15:00 Cheltenham

Sunday 18 November 2018

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3016:00

Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 3m 49.70s

1^st

Nietzsche

510-0

50/1

T: B EllisonJ: Danny McMenamin (7)

Mid-division, headway 3 out (usual 4 out), led after last (usual 2 out), ridden over 1f out, stayed on gamely when hard pressed final furlong, just held on ( 3 flights omitted, low sun) op 18/1 tchd 16/1

2^nd

Silver Streak

511-5

13/2

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Towards rear, headway 2 out (usual 3 out), chased front pair turning in, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on and every chance final furlong, just held tchd 11/1

3^rd

2 ¾

Old Guard

711-12

16/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams (5)

Mid-division, pushed along after 2 out (usual 3 out), ridden and rallied over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd towards finish, not trouble front pair

4^th

Verdana Blue

611-11

7/2f

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Mid-division, outpaced after 2 out (usual 3 out), headway under pressure turning in, ridden and stayed on to take 4th towards finish, not reach leaders tchd 5/1

5^th

Western Ryder

611-5

6/1

T: W GreatrexJ: R Johnson

Tracked leader, effort after last (usual 2 out), kept on and every chance until ridden and no extra inside final furlong, lost 2 places towards finish op 13/2 tchd 5/1

6^th

Not That Fuisse

510-0

25/1

T: D SkeltonJ: William Marshall (10)

Held up in rear, headway after 2 out (usual 3 out), ridden and wide turning in, switched inside and kept on from over 1f out, never nearer

7^th

2 ¼

Mohaayed

611-6

16/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

In touch, lost place 3 out (usual 4 out), soon behind, kept on final furlong, never nearer op 20/1

8^th

Nube Negra

410-9

8/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Towards rear, headway 2 out (usual 3 out), driven to chase leaders turning in, kept on same pace, never on terms tchd 15/2

9^th

Storm Rising

510-11

10/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Charlie Hammond (5)

Tracked leaders, ridden before last (usual 2 out), never on terms, weakened final furlong op 11/1

10^th

Man Of Plenty

910-0

25/1

T: Mrs S LeechJ: Sean Houlihan (5)

Behind, badly hampered and almost unseated rider 2 out (usual 3 out), never able to challenge op 50/1

11^th

1 ¼

Charli Parcs

511-5

12/1

T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty

Mid-division in touch, driven after last (usual 2 out), ridden and weakened final furlong tchd 10/1

12^th

1 ¾

Mad Jack Mytton

810-4

50/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman

Led early, in touch, dropped to mid-division after 2nd (usual 4th), outpaced after 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened over 1f out op 40/1

13^th

Equus Amadeus

510-6

50/1

T: T LaceyJ: T Scudamore

Tracked leaders, driven and lost place when short of room after last (usual 2 out), soon weakened op 33/1

14^th

3 ¼

Midnight Shadow

511-1

12/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Danny Cook

Prominent on outside, outpaced last (usual 2 out), ridden and weakened over 1f out op 11/1

15^th

Vado Forte

510-3

20/1

T: T LaceyJ: R T Dunne

Soon led, driven and headed after last (usual 2 out), soon lost place, weakened over 1f out op 22/1 tchd 25/1

16^th

Caius Marcius

711-2

25/1

T: N G RichardsJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders to after 2 out (usual 3 out), soon behind

Also Ran

N/A

Le Patriote

611-1

14/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

NonRunner

Irish Roe

710-13

16/1

T: P AtkinsonJ: Henry Brooke

Held up behind on outside, fell last (usual 2 out)

N/A

Brianstorm

610-6

25/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: G Sheehan

NonRunner

Deyrann de Carjac

510-2

16/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Held up towards rear, fell 2 out (usual 3 out) op 10/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£23.10Pl:£4.50, £2.80, £3.70, £1.90EX:£334.40Trifecta:£5,471.10Tricast:£3,920.01SF:£230.21Swingers:£38.70, £72.50, £45.00

Forecasts

Verdana Blue (7/2), Western Ryder (6/1), Silver Streak (13/2), Nube Negra (8/1), Storm Rising (10/1), Charli Parcs (12/1), Midnight Shadow (12/1), Le Patriote (14/1), Old Guard (16/1), Mohaayed (16/1), Deyrann de Carjac (16/1), Irish Roe (16/1), Vado Forte (20/1), Not That Fuisse (25/1), Man Of Plenty (25/1), Caius Marcius (25/1), Brianstorm (25/1), Nietzsche (50/1), Mad Jack Mytton (50/1), Equus Amadeus (50/1)

Soft ground would be preferable, but WESTERN RYDER ran a cracker in the Supreme Novices' over C&D in March, and is the type to thrive in handicaps this season, so gets the verdict over Old Guard, who has a similar chance to Verdana Blue on Kempton running, and has twice run very well in this race before, winning in 2015. Silver Streak is another with an excellent record in similar races, and looks best of the rest in a competitive renewal.

Western Ryder
Old Guard
Silver Streak

Previous Winners

2017

Elgin

Weight: 10-8 |Age: 5

J: Wayne Hutchinson | T: A King

10/1

Prize Money

1st: £56,270.002nd: £21,200.003rd: £10,610.004th: £5,300.005th: £2,660.006th: £1,330.007th: £660.008th: £340.00