15:00 Cheltenham
Sunday 19 November 2017
All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3016:00
Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
- 4YO plus | Class 1 | 2m 87y | Soft (Heavy in places) | 13 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:03 | Winning time: 4m 4.70s
T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson
Held up towards rear on outside, headway after 4 out, close up 2 out, came towards stands side rail to challenge before last, soon ridden, led narrowly flat, held on op 14/1
T: H FryJ: T Scudamore
Led after 1st, driven and headed briefly turning in, ridden after last, headed narrowly flat, kept on, just held op 11/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost (5)
Tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, ridden and stayed on under pressure to take narrow 3rd flat, no impression with front pair op 12/1
T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: R Johnson
Led to after 1st, in touch, outpaced after 2 out, ridden and stayed on into 4th flat, no impression op 8/1
T: A KingJ: Mitchell Bastyan (5)
Mid-division, headway 4 out, challenged 2 out, led briefly turning in, kept on and every chance until ridden and no extra after last, well held when lost 2 places flat op 16/1
T: B EllisonJ: James Bowen (5)
Held up mid-division on outside, tracked leaders after 4 out, ridden and outpaced after 2 out, no impression before last op 9/1
T: N J HendersonJ: David Bass
Mid-division, lost place 4 out, soon outpaced, kept on under pressure from last, never near leaders op 9/2 tchd 11/2
T: J & S QuinnJ: B S Hughes
Held behind, outpaced 2 out, kept on under pressure from last, never near leaders op 33/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: B J Geraghty
Mid-division, outpaced before 2 out, never able to challenge op 11/1 tchd 10/1
T: J W MullinsJ: Daniel Sansom (7)
Soon behind, outpaced 3 out, never a threat op 22/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Towards rear, outpaced 3 out, weakened next, tailed off op 8/1 tchd 15/2
T: J P O'BrienJ: Aidan Coleman
Tracked leaders, lost place after 4 out, behind from next, tailed off op 25/1
Also Ran
T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien
Prominent, every chance when fell 2 out tchd 5/1
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Non-Runners
8
Flying Tiger8
Weight: 10-4| Age: 4
T: Nick Williams J: B J Cooper
NR
10
Amour de Nuit28
Weight: 10-1| Age: 5
T: P F Nicholls J: Non Runner
NR
15
Top Othe Ra15
Weight: 10-0| Age: 9
T: T Mullins J: Non Runner
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£12.10Pl:£3.60, £3.30, £2.90EX:£157.70Trifecta:£1,024.80Tricast:£850.23SF:£103.90Swingers:£22.80, £10.00, £17.50
Forecasts
London Prize (9/2), Jenkins (5/1), The New One (7/1), Old Guard (8/1), Mohaayed (9/1), Elgin (10/1), Misterton (10/1), William H Bonney (12/1), Nietzsche (12/1), Tigris River (14/1), Flying Tiger (14/1), Amour de Nuit (14/1), Ivanovich Gorbatov (20/1), Top Othe Ra (20/1), Chesterfield (25/1), Project Bluebook (40/1)
Jenkins has been the big talking horse going into this but Nicky Henderson's comments about his rating are enough to subdue enthusiasm, while The New One is the obvious class act in the field but is surely too high in the weights as well. MOHAAYED on the other hand managed two excellent efforts in top handicap hurdles earlier this year, including here in the County Hurdle, and looks practically waiting to win a race of this nature, with further improvement possible given his profile and the ground like to suit. Amour De Nuit is highly progressive and is feared most, ahead of recent Elite Hurdle winner London Prize.
- Mohaayed
- Amour de Nuit
- London Prize
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £56,950.002nd: £21,370.003rd: £10,700.004th: £5,330.005th: £2,680.006th: £1,340.00
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