16:10 Cheltenham

Thursday 14 March 2019

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

Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 16:11 | Winning time: 5m 14.29s

1^st

Siruh Du Lac

610-11

9/2

T: Nick WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly (3)

Made all, driven and hard pressed before 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on gamely flat, always just holding runner-up op 11/2

2^nd

Janika

611-12

3/1f

T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob

Mid-division, took closer order when slightly hampered 7th, tracked leaders going well 3 out, effort next, ridden and stayed on to press winner flat, always just held op 11/4

3^rd

2 ¼

Spiritofthegames

711-3

6/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear, headway on inside after 5 out, chased leaders 3 out, ridden after next, soon one pace, stayed on under pressure to take 3rd near finish, no impression with front pair op 15/2 and tchd 8/1

4^th

Eamon An Cnoic

810-7

10/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

In touch, tracked leaders 5 out, challenged on inside turning in, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression flat, lost 3rd near finish op 9/1

5^th

Didero Vallis

610-5

16/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Tracked winner, driven after 3 out, lost place after next, soon ridden, no impression between last 2

6^th

2 ½

Bouvreuil

810-12

33/1

T: B HaslamJ: R P McLernon

Mid-division, hampered 7th, headway before 3 out, soon chased leaders, ridden before next, kept on same pace, never able to challenge op 25/1

7^th

1 ½

Azzerti

710-7

20/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, ridden after next, plugged on same pace, never threatened leaders

8^th

3 ¼

Kauto Riko

811-1

66/1

T: T R GrettonJ: David Noonan

Mid-division, lost place before 5 out, never a threat

9^th

Some Buckle

1010-10

66/1

T: R BandeyJ: Harry Bannister

Mid-division, driven and outpaced after 3 out, never a threat

10^th

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Templehills

810-10

100/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Thomas Bellamy

Chased leaders, reminder after 10th, ridden before 2 out, weakened between last 2

11^th

Doitforthevillage

1010-10

16/1

T: P HendersonJ: P J Brennan

Towards rear, badly hampered 7th, headway 4 out, driven to chase leaders on outside turning in, outpaced when not fluent 2 out, soon weakened op 20/1

12^th

1 ¾

Bigmartre

811-0

40/1

T: H WhittingtonJ: G Sheehan

In touch, dropped to mid-division, 9th (water), never able to get involved after, weakened 3 out op 33/1

13^th

Polidam

1010-13

33/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Towards rear on outside, mistake 11th, some headway into mid-division after 3 out, never threatened leaders, weakened last

14^th

Valseur Lido

1011-1

33/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Held up behind, blundered 10th, never involved, weakened after 3 out op 25/1

15^th

Voix D'Eau

910-9

100/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Callum Bewley

Never better than mid-division, lost place 4 out, behind from next

16^th

Modus

911-3

20/1

T: P F NichollsJ: B J Geraghty

Behind, mistake 5th, hit 10th, struggling 4 out, no chance when blundered next, soon weakened op 22/1

17^th

Splash of Ginge

1110-7

25/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place after 4 out, weakened next

Also Ran

River Wylde

811-6

10/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Always towards rear on outside, lost touch 8th, pulled up before next (water) op 11/1 tchd 9/1

Kalondra

811-3

12/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily

Held up behind, headway before 3 out, soon chased leaders, driven and no impression when rider looked down and pulled up before next op 16/1 tchd 14/1

Testify

810-9

33/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy

Chased leaders, reminders after 11th, outpaced when mistake 4 out, weakened next, pulled up before last

Gardefort

1010-7

28/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Hugh Nugent (5)

Tracked leaders, driven and lost place 4 out, behind from next, pulled up before 2 out op 25/1

King's Odyssey

1010-7

20/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Tracked leaders, fell 7th tchd 22/1

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Non-Runners

Romain De Senam¹⁹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 7

T: P F Nicholls J: H Cobden

Ballyhill²⁶

Weight: 10-12| Age: 8

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.30Pl:£2.00, £1.70, £1.80, £2.50EX:£19.10Trifecta:£83.50Tricast:£90.55SF:£17.57Swingers:£3.00, £7.10, £5.00

Forecasts

Janika (3/1), Siruh Du Lac (9/2), Spiritofthegames (6/1), Eamon An Cnoic (10/1), River Wylde (10/1), Kalondra (12/1), Didero Vallis (16/1), Doitforthevillage (16/1), Ballyhill (16/1), Azzerti (20/1), Modus (20/1), Romain De Senam (20/1), King's Odyssey (20/1), Splash of Ginge (25/1), Gardefort (28/1), Bouvreuil (33/1), Polidam (33/1), Valseur Lido (33/1), Testify (33/1), Bigmartre (40/1), Kauto Riko (66/1), Some Buckle (66/1), Templehills (100/1), Voix D'Eau (100/1)

A seemingly impossible handicap. C&D foes Janika and Siruh Du Lac are worthy of their respective places towards the top of the market, but one can't help but feel that the top-weight will need to be razor sharp in order to hump 11st 12lb to victory. Therefore, the safest approach is to take aim at a handful of better-priced alternatives. Venetia Williams has her string in decent shape at present with the soft-ground proven Didero Vallis of interest along with the Chepstow scorer Eamon An Cnoic. Others in with a possible shout include Polidam and the Festival regular Bouvreuil. However, the pin falls on the unexposed SPIRITOFTHEGAMES.

Spiritofthegames
Eamon An Cnoic
Didero Vallis

Previous Winners

2018

The Storyteller

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 7

J: D N Russell | T: G Elliott

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £61,897.002nd: £23,320.003rd: £11,671.004th: £5,830.005th: £2,926.006th: £1,463.007th: £726.008th: £374.00