15:05 Cheltenham

Saturday 14 December 2019

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

Unibet International Hurdle (Grade 2)

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 4m 18.96s

1^st

Call Me Lord

611-0

2/1f

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Held up behind leaders, closed from 2 out, challenging when bumped last, led flat, edged right, driven out op 9/4

2^nd

Ballyandy

811-0

12/1

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

Held up on outside, slow 3 out and 2 out, headway home bend, unable to quicken when not much room last, edged left flat, stayed on, went 2nd towards finish, just held op 16/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Ch'tibello

811-4

8/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up, closed after 2nd, led approaching last, mistake and bumped at last, soon headed, held when switched left towards finish op 7/1

4^th

Monsieur Lecoq

511-0

8/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly

Held up in rear, outpaced 2 out, stayed on flat, going on towards finish, went close home op 9/1 tchd 10/1

5^th

Pentland Hills

411-3

5/2

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Chased leader, raced freely, challenged last, soon headed and ridden, weakened towards finish op 9/4

6^th

Gumball

511-4

11/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Held up, headway 3 out, outpaced before last, no impression after tchd 12/1

7^th

3 ¼

Elixir De Nutz

511-3

12/1

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Led, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened flat

8^th

Le Patriote

711-4

16/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Aidan Coleman

Chased leaders, lost place 5th, soon closed back up, outpaced 2 out, well held when jumped left last

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Non-Runners

Big Blue³⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: C & D Eustace J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.80Pl:£1.20, £3.10, £2.20EX:£24.10Trifecta:£90.50SF:£26.05Swingers:£4.40, £4.00, £8.30

Forecasts

Call Me Lord (2/1), Pentland Hills (5/2), Ch'tibello (8/1), Monsieur Lecoq (8/1), Gumball (11/1), Ballyandy (12/1), Elixir De Nutz (12/1), Le Patriote (16/1), Big Blue (50/1)

There should be no hanging about in this with both Gumball and Elixir De Nutz sure to go from the front and set a good pace, that aspect may well test the fitness of the latter who returns from injury. PENTLAND HILLS gets the first real test of his credentials as a 4yo with three of this age group having won this race since 2006. He’s already proven himself over C&D and gets a narrow vote over stablemate Call Me Lord who connections finally give a chance left-handed after being adamant about having to run him in the opposite direction, he has the form to win this. Ch’tibello needs to prove himself fresh while Monsieur Lecoq and Le Patriote face stiffer tasks than in the past.

Pentland Hills
Call Me Lord
Elixir De Nutz

Previous Winners

2018

Brain Power

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 7

J: N de Boinville | T: N J Henderson

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £78,778.002nd: £29,680.003rd: £14,854.004th: £7,420.005th: £3,724.006th: £1,862.007th: £924.008th: £476.00