13:15 Cheltenham
Sunday 19 November 2017
All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3016:00
Velcourt Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
- 3YO plus | Class 3 | 2m 5f 26y | Soft (Heavy in places) | 19 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 5m 24.4s
T: H FryJ: Kieron Edgar (3)
Mid-division on outside, headway after 4 out, soon tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, led between last 2, stayed on well op 2/1 tchd 3/1
T: G P CromwellJ: Jack Sherwood
Tracked leaders, led 3 out, driven and headed between last 2, ridden last, kept on same pace, no impression with winner flat
T: R WoollacottJ: Mr Robert Hawker (3)
Held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, went 3rd after 2 out, ridden and kept on same pace before last, no impression with front pair
T: F O'BrienJ: Richard Patrick
Slowly away, behind, headway after 3 out, ridden to chase clear leaders after 2 out, kept on same pace, took 4th near finish, not trouble leaders tchd 12/1
T: M KeighleyJ: C Gethings
In touch on outside, challenged after 4 out, lost place before 2 out, no impression with leaders when ridden and hung left flat, lost 4th near finish op 20/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Mitchell Bastyan (3)
With leader, led narrowly after 4 out, headed next, soon ridden, lost place after 2 out, no impression after op 5/1
T: G HarrisJ: M Hamill
Tracked leaders, challenged after 4 out, ridden and outpaced after 2 out, no impression after, well held when not much room on inside flat op 28/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: Harry Reed (6)
Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 2 out, never on terms, weakened flat op 22/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Tom Humphries (8)
Mid-division, outpaced 2 out, never near leaders, weakened last op 17/2 tchd 8/1
T: P WinksJ: Charlie Deutsch
In touch, led narrowly 2nd to 4th, soon pushed along, weakened before 3 out
T: Michael C GriffinJ: Liam Gilligan (7)
Mid-division, weakened 2 out op 33/1
T: M KeighleyJ: Harry Stock (6)
Led 1st to next, prominent on outside, led again narrowly 4th, mistake 4 out, soon headed, weakened 2 out op 16/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: Edward Austin (10)
Mid-division on inside, headway to join leaders after 6th, lost place after 3 out, weakened from next
T: P BowenJ: James Bowen (3)
Held up towards rear, struggling after 6th, never involved
T: P J RothwellJ: J P O'Sullivan (5)
Always behind, tailed off 3 out
T: A PhillipsJ: Stan Sheppard
Never better than mid-division, weakened after 4 out, tailed off
Also Ran
T: B I CaseJ: Max Kendrick (6)
Tracked leaders, lost place when blundered 4 out, not recover, soon pulled up op 22/1
T: R EdderyJ: Fergus Gregory (5)
Mid-division, weakened after 4 out, tailed off next, soon pulled up
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary (3)
In touch on inside, blundered and lost place 4 out, soon behind and pulled up op 12/1 tchd 14/1
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Non-Runners
13
Undefined Beauty17
Weight: 11-4| Age: 8
T: O Murphy J: Fergus Gregory
NR
19
Sunnytahliateigan7
Weight: 10-11| Age: 5
T: Ian Williams J: Bryony Frost
NR
23
Samson2
Weight: 10-9| Age: 6
T: Mrs S Leech J: Sean Houlihan
NR
5
Black Ivory21
Weight: 11-7| Age: 5
T: J M Jefferson J: Non Runner
NR
12
Tempuran10
Weight: 11-5| Age: 8
T: A Ralph J: Charlie Hammond
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£3.80Pl:£1.40, £6.50, £11.00, £2.70EX:£112.90Trifecta:£5,356.20Tricast:£3,158.28SF:£106.87Swingers:£22.60, £47.60, £0.00
Forecasts
Melrose Boy (11/4), Wylde Magic (7/2), Black Ivory (8/1), Tempuran (8/1), Atlantic Grey (9/1), Lip Service (10/1), Undefined Beauty (10/1), Another Frontier (11/1), Buckle Street (14/1), Cottersrock (14/1), Rebel Yeats (16/1), Sunnytahliateigan (16/1), Cornish Warrior (20/1), Oski (20/1), Bye Bye O Bye (25/1), Potters Story (25/1), Tynecastle Park (28/1), Charlie's Charm (33/1), Maguire's Glen (33/1), Sheer Poetry (40/1), Lambs Lane (50/1), Tarrona (50/1), Samson (50/1), Gran Maestro (66/1)
A predictably tricky handicap hurdle to solve with just the 24 runners declared, but UNDEFINED BEAUTY looks of most interest. Never out of the front two in three runs since joining Olly Murphy, this hat-trick seeker has been raised another 10lb but probably had more in hand at Sedgefield last time out than the official winning margin suggests, and this progressive contender could get his head in front again here in conditions which should suit. He is just preferred to Sunnytahliateigan, who ran a great race in second last time out and should be able to progress further if putting in a more professional performance in the closing stages, while the unexposed Melrose Boy could have a say if overcoming an absence since January. Rebel Yeats and Black Ivory are others with claims.
- Undefined Beauty
- Sunnytahliateigan
- Melrose Boy
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £7,507.002nd: £2,218.003rd: £1,109.004th: £554.005th: £277.006th: £139.00
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