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13:40 Cheltenham

Tote Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (Class A)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 1f 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 24.00s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Native Emperor

13/2

    2
    Silk -

    Yeoman's Point (IRE)

    10/3

      3
      Silk -

      It Takes Time (IRE)

      4/1

        1
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots

        It Takes Time (IRE)

        203
        4/1
        • Form 113331-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-12

        held up in rear, steady headway 4 out, challenged, edged left and not fluent last, hung left and not quicken flat

        2
        Silk - MAROON, GREY disc and armlets, quartered cap

        Spendid (IRE)

        14
        10/1
        • Form 24616-3
        • Age 10
        • Weight 11-8

        tracked leader to 5th, ridden after 7th, weakened quickly, lost touch from 9th

        3
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN and MAROON (quartered), halved sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap

        Carlovent (FR)

        7
        33/1
        • Form 35034-5
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-2

        behind and driven throughout, no chance from 9th

        4
        Silk - PINK and YELLOW diamonds, YELLOW sleeves and cap

        Surprising

        196 b
        4/1
        • Form D3221-1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-7

        held up and behind, not fluent 5th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

        5
        Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE sash, YELLOW and ROYAL BLUE hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        Springfield Scally

        7
        14/1
        • Form 20/F00-1
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-6

        led, soon clear, ridden and headed after 8th, weakened 2 out

        6
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE and ORANGE diamonds, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, ORANGE star

        Native Emperor

        249
        13/2
        • Form 012114-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-4

        held up towards rear, ridden and headway from 3 out, led approaching last, ran on well flat

        7
        Silk - Emerald Green, Orange hoops, Yellow cap

        Yeoman's Point (IRE)

        7
        10/3
        • Form 1120F-1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-3

        raced wide, held up in touch, led 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, one pace under pressure flat

        8
        Silk - Yellow, large Red spots, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow cap, Red spots

        Roveretto

        196
        14/1
        • Form 013/40-5
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-1

        not fluent 6th, weakened from 9th

        9
        Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green armlets

        Guard Duty

        225
        33/1
        • Form 14/2000-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-0

        held up in touch, ridden 3 out, every chance when hit next, one pace approaching last

        10
        Silk - MAUVE, PURPLE chevron, hooped sleeves and cap

        Do It On Dani

        26
        33/1
        • Form 221411
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-0

        in touch, went 2nd 5th, led after 8th, headed 3 out, soon ridden and weakened

        11
        Silk - White, Light Blue cross belts, White cap, Red spots

        Tales of Bounty (IRE)

        11
        20/1
        • Form UF31/2-1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-0

        took keen hold, tracked leaders until ridden and weakened quickly 2 out

        In depth

        Verdict

        Bonusprint Stayers' Hurdle third It Takes Time was a progressive performer last season, which ended with a two-length success over Sudden Shock in the Bet.Watch.Live Attheraces Hurdle at Sandown Park's finale meeting. Raised another 1lb since then, Martin Pipe's representative has to be respected but faces no easy task under the burden of 11st 12lbs. Stablemate Carlovent found it difficult to trouble the judge last term and has been done few favours by the handicapper, so it may pay to look elsewhere. Alan King's Spendid ran creditably in defeat behind Brother Joe at Wetherby on his reappearance but it is unlikely that, at the age of 10, he has much improvement in him. Do It On Dani has gone up 13lbs for winning a couple of weak races. This is tougher, especially off his new mark. Chepstow winner Springfield Scally has claims but is often best caught fresh. Surprising has a long absence to overcome but that should not be a problem as Philip Hobbs has his string in good form at present but the TEAMtalk selection has to be Yeoman's Point. Christie Roache's six-year-old was an impressive winner of Chepstow's Tote Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle over 2m4f last week. A 9lb rise for that is fair and, if staying this longer trip, he looks the one to be on again.