16:10 Cheltenham
Friday 16 March 2018
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St. James's Place Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase
- 5YO plus | Class 2 | 3m 2f 70y | Soft (Heavy in places) | 24 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 16:13 | Winning time: 7m 17.20s
T: P F NichollsJ: Miss H C Tucker
Held up behind, headway after 3 out, chased leaders next, stayed on to lead narrowly after last, driven out, just held on op 20/1
T: Miss Kelly MorganJ: Mr S Davies-Thomas
Led before 2nd, headed 6th, tracked leader, led again 13th, ridden after 2 out, headed after last, kept on and every chance flat, just held
T: P RowleyJ: Alex Edwards
Mid-division, chased leaders before 3 out, ridden after next, stayed on to dispute 3rd flat, no impression with front pair op 25/1
T: Mrs BrownJ: Mr N Phillips
Soon mid-division, tracked leaders 11th, went 2nd 3 out, ridden after next, lost place last, kept on to dispute 3rd flat, no impression with front pair op 50/1
T: Mrs R LoxtonJ: Mr William Biddick
Held up behind, headway after 4 out, chased leaders on inside 2 out, soon ridden, kept on and every chance flat, no extra and lost place inside final 100 yards op 14/1
T: C L TizzardJ: Mr B O'Neill
Tracked leaders, went 2nd at 17th, lost place 3 out, soon outpaced, ridden after next, kept on same pace tchd 16/1
T: G J McKeeverJ: Mr Derek O'Connor
Held up in rear, headway under pressure after 3 out, chased leaders on inside after next, ridden and kept on flat, not pace to reach leaders op 20/1
T: Pierce PowerJ: Mr J J Codd
Tracked leaders, effort and went 2nd when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, lost place last, weakened flat op 7/2 tchd 9/2
T: E BolgerJ: Ms N Carberry
In touch on inside, lost place 5 out, 9th 3 out, headway under pressure between last 2, never reached leaders, weakened final 100 yards tchd 12/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Mr D Maxwell
Never better than mid-division, behind 4 out tchd 10/1
T: Stuart MorrisJ: Jack Andrews
Mid-division on inside, blundered 17th, never dangerous, weakened 3 out
T: R SpencerJ: Mr James King
Prominent, mistake 3rd, dropped to mid-division 6th, outpaced 3 out, well beaten when blundered next
T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams
Mid-division, hampered 15th, weakened 3 out
T: Miss H BrookshawJ: Hugh Nugent
Always towards rear, weakened 3 out, finish, tired, walked over line
T: Mrs H ConnorsJ: Mr T Chatfeild-Roberts
Tracked leaders, went 2nd 16th to next, lost place 4 out, weakened after 3 out, finish tired, walked over line
Also Ran
T: A FlemingJ: Katie Walsh
Chased leaders on inside, hit 12th, soon lost place, behind from 3 out, pulled up before next op 13/2
T: D QueallyJ: Mr D L Queally
Led to before 2nd, tracked leaders, lost place 5 out, weakened 3 out, pulled up before next op 33/1 tchd 22/1
T: Dr Charles LevinsonJ: Mr G Levinson
In touch on outside, dropped to mid-division 6th, weakened 5 out, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
T: Miss C NewmanJ: Mr Joshua Newman
Mistake 3rd, behind when fell 3rd
T: Capt W B RamsayJ: Mr W B Ramsay
Prominent, lost place when blundered 15th, not recover and pulled up before next
T: Miss S RipponJ: Miss S Rippon
Slowly away, detached in rear, blundered and unseated rider 5th
T: M BowenJ: Mr Peter Bryan
In touch, led 6th, hit and headed 13th, lost place 16th, behind 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before next
T: P F NichollsJ: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen
Always towards rear, struggling 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 18th op 7/1
T: Guy BrewerJ: Mr John Dawson
Held up behind, struggling 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out op 33/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£27.00Pl:£6.40, £20.50, £2.70, £5.30EX:£2,799.10Trifecta:£9,356.70, £9,356.70Tricast:£27,406.58SF:£923.27Swingers:£633.90, £30.10, £79.80, £316.90, £207.10
Forecasts
Burning Ambition (3/1), Wonderful Charm (11/2), Foxrock (7/1), Caid Du Berlais (10/1), Virak (12/1), Pacha Du Polder (14/1), Balnaslow (14/1), On The Fringe (14/1), Sir Jack Yeats (14/1), Grand Vision (16/1), Volnay De Thaix (16/1), Top Wood (20/1), Barel Of Laughs (20/1), Unioniste (20/1), Cousin Pete (25/1), Minella For Value (25/1), Wells De Lune (25/1), Shotavodka (33/1), Warden Hill (33/1), Young Hurricane (33/1), Premier Portrait (50/1), Saddlers Encore (66/1), Shantou Magic (66/1), Vincitore (100/1)
CAID DU BERLAIS is already a winner here having taken a Grade 3 contest a few years ago and he has impressed in winning three point-to-points since joining his current trainer. The selection has won on both soft and heavy ground in the past and is taken to get the better of former stablemate Wonderful Charm . He ran well to finish runner-up in this race last year and was the impressive winner of his sole start this time around. Of the remainder Foxrock has won at the highest level in the past and should appreciate the soft ground that's forecast.
- Caid Du Berlais
- Wonderful Charm
- Foxrock
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £26,982.002nd: £8,428.003rd: £4,212.004th: £2,106.005th: £1,053.006th: £531.00
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