16:25 Cheltenham

Wednesday 19 April 2017

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:30

Safran Landing Systems 'Confined' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 5m 48.10s

1^st

Iora Glas

811-7

8/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Held up, headway 9th, close 3rd 2 out, led before last, in command flat, ridden out op 9/1

2^nd

1 ½

Max Forte

711-12

4/1j

T: C J DownJ: James Davies

Tracked leaders, 2nd 2 out, every chance before last, held by winner flat, stayed on op 9/2

3^rd

The Wallace Line

611-12

9/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns (3)

Held up in rear, headway before 2 out, closed before last, stayed on, went 3rd towards finish, no impression on winner op 16/1

4^th

1 ½

Pillard

511-10

13/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, ridden and switched left before last, stayed on, 4th and no extra towards finish op 6/1

5^th

Baron Du Plessis

610-9

4/1j

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Mid-division, not fluent 5th, headway 9th, jumped slowly 2 out, lost place after 2 out, soon weakened op 5/1

6^th

2 ½

First Fandango

1010-11

5/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: R Johnson

Tracked leader, led before 2 out, ridden and headed before last, weakened op 4/1 tchd 11/2

7^th

Moidore

811-10

16/1

T: C T PogsonJ: A Pogson

Held up towards rear, took keen hold, in touch before 2 out, soon beaten, weakened well before last op 12/1

8^th

Decimus

1011-8

10/1

T: J ScottJ: Matt Griffiths

Mid-division, headway 5th, ridden and lost place when mistake 9th, soon behind, tailed off 2 out tchd 9/1

Also Ran

The Artful Cobbler

610-9

11/1

T: H D DalyJ: Jake Greenall

Led, mistake 7th, headed before 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last op 10/1

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Non-Runners

Buckontupence³⁴

Weight: 10-7| Age: 9

T: H J Evans J: Benjamin Poste

Minstrel Royal⁸²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: N J Henderson J: J McGrath

McKenzie's Friend⁶⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: O Sherwood J: L P Aspell

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.50Pl:£2.30, £1.90, £2.70EX:£43.80Trifecta:£540.20Tricast:£295.50SF:£40.32Swingers:£8.40, £11.50, £7.90

Forecasts

Max Forte (4/1), Baron Du Plessis (4/1), First Fandango (5/1), Pillard (13/2), Iora Glas (8/1), McKenzie's Friend (8/1), The Wallace Line (9/1), Decimus (10/1), Minstrel Royal (10/1), The Artful Cobbler (11/1), Moidore (16/1), Buckontupence (25/1)

PILLARD steps up in trip here following a good effort over 2m when third at Huntingdon last time out. Already a winner over hurdles in France Jonjo O'Neill's charge should appreciate ground conditions and is worth siding with here and can provide another winner for a yard with a 26% strike-rate of late. The maiden Baron Du Plessis has run some solid races so far and is another who hails from a yard in form (5/26 of late) and can get the better of Decimus who is well handicapped on his old form in the race for second.

Pillard
Baron Du Plessis
Decimus

Prize Money

1st: £6,256.002nd: £1,848.003rd: £924.004th: £462.005th: £231.006th: £116.00