15:30 Cheltenham

Friday 18 March 2022

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

Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m 2f 70y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:30  |   Winning time: 6m 41.75s
1st
Horse silk
2
3/1f
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Held up towards rear, closed 3 out, not much room final bend, soon had gap open and closed well to take 2nd 2 out, led last, quickened clear flat, impressive op 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
15
7
7/1
T: H De BromheadJ: R M Power
Mid-division, headway 13th, led 3 out, 3 lengths clear before 2 out, headed last, no chance with winner flat op 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
8
10/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up towards rear, not much room 16th, closed on outside 4 out, 5 1/2 lengths 3rd and beaten when bad mistake last, no chance with winner, hard pressed to hold onto 3rd inside final 100 yards op 11/1
4th
Horse silk
sh
6
811-10
10/3
T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell
Not always fluent, held up rear of mid-division towards inside, outpaced after 3 out, switched right before 2 out, stayed on approaching last, pressing for 3rd inside final 100 yards, no chance with winner op 7/2 tchd 16/5 and 4/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
9
20/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Held up in rear on outside, headway 7th, went prominent 10th, not fluent 15th, challenging when mistake 4 out, beaten 2 out, pressed for 3rd inside final 100 yards op 16/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ¾
1
6/1
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Held up behind leaders, jumped right at times, mistake 17th, effort 3 out, chasing leaders before 2 out, no impression last, weakened flat op 13/2
7th
Horse silk
1
3
22/1
T: W P MullinsJ: B J Cooper
Not always fluent and jumped right, led until 7th, led 15th, headed 3 out, no extra last op 25/1
8th
Horse silk
9 ½
10
1011-10
66/1
T: P GundryJ: Nick Scholfield
Prominent, not much room 3rd, lost place before 4 out, soon well held op 50/1
9th
Horse silk
30
4
911-10
80/1
T: H Graham & G RutherfordJ: Callum Bewley
Soon close up, led 7th, headed 15th, lost place 4 out, weakened before mistake 3 out, tailed off

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
16/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Always in rear, pushed along briefly 5th, not fluent 10th, pulled up before 18th tchd 14/1
PU
Horse silk
11
9/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Chased leaders on inside, awkward 1st, soon towards rear, not fluent 7th, well beaten from 4 out, clambered over 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.70, £2.70, £2.30EX:£20.80Trifecta:£192.40Tricast:£179.77SF:£22.29Swingers:£4.60, £5.90, £11.10

Forecasts

A Plus Tard (3/1), Galvin (10/3), Al Boum Photo (6/1), Minella Indo (7/1), Tornado Flyer (9/1), Protektorat (10/1), Chantry House (16/1), Royale Pagaille (20/1), Asterion Forlonge (22/1), Santini (66/1), Aye Right (80/1)

Verdict

It could be another 1-2 for Henry de Bromhead but in a different order, with A PLUS TARD, who should be in his prime at 8, taken to turn the tables on last year's winner Minella Indo. The latter has yet to really fire this term but he's always saved his best for this meeting (2 wins and a second) and can provide a bigger threat than Galvin, who pipped the selection at Leopardstown over Christmas.

  1. A PLUS TARD (FR)
  2. MINELLA INDO (IRE)
  3. GALVIN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Minella Indo
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 8
9/1

Prize Money

1st: £351,688.002nd: £132,500.003rd: £66,312.004th: £33,125.005th: £16,625.006th: £8,312.007th: £4,125.008th: £2,125.00

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