15:30 Cheltenham

Friday 18 March 2022

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

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

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 6m 41.75s

1^st

A Plus Tard

811-10

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

2^nd

Minella Indo

911-10

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

3^rd

2 ½

Protektorat

711-10

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

4^th

Galvin

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

5^th

Royale Pagaille

811-10

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

6^th

2 ¾

Al Boum Photo

1011-10

6/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul 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

7^th

Asterion Forlonge

811-10

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

8^th

9 ½

Santini

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

9^th

Aye Right

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

Chantry House

811-10

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

Tornado Flyer

911-10

9/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny 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)

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.

A PLUS TARD (FR)
MINELLA INDO (IRE)
GALVIN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Minella Indo

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 8

J: Jack Kennedy | T: H De Bromhead

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