14:05 Cheltenham

Wednesday 14 April 2021

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Ballymore Silver Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 9.03s

1^st

Manofthemountain

810-4

8/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy

Prominent, tracked leader after the 4th, smooth progress to lead 2 out, ridden when in control last, pushed out and kept on well run-in op 9/1 tchd 10/1

2^nd

4 ½

Magic Saint

711-10

14/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryan Carver (3)

Towards rear, headway after 4 out, tracked leaders 3 out, ridden 2 out, went second approaching last, kept on run-in op 10/1

3^rd

1 ½

Romain De Senam

911-1

15/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Towards rear, headway to track leaders after 5 out, pushed along in 3rd 2 out, never nearer closing stages op 6/1

4^th

Coole Cody

1010-10

10/3f

T: Evan WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Prominent, led after the 5th, ridden and headed 2 out, no extra closing stages op 4/1

5^th

Up The Straight

710-6

4/1

T: R RoweJ: James Davies

Mid-division, not fluent and niggled in rear 10th, stayed on after 3 out but never involved op 5/1

6^th

2 ½

The Big Bite

811-3

5/1

T: Henry OliverJ: J J Burke

Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 3 out, weakened after 2 out tchd 9/2

7^th

Two Taffs

1110-4

33/1

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

Mid-division early stages, towards rear from the 9th, never involved

Also Ran

Pym

811-4

12/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Mid-division, towards rear 7th, slow at the 11th, soon tailed off and pulled up before 12th op 17/2

Benatar

910-4

6/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Disputed lead early stages, tracked leader after the 5th, weakened after 5 out, pulled up before 3 out op 7/1 tchd 11/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.50Pl:£2.60, £4.00, £2.50EX:£97.00Trifecta:£628.40Tricast:£871.39SF:£104.09Swingers:£16.90, £10.70, £15.20

Forecasts

Coole Cody (10/3), Up The Straight (4/1), The Big Bite (5/1), Benatar (6/1), Romain De Senam (15/2), Manofthemountain (8/1), Pym (12/1), Magic Saint (14/1), Two Taffs (33/1)

Paddy Power Gold Cup winner COOLE CODY enhanced his excellent record here when fourth in the Plate at the Festival last month and should make another bold bid off the same mark back in calmer waters. Conditions will suit the in-form Romain de Senam and he rates the main threat ahead of The Big Bite, who was set to win at Newbury before hanging badly left up the run-in.

COOLE CODY (IRE)
ROMAIN DE SENAM (FR)
THE BIG BITE (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £21,527.002nd: £8,078.003rd: £4,045.004th: £2,015.005th: £1,013.006th: £507.00