13:15 Cheltenham

Sunday 19 November 2017

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3016:00

Velcourt Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 5m 24.40s

1^st

Melrose Boy

511-10

11/4f

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

2^nd

Charlie's Charm

510-9

33/1

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

3^rd

2 ¾

Sheer Poetry

610-9

40/1

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

4^th

Lip Service

811-6

10/1

T: F O'BrienJ: R 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

5^th

Buckle Street

411-8

14/1

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

6^th

4 ½

Wylde Magic

611-5

7/2

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

7^th

3 ½

Maguire's Glen

911-2

33/1

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

8^th

Cornish Warrior

610-11

20/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Harry Reed (6)

Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 2 out, never on terms, weakened flat op 22/1

9^th

Atlantic Grey

410-13

9/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Tom Humphries (8)

Mid-division, outpaced 2 out, never near leaders, weakened last op 17/2 tchd 8/1

10^th

nse

Gran Maestro

810-13

66/1

T: P WinksJ: Charlie Deutsch

In touch, led narrowly 2nd to 4th, soon pushed along, weakened before 3 out

11^th

Bye Bye O Bye

1011-0

25/1

T: Michael C GriffinJ: Liam Gilligan (7)

Mid-division, weakened 2 out op 33/1

12^th

Cottersrock

711-2

14/1

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

13^th

Rebel Yeats

511-7

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

14^th

Potters Story

511-12

25/1

T: P & M BowenJ: James Bowen (3)

Held up towards rear, struggling after 6th, never involved

15^th

Lambs Lane

510-7

50/1

T: P J RothwellJ: J P O'Sullivan (5)

Always behind, tailed off 3 out

16^th

Tarrona

811-7

50/1

T: A PhillipsJ: Stan Sheppard

Never better than mid-division, weakened after 4 out, tailed off

Also Ran

Oski

511-9

20/1

T: B I CaseJ: Max Kendrick (6)

Tracked leaders, lost place when blundered 4 out, not recover, soon pulled up op 22/1

Tynecastle Park

411-7

28/1

T: R EdderyJ: Fergus Gregory (5)

Mid-division, weakened after 4 out, tailed off next, soon pulled up

Another Frontier

611-6

11/1

T: N & W 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

Tempuran¹⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: A Ralph J: Charlie Hammond

Sunnytahliateigan⁷

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: Ian Williams J: Bryony Frost

Samson²

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: Mrs S Leech J: Sean Houlihan

Black Ivory²¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: J M Jefferson J: Non Runner

Undefined Beauty¹⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: O Murphy J: Fergus Gregory

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), Tempuran (8/1), Black Ivory (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

2016

Behind Time

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 5

J: Kieron Edgar | T: H Fry

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £7,507.002nd: £2,218.003rd: £1,109.004th: £554.005th: £277.006th: £139.00