13:30 Cheltenham

Thursday 14 March 2019

All13:3014:1014:5015:3016:1016:5017:30

JLT Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 4m 59.53s

1^st

Defi Du Seuil

611-4

3/1f

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: B J Geraghty

Held up in touch, went 2nd at 11th until before 3 out, tracked front pair, driven after next, rallied and almost upsides last, ridden to lead flat, asserted near finish op 11/4

2^nd

2 ¼

Lostintranslation

711-4

4/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Led before 2nd, joined 3 out, driven after next, ridden and headed flat, kept on until no extra and held near finish tchd 7/2

3^rd

Mengli Khan

611-4

9/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Mostly disputed 2nd, virtually upsides when pecked 3 out, ridden before next, one pace in 3rd approaching last, kept on but no impression flat op 16/1 tchd 10/1

4^th

Kildisart

711-4

9/1

T: B PaulingJ: D A Jacob

Held up in touch, not fluent 10th, outpaced 3 out, ridden next, stayed on to snatch 4th post, no impression with leaders tchd 8/1

5^th

nse

Vinndication

611-4

11/2

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Led to before 2nd, blundered 4th, lost place 11th, chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, one pace and no impression from next, lost 4th post op 8/1 tchd 9/1

6^th

Real Steel

611-4

13/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up behind, stumbled on landing 7th, headway after 3 out, driven to chase leaders before next, soon ridden, never able to get on terms op 11/2

7^th

Castafiore

610-11

33/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Paul O'Brien

Chased leaders, slightly hampered and dropped to mid-division 4th, outpaced 4 out, ridden after next, never able to challenge, weakened before last op 28/1 tchd 25/1

8^th

Capeland

711-4

28/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Held up behind, blundered 4 out, soon struggling in rear, never able to get involved after, weakened 2 out tchd 25/1

9^th

Pravalaguna

710-11

14/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D J Mullins

Held up towards rear, headway on outside after 11th, driven and outpaced after 3 out, soon beaten, weakened next, tailed off op 12/1

Also Ran

Voix Du Reve

711-4

9/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh

Mistake 1st, held up behind, headway 11th, 6th when blundered and unseated rider 3 out op 10/1 tchd 17/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.60Pl:£1.60, £1.60, £3.30EX:£10.80Trifecta:£151.80Tricast:£96.58SF:£15.54Swingers:£2.90, £6.30, £7.40

Forecasts

Defi Du Seuil (3/1), Lostintranslation (4/1), Vinndication (11/2), Real Steel (13/2), Mengli Khan (9/1), Kildisart (9/1), Voix Du Reve (9/1), Pravalaguna (14/1), Capeland (28/1), Castafiore (33/1)

Old rivals Defi Du Seuil, LOSTINTRANSLATION and Vinndication clash in what looks to be a fascinating renewal of the Grade 1 JLT Chase. The 2017 Triumph Hurdle winner picked off the selection with a sharp turn of foot in the Scilly Isles Novices' Chase at Sandown, a race in which Vinndication reportedly found conditions too testing. However, stamina and will power are the forte of the Colin Tizzard-trained runner, with such attributes coming brimming to the fore when fighting back to beat Defi Du Seuil in the Dipper Novices' Chase over C&D previously (traits which were also firmly on display when chasing home the still unbeaten chaser La Bague Au Roi at Newbury).

Lostintranslation
Defi Du Seuil
Kildisart

Previous Winners

2018

Shattered Love

Weight: 10-11 |Age: 7

J: Jack Kennedy | T: G Elliott

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £88,209.002nd: £33,233.003rd: £16,632.004th: £8,308.005th: £4,170.006th: £2,085.007th: £1,035.008th: £533.00