15:05 Cheltenham

Friday 13 December 2019

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

Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:08 | Winning time: 9m 4.00s

1^st

Easysland

511-3

5/2f

T: D CottinJ: J Plouganou

Soon prominent, led 24th, ridden clear when not fluent 2 out and again last, kept on well op 10/3

2^nd

Amazing Comedy

910-6

10/1

T: D CottinJ: James Reveley

Always prominent, outpaced in 3rd when not fluent 2 out, went 2nd at last, ridden and kept on flat, no impression with winner op 11/1

3^rd

Out Sam

1011-4

33/1

T: G ElliottJ: Keith Donoghue

Mid-division, not fluent 10th, headway 25th, chased winner 3 out, ridden and no impression between last 2, held when lost 2nd at last op 40/1

4^th

2 ¼

Chic Name

710-7

8/1

T: R HobsonJ: James Best

Tracked leaders, mistake and lost place 22nd, soon behind, kept on before last, no impression op 7/1

5^th

4 ½

Neverushacon

811-4

16/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: P D Kennedy (3)

Mid-division, chased leaders after 5 out, outpaced 2 out, never able to challenge op 12/1

6^th

Kingswell Theatre

1010-13

12/1

T: M ScudamoreJ: T Scudamore

Led to 24th, lost place after 3 out, no impression from next op 14/1 and tchd 16/1

7^th

Rolling Dylan

811-3

8/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Chased leaders to 5 out, never able to get back on terms op 9/1

8^th

Tea For Two

1010-13

33/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly (3)

Held up, always behind

9^th

3 ¼

Hurricane Darwin

910-8

25/1

T: P MaherJ: Kevin Sexton

Towards rear, headway halfway, outpaced in 4th after 3 out, never on terms with leaders, ridden and weakened before last op 20/1

10^th

Azrou D'Ex

910-3

20/1

T: A BoisbrunetJ: David Noonan

Chased leaders to 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 25/1

Also Ran

Yanworth

911-12

9/2

T: E BolgerJ: Mark Walsh

Held up mid-division, fell 20th op 5/1

Josies Orders

1111-11

16/1

T: E BolgerJ: D J McInerney (3)

Always behind, lost touch 21st, soon pulled up op 12/1

Ballyboker Bridge

1211-3

25/1

T: P MaherJ: Sean Flanagan

Never better than mid-division, not fluent 15th, lost touch when pulled up after 23rd

Blue Templar

810-8

33/1

T: E BolgerJ: Miss A B O'Connor (5)

Towards rear, blundered and unseated rider 17th op 25/1

Decret

610-0

25/1

T: P QuintonJ: J J Burke

In touch, lost place 23rd, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 26th op 40/1

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Non-Runners

Fact Of The Matter²⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 9

T: Jamie Snowden J: G Sheehan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.30Pl:£1.60, £3.60, £8.40EX:£32.10Trifecta:£2,306.60Tricast:£668.09SF:£25.72Swingers:£8.80, £24.50, £30.40

Forecasts

Easysland (5/2), Yanworth (9/2), Chic Name (8/1), Rolling Dylan (8/1), Amazing Comedy (10/1), Kingswell Theatre (12/1), Fact Of The Matter (12/1), Neverushacon (16/1), Josies Orders (16/1), Azrou D'Ex (20/1), Hurricane Darwin (25/1), Decret (25/1), Ballyboker Bridge (25/1), Out Sam (33/1), Tea For Two (33/1), Blue Templar (33/1)

A real international gathering with runners from Britain, Ireland and France all doing battle in a race that has had five Irish winners since 2010. Enda Bolger is the name most associated with this sort of event and he runs three with the classy Yanworth and the ever-reliable Josies Orders the pick of his three runners. Neverushacon looks the pick of the remaining runners from across the Irish Sea. The French have never won this event but did supply a 1-2 over C&D last month and in EASYSLAND they have a fascinating contender who at 5yo could be a rising star. Of the Brits Chic Name, and last year’s winner Fact Of the Matter may find the ground against them which makes Rolling Dylan the pick.

Easysland
Yanworth
Rolling Dylan

Previous Winners

2018

Fact Of The Matter

Weight: 10-10 |Age: 8

J: G Sheehan | T: Jamie Snowden

6/1

Prize Money

1st: £21,896.002nd: £6,468.003rd: £3,234.004th: £1,617.005th: £808.006th: £406.00