12:45 Cheltenham

Saturday 15 December 2018

All12:1012:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Ryman Novices' Chase

Off time: 12:46 | Winning time: 5m 12.10s

1^st

Drovers Lane

611-8

3/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: S Bowen

Prominent until 1st, chased leaders, closed 8th, challenged next, led 10th, pecked 3 out, 3 lengths ahead last, driven out op 7/2

2^nd

1 ½

Le Breuil

611-5

3/1

T: B PaulingJ: D A Jacob

Led until 19th, driven after 2 out, went 2nd flat, held by winner, stayed on op 11/4 tchd 5/2

3^rd

Jenkins

611-5

3/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Prominent, every chance 2 out, 3 lengths off winner last, held and lost 2nd flat, stayed on tchd 7/2

4^th

Dentley De Mee

511-0

20/1

T: Nick WilliamsJ: Chester Williams

Held up in rear, headway on outside 12th, mistake 4 out, weakened before next op 16/1 tchd 12/1

5^th

The Russian Doyen

511-5

9/4f

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Not always fluent, prominent when mistake 1st, chased leaders, last 13th, ridden and effort 3 out, soon outpaced, weakened before next op 5/2 tchd 2/1 and tchd 11/4

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Non-Runners

Ok Corral²⁴⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 8

T: N J Henderson J: B J Geraghty

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.70Pl:£1.70, £1.60EX:£10.10Trifecta:£27.20SF:£12.43Swingers:£5.20

Forecasts

The Russian Doyen (9/4), Ok Corral (9/4), Drovers Lane (3/1), Le Breuil (3/1), Jenkins (3/1), Dentley De Mee (20/1)

An intriguing contest in which none of the six runners can be dismissed with any confidence. Le Breuil sets the form standard over fences and should be involved in the finish, while The Russian Doyen impressed with his jumping on his chasing debut and Drovers Lane is a progressive sort who clearly enjoys the challenge of fences. Jenkins had such an easy debut that he looks sure to improve for his subsequent fourth at this track, but his stable companion OK CORRAL looks the better prospect and boasts Cheltenham Festival form which entitles him to win this if he takes to chasing.

Ok Corral
The Russian Doyen
Le Breuil

Previous Winners

2017

Kalondra

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 6

J: N D Fehily | T: N P Mulholland

10/1

Prize Money

1st: £15,475.002nd: £4,595.003rd: £2,298.004th: £1,145.005th: £575.006th: £290.007th: £145.008th: £70.00