16:50 Cheltenham

Wednesday 14 March 2018

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The Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 4m 11.00s

1^st

Veneer Of Charm

411-0

33/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, led before last, soon wandered, still wandering flat but ran on well

2^nd

Style De Garde

411-8

12/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Mid-division, not much room 2nd, headway before 3 out, 3rd last, stayed on, went 2nd final 75 yards, unable to challenge winner tchd 14/1

3^rd

Nube Negra

411-6

15/2f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Mid-division, headway before 4th, led after 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, no impression on winner flat, kept on, lost 2nd final 75 yards op 10/1 tchd 15/2

4^th

2 ¾

Padleyourowncanoe

411-3

33/1

T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore

In touch on outside, hit 3 out, disputing 6th on last bend, went 4th and stayed on flat

5^th

Turning Gold

410-12

20/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Thomas Bellamy

Tracked leaders, challenged after 3 out, every chance 2 out, beaten last, lost 4th and faded flat

6^th

Solo Saxophone

410-13

40/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Paul Townend

Held up towards rear, mid-division 3 out, 7th last, kept on, never on terms op 33/1 tchd 40/1

7^th

1 ½

Eragon De Chanay

410-11

8/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Mid-division, headway 5th, ridden and hanging right when outpaced after next, no impression on leaders before kept on from before last op 9/1 tchd 8/1

8^th

Look My Way

411-6

8/1

T: J & S QuinnJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders, badly hampered 3rd, lost place after 2 out, kept on with being a threat flat op 9/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1

9^th

2 ¼

Act Of Valour

411-7

14/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Adrian Heskin

Tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, ridden 2 out, close up on last bend, 6th and no extra last, weakened flat

10^th

The King Of May

410-13

12/1

T: B EllisonJ: Danny Cook

Prominent, led 5th, headed after 2 out, weakened flat op 11/1 tchd 12/1

11^th

Mastermind

410-12

25/1

T: C O'BrienJ: R M Power

Held up in rear, hampered 3rd, headway after 5th, weakened from 2 out

12^th

1 ¼

Embole

411-0

33/1

T: D SkeltonJ: D A Jacob

Held up towards rear on outside, pushed along before 3 out, no impression op 25/1 tchd 33/1

13^th

Casa Tall

411-10

25/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: James Bowen (3)

Chased leaders, lost place before 2 out, soon weakened tchd 33/1

14^th

Esprit De Somoza

411-6

16/1

T: Nick WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly (3)

Mid-division, towards rear and struggling 4th, in rear when hampered next, well behind 3 out op 14/1 tchd 16/1

Also Ran

Mitchouka

411-10

8/1

T: G ElliottJ: Mark Walsh

Mid-division, badly hampered and lost place 3rd, well beaten 3 out, mistake 2 out, pulled up before last op 9/1 tchd 8/1

Mercenaire

411-6

25/1

T: Nick WilliamsJ: Chester Williams (7)

Jumped right, chased leaders, ridden and lost place before 4th, well behind 3 out, pulled up before last tchd 33/1

Brave Dancing

411-5

33/1

T: D CottinJ: Felix de Giles

Held up in rear, mistake 4th, well beaten 3 out, pulled up before last

Lisp

411-3

10/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Held up in rear, fell 3rd

Eureu Du Boulay

411-0

50/1

T: R HobsonJ: J J Burke

Led until 2nd, not fluent and left in lead next, headed 5th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out

Oxford Blu

410-13

14/1

T: O MurphyJ: R Johnson

Mid-division on inside, hampered and lost place 3rd, well behind 3 out, pulled up before last

Knight Destroyer

410-12

20/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman

Raced keenly, prominent, led 2nd, fell next tchd 25/1

Grand Sancy

410-12

16/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, soon well beaten, pulled up before last

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£46.30Pl:£7.70, £4.60, £2.20, £5.60EX:£642.10Trifecta:£13,676.10Tricast:£3,315.79SF:£367.02Swingers:£81.10, £114.80, £17.50

Forecasts

Nube Negra (15/2), Eragon De Chanay (8/1), Look My Way (8/1), Mitchouka (8/1), Lisp (10/1), Style De Garde (12/1), The King Of May (12/1), Act Of Valour (14/1), Oxford Blu (14/1), Esprit De Somoza (16/1), Grand Sancy (16/1), Turning Gold (20/1), Knight Destroyer (20/1), Mastermind (25/1), Casa Tall (25/1), Mercenaire (25/1), Veneer Of Charm (33/1), Padleyourowncanoe (33/1), Embole (33/1), Brave Dancing (33/1), Solo Saxophone (40/1), Eureu Du Boulay (50/1)

Paul Nicholls has won this race three times since 2010, and he saddles a couple of runners including Grand Sancy and the likeable Act Of Valour. 2017 winning trainer Nick Williams also saddles a duo in the shape of Mercenaire and Esprit De Somoza. Mitchouka has all of the required attributes for success with his recent hurdles defeats coming solely at the hands of the exciting Espoir D'Allen, but the lightly raced NUBE NEGRA gets the narrow nod. He has all important previous Cheltenham experience, and deep ground will hold no fears. Of those at bigger prices, Padleyourowncanoe stays well, and Casa Tall is an unknown commodity.

Nube Negra
Mitchouka
Casa Tall

Prize Money

1st: £51,080.002nd: £15,840.003rd: £7,912.004th: £3,952.005th: £2,144.006th: £1,072.00