Racecards
18:10 Cheltenham
Cheltenham Champion Hunters' Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f 110y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £7,500 added
- Form 8471F4-
- Age 13
- Weight 12-6
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey Donal Devereux
led, headed 10th, hit 12th, led again 3 out, hit last, headed line, outbattled
- Form 311P/11-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-6
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer R Barber
- Jockey Mr T Greenall
held up, headway 4 out, ridden to chase leader 3 out, hard ridden, rider lost whip after last, led line
- Form 32111F-
- Age 8
- Weight 12-3
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey Mr I Chanin
held up, headway and mistake 15th, held when took poor 3rd last
- Form 12/P430-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-3
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer C Robinson
- Jockey Mr William Biddick
with leader, mistakes from 6th, weakened 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out
- Form P22101-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer G Landau
- Jockey Mr R Burton
towards rear, headway to track leaders 18th, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 142/U4F-
- Age 14
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer J W Dufosee
- Jockey Mr W White
tracked leader from 3rd, led 10th and soon clear, weakening when headed 3 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
TRUST FUND can make it three in a row after wins at Chepstow and Aintree with both Take The Stand and Nobody Tells Me worth noting. The selection won in fine style at Chepstow in March to qualify himself for the Fox Hunters at Aintree which he duly obliged. He is was a fair handicapper for Paul Nicholls two seasons ago and even at the age of eleven he still continues to run with all his enthusiasm. With a clear round he ought to win with his head in his chest. Take The Stands highlight of his career must have been finishing second to Kicking King in the 2005 Cheltenham Gold Cup. He has not reproduced that form since but won two hunter chases at this venue last year. He did win at Warwick back in March but he will struggle to beat the selection on his current form and a forecast position is the best he can hope for. Nobody Tells Me won a hunter chase at Taunton after returning from a long lay off and followed up by winning two point to points. He fell last time out though and would need to return with a personal best to score here.
Formwatch
Take The Stand (IRE) 11-1 (12-5) Chased leaders, not fluent 10th, reminders 16th, blundered 4 out, weakened next, 4th of 7, well behind Amicelli (12-8) at Cheltenham 3m 2f hts chs (4) gd in Apr.
Trust Fund (IRE) 13-2 (12-0) Mid-division, headway 12th (Canal Turn), led between last 2, ran on strongly, won at Aintree 2m 5f hts chs (2) gd in Apr beating Christy Beamish (12-0) by 4l, 29 ran.
Nobody Tells Me (FR) 7-4 (11-0) Trckd ldrs til fell 11, in a race won by Kingsmill Lake (10-7) at Flete Park 3m ptp in Apr, 7 ran.
Whistling Straits (IRE) 66-1 (12-0) Towards rear, never dangerous, 15th of 29, well behind Trust Fund (12-0) at Aintree 2m 5f hts chs (2) gd in Apr.
Distant Thunder (IRE) 13-8 (12-5) Hdwy 7; lft clr 3 out; rdn out, won at Chaddesley Corbett 3m 2f ptp in Apr beating Cannon Bridge (12-5) by 10l, 9 ran.
Merchants Friend (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Fell 1st, in a race won by Amicelli (12-8) at Cheltenham 3m 2f hts chs (4) gd in Apr, 7 ran.