14:10 Cheltenham

Wednesday 11 March 2020

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

RSA Insurance Novices' Chase (Grade 1)

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 6m 28.67s

1^st

Champ

811-4

4/1

T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty

Not always fluent, held up towards rear, closed 12th, slow next (water), effort before 3 out, 3rd and outpaced home turn, pecked 2 out, 10 lengths off front pair last, stayed on well final 150 yards, led towards finish tchd 7/2

2^nd

Minella Indo

711-4

3/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Raced keenly, led until after 1st, led next, headed 5th, stayed pressing leader, led after 2 out, mistake last, hung right and pressed flat, headed towards finish

3^rd

Allaho

611-4

5/2f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Led after 1st, headed next, led 5th, not fluent and pecked 12th, headed after 2 out, every chance from last, 3rd and no extra close home op 3/1 tchd 11/4 tchd 7/2

4^th

Battleoverdoyen

711-4

7/1

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Mid-division on outside, headway from 10th, every chance 3 out, 4th and outpaced before 2 out, weakened before last op 11/1 tchd 12/1

5^th

Aye Right

711-4

100/1

T: Mrs H O GrahamJ: Callum Bewley

Chased leaders, mistake 5th, pecked 12th, mistake and lost place 4 out, soon closed back up, weakened after 3 out op 80/1

6^th

Slate House

811-4

20/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Held up towards rear on inside, not always fluent, headway 15th, lost place 3 out, soon weakened, hampered last, tailed off op 16/1

Also Ran

Castlebawn West

711-4

50/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mark Walsh

Held up in rear, not fluent 12th, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 14th, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and beaten before home turn, 5th and well held when blundered and unseated rider 2 out op 66/1

Copperhead

611-4

6/1

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Chased leaders, pushed along after 4 out, outpaced after next, soon weakened, fell last tchd 5/1

Easy Game

611-4

10/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Held up towards rear, headway 12th, outpaced after 4 out, weakened next, fell last tchd 12/1

Pym

711-4

33/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Chased leaders, dropped into mid-division from 2nd, lost place before 8th, mistake 11th, pulled up before 14th op 28/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.90, £1.50, £1.40EX:£18.30Trifecta:£60.80Tricast:£36.48SF:£17.19Swingers:£3.50, £2.80, £2.30

Forecasts

Allaho (5/2), Minella Indo (3/1), Champ (4/1), Copperhead (6/1), Battleoverdoyen (7/1), Easy Game (10/1), Slate House (20/1), Pym (33/1), Castlebawn West (50/1), Aye Right (100/1)

A race that has stayed in Britain on four of the last six years, and may do so again with the fast-improving COPPERHEAD looking tailor-made for this assignment. He jumps for fun and will stay all day long. Champ is fascinating and could have the class to land this prize but the error that cost him victory in the Dipper on New Year's Day was truly desperate and it will be heart in mouth stuff over the obstacles. Last year's Albert Bartlett winner Minella Indo could be a massive threat over this trip while his old rival Allaho is seemingly the one Team Mullins have most faith in despite being beaten by Easy Game in December.

Copperhead
Minella Indo
Allaho

Previous Winners

2019

Topofthegame

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 7

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £98,472.002nd: £37,100.003rd: £18,568.004th: £9,275.005th: £4,655.006th: £2,328.007th: £1,155.008th: £595.00