16:15 Catterick

Wednesday 10 March 2021

All14:1014:4015:1015:4016:1516:5017:25

Cheltenham Festival On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 7m 6.70s

1^st

Poppa Poutine

512-2

9/4f

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

Made most, disputed lead early stages, not fluent 1st, led after the 3rd, briefly pressed after 3 out, shaken up when challenged 2 out, ridden and rallied gamely approach to the last, led narrowly last, kept on bravely, held on op 11/4

2^nd

Aheadfullofdreams

810-3

11/4

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Mid-division, headway to track leaders 3 out, not fluent when set to make challenge 2 out, ridden and every chance last, ran on strongly to press leader run-in, held dying strides op 5/2 tchd 3/1

3^rd

2 ¾

Show Promise

711-8

9/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Ross Chapman

Disputed lead early stages, tracked leader after the 3rd, mistake 7th, ridden and disputed lead 2 out, every chance last, no extra run-in tchd 10/1

4^th

Cooking Fat

1011-12

8/1

T: Miss P RobsonJ: B S Hughes

Towards rear, closer 3 out, headway to track leaders approaching 2 out, mistake when making strong challenge 2 out, ridden after 2 out and no extra op 9/1

5^th

Skipness

611-2

20/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Nathan Moscrop (3)

Mid-division, headway to track leader after 3 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out op 18/1 tchd 22/1

6^th

3 ¾

Be My Sea

1011-1

13/2

T: A W CarrollJ: Max Kendrick (3)

Towards rear, mistake 5th, ridden 2 out and never a factor op 11/2 tchd 5/1

7^th

Steel Wave

1111-3

66/1

T: G HanmerJ: William Shanahan (7)

Towards rear, ridden before 2 out, soon tailed off op 50/1 tchd 80/1

Also Ran

Blackfinch

611-7

11/2

T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings

Tracked leader, ridden and weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out tchd 5/1

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Non-Runners

Florrie Knox⁶⁹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: A M Hales J: Kielan Woods

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.20, £1.60, £2.20EX:£9.40Trifecta:£71.50Tricast:£43.89SF:£9.03Swingers:£1.80, £3.60, £5.30

Forecasts

Poppa Poutine (9/4), Aheadfullofdreams (11/4), Blackfinch (11/2), Florrie Knox (6/1), Be My Sea (13/2), Cooking Fat (8/1), Show Promise (9/1), Skipness (20/1), Steel Wave (66/1)

POPPA POUTINE is taken to resume his progression back from a short break and make it 2-3 in handicaps, perhaps at the main expense of Dan Skelton's Aheadfullofdreams. Be My Sea is also shortlisted for in-form Tony Carroll.

POPPA POUTINE (IRE)
AHEADFULLOFDREAMS (IRE)
BE MY SEA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Strike West

Weight: 10-7 |Age: 8

J: Miss Becky Smith | T: Micky Hammond

8/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,769.002nd: £1,107.003rd: £553.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00