13:20 Cheltenham

Tuesday 16 March 2021

All13:2013:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:50

Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 3m 56.32s

1^st

Appreciate It

711-7

8/11f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Chased leader, challenged going well 3 out, led 2 out, drawing clear when left 15 lengths ahead last, stayed on strongly, impressive op 5/6

2^nd

Ballyadam

611-7

6/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Jack Kennedy

Held up, raced keenly, not fluent 4th, closed from 4 out, tracking leaders 3 out, bad mistake 2 out and lost ground on leaders, stayed on from final bend, left 2nd and hampered last, switched left and kept on, no chance with winner

3^rd

2 ¼

For Pleasure

611-7

40/1

T: A M HalesJ: Harry Bannister

Led, clear after 1st until after 2nd, pressed 3 out, headed next, soon outpaced by winner and lost 2nd, left disputing 2nd briefly last, kept on op 50/1

4^th

1 ¼

Soaring Glory

611-7

10/1

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

Held up, hit 2nd, outpaced 3 out, left 4th last, no impression, kept on op 11/1

5^th

5 ½

Irascible

611-7

25/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Towards rear on outside, ridden and struggling in last pair after 2nd, slow 3rd, well beaten before 3 out, went 5th and not much room last, no impression op 40/1

6^th

1 ½

Grumpy Charley

611-7

28/1

T: C HonourJ: Bryan Carver

Not much room on landing 2nd, last pair and outpaced after, well beaten before 3 out op 25/1

7^th

1 ¼

Metier

511-7

11/2

T: H FryJ: S Bowen

Chased leaders, outpaced after 3 out, well beaten from next, eased before last tchd 5/1

Also Ran

Blue Lord

611-7

11/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D A Jacob

Held up on inside, travelled strongly, tracking leaders from 4 out, went 2nd after 2 out, no chance with winner but clear 2nd when fell last

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.50Pl:£1.02, £1.90, £8.90EX:£5.60Trifecta:£89.00Tricast:£91.04SF:£5.58Swingers:£1.70, £9.90, £25.60

Forecasts

Appreciate It (8/11), Metier (11/2), Ballyadam (6/1), Soaring Glory (10/1), Blue Lord (11/1), Irascible (25/1), Grumpy Charley (28/1), For Pleasure (40/1)

A smaller Supreme field than usual but still a cracking contest to kickstart the Festival. Both METIER and Appreciate It bring unbeaten hurdling records to the table and Harry Fry's useful ex-Flat winner is taken to edge out Willie Mullins' much-vaunted novice and go 4-4 in this sphere after his emphatic Tolworth victory. Betfair Hurdle scorer Soaring Glory appeals as the pick of the remainder.

METIER (IRE)
APPRECIATE IT (IRE)
SOARING GLORY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Shishkin

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 6

J: N de Boinville | T: N J Henderson

6/1

Prize Money

1st: £52,753.002nd: £19,875.003rd: £9,947.004th: £4,969.005th: £2,494.006th: £1,247.007th: £619.008th: £319.00