20:15 Cheltenham

Friday 30 April 2021

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100% RacingTV Profits Back To Racing Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 20:22 | Winning time: 5m 13.69s

1^st

Marcle Ridge

911-10

2/1f

T: Mrs Lucy SmithJ: Mr Tommie M O'Brien

Chased leader, led 11th, clear before 2 out, stayed on strongly op 9/4

2^nd

Clondaw Westie

1011-13

11/2

T: Mrs L HillJ: Mrs Izzie Hill (7)

Always prominent, ridden in 3rd between last 2, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner op 4/1

3^rd

Peacocks Secret

911-13

9/2

T: D PetersJ: Mr D Peters (5)

Mid-division at 6th, headway chasing leaders 12th, went 2nd 5 out, no chance with winner, lost that placing close home op 4/1

4^th

4 ¾

Barney Dwan

1111-10

9/2

T: Sally RandellJ: Mr Albi Tufnell (7)

Held up in 6th, plugging on when stumbled badly 3 out, kept on in modest 4th op 7/1 tchd 15/2

5^th

Eric The Third

1211-10

66/1

T: J HeardJ: Mr D Andrews (7)

Chased leaders until lost place before 12th, never dangerous after, tailed off op 50/1

6^th

Risk A Fine

1211-10

13/2

T: Francesca NimmoJ: Mr James King

Led until 11th, chased leader until 5 out, chased leaders, weakened next op 6/1

Also Ran

Zamparelli

911-13

15/2

T: Miss V CollinsJ: Miss Lucy Turner (3)

Held up and behind, fell 6th op 6/1

Beau De Tabel

1311-10

250/1

T: Andrew QuickJ: Jack Martin (7)

Jumped poorly in rear, tailed off when blundered 10th, blundered and unseated rider 12th op 200/1 tchd 300/1

Billy Hicks

1011-10

50/1

T: Miss Laura RichardsonJ: Mr Huw Edwards (7)

Behind, pulled up quickly before 4th tchd 40/1

Cloudy Joker

1311-10

33/1

T: M ComleyJ: Miss Gina Andrews

In touch, pushed along before 4 out, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before next op 40/1 tchd 22/1

Where Now

1011-10

250/1

T: G J BarberJ: Mr Mark Robinson (7)

Towards rear, hit 11th, mistake next, tailed off 5 out, pulled up before 2 out op 150/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.10Pl:£1.50, £1.80, £1.30EX:£14.90Trifecta:£53.80SF:£13.66Swingers:£3.00, £2.80, £5.40

Forecasts

Marcle Ridge (2/1), Peacocks Secret (9/2), Barney Dwan (9/2), Clondaw Westie (11/2), Risk A Fine (13/2), Zamparelli (15/2), Cloudy Joker (33/1), Billy Hicks (50/1), Eric The Third (66/1), Beau De Tabel (250/1), Where Now (250/1)

RISK A FINE boasts an excellent record in hunters and goes well fresh, so he's an appealing candidate. Marcle Ridge remains one to be positive about dropping in trip, while Barney Dwan is also of interest on his first foray into hunters given his useful form under Rules.