19:50 Cheltenham

Friday 3 May 2019

All17:0517:4018:1518:5019:2019:5020:20

Are You Well, I Thought You Were Open Hunters' Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 4  |   4m 97y  |   Good to Soft (Good in Places)  |   18 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:53  |   Winning time: 8m 48.7s
Odds by:
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Odds
12
Haymount
4/1, 7/2, 10/3, 3/1, 10/3
3/1
15
Southfield Theatre
9/2, 5/1, 11/2, 5/1, 9/2, 4/1
7/2
6
Optimised
9/2, 5/1, 11/2, 11/2, 6/1, 11/2, 5/1, 11/2, 5/1, 9/2, 4/1, 9/2
4/1
19
Vasco Du Mee
7/1, 6/1, 13/2, 7/1
13/2
1
Mendip Express
9/1, 10/1, 11/1, 10/1, 9/1, 17/2, 8/1
8/1
4
Jack Snipe
8/1, 9/1, 10/1, 11/1, 12/1, 14/1, 14/1, 12/1
12/1
10
Changeofluck
10/1, 11/1, 12/1, 11/1, 12/1, 14/1, 16/1, 20/1
20/1
13
Knockaderry Flyer
20/1, 25/1, 20/1, 25/1, 22/1, 20/1, 22/1
25/1
17
Teeton Kato
16/1, 20/1
25/1
2
Sam Red
33/1, 25/1, 28/1
33/1
16
Spanish Arch
33/1
9
Captain Von Trappe
40/1, 33/1
40/1
18
Twist On Ginge
40/1, 28/1, 33/1, 40/1
40/1
11
Earthmoves
66/1
50/1
8
After Aspen
33/1, 40/1, 50/1
66/1
14
Sentimentaljourney
100/1
5
Master Sunrise
100/1, 80/1, 80/1
100/1
20
Vincitore
100/1
SP Book Percentage 164.24

Non-Runners

3
Horse silk
Wonderful Charm29
Weight: 12-2|  Age: 11
T: P F Nicholls  J: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen
WD
7
Horse silk
Premier Portrait6
Weight: 11-13|  Age: 12
T: Dr Charles Levinson  J: Mr George Daly
NR

Forecasts

Wonderful Charm (5/2), Haymount (3/1), Southfield Theatre (7/2), Optimised (4/1), Vasco Du Mee (13/2), Mendip Express (8/1), Jack Snipe (12/1), Premier Portrait (14/1), Changeofluck (20/1), Knockaderry Flyer (25/1), Teeton Kato (25/1), Sam Red (33/1), Spanish Arch (33/1), Captain Von Trappe (40/1), Twist On Ginge (40/1), Earthmoves (50/1), After Aspen (66/1), Sentimentaljourney (100/1), Master Sunrise (100/1), Vincitore (100/1)

Verdict

If there's been rain around, this is going to take some getting, and there will be no room for non-stayers. On that, Wonderful Charm, despite all his class, gets the push as he's not proven over this far. Haymount is proven, but needs to bounce back after a sulky effort in the Foxhunters. If he can leave that behind, he's a chance. VASCO DU MEE has chances of reversing that earlier form with Haymount here, and just gets the vote in an open race. Optimised is a possible improver and for those looking for e/w bets, both Changeofluck and Knockaderry Flyer make some appeal.
  1. Vasco Du Mee
  2. Optimised
  3. Changeofluck

Previous Winners

2018
Excitable Island
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 11
7/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,854.002nd: £1,210.003rd: £605.004th: £302.005th: £151.006th: £76.007th: £38.008th: £18.00

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