15:30 Cheltenham

Thursday 16 March 2023

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

Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 5m 54.38s

1^st

Sire Du Berlais

1111-10

33/1

T: G ElliottJ: Mark Walsh

Held up off the pace in 5th, closer in 3rd at 6th, pushed along in 5th after 3 out, challenged on inside turning in, ridden disputing 2nd at the last, outright 2nd and stayed on dourly run-in, led towards finish tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1

3^rd

Dashel Drasher

1011-10

40/1

T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle

Tracked leader 1st, hit 8th, closer before 2 out, led before the last, went left last, hung right and stayed on gamely run-in, headed towards finish, just held on for 2nd op 80/1

2^nd

nse

Teahupoo

611-10

9/4f

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Held up off the pace towards rear, smooth headway out wide tracking leaders before 2 out, disputing 2nd and carried left at the last, slightly hampered and switched right run-in, rallied and almost snatched 2nd op 5/2 tchd 11/4

4^th

2 ¾

Flooring Porter

811-10

9/2

T: G P CromwellJ: Danny Mullins

Soon led and mostly clear, reduced lead before 2 out, strongly pressed when went left and hit 2 out, hung left and headed before the last, lost 2nd at the last, hung left and weakened run-in op 7/1

5^th

Home By The Lee

811-10

9/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Led briefly, off the pace in 3rd, mistake and lost place 6th, rallied out wide 4 out, pushed along in 4th after 3 out, ridden out wide then switched left before the last, weakened run-in op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 10/1

6^th

7 ½

Blazing Khal

711-10

9/2

T: C ByrnesJ: Philip Byrnes

Held up off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, pushed along turning in, weakened quickly before the last op 7/2

7^th

Paisley Park

1111-10

22/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up off the pace towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, never involved op 25/1 tchd 20/1

8^th

3 ¾

Gold Tweet

611-10

7/1

T: G LeendersJ: J Charron

Held up well off the pace in rear, never involved op 9/2

9^th

Klassical Dream

911-10

15/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up off the pace in 6th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off op 8/1

Also Ran

Ashdale Bob

811-10

25/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Keith Donoghue

Wore hood to post, off the pace in 4th, closer in 3rd before 3 out until on long run before next, struggling for pace when not much room on inside after 2 out, soon weakened and pulled up before the last op 33/1 tchd 40/1

Henri Le Farceur

611-10

80/1

T: H MerienneJ: Felix de Giles

Held up off the pace towards rear, behind after 3 out, lost touch and tailed off when pulled up after 2 out op 66/1

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Result Amended

Teahupoo - Original Position 3rd. Amended Position 2nd.

Dashel Drasher - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 3rd.

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£40.90Pl:£6.70, £1.80, £7.40EX:£167.20, £1,489.60Trifecta:£4,802.20Tricast:£3,095.99SF:£105.36Swingers:£15.20, £86.80, £14.40

Forecasts

Teahupoo (9/4), Flooring Porter (9/2), Blazing Khal (9/2), Gold Tweet (7/1), Klassical Dream (15/2), Home By The Lee (9/1), Paisley Park (22/1), Ashdale Bob (25/1), Sire Du Berlais (33/1), Dashel Drasher (40/1), Henri Le Farceur (80/1)

An open renewal but TEAHUPOO has taken his form to another level this season, holding off Klassical Dream in the Hatton's Grace at Fairyhouse before easily defying a penalty in a Grade 2 at Gowran over this trip, so Gordon Elliott's 6-y-o could be the answer. Flooring Porter hasn't had the ideal preparation but must be respected as he bids for a third straight win in this, while French-raider Gold Tweet shouldn't be underestimated given the manner of his win in the Cleeve Hurdle over C&D.

TEAHUPOO (FR)
FLOORING PORTER (IRE)
GOLD TWEET (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

Flooring Porter

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 7

J: Danny Mullins | T: G P Cromwell

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £197,696.002nd: £74,483.003rd: £37,277.004th: £18,621.005th: £9,345.006th: £4,672.007th: £2,318.008th: £1,194.00