15:10 Cheltenham

Sunday 1 January 2017

All12:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:40

Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle (Grade 2)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 4f 56y  |   Soft  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:10  |   Winning time: 5m 12.2s
1st
Horse silk
5
16/1
T: Nick WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly
Tracked leader, mistake 7th, challenged 2 out, led before last, headed just after hurdle, edged left flat, rallied towards finish, led close home op 14/1 tchd 12/1
2nd
Horse silk
hd
9
2/1f
T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob
Held up, in rear, closed going well 3 out, challenged last, soon led, ridden flat, headed close home op 9/4
3rd
Horse silk
7
8
7/1
T: W GreatrexJ: R Johnson
Led, ridden and headed before last, stayed on same pace, no impression on front pair op 13/2 tchd 6/1
4th
Horse silk
6
2
11/4
T: N B KingJ: T E Whelan
Held up, in 5th, not fluent 2nd, closed next, ridden from 5th, 4th and beaten when jumped left and not fluent last, weakened flat op 9/4
5th
Horse silk
23
1
11/2
T: R WalfordJ: Aidan Coleman
Tracked leaders, hit 6th, ridden and outpaced 2 out, soon weakened op 5/1 tchd 9/2

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
4
6/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Tracked leaders, lost place 4th, not fluent next, closed 6th, shaken up and just over 4 lengths 5th when mistake and unseated rider 2 out op 15/2

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Non-Runners

3
Horse silk
Old Guard22
Weight: 11-8|  Age: 6
T: P F Nicholls  J: Sam Twiston-Davies
NR
7
Horse silk
Protek Des Flos37
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 5
T: N J Henderson  J: B J Geraghty
NR
6
Horse silk
Leoncavallo29
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 5
T: B Pauling  J: Mr Alex Ferguson
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£17.40Pl:£5.20, £1.70EX:£51.10Trifecta:£315.50Tricast:£220.56SF:£45.86Swingers:£17.00, £9.30, £1.70

Forecasts

L'Ami Serge (2/1), Lil Rockerfeller (11/4), Camping Ground (11/2), Adrien Du Pont (6/1), Cole Harden (7/1), Old Guard (8/1), Protek Des Flos (12/1), Agrapart (16/1), Leoncavallo (25/1)

Verdict

LIL ROCKERFELLER has looked to improve with every run since getting beaten in race last year and he won’t have two JP McManus hot-pots to cope with here and given his tremendous attitude and nature he deserves to win a race such as this. The six-year-old never knows when he’s beaten and this track and trip should play to his strengths and give him a good chance landing a second Grade 2 victory. Adrien Du Pont needs careful consideration as he ran well in Grade 1 in France and although he looks a chaser in the making his overall level of form is good enough to see him make a bold bid here. Cole Harden returns to the scene of his biggest success and although he’s not won since then, he's getting weight from all bar one of this field which presents him with a chance to put up a bold bid. 1. Lil Rockerfeller 2. Adrien Du Pont 3. Cole Harden

Prize Money

1st: £22,780.002nd: £8,548.003rd: £4,280.004th: £2,132.005th: £1,072.006th: £536.00

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