14:10 Cheltenham

Tuesday 15 March 2022

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Sporting Life Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:18 | Winning time: 3m 51.32s

1^st

Edwardstone

811-4

5/2f

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Chased leaders, hampered 4th, closed 4 out, went 2nd going well 3 out, led and bumped 2 out, asserting last, stayed on well flat op 11/4 tchd 3/1

2^nd

4 ¼

Gabynako

711-4

25/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Held up in rear on inside, headway 3 out, not much room 2 out, went 2nd last, stayed on flat but no impression on winner op 18/1

3^rd

3 ½

Blue Lord

711-4

4/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up towards rear, jumped right and not fluent 2nd, closed next, went 3rd last, no impression on winner but pressed for 2nd flat, no extra and edged left final 75 yards op 5/1 tchd 11/2

4^th

War Lord

711-4

50/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Chased leaders on inside, lost place after 3 out, stayed on approaching last, went 4th flat but no impression op 40/1

5^th

Riviere D'etel

510-11

7/2

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Jumped right, chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, left 2nd next, challenged 9th, led before 3 out, bumped into rival and headed 2 out, lost 2nd last, weakened into 5th flat op 4/1 tchd 10/3

6^th

3 ½

Haut En Couleurs

511-4

6/1

T: W P MullinsJ: B J Cooper

Held up towards rear, raced keenly, closed on outside 9th, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, 5th when jumped left last, soon weakened op 13/2 tchd 5/1

7^th

Coeur Sublime

711-4

18/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Held up in mid-division, hampered 4th, slow and in rear 7th, well beaten after 3 out, hampered last op 12/1 tchd 22/1

8^th

Magic Daze

610-11

12/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Raced freely, led, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, well behind when jumped right last tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1

Also Ran

Brave Seasca

711-4

80/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Chased leader, fell 4th op 40/1

Red Rookie

711-4

80/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy

Held up in rear on outside, switched right and some headway 3 out, soon ridden, about 6 lengths 6th when fell last op 100/1 tchd 66/1 and tchd 125/1

Saint Sam

511-4

12/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, hampered and unseated rider 4th op 10/1 tchd 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.70, £6.20, £1.90EX:£78.90Trifecta:£434.40Tricast:£241.88SF:£59.47Swingers:£12.10, £3.50, £14.30

Forecasts

Edwardstone (5/2), Riviere D'etel (7/2), Blue Lord (4/1), Haut En Couleurs (6/1), Magic Daze (12/1), Saint Sam (12/1), Coeur Sublime (18/1), Gabynako (25/1), War Lord (50/1), Brave Seasca (80/1), Red Rookie (80/1)

The likeable EDWARDSTONE was foot perfect when making short work of smart opposition in the Kingmaker and can see off the Irish challenge, headed by Riviere d'Etel, who may have beaten Blue Lord at Leopardstown last time with a cleaner jump at the last. Haut En Couleurs came to grief early in that same Leopardstown race but is another who leaves the impression he can make his mark at this level.

EDWARDSTONE
RIVIERE D'ETEL (FR)
BLUE LORD (FR)

Previous Winners

2021

Shishkin

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 7

J: N de Boinville | T: N J Henderson

4/9

Prize Money

1st: £102,482.002nd: £38,610.003rd: £19,323.004th: £9,653.005th: £4,845.006th: £2,422.007th: £1,202.008th: £619.00