13:30 Cheltenham

Tuesday 10 March 2020

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Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 13:32 | Winning time: 4m 8.20s

1^st

Shishkin

611-7

6/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Held up mid-division, mistake 3rd, headway when badly hampered 2 out, driven to chase leaders on outside turning in, switched inside to challenge before last, soon ridden, stayed on to lead narrowly towards finish, just held on tchd 7/1

2^nd

Abacadabras

611-7

11/4

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Held up towards rear of mid-division, smooth headway after 3 out, close up when hampered next, soon poised to challenge, led narrowly before last, ridden and kept on flat, headed narrowly towards finish, just held op 4/1

3^rd

Chantry House

611-7

15/2

T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty

Tracked leaders, driven and one pace after 2 out, ridden and kept on under pressure before last, no extra in well held 3rd flat op 6/1 tchd 8/1

4^th

2 ¾

Asterion Forlonge

611-7

9/4f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Led, jumped right, jumped markedly right 3 out and again next, driven and headed before last, ridden and no impression in 4th flat op 3/1

5^th

1 ½

Allart

611-7

33/1

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Towards rear of mid-division on inside, headway 3 out, chased leaders after next, ridden before last, soon no impression, gradually weakened flat op 28/1 tchd 25/1

6^th

Edwardstone

611-7

25/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Held up behind, headway 2 out, chased leaders turning in, soon ridden, outpaced before last, weakened flat

7^th

Heaven Help Us

611-0

100/1

T: P HennessyJ: Danny Mullins

Mid-division, pushed along on outside when hampered 3 out and again next, never on terms after, weakened before last

8^th

6 ½

Whatsnotoknow

511-7

100/1

T: M F MorrisJ: Phillip Enright

In touch on outside, pushed along after 3 out, lost place when hampered next, weakened before last

9^th

Soviet Pimpernel

511-7

50/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Kevin Sexton

Prominent, pushed along after 4 out, lost place after next, weakened after 2 out op 40/1

10^th

9 ½

Hollow Sound

511-7

150/1

T: L ComerJ: Mr D T Kelly

Always towards rear, weakened before 2 out

11^th

2 ¾

Fiddlerontheroof

611-7

6/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

In touch on inside, driven and lost place after 2 out, weakened before last op 11/2 tchd 5/1

12^th

Berkshire Royal

511-7

100/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Dave Crosse

Held up behind, struggling after 4 out, tailed off after next

Also Ran

Captain Guinness

511-7

14/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Mid-division, headway when hampered 3 out, close up and every chance when badly hampered and brought down next

Elixir D'Ainay

611-7

16/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mark Walsh

Prominent, carried right by leader 3 out, upsides and every chance when hampered again and fell next

Mario De Pail

511-7

100/1

T: S ThomasJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Behind, reminders after 4 out, never involved, lost touch when pulled up before 2 out

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Non-Runners

Jabbaar³⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: I Jardine J: C O'Farrell

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.80Pl:£2.70, £1.60, £2.70EX:£35.30Trifecta:£194.50Tricast:£131.95SF:£23.45Swingers:£4.40, £7.50, £4.20

Forecasts

Asterion Forlonge (9/4), Abacadabras (11/4), Shishkin (6/1), Fiddlerontheroof (6/1), Chantry House (15/2), Captain Guinness (14/1), Elixir D'Ainay (16/1), Edwardstone (25/1), Allart (33/1), Soviet Pimpernel (50/1), Heaven Help Us (100/1), Whatsnotoknow (100/1), Berkshire Royal (100/1), Mario De Pail (100/1), Hollow Sound (150/1), Jabbaar (200/1)

The Closutton maestro Willie Mullins has taken the Supreme Novices' Hurdle on no fewer than six previous occasions, including with Vautour (2014), Douvan (2015) and Klassical Dream (2019). He holds another strong hand numerically courtesy of ASTERION FORLONGE, Elixir D'Ainay and Berkshire Royal. The selection raced prominently throughout and wasn't at all troubled by the step up in class in the Grade 1 Chanelle Pharma Novices' at Leopardstown. While immensely respectful of the talented Nicky Henderson trio of Shishkin, Chantry House (and to a lesser degree Allart) the grey son of Coastal Path can hopefully maintain his unbeaten career record (4-4).

Asterion Forlonge
Captain Guinness
Shishkin

Previous Winners

2019

Klassical Dream

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 5

J: Ruby Walsh | T: W P Mullins

6/1

Prize Money

1st: £70,338.002nd: £26,500.003rd: £13,262.004th: £6,625.005th: £3,325.006th: £1,662.007th: £825.008th: £425.00