14:10 Cheltenham

Friday 17 March 2017

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Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:12 | Winning time: 4m 0.00s

1^st

Arctic Fire

811-12

20/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up towards rear, headway form home bend on stands side, challenging for 2nd last, ran on under pressure flat, led towards finish op 25/1

2^nd

L'Ami Serge

711-6

25/1

T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob

Held up towards rear, headway when not clear run and switched left before last, ran on under pressure flat, went 2nd close home, not quite able to challenge winner op 33/1

3^rd

Ozzie The Oscar

610-3

50/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Chased leaders on inside, went 2nd after home bend, led before last, ran on, headed towards finish op 66/1

4^th

Air Horse One

610-8

10/1

T: H FryJ: N D Fehily

Held up towards rear, headway when not clear run after 2 out, challenging for 2nd last, kept on under pressure flat, held by leading trio final 75 yards op 11/1

5^th

Winter Escape

610-8

9/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Mid-division, headway after 2 out, pressing for 2nd last, soon edged right, kept on under pressure, held by leaders final 75 yards op 10/1

6^th

Ivanovich Gorbatov

511-4

5/1f

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin (5)

Prominent, ridden to challenge for 2nd last, kept on under pressure flat, held by leaders final 75 yards op 7/1 tchd 8/1 in a place

7^th

Mohaayed

510-2

16/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Ian Popham

Held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway on outside after 3 out, hampered after 2 out, unable to quicken after last, ran on towards finish tchd 20/1

8^th

Renneti

811-3

11/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh

Held up in rear, ran on flat, finished strongly, not reach leaders op 12/1 tchd 10/1

9^th

Wait For Me

710-3

10/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Held up in mid-division, not fluent 3rd, ridden and headway before last, kept on same pace final 150 yards tchd 11/1

10^th

Court Minstrel

1010-13

33/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Held up towards rear, headway after 2 out, 10th at the last, never able to get on terms op 25/1

11^th

Wakea

610-10

33/1

T: K ThorntonJ: Donagh Meyler (3)

Led, clear when not fluent 3rd, 10 lengths clear 2 out, headed before last, weakened towards finish op 28/1

12^th

Diego Du Charmil

511-3

12/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Chased leaders, ridden and one pace before last, weakened op 16/1

13^th

Crievehill

510-5

33/1

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

Chased leaders, took keen hold, ridden after 2 out, hung left and weakened before last op 28/1

14^th

Baltimore Rock

810-6

66/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: T Scudamore

Mid-division, not fluent 2nd or 3rd, towards rear after 3 out, some headway before last, no impression

15^th

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Bertimont

710-7

50/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews (3)

Mid-division, mistake 2nd, headway after 3 out, weakened before last op 40/1

16^th

1 ¼

North Hill Harvey

611-3

8/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Chased leaders, took keen hold, ridden and weakened before last tchd 15/2 tchd 7/1 in a place

17^th

Kapstadt

710-3

33/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: W T Kennedy

Mid-division, ridden and struggling after 2 out

18^th

Song Light

710-3

20/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Kevin Jones (5)

Always towards rear

19^th

Boite

710-8

50/1

T: W GreatrexJ: G Sheehan

Mid-division, mistake 2 out, soon weakened

20^th

Joey Sasa

810-8

20/1

T: N MeadeJ: Sean Flanagan

In touch in mid-division, bumped after 2 out, soon weakened

21^st

Tell Us More

810-10

14/1

T: G ElliottJ: B J Cooper

Not that fluent in rear, behind 5th, some headway before last, no impression, soon weakened tchd 16/1

22^nd

3 ¾

Vosne Romanee

610-7

18/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Aidan Coleman

In touch until 3 out, soon dropped out op 16/1

23^rd

1 ¾

Dominada

510-3

40/1

T: B EllisonJ: B S Hughes

Prominent, lost place on inside after 2 out, soon weakened op 33/1

Also Ran

De Name Escapes Me

710-4

28/1

T: N MeadeJ: Jonathan Moore (3)

Not always fluent, chased leaders on outside, lost place and bumped after 2 out, weakened and pulled up before last op 25/1

Jaleo

510-3

40/1

T: B PaulingJ: Mr Alex Ferguson (7)

Prominent, ridden and lost place on home bend, soon weakened, fell last op 33/1

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Non-Runners

Mick Jazz⁴⁰

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£25.90Pl:£5.10, £5.80, £11.60, £2.30EX:£491.30Trifecta:£19,584.20Tricast:£21,744.21SF:£444.41Swingers:£69.80, £237.60, £208.10

Forecasts

Ivanovich Gorbatov (5/1), Mick Jazz (7/1), North Hill Harvey (8/1), Winter Escape (9/1), Air Horse One (10/1), Wait For Me (10/1), Renneti (11/1), Diego Du Charmil (12/1), Tell Us More (14/1), Mohaayed (16/1), Vosne Romanee (18/1), Arctic Fire (20/1), Song Light (20/1), Joey Sasa (20/1), L'Ami Serge (25/1), De Name Escapes Me (28/1), Court Minstrel (33/1), Wakea (33/1), Crievehill (33/1), Kapstadt (33/1), Dominada (40/1), Jaleo (40/1), Ozzie The Oscar (50/1), Bertimont (50/1), Boite (50/1), Baltimore Rock (66/1)

A fascinating renewal of this devilishly-competitive handicap in which the unexposed North Hill Harvey makes plenty of appeal representing last year's winning connections. That said, with dangers abound, it may pay to search for value elsewhere and last year's impressive impressive Fred Winter winner DIEGO DU CHARMIL fits the bill having confirmed himself still on the upgrade with an impressive victory at Musselburgh last time out. Another 2016 Festival winner, Ivanovich Gorbatov, is also interesting along with Mick Jazz, Winter Escape and Wait For Me.

Diego Du Charmil
North Hill Harvey
Ivanovich Gorbatov

Prize Money

1st: £54,321.002nd: £20,586.003rd: £10,222.004th: £4,674.005th: £2,346.006th: £1,406.00