16:10 Cheltenham

Thursday 14 March 2019

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

Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 4f 127y  |   Good to Soft (soft in places)  |   22 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:11  |   Winning time: 5m 14.29s
Odds by:
The word Sky in blue and Bet in white with a red background.
Live Odds
Odds
1
Janika
11/4, 3/1, 11/4
3/1
2
River Wylde
11/1, 10/1, 9/1
10/1
3
Spiritofthegames
15/2, 8/1, 15/2, 15/2, 8/1, 15/2, 7/1
6/1
4
Modus
22/1
20/1
5
Kalondra
16/1, 14/1
12/1
6
Valseur Lido
25/1, 28/1
33/1
7
Kauto Riko
66/1
8
Bigmartre
33/1
40/1
9
Polidam
33/1
11
Bouvreuil
25/1
33/1
12
Siruh Du Lac
11/2, 5/1
9/2
13
Some Buckle
66/1
14
Templehills
100/1
15
Doitforthevillage
20/1
16/1
16
Voix D'Eau
100/1
17
Testify
33/1
18
Gardefort
25/1
28/1
19
Azzerti
20/1
21
Eamon An Cnoic
9/1
10/1
22
Splash of Ginge
25/1
23
King's Odyssey
20/1, 22/1
20/1
24
Didero Vallis
16/1
SP Book Percentage 135.86

Non-Runners

20
Horse silk
Romain De Senam19
Weight: 10-7|  Age: 7
T: P F Nicholls  J: Harry Cobden
NR
10
Horse silk
Ballyhill26
Weight: 10-12|  Age: 8
T: N & W Twiston-Davies  J: Non Runner
NR

Forecasts

Janika (3/1), Siruh Du Lac (9/2), Spiritofthegames (6/1), Eamon An Cnoic (10/1), River Wylde (10/1), Kalondra (12/1), Didero Vallis (16/1), Doitforthevillage (16/1), Ballyhill (16/1), Azzerti (20/1), Modus (20/1), Romain De Senam (20/1), King's Odyssey (20/1), Splash of Ginge (25/1), Gardefort (28/1), Bouvreuil (33/1), Polidam (33/1), Valseur Lido (33/1), Testify (33/1), Bigmartre (40/1), Kauto Riko (66/1), Some Buckle (66/1), Templehills (100/1), Voix D'Eau (100/1)

Verdict

A seemingly impossible handicap. C&D foes Janika and Siruh Du Lac are worthy of their respective places towards the top of the market, but one can't help but feel that the top-weight will need to be razor sharp in order to hump 11st 12lb to victory. Therefore, the safest approach is to take aim at a handful of better-priced alternatives. Venetia Williams has her string in decent shape at present with the soft-ground proven Didero Vallis of interest along with the Chepstow scorer Eamon An Cnoic. Others in with a possible shout include Polidam and the Festival regular Bouvreuil. However, the pin falls on the unexposed SPIRITOFTHEGAMES.
  1. Spiritofthegames
  2. Eamon An Cnoic
  3. Didero Vallis

Previous Winners

2018
The Storyteller
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 7
5/1

Prize Money

1st: £61,897.002nd: £23,320.003rd: £11,671.004th: £5,830.005th: £2,926.006th: £1,463.007th: £726.008th: £374.00

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