16:50 Cheltenham

Wednesday 16 March 2022

All13:3014:1014:5015:3016:1016:5017:30

Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 4m 12.98s

1^st

Global Citizen

1010-6

28/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Led until 4 out, pressed leader, screwed at 9th, led again 2 out, 3 lengths ahead last, ridden and stayed on strongly run-in op 33/1

2^nd

Andy Dufresne

811-11

10/3f

T: G ElliottJ: Mark Walsh

Wore hood to post, chased leaders, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, went 2nd run-in, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner op 3/1 tchd 11/4

3^rd

Frero Banbou

710-11

6/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Held up off the pace in last pair, headway on inside chasing leaders before 3 out, ridden in 4th and beaten when blundered badly last, switched left and stayed on again run-in, went 3rd towards finish op 11/2 tchd 5/1

4^th

Editeur Du Gite

811-9

15/2

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Chased winner until 4th, chased leaders, led 4 out, headed 2 out, chased winner until run-in, weakened into 4th towards finish op 7/1

5^th

Amarillo Sky

610-13

5/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 6th, pushed along and weakened approaching 2 out op 15/2

6^th

3 ¼

Hasankey

610-7

33/1

T: L MorganJ: Lewis Dobb (7)

Held up in mid-division, pushed along and headway chasing leaders before 3 out, squeezed out and lost place turning in, switched left and stayed on again run-in tchd 40/1

7^th

Embittered

811-1

12/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: B J Cooper

Towards rear out wide, headway chasing leaders approaching 3 out, 5th and held when mistake next, weakened soon after op 11/1 tchd 10/1

8^th

Il Ridoto

510-13

18/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Held up well off the pace in last pair, slightly hampered 8th, headway out wide chasing leaders 3 out, ridden and weakened home turn op 14/1

9^th

A Wave Of The Sea

611-6

25/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Shane Fitzgerald (5)

Never fluent, hit 5th, always towards rear

10^th

Dancing On My Own

810-13

33/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Chased leaders, bad mistake and almost unseated rider 4 out not recover op 28/1

11^th

Sky Pirate

911-12

14/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Nick Scholfield

Held up towards rear of mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, weakened soon after op 11/1

Also Ran

Exit Poll

811-5

66/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Chased leaders, blundered rider lost iron briefly and and lost place 8th, towards rear and no chance after, hit 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 40/1

Elixir De Nutz

810-13

14/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Raced on inner, chased leaders, went 2nd 4th until next, chased leaders, weakened 3 out, tailing off when pulled up before 2 out tchd 16/1

Poseidon

810-11

66/1

T: C ByrnesJ: Danny Mullins

Off the pace and towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 50/1

Gumball

810-10

14/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Off the pace towards rear, closer in mid-division when bad mistake 8th, weakened next, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 12/1

For Pleasure

710-8

7/1

T: A M HalesJ: Harry Bannister

Chased leaders on inside, lost place after 4th, towards rear and never on terms after op 20/1

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Non-Runners

Capuccimix³⁹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 9

T: H De Bromhead J: Jordan Gainford

Thyme White⁷⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: P F Nicholls J: Bryony Frost

Before Midnight⁴⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 9

T: S Thomas J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Buddy Rich¹⁰⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 9

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£32.60Pl:£6.30, £1.80, £2.10, £2.20EX:£224.00Trifecta:£1,675.40Tricast:£673.41SF:£124.34Swingers:£20.70, £35.30, £6.80

Forecasts

Andy Dufresne (10/3), Amarillo Sky (5/1), Frero Banbou (6/1), Buddy Rich (6/1), For Pleasure (7/1), Editeur Du Gite (15/2), Thyme White (8/1), Embittered (12/1), Sky Pirate (14/1), Elixir De Nutz (14/1), Before Midnight (14/1), Gumball (14/1), Il Ridoto (18/1), A Wave Of The Sea (25/1), Global Citizen (28/1), Hasankey (33/1), Dancing On My Own (33/1), Capuccimix (33/1), Poseidon (66/1), Exit Poll (66/1)

A host holding sound claims in a typically intriguing renewal, including low-mileage ANDY DUFRESNE. A dual winner as a novice last term, he ran right up to his best when second at Naas in November, conceding 7 lb to a decidedly smart rival. He can provide JP McManus with his fourth victory in this since 2012. Stablemate Buddy Rich, Thyme White and last year's winner Sky Pirate can also feature.

ANDY DUFRESNE (IRE)
BUDDY RICH (IRE)
THYME WHITE (FR)

Previous Winners

2021

Sky Pirate

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 8

J: Nick Scholfield | T: J & A O'Neill

14/1

Prize Money

1st: £70,338.002nd: £26,500.003rd: £13,262.004th: £6,625.005th: £3,325.006th: £1,662.007th: £825.008th: £425.00