16:10 Cheltenham

Thursday 15 March 2018

All13:3014:1014:5015:3016:1016:5017:30

Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 5m 27.80s

1^st

The Storyteller

711-4

5/1f

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Tracked leaders, one pace when not fluent 2 out, rallied to chase leader and 1 length down last, ridden and hung right under pressure flat, stayed on well to lead towards finish tchd 6/1

2^nd

1 ¾

Splash of Ginge

1010-8

25/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary (3)

Tracked leader, led 5 out, not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, 1 length advantage last, kept on when hard pressed flat, headed and no extra towards finish op 28/1 tchd 33/1

3^rd

King's Odyssey

910-10

14/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

In touch, pressed leader 5 out, every chance 2 out, one pace last, ridden and no impression with front pair flat

4^th

Ballyalton

1110-9

16/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance on inside 2 out, one pace last, no impression flat tchd 18/1

5^th

King's Socks

610-11

7/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Mid-division, headway to tracked leaders before 4 out, every chance when hit 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression from last op 6/1 tchd 11/2

6^th

1 ¼

Guitar Pete

810-10

10/1

T: N G RichardsJ: R D Day (3)

Held up behind, headway when hit 4 out, outpaced after next, soon ridden, kept on, never reached leaders op 14/1

7^th

Pougne Bobbi

710-11

16/1

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Towards rear, under pressure before 3 out, ridden and kept on approaching last, never threatened leaders op 20/1

8^th

3 ¼

Midnight Shot

810-11

50/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke

Tracked leaders, driven after 3 out, one pace, ridden and no impression between last 2, weakened flat

9^th

Shanahan's Turn

1010-8

50/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Paul O'Brien (5)

Mid-division, headway on outside 3 out, ridden to chase leaders before next, never on terms, weakened from last

10^th

1 ¼

Last Goodbye

711-6

8/1

T: Miss E DoyleJ: Sean Flanagan

Mid-division, ridden after 3 out, never going pace to threaten leaders

11^th

Traffic Fluide

811-2

16/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Mid-division on inside, hit 10th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened op 20/1

12^th

Romain De Senam

610-13

20/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Hit 1st, mid-division, struggling when blundered 4 out, soon behind tchd 22/1

13^th

Ultragold

1010-13

66/1

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Never better than mid-division, weakened from 3 out op 50/1

14^th

Ballybolley

911-4

40/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: D A Jacob

Held up behind, outpaced before 3 out, never involved op 33/1

15^th

Village Vic

1111-12

33/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Led to 5 out, lost place 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off

16^th

Quite By Chance

911-0

33/1

T: C L TizzardJ: P J Brennan

Mistake 1st, soon towards rear, hit 8th, struggling from next, weakened 3 out, tailed off op 28/1

17^th

Mercian Prince

711-1

25/1

T: Miss A MurphyJ: J M Quinlan

In touch, hit 10th, outpaced 5 out, weakened from 3 out, tailed off

Also Ran

Oldgrangewood

711-4

20/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Always behind, struggling 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

Viconte Du Noyer

911-4

33/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Held up behind, mistake 11th, under pressure when hampered 4 out, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

Movewiththetimes

710-13

8/1

T: P F NichollsJ: B J Geraghty

Mid-division, lost place when mistake and pecked 12th, not recover, pulled up before next

Drumcliff

710-12

25/1

T: H FryJ: N P Madden

Held up behind on outside, weakened and pulled up before 12th

Willie Boy

710-9

14/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: B J Cooper

Prominent on outside, hit 11th, blundered 5 out, soon lost place, under pressure when fell next

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Non-Runners

Go Conquer¹⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 9

T: J & A O'Neill J: Aidan Coleman

Tully East⁴⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: A Fleming J: D F O'Regan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.60Pl:£2.10, £4.20, £3.60, £4.00EX:£169.50Trifecta:£1,957.80Tricast:£1,699.68SF:£131.85Swingers:£45.90, £12.70, £77.70

Forecasts

The Storyteller (5/1), King's Socks (7/1), Tully East (7/1), Last Goodbye (8/1), Movewiththetimes (8/1), Guitar Pete (10/1), King's Odyssey (14/1), Willie Boy (14/1), Ballyalton (16/1), Pougne Bobbi (16/1), Traffic Fluide (16/1), Romain De Senam (20/1), Go Conquer (20/1), Oldgrangewood (20/1), Splash of Ginge (25/1), Mercian Prince (25/1), Drumcliff (25/1), Village Vic (33/1), Quite By Chance (33/1), Viconte Du Noyer (33/1), Ballybolley (40/1), Midnight Shot (50/1), Shanahan's Turn (50/1), Ultragold (66/1)

Possibly the toughest race to solve all week featuring a plethora of high-quality handicap winners which include Village Vic, Guitar Pete and the successive Close Brothers Novice Handicap winners Ballyalton (2016) and Tully East (2017). The Pipe family have saddled the winner of this historic race on no fewer than seven occasions, so King's Socks merits close inspection off a light-weight, with similar comments applicable to handicap debutantes The Storyteller and Movewiththetimes but with a fierce pace assured, OLDGRANGEWOOD is the one to side with given he is tactically versatile and reasonably handicapped.

Oldgrangewood
The Storyteller
Last Goodbye

Prize Money

1st: £62,645.002nd: £23,507.003rd: £11,770.004th: £5,863.005th: £2,948.006th: £1,474.00