16:10 Cheltenham

Thursday 17 March 2022

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

Craft Irish Whiskey Co. Plate Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 4f 127y  |   Soft  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:10  |   Winning time: 5m 13.85s
1st
Horse silk
8
22/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Led, joined 4th, led outright before 7th, mistake 12th, headed 3 out, switched right and ridden before 2 out, rallied well to lead before last, stayed on gamely flat tchd 25/1
2nd
Horse silk
6 ½
4
7/2f
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Midfield, awkward 3rd, headway to chase leaders 7th, went third next, mistake 4 out, pushed along to lead approaching 2 out, ridden and headed before last, kept on flat, just held on for second op 4/1 tchd 10/3
3rd
Horse silk
nse
18
12/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, ridden approaching last, kept on and went third flat, just failed to grab second tchd 14/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
11
18/1
T: S ThomasJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Chased leaders, ridden approaching 2 out where not fluent, kept on one pace from last op 20/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ¼
14
4/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien
Towards rear, jumped slow 4th, not fluent 10th, nudged along before next, headway and nudged along approaching 3 out, pushed along when not fluent next, kept on steadily after last, never dangerous op 7/2 tchd 10/3
6th
Horse silk
3 ¾
19
40/1
T: C L TizzardJ: Brendan Powell
Chased leaders, headway to dispute lead 4th, headed before 7th, led briefly 3 out, soon headed, pushed along before 2 out, no extra after last op 33/1
7th
Horse silk
2 ¼
13
4/1
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
Midfield, headway to chase leaders 10th, pushed along 3 out, not fluent 2 out, faded after last
8th
Horse silk
7 ½
9
33/1
T: Micky HammondJ: C O'Farrell
Chased leaders, mistake and lost place 9th (water), pushed along before 2 out, soon faded tchd 28/1
9th
Horse silk
1 ¼
15
710-11
7/1
T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard
Midfield, not fluent 5th, pushed along before 2 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out tchd 13/2
10th
Horse silk
14
16
66/1
T: P J GilliganJ: S W Flanagan
Mid-division, dropped to rear 12th, made no impression from 4 out op 80/1
11th
Horse silk
16
20
100/1
T: L MorganJ: David Noonan
Mid-division, pushed along before 12th, never in contention op 80/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
1011-12
50/1
T: G ElliottJ: Mr R James (7)
Chased leaders, not fluent 11th, lost place before next, weakened after 13th, pulled up before 3 out tchd 66/1
PU
Horse silk
6
40/1
T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Alex Edwards (3)
Led, pecked and headed 1st, prominent, lost place 7th, dropped to rear when pulled up before 12th tchd 66/1
PU
Horse silk
10
11/2
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Mid-division, hit 5th, mistake 13th, headway approaching 4 out where not fluent, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before next op 13/2
PU
Horse silk
21
710-3
28/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: T Scudamore
Jumped right on occasion, in rear, jumped slowly 1st, jumped right 2nd, not fluent 5th, awkward 10th, pulled up before 2 out op 33/1 tchd 25/1

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Non-Runners

17
Horse silk
Fancy Foundations89
Weight: 10-8|  Age: 8
T: G Elliott  J: J C Gainford
WD
7
Horse silk
Cavalry Master80
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 8
T: H De Bromhead  J: Rachael Blackmore
NR
22
Horse silk
Guy43
Weight: 10-0|  Age: 7
T: N A Twiston-Davies  J: Jordan Nailor
NR
3
Horse silk
Pistol Whipped117
Weight: 11-9|  Age: 8
T: N J Henderson  J: N de Boinville
NR
5
Horse silk
Fusil Raffles47
Weight: 11-6|  Age: 7
T: N J Henderson  J: D A Jacob
NR
12
Horse silk
Presentandcounting159
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 8
T: D McCain Jnr  J: Non Runner
NR
2
Horse silk
Simply The Betts47
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 9
T: P F Nicholls  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£29.00Pl:£4.60, £1.90, £3.30EX:£155.00Trifecta:£1,531.50Tricast:£1,013.29SF:£98.74Swingers:£18.00, £41.80, £12.20

Forecasts

Imperial Alcazar (7/2), Celebre D'Allen (4/1), The Glancing Queen (4/1), Grand Paradis (11/2), Adrimel (7/1), Fusil Raffles (8/1), Spiritofthegames (12/1), Fancy Foundations (12/1), Simply The Betts (14/1), Stolen Silver (18/1), Coole Cody (22/1), Cavalry Master (25/1), Guy (25/1), Pistol Whipped (25/1), Presentandcounting (25/1), Chinwag (28/1), Schiehallion Munro (33/1), Slate House (40/1), Wishing And Hoping (40/1), Hardline (50/1), Born By The Sea (66/1), Fire Away (100/1)

Verdict

Cases can be made for several but CELEBRE D'ALLEN had plenty up his sleeve when completing the hat-trick on his first chase start in Britain at Warwick last month, having to pick his way through rivals. He's no ordinary 10-y-o and, ticking plenty of boxes, he can make it 4 on the spin. Grand Paradis, The Glancing Queen and Imperial Alcazar are just a handful of other contenders.

  1. CELEBRE D'ALLEN (FR)
  2. GRAND PARADIS (FR)
  3. THE GLANCING QUEEN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
The Shunter
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 8
9/4

Prize Money

1st: £67,524.002nd: £25,440.003rd: £12,732.004th: £6,360.005th: £3,192.006th: £1,596.007th: £792.008th: £408.00

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