track but she sets the standard here. The Henderson runner Daphne Du Clos is the unknown quantity in the race having won her only start in France but given the record of her stable in this sphere she has to be respected on her first start for the yard albeit in testing company. If there is one at a bigger price that looks interesting them it would be the well-related Cockney Wren who showed some good speed on her debut at Taunton and if that can be harnessed here in what is a tougher test of stamina she might be dangerous in the closing stages. 1. Cap Soleil 2. Daphne Du Clos 3. Cockney Wren