Cheltenham Gold At timeform.com Novices' Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 6m 23.00s

1^st

Empire Steel

711-4

4/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Chased leader, challenged 6th, led next, soon headed, hit 9th, jumped right and dived at 10th, jumped right 11th, led next, drew clear from 4 out, stayed on well op 7/2 tchd 10/3

2^nd

Protektorat

611-8

1/2f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Jumped right, made most until 10th, struggling when mistake 4 out, landed awkwardly and well beaten from 3 out op 8/13

Also Ran

Port Of Mars

711-4

9/2

T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman

Never going that well in last, mistake 4th, reminder after 9th and 10th, behind 11th, pulled up before 12th op 10/3

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.30EX:£5.50Trifecta:£16.10SF:£6.55

Forecasts

Protektorat (1/2), Empire Steel (4/1), Port Of Mars (9/2)

Only three runners but still a cracking novice chase in which PROTEKTORAT is fancied to get back to winning ways and make it 3-4 over fences after losing his unbeaten record when second in the Dipper. Port of Mars is very much on the up so should ensure Dan Skelton's bold-jumping front-runner doesn't get things all his own way, with Empire Steel not discounted either.

PROTEKTORAT (FR)
PORT OF MARS (IRE)
EMPIRE STEEL (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £7,213.002nd: £2,118.003rd: £1,059.004th: £529.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00