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18:35 Cheltenham

Winning Post At Cheltenham Hunters' Chase (Class H) (Class H)

  • 20 Runners
  • Distance: 4m 1f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 8m 46.30s
  • 20 Ran
1
Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue sash, sleeves and cap
  • Form 141P66-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 12-7

led 4th, headed 6th, mistake 5 out, chased leader to last, led flat, held on well

2
Silk - Red, Dark Blue hoop, Dark Blue sleeves, Red armlets, quartered cap
  • Form U44211-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 12-4

held up early, some late headway, one pace from 2 out

3
Silk - Light Blue, Red hoops, Light Blue sleeves, Red cap
66/1
  • Form UR3P64-
  • Age 13
  • Weight 12-4

in rear until unseated rider 18th

4
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow diamond, diamonds on sleeves and cap
  • Form 431404-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-0

always well behind (distance not recorded)

5
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow hoop, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap
  • Form 222512-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 12-0

led briefly 11th, chased leader until outpaced 18th, rallied to dispute lead 4 out, left in lead, headed flat, rallied close home

6
Silk - Dark Blue, Red Cross of Lorraine, Red cap
50/1
  • Form PP/43P3-
  • Age 13
  • Weight 12-0

brought down 2nd

8
Silk - Red, Royal Blue chevron, diamonds on sleeves
  • Form P22F23-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-0

weakened from 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 20th

9
Silk - Brown, Orange sleeves, quartered cap
6/1
  • Form 4/21411-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-0

good headway 11th, went 2nd 20th, weakened soon after

10
Silk - Purple and Mauve (halved), sleeves reversed, quartered cap
  • Form 12P53P-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-0

chased leaders until ridden and weakened 12th, pulled up before 20th

11
Silk - Royal Blue, Pink hoop, Pink sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Pink cap
  • Form 00P532-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 12-0

prominent until led 6th, headed briefly 11th, disputing lead until fell 4 out

12
Silk - Red and Grey (halved), Red sleeves, Grey armlets, Red cap
  • Form 30P510-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-0

outpaced from 17th, one pace from 4 out

13
Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow diabolo, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, quartered cap
6/1
  • Form F/P1512-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-0

headway to go prominent 13th, ran on from 2 out, not reach first two

14
Silk - Black, Yellow stripe, sleeves and cap
  • Form 031524-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-0

chased leader to 3rd, weakened from 17th, mistake next, soon tailed off

15
Silk - Red, Emerald Green sleeves, Red cap, Emerald Green diamond
  • Form 311135-
  • Age 12
  • Weight 12-0

in rear, some moderate late headway, never dangerous

16
Silk - Pink, Royal Blue chevron, halved sleeves, Royal Blue cap
33/1
  • Form 5/P1262-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-0

fell 2nd

17
Silk - Cerise, Light Blue seams and sleeves, Yellow cap
16/1
  • Form P2P132-
  • Age 12
  • Weight 12-0

in rear, mistake 10th, reminders 14th, stayed on one pace from 2 out

18
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow chevrons, Dark Blue sleeves, Red armlets, Black cap
  • Form 1B/1103-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-0

in touch, ridden to go prominent 13th, mistake next, beaten when pulled up before 2 out

20
Silk - BLACK, RED and WHITE striped sleeves, hooped cap
  • Form PPPP/32-
  • Age 12
  • Weight 12-0

in touch to 12th, soon behind

21
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue triple diamond, Royal Blue and Yellow halved sleeves, Yellow cap, Royal Blue diamond
66/1
  • Form 34/PP6P-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-0

soon ridden, weakened from 12th, pulled up before 16th

22
Silk - Purple, Pink hoop and sleeves, Black cap, Pink spots
100/1
  • Form 336PPP-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-9

in rear and tailed off when pulled up before 18th

7
NR
  • Form F3PP/00-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-0

19
NR
  • Form 0P3322-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 12-0

In depth

Verdict

Another big field with 20 runners for backers to choose from although most look to have next to no chance of troubling the judge. Some of those with claims include the penalised Bright Approach, multiple point-to-point winner Down and the John Dufosse-trained Miners Dance. However, the most talented horse in the race is probably David Pipe's Barryscourt Lad, who showed enough at Aintree last time to suggest he should be good enough to win in this company