14:10 Cheltenham

Friday 16 March 2018

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Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 4m 18.00s

1^st

Mohaayed

610-11

20/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews (3)

Mid-division on outside, closed after 3rd, close up 2 out, challenged last, led flat, kept on well, going away near finish

2^nd

2 ¾

Remiluc

911-2

33/1

T: C GordonJ: Harry Reed (5)

Tracked leaders, challenged 2nd, led on last bend, headed before hitting last, stayed close up, every chance flat, no impression on winner towards finish

3^rd

Whiskey Sour

510-13

16/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D J Mullins

Held up in rear, headway after 2 out, led last, headed flat, held after, kept on op 9/1 tchd 10/1

4^th

1 ½

Chesterfield

810-12

14/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Daniel Sansom (5)

Held up in rear, hit 1st, headway on outside before 2 out, led approaching last, soon headed, held final 100 yards, kept on

5^th

Lagostovegas

611-4

14/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Held up towards rear, mistake 2nd, headway and switched left before last, kept on flat, unable to challenge op 16/1

5^th

Spiritofthegames

610-11

16/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, driven on last bend, disputing 5th when jumped left last, soon hung left, held flat, kept on

7^th

Brelade

610-13

25/1

T: G ElliottJ: M A Enright

Tracked leaders, 5th on last bend, soon ridden, no impression from last

8^th

A Hare Breath

1011-3

12/1

T: B PaulingJ: D A Jacob

Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, chasing leaders on last bend, no impression before last

9^th

1 ¼

Moon Racer

911-0

16/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Mid-division, hit 3rd, not much room after 2 out, no impression after, kept on flat tchd 22/1

10^th

Sternrubin

711-1

25/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Pressed leader, led after 1st, headed next, led after 3rd, headed on last bend, no extra last

11^th

1 ¾

Ben Dundee

610-11

14/1

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Held up towards rear, never dangerous

12^th

1 ½

William H Bonney

710-5

25/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, lost place before last, weakened flat op 20/1 tchd 22/1

13^th

Meri Devie

510-13

12/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up towards rear, headway 2 out, weakened and hampered before last

14^th

Bleu Et Rouge

711-12

8/1

T: W P MullinsJ: B J Geraghty

Held up in mid-division, headway 2 out, ridden and lost place before last, weakened op 8/1 tchd 11/1

15^th

2 ¾

Le Richebourg

511-3

16/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Mark Walsh

Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, mistake and pecked 2 out, weakened after last bend

16^th

4 ½

Flying Tiger

510-12

10/1f

T: Nick WilliamsJ: N D Fehily

Held up in rear, took keen hold, modest headway on inside off last bend, soon weakened op 9/1

17^th

Ivanovich Gorbatov

611-6

10/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin (3)

Tracked leaders, lost place 5th, well behind after 2 out tchd 28/1

18^th

3 ½

All Set To Go

710-12

33/1

T: K FrostJ: Jamie Bargary (3)

Always in rear

19^th

Duca De Thaix

510-8

12/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Held up in touch, pulled hard, mistake and lost place 4th, mistake 3 out, well beaten after 2 out op 9/1 tchd 8/1

Also Ran

Jenkins

611-9

16/1

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen (3)

Mid-division, headway 2 out, never on terms, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before last

Tigris River

711-5

16/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Jody McGarvey

Led, headed after 1st, led next, headed after 3rd, ridden and lost place before 2 out, soon behind, pulled up before last

Sandsend

511-3

12/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Katie Walsh

Held up in rear, headway on stands side after last bend, chasing leaders when went wrong and unseated rider before last op 14/1

Divin Bere

510-13

25/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up in mid-division, mistake 3 out, soon beaten, last 2 out, pulled up before last op 40/1

Smaoineamh Alainn

610-9

16/1

T: R WalfordJ: James Best

Mid-division on inside, some headway after 2 out, no impression, weakened and pulled up before last

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Non-Runners

I Shot The Sheriff⁶²

Weight: 10-4| Age: 11

T: F O'Brien J: Non Runner

Krugermac⁹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: G & J Moore J: J E Moore

Brahms De Clermont¹¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 7

T: P F Nicholls J: H Cobden

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£63.90Pl:£9.10, £9.80, £2.30, £3.70EX:£3,247.10Trifecta:£16,870.50Tricast:£12,143.05SF:£1,187.40Swingers:£322.40, £83.90, £88.60

Forecasts

Bleu Et Rouge (8/1), Flying Tiger (10/1), Ivanovich Gorbatov (10/1), A Hare Breath (12/1), Meri Devie (12/1), Duca De Thaix (12/1), Sandsend (12/1), Chesterfield (14/1), Lagostovegas (14/1), Ben Dundee (14/1), Whiskey Sour (16/1), Spiritofthegames (16/1), Moon Racer (16/1), Le Richebourg (16/1), Jenkins (16/1), Tigris River (16/1), Smaoineamh Alainn (16/1), Mohaayed (20/1), Brelade (25/1), Sternrubin (25/1), William H Bonney (25/1), Divin Bere (25/1), Brahms De Clermont (25/1), Remiluc (33/1), All Set To Go (33/1), I Shot The Sheriff (33/1), Krugermac (66/1)

Last year's winner Arctic Fire was a bit of a bolt from the blue, carrying top-weight, and trainer Willie Mullins will attempt the same feat again with Bleu Et Rouge now. He ran well last time at Haydock, but has a tough job here. Last year's Fred Winter scorer Flying Tiger, along with A Hare Breath and Sandsend are worth considering but WHISKEY SOUR might be the one to give his trainer a third win in four years. He's very consistent in both codes and his run behind Samcro last time is easily forgiven. Chesterfield, Smaoineamh Alainn and Duca De Thaix all help form an extensive shortlist and are capable of having their say.

Whiskey Sour
Flying Tiger
Chesterfield

Previous Winners

2017

Arctic Fire

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 8

J: Paul Townend | T: W P Mullins

20/1

Prize Money

1st: £56,950.002nd: £21,370.003rd: £10,700.004th: £5,330.005th: £2,680.006th: £1,340.00