14:55 Cheltenham

Friday 12 November 2021

All13:1013:4514:2014:5515:3016:00

Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:57 | Winning time: 8m 20.67s

1^st

Back On The Lash

710-3

4/1f

T: M KeighleyJ: S Bowen

Chased leaders, lost place 27th, rallied 3 out, headway to challenge before last, ridden to lead flat, stayed on gamely op 6/1 tchd 10/3

2^nd

Singing Banjo

1110-0

20/1

T: P J RothwellJ: Mr B J Walsh (7)

Chased leaders, hampered by loose horse before 21st, headway to challenge before last, ridden flat, stayed on to challenge winner final 100yds, always held by winner op 16/1 tchd 25/1

3^rd

1 ½

Diesel D'Allier

810-2

17/2

T: R BandeyJ: Harry Bannister

Midfield, slow 8th, headway to chase leaders 18th, led 2 out, ridden approaching last, headed flat, kept on one pace op 11/2

4^th

Plan Of Attack

810-3

9/2

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Jumped slow 1st, midfield, dropped towards rear 7th, slow next, not fluent 21st, headway to chase leaders when bumped 27th (Aintree), pushed along 3 out, kept on from 2 out op 5/1

5^th

8 ½

Balko Des Flos

1011-12

11/2

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Mid-division, headway before 27th (Aintree), chased leaders 5 out, pushed along before 2 out, no extra approaching last op 5/1

6^th

Potters Corner

1110-5

12/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor (3)

Close up when slow 1st, led after 1st, headed 3rd, soon disputing lead again, led 7th, not fluent 4 out, stumbled on bend and headed 2 out, soon ridden, weakened after last op 9/1

7^th

Fox Pro

610-0

18/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Chester Williams (3)

Mid-division, slow 8th, in touch when blundered 27th (Aintree), soon weakened op 22/1 tchd 16/1

8^th

Alpha Des Obeaux

1110-9

17/2

T: G ElliottJ: J S McGarvey

Close up, led 3rd, soon disputing lead, headed 7th, not fluent 27th (Aintree), soon lost place, weakened 2 out op 10/1 tchd 8/1 and 11/1

9^th

Volcano

710-0

18/1

T: Sheila LewisJ: Charlie Deutsch

Raced keenly towards rear, blundered 4th (Aintree), headway into midfield 19th, lost place 26th, soon beaten op 20/1 tchd 16/1

10^th

Sigurd

910-0

250/1

T: Miss J E FosterJ: Thomas Dowson

Always in rear op 100/1

Also Ran

Talkischeap

910-12

22/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Thomas Bellamy

Towards rear, headway when unseated rider 18th tchd 20/1

Freewheelin Dylan

910-12

15/2

T: D A McLoughlinJ: Ricky Doyle

Midfield until mistake and unseated rider 27th (Aintree) op 6/1 tchd 8/1

Friends Don't Ask

610-0

50/1

T: Martin SmithJ: J M Quinlan

Chased leaders, slow 11th, lost place 12th, pulled up before 24th tchd 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.90, £3.70, £3.00EX:£85.50Trifecta:£870.10Tricast:£647.79SF:£79.96Swingers:£11.50, £6.90, £23.00

Forecasts

Back On The Lash (4/1), Plan Of Attack (9/2), Balko Des Flos (11/2), Freewheelin Dylan (15/2), Diesel D'Allier (17/2), Alpha Des Obeaux (17/2), Potters Corner (12/1), Fox Pro (18/1), Volcano (18/1), Singing Banjo (20/1), Talkischeap (22/1), Friends Don't Ask (50/1), Sigurd (250/1)

BALKO DES FLOS' big run in the Grand National sticks in the mind and, having had a prep at Galway recently, he should be ready to put up another bold bid back over these fences. Fellow Irish raider Freewheelin Dylan is a danger, while Back On The Lash is one to note based on his excellent strike rate over fences to this point.

BALKO DES FLOS (FR)
FREEWHEELIN DYLAN (IRE)
BACK ON THE LASH

Previous Winners

2020

Kingswell Theatre

Weight: 10-0 |Age: 11

J: T Scudamore | T: M Scudamore

22/1

Prize Money

1st: £13,008.002nd: £5,980.003rd: £2,990.004th: £1,495.005th: £748.006th: £372.00