14:10 Cheltenham

Thursday 12 March 2020

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Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 6m 0.22s

1^st

Sire Du Berlais

811-12

10/1

T: G ElliottJ: B J Geraghty

Mid-division, shaken up briefly after 8th and 9th, headway 2 out, challenged last, led inside final 100 yards, driven out, holding 2nd close home tchd 9/1

2^nd

The Storyteller

911-9

11/2j

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Held up in mid-division, headway after 2 out, led last but pressed, headed inside final 100 yards, stayed on, held close home op 5/1

3^rd

6 ½

Tout Est Permis

710-10

12/1

T: N MeadeJ: E Walsh (7)

Mid-division, headway on outside 2 out led before last, soon headed, stayed on same pace flat op 14/1 tchd 16/1

4^th

1 ¾

Third Wind

611-1

12/1

T: H MorrisonJ: T J O'Brien

Held up in rear, not fluent 2 out, closed before home bend, went 4th before last, stayed on same pace flat tchd 14/1

5^th

Relegate

710-11

11/2j

T: Colm MurphyJ: Paul Townend

Held up towards rear, headway and switched right before last, stayed on flat, unable to get on terms op 6/1 tchd 5/1

6^th

7 ½

Kansas City Chief

1110-7

66/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: T Scudamore

Prominent, led before 4th, headed 2 out, weakened flat

7^th

Rapper

610-10

16/1

T: H D DalyJ: R Johnson

Tracked leaders, challenged after 3 out, led 2 out, headed before last, weakened flat op 20/1

8^th

3 ¼

Jatiluwih

611-8

16/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Mr D Maxwell (3)

Held up in mid-division, mistake 7th, ridden and outpaced after 2 out, plugged on past beaten horses from last op 20/1 tchd 22/1

9^th

Stoney Mountain

711-2

25/1

T: H D DalyJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Mid-division, mistake 8th, headway on inside 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, plugged on before last, no impression tchd 33/1

10^th

1 ½

Fred The Foot

810-12

100/1

T: J C McConnellJ: D J McInerney (3)

Held up towards rear, headway on outside approaching 2 out, ridden and beaten when mistake last, weakened

11^th

1 ¼

Sunset Showdown

710-8

66/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: R P McLernon

In touch in mid-division, effort and tracking leaders going well home bend, shaken up before last, soon weakened op 50/1

12^th

2 ¾

Royal Thief

610-9

20/1

T: H De BromheadJ: H Morgan (5)

Prominent, not fluent 9th, every chance 2 out, weakened before last op 25/1

13^th

A Great View

911-2

16/1

T: D CullenJ: Mark Walsh

Held up in mid-division, not fluent 2nd, ridden after 3 out, soon beaten op 14/1

14^th

Kilbricken Storm

911-0

20/1

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, weakened before last op 25/1

15^th

Skandiburg

610-13

9/1

T: O MurphyJ: G Sheehan

Towards rear, pushed along after 7th, well beaten before 2 out op 10/1

16^th

Unowhatimeanharry

1211-10

33/1

T: H FryJ: Aidan Coleman

Tracked leaders, shaken up after 2 out, weakened before last op 40/1

17^th

1 ½

Guitar Pete

1010-9

50/1

T: N G RichardsJ: R D Day

Never going that well, always towards rear

18^th

Welsh Saint

610-12

6/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Chased leaders, mistake 3rd and 8th, lost place after 2 out, soon weakened tchd 11/2

19^th

Dream Berry

910-12

14/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Held up in mid-division, pushed along after 2 out, no impression, well beaten before last op 16/1

20^th

Doubly Clever

810-5

125/1

T: J FarrellyJ: Liam Harrison (7)

Always towards rear, well beaten 2 out op 100/1

Also Ran

Rocket Lad

711-4

33/1

T: E MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Always behind, pulled up before 2 out tchd 40/1

Dingo Dollar

811-0

50/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

In touch in mid-division, lost place before 3 out, well behind when not fluent 2 out, ran into the back of a horse being pulled up and unseated rider before last

Burrows Park

810-11

66/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Led, not fluent 3rd, headed before 4th, stayed handy, not fluent 6th, mistake 8th, not fluent next, lost place 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last

Copper Gone West

710-10

100/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Chased leaders, shaken up when slightly hampered and went wrong on home bend, soon pulled up op 80/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.10Pl:£2.90, £2.00, £3.10, £3.30EX:£51.80Trifecta:£843.80Tricast:£706.05SF:£62.65Swingers:£13.10, £25.30, £16.20

Forecasts

The Storyteller (11/2), Relegate (11/2), Welsh Saint (6/1), Skandiburg (9/1), Sire Du Berlais (10/1), Tout Est Permis (12/1), Third Wind (12/1), Dream Berry (14/1), Rapper (16/1), Jatiluwih (16/1), A Great View (16/1), Royal Thief (20/1), Kilbricken Storm (20/1), Stoney Mountain (25/1), Unowhatimeanharry (33/1), Rocket Lad (33/1), Guitar Pete (50/1), Dingo Dollar (50/1), Kansas City Chief (66/1), Sunset Showdown (66/1), Burrows Park (66/1), Fred The Foot (100/1), Copper Gone West (100/1), Doubly Clever (125/1)

Something of an Irish “banker” as they have taken the last four renewals with Gordon Elliott responsible for the last two and he has a strong chance again with last year’s winner Sire Du Berlais (now in first-time blinkers) and previous Festival winner The Storyteller. The Punchestown qualifier has been influential as a guide over the years and Relegate (previous Festival winner), A Great View and Royal Thief represent that form. WELSH SAINT represents the best of the GB squad with the selection looking unexposed as a stayer. Stoney Mountain and the amateur-ridden Jatiluwih are two others that are noted at decent prices.

Welsh Saint
Sire Du Berlais
A Great View

Previous Winners

2019

Sire Du Berlais

Weight: 11-9 |Age: 7

J: B J Geraghty | T: G Elliott

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £56,270.002nd: £21,200.003rd: £10,610.004th: £5,300.005th: £2,660.006th: £1,330.007th: £660.008th: £340.00