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14:35 Cheltenham

Faucets For Mira Showers Silver Trophy Chase (A Limited Handicap) (Class A) (Grade 2) (Class A)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 2.20s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Seebald (GER)

13/2

    2
    Silk -

    Tikram

    7/2

      3
      Silk -

      Jakari (FR)

      15/2

        1
        Silk - Brown, Red stars, Brown sleeves, Red cap, Brown star

        Fondmort (FR)

        13
        5/1
        • Form 2-14534
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-10

        in touch, headway to track leaders 12th, 3rd and held when blundered and fell 2 out

        2
        Silk - BLACK and WHITE (halved), RED sleeves and cap

        Le Roi Miguel (FR)

        12
        11/2
        • Form 124F4F
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-7

        took keen hold, tracked leaders to 10, weakened approaching 4 out, no chance when jumped badly right next

        3
        Silk - Light Blue, Maroon chevron, halved sleeves, Light Blue and Maroon quartered cap

        Upgrade

        46
        14/1
        • Form P3-2201
        • Age 10
        • Weight 11-3

        raced keenly, tracked leader, led 5th to 9th, stayed tracing leader until mistake 13th, weakened 3 out

        4
        Silk - White, White cap, Royal Blue star

        Seebald (GER)

        13
        13/2
        • Form 6U03U5
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-13

        raced in close 4th, tracked leader 13th, blundered 4 out, ridden to challenge last, led and edged right final 150 yards, driven out

        5
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots

        Cyfor Malta (FR)

        13
        33/1
        • Form 4U-56PP
        • Age 11
        • Weight 10-9

        held up in rear, not fluent 4th, ridden and struggling from 8th, tailed off

        6
        Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

        Risk Accessor (IRE)

        11
        4/1
        • Form 61F20U
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-8

        held up in rear, mistake 3rd, steady headway when left disputing 4th 2 out, soon beaten, jumped right last

        7
        Silk - ETON BLUE

        Jakari (FR)

        28
        15/2
        • Form P-11510
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-5

        led, headed and mistake 5th, tracked leader, led again 9th, driven last, headed and no extra on final 150 yards

        8
        Silk - Light Green, Orange sleeves and cap

        Tikram

        28
        7/2
        • Form 221411
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-4

        held up, mistake 3rd, steady headway on outside when left disputing 4th 2 out, strong challenge last, chased winner and every chance final 150 yards, unable to quicken

        9
        NR

        Keltic Bard

        11
        • Form 251201
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-4

        Nonrunner

        10
        NR

        Whereareyounow (IRE)

        12
        • Form 34100U
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-4

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        The manner of Tikram's success in the Mildmay Of Flete last time suggested that he could go on and we will side with him to follow-up, with the admirable Fondmort and Le Roi Miguel the main dangers. The Gary Moore-trained selection will have conditions to his liking again here and there was plenty to like about the way he swooped late to take the Festival handicap, in the end going away. Though he is taking on some Grade 1 regulars here, his weight pull gives him every chance of going in. Fondmort is at his best over this course and distance and it is therefore risky opposing him. He was four lengths behind Tikram at the Festival and strictly speaking is weighted to dead heat with him here. However, another crushing weight to carry for this admirable character may again find him wanting when they quicken up the hill. Le Roi Miguel remains something of an enigma. Well supported at Liverpool recently, he flopped, and it is difficult to be precise about what is his best trip. Nevertheless he remains highly rated on the basis of his two Grade 1 wins last spring and Paul Nicholls has not lost faith, so we may see a return to something like his best today. Of the remainder, expect Seebald and Upgrade to show up well for Martin Pipe, but for the selection we are sticking with Tikram.