14:15 Clonmel

Thursday 28 February 2019

All13:4514:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:05

Coral 100K Cash Cheltenham Smart Money Series Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:17 | Winning time: 4m 2.20s

1^st

Rebel Early

511-4

12/1

T: W J BurkeJ: Rachael Blackmore

Waited with, moderate 9th from 3rd, closed approaching 3 out, soon 5th, 4th before straight, challenged between last 2, on terms before last, gained narrow lead and stayed on best run-in op 20/1

2^nd

Pont Aven

611-12

1/2f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, pushed along on inner after 3 out and soon squeezed for room, switched about in search of racing room straight, impeded 2 out, on terms before last where not fluent, narrowly headed and kept on without matching winner tchd 4/9 and 4/7

3^rd

5 ½

Fur Elise

511-4

7/2

T: Mrs D A LoveJ: Mr S Cavanagh (7)

Soon chased leaders, moderate 5th from 3rd, closer in 2nd after 3 out, soon challenged and on terms, led before 2 out, headed before last, soon dropped to 3rd and slight mistake, one pace tchd 4/1

4^th

7 ½

Trees Valley

611-5

25/1

T: W J BurkeJ: Darragh O'Keeffe (7)

Prominent in chasing group behind clear leader, moderate 2nd from 3rd, closed and led after 3 out, soon pressed and joined, headed before 2 out and slight mistake, no extra and one pace after op 50/1

5^th

Presenting Point

511-11

20/1

T: E O'GradyJ: Phillip Enright

Waited with, moderate 7th from 3rd, closer in 4th after 3 out, 5th before straight, soon no impression, one pace tchd 16/1

6^th

Keep Standing

511-11

12/1

T: P FentonJ: Brian Hayes

Took keen hold, led and soon well clear, slight mistake 3rd, reduced lead when slight mistake 5th, came back to field 3 out and soon headed, quickly no extra in 6th op 14/1

7^th

Caddy Shack

511-4

66/1

T: J A BerryJ: Mr J P Berry (7)

Waited with, moderate 8th from 3rd, moderate 7th and no impression from after 3 out, soon no extra

8^th

Accidental

611-12

66/1

T: Ms M MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Waited with, soon towards rear, drifted left after 4th, soon no danger op 50/1

9^th

3 ¾

Banquet Hill

811-12

33/1

T: J P RyanJ: Liam Quinlan (7)

Chased leaders, moderate 3rd from 3rd, slight mistake next, under pressure approaching 5th, not fluent 4 out, weakened op 20/1

10^th

Eclat Du Large

511-11

11/1

T: M KennedyJ: P D Kennedy

Mid-division early, moderate 6th from 3rd, slight mistake 4 out, weakened, tailed off op 12/1 tchd 10/1

Also Ran

Georgia Grace

811-5

66/1

T: Miss H McLoughlinJ: D F O'Regan

Waited with, soon towards rear, behind and pulled up before 4 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€12.30Pl:€2.90, €1.02, €1.30EX:€36.20Trifecta:€145.80SF:€20.55

Forecasts

Pont Aven (1/2), Fur Elise (7/2), Eclat Du Large (11/1), Rebel Early (12/1), Keep Standing (12/1), Presenting Point (20/1), Trees Valley (25/1), Banquet Hill (33/1), Caddy Shack (66/1), Accidental (66/1), Georgia Grace (66/1)

It says something that the highest officially rated in this is Banquet Hill with a mark of 92. Pont Aven will likely be sent off favourite but there is unlikely to be any value in chasing him at short odds given he has been soundly beaten having found little response to pressure on his two most recent starts. Trees Valley has a nice pedigree and looks one of the more likely types to win in the future, but on this occasion it may pay to side with FUR ELISE who made a satisfactory debut over hurdles in similarly modest company and who receives a useful allowance.