17:30 Cheltenham

Wednesday 19 April 2017

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

Cheltenham Pony Racing Authority Graduates' Handicap Hurdle (Conds/Amateurs)

Off time: 17:33 | Winning time: 4m 5.20s

1^st

Silverhow

610-10

7/2

T: N J HendersonJ: Mr H Hunt (7)

Made all, ridden after 2 out, pressed last, edged right flat, stayed on well tchd 4/1

2^nd

Lithic

610-12

7/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Mr J J O'Neill (7)

Held up in 4th, closed 2 out, 2nd going ok before last, pressing winner at hurdle, held flat, stayed on op 4/1 tchd 9/2

3^rd

Red Tornado

511-12

4/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews (3)

Held up in last pair, headway 7th, ridden and not quicken before last, 3rd and stayed on same pace flat

4^th

Poker School

711-5

7/2

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Mr James King (5)

Held up in last pair, slow 3 out, closed 2 out, outpaced before last, went 4th and stayed on same pace flat op 5/2 tchd 4/1

5^th

Solatentif

711-7

10/3f

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Tracked leader, not fluent 3 out, lost 2nd before last, faded into 5th flat op 9/2

6^th

Nabhan

510-11

33/1

T: B J LlewellynJ: Robert Williams (3)

Chased leaders, took keen hold, ridden after 2 out, weakened before last

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Non-Runners

Bobble Emerald¹⁸

Weight: 10-5| Age: 9

T: M Keighley J: Harry Bannister

Copain De Classe²⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: P F Nicholls J: H Cobden

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.80Pl:£1.80, £2.10EX:£18.30Trifecta:£64.80Tricast:£49.22SF:£16.33Swingers:£2.70, £2.00, £3.30

Forecasts

Copain De Classe (11/4), Solatentif (10/3), Silverhow (7/2), Lithic (7/2), Poker School (7/2), Red Tornado (4/1), Bobble Emerald (12/1), Nabhan (33/1)

RED TORNADO can take the concluding race for the Dan Skelton stable. The yard took this race in 2015 and the selection wasn't beaten far off a 2lb lower mark when runner-up at Taunton last month. Copain De Classe is worth noting on his return to handicaps here following a novice hurdle success at Wincanton last month and the predicted better ground looks likely to suit him better than the heavy going he pulled up on in his only previous handicap start while Lithic can put a disappointing effort at Sandown last time out behind him by claiming third ahead of Solatentif.

Red Tornado
Copain De Classe
Lithic

Prize Money

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