15:05 Cheltenham

Friday 19 March 2021

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

WellChild Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 6m 45.35s

1^st

Minella Indo

811-10

9/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Jack Kennedy

Chased leaders, closed to dispute 2nd from 16th, going strongly 3 out, soon led, 2 lengths ahead last, stayed on well, ridden out op 8/1 tchd 10/1

2^nd

1 ¼

A Plus Tard

711-10

10/3

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Held up towards rear, steady headway from 13th, mistake 16th, checked and taken back slightly before 3 out, went close 2nd final bend, 2 lengths down 2 out, stayed on well but able to get back to winner op 3/1

3^rd

4 ¼

Al Boum Photo

911-10

9/4f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up in mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway from 11th, not fluent 17th, hit 4 out, held in pocket bend before 2 out, soon went 3rd but unable to go with front pair, held after, stayed on op 5/2

4^th

Native River

1111-10

12/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R Johnson

Pushed away from start, chased leaders on inside, driven 13th, lost place before 15th, well held from 4 out, plugged on to take 4th flat

5^th

4 ¼

Frodon

911-10

16/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost

Led, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, lost 4th flat

6^th

Royale Pagaille

711-10

14/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Behind, hit 2nd, not fluent 6th, mistake 9th, switched to outside before 13th, mistake 15th, hit 18th, struggling 4 out, never any chance

7^th

Black Op

1011-10

125/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: T Scudamore

Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4th, weakened after 3 out tchd 150/1

8^th

Aso

1111-10

150/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: D A Jacob

Held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, mistake and well beaten 4 out tchd 200/1

9^th

Kemboy

911-10

16/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Chased leader, mistake 3rd, lost 2nd after next, stayed prominent, mistake 8th, lost place before 4 out, soon behind, tailed off tchd 18/1

Also Ran

Champ

911-10

13/2

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Towards rear on inside, slow and pecked 1st, not fluent 3rd, slow 4th, jumped left and hit brush upright 5th, mistake 6th, pulled up before 7th tchd 11/2

Lostintranslation

911-10

40/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Mid-division on inside, lost place approaching 14th, well beaten from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out tchd 33/1

Santini

911-10

12/1

T: N J HendersonJ: Aidan Coleman

Rousted away from start, soon mid-division, bad mistake and lost place 7th, last, struggling and behind 9th, pulled up after 12th op 11/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.70Pl:£2.50, £1.50, £1.40EX:£31.30Trifecta:£111.00Tricast:£91.54SF:£39.15Swingers:£4.90, £5.30, £2.30

Forecasts

Al Boum Photo (9/4), A Plus Tard (10/3), Champ (13/2), Minella Indo (9/1), Native River (12/1), Santini (12/1), Royale Pagaille (14/1), Frodon (16/1), Kemboy (16/1), Lostintranslation (40/1), Black Op (125/1), Aso (150/1)

NATIVE RIVER's victory at Sandown last month was a joy to behold and a repeat of that effort will see him go close. He looks cracking value at double-figure odds at time of writing and is taken to emulate the great Kauto Star and regain the crown 3 years on from his first victory. 2019 and 2020 winner Al Boum Photo seems sure to go well in his hat-trick bid. A Plus Tard is also a big player.

NATIVE RIVER (IRE)
AL BOUM PHOTO (FR)
A PLUS TARD (FR)

Previous Winners

2020

Al Boum Photo

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 8

J: Paul Townend | T: W P Mullins

10/3

Prize Money

1st: £263,766.002nd: £99,375.003rd: £49,734.004th: £24,844.005th: £12,469.006th: £6,234.007th: £3,094.008th: £1,594.00