14:50 Cheltenham

Wednesday 15 March 2017

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

Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 5m 4.10s

1^st

Supasundae

711-4

16/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power

Tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, ridden to lead before last, stayed on well flat tchd 20/1 in a place

2^nd

Taquin Du Seuil

1011-4

12/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman

Tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, went 2nd last, kept on under pressure flat, always held op 14/1 tchd 16/1 in a place

3^rd

2 ½

Who Dares Wins

511-2

33/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Tracked leaders, led narrowly 3 out, ridden and headed before last, one pace in 3rd flat

4^th

Monksland

1011-3

66/1

T: N MeadeJ: Donagh Meyler (3)

Mid-division, chased leaders after 3 out, effort before last, ridden and kept on same pace, no impression

5^th

Scoir Mear

710-8

20/1

T: T MullinsJ: D J Mullins

Held up behind, headway after 2 out, not clear run and switched right before last, ridden and stayed on well flat, not reach leaders

6^th

Modus

711-12

16/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Stan Sheppard (5)

In touch, headway and effort on outside 2 out, one pace before last, ridden and no impression after

7^th

Old Guard

611-6

20/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Mid-division, driven to chase leaders 2 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace, never on terms op 18/1

8^th

nse

Tin Soldier

610-10

5/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh

Held up behind, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leaders before last, kept on same pace, never on terms op 7/1

9^th

1 ½

River Frost

510-13

25/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

In touch, outpaced after 3 out, ridden after next, kept on under pressure from last, never reached leaders op 22/1 tchd 33/1 in a place

10^th

Kalondra

611-3

20/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily

Held up behind, headway after 3 out, ridden to chase leaders before last, never on terms

11^th

Peregrine Run

710-12

7/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: R Loughran

Mid-division on inside, headway before 4 out, outpaced after 2 out, never reached leaders op 8/1

12^th

1 ¼

Automated

610-12

16/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Mid-division, headway under pressure after 2 out, ridden before last, never near leaders, weakened flat op 14/1

13^th

Hawk High

710-10

25/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, weakened last tchd 22/1

14^th

Mister Miyagi

811-5

16/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Towards rear, headway into mid-division 5th, outpaced 2 out, stayed on to chase leaders before last, never on terms, ridden and weakened flat tchd 14/1

15^th

Morello Royale

710-10

100/1

T: C L TizzardJ: T J O'Brien

Always behind

16^th

Waxies Dargle

811-2

50/1

T: N MeadeJ: Sean Flanagan

Behind, some headway after 2 out, never near leaders, weakened flat op 40/1

17^th

4 ½

Leoncavallo

510-10

66/1

T: B PaulingJ: Mr Alex Ferguson (7)

In touch, driven and outpaced before 2 out, soon ridden and weakened

18^th

1 ¼

Thomas Hobson

711-1

50/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Led to after 2nd, tracked leader, ridden and lost place after 2 out, soon weakened tchd 66/1

19^th

Hargam

610-10

14/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Mid-division, lost place 3 out, soon behind op 12/1

20^th

Sure Reef

810-6

40/1

T: W P MullinsJ: M P Fogarty

In touch, lost place after 3 out, behind from next

21^st

Bravissimo

610-6

33/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Katie Walsh

Raced keenly, tracked leader, led after 2nd, headed 3 out, soon lost place, weakened from next op 40/1

22^nd

1 ¾

Tombstone

711-5

7/2f

T: G ElliottJ: B J Cooper

Mid-division, lost place 3 out, soon beaten and behind tchd 4/1

23^rd

Robinshill

610-9

100/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary (3)

Mid-division, lost place 3 out, soon behind, tailed off

Also Ran

The Romford Pele

1011-5

66/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: Jonathan Moore (3)

Chased leaders to before 6th, soon behind, pulled up befopre 3 out

Allblak Des Places

510-10

40/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before last

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Non-Runners

Carrig Cathal³

Weight: 10-6| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: D F O'Regan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£26.70Pl:£4.80, £3.00, £8.30, £16.90EX:£334.00Trifecta:£20,980.20Tricast:£6,206.68SF:£176.66Swingers:£66.60, £177.60, £101.90

Forecasts

Tombstone (7/2), Tin Soldier (5/1), Peregrine Run (7/1), Taquin Du Seuil (12/1), Hargam (14/1), Supasundae (16/1), Modus (16/1), Automated (16/1), Mister Miyagi (16/1), Scoir Mear (20/1), Old Guard (20/1), Kalondra (20/1), River Frost (25/1), Hawk High (25/1), Carrig Cathal (25/1), Who Dares Wins (33/1), Bravissimo (33/1), Sure Reef (40/1), Allblak Des Places (40/1), Waxies Dargle (50/1), Thomas Hobson (50/1), Monksland (66/1), Leoncavallo (66/1), The Romford Pele (66/1), Morello Royale (100/1), Robinshill (100/1)

Gordon Elliott has already tasted success at this year's Festival and has assembled a strong team in his bid to land this for the third time since 2010. Tombstone beat Jezki last time when having more use made of his stamina than when the pair met the previous month. The proximity of the third casts a shadow over the form and preference is for stable companion AUTOMATED. He has been the subject of a huge gamble for this following a brilliant display last time. He was always travelling strongly that day and that cruising speed is something that will be a huge asset in this. Taquin Du Seuil has proven form in the highest grade when chasing. He has only been beaten once in a handicap and that was over hurdles on his first run this season when the yard were out of form. Nevertheless he was noted staying on nicely over a trip short of his best and having performed well since there is cause for optimism.

Automated
Tombstone
Taquin Du Seuil

Prize Money

1st: £54,102.002nd: £20,302.003rd: £10,165.004th: £5,064.005th: £2,546.006th: £1,273.00