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14:40 Cheltenham

Greatwood Hurdle (Showcase Handicap) (Class A)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 52.90s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Rigmarole

33/1

    2
    Silk -

    Caracciola (GER)

    5/1

      3
      Silk -

      Hasty Prince

      11/10

        1
        Silk - Dark Green, Yellow cross belts, diabolo on sleeves

        Rigmarole

        8
        33/1
        • Form F11214
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-12

        held up in rear, steady headway 3 out, led last, ran on

        3
        Silk - Pink, Light Blue and Royal Blue chevrons on sleeves, Light Blue cap

        Hasty Prince

        8
        11/10
        • Form 21B1-1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-9

        held up in rear, headway and hit 5th, every chance approaching last, not quicken flat

        4
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK chevron, check cap

        Do L'Enfant d'Eau (FR)

        227
        50/1
        • Form 431110-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-5

        chased clear leader, hard ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching next

        5
        Silk - YELLOW, RED inverted triangle and armlets

        Visibility (FR)

        15
        7/1
        • Form 32145-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-5

        not jump well, chased leaders, ridden after 4th, weakened approaching next, tailed off when pulled up before last

        6
        Silk - Pink and Dark Blue diabolo, Pink sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Pink cap

        Altay

        197
        14/1
        • Form 0/1212-1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-3

        held up, pushed along approaching 3 out, soon beaten

        7
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE and ROYAL BLUE diabolo, LIGHT BLUE sleeves and cap

        Jaboune (FR)

        15
        20/1
        • Form 50-1124
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        prominent, led after 5th, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened flat

        8
        Silk - Light Blue, Maroon chevron, halved sleeves, Light Blue and Maroon quartered cap

        Gone Far (USA)

        295
        10/1
        • Form 134/5-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        held up, ridden after 4th, behind when fell 3 out

        9
        Silk - White, large Royal Blue spots, Royal Blue cap

        Caracciola (GER)

        8
        5/1
        • Form 1313P-1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-11

        held up, hit 4th, headway next, led briefly approaching last, stayed on flat

        10
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow diamond, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow stars, Royal Blue cap, Yellow diamond

        Lewis Island (IRE)

        227
        12/1
        • Form 512320-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-7

        led and clear until after 4th, headed after next, soon weakened

        11
        Silk - Light Blue, Red stars, Light Blue sleeves

        Shalako (USA)

        15
        10/1
        • Form 141-2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-7

        in touch, headway 4th, pushed along to join leader after 3 out, every chance when hit next, soon beaten

        2
        NR

        Sporazene (IRE)

        199
        • Form 331-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-12

        Nonrunner

        12
        NR

        Johnjoe's Express (IRE)

        37
        • Form 2-21250
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-0

        Nonrunner

        Previous results

        2002
        Silk -

        Rooster Booster

        7/1
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-12

        2001
        Silk -

        Westender (FR)

        11/8
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-13

        2000
        Silk -

        Hulysse Royal (FR)

        9/1
        • Weight 10-0

        In depth

        Verdict

        A decent handicap hurdle with five last time out winners in the line up including Sporazene, Visibility, Altay and Caracciola but the one they all have to beat is Hasty Prince who could not have been more impressive than when winning the Tote Silver Trophy at Chepstow last time. The second season hurdler lead on the bit two out that day and won with any amount in hand, value for more than the five-length winning margin. A 6lb penalty may not be enough to prevent Jonjo O'Neill's gelding from following up. Nicky Henderson's Caracciola did not progress as much as expected last term but returned to winning ways on his reappearance at Sandown last week. The six-year-old has just a 3lb penalty to carry for that success and has to be respected, as does Sporazene, who looks the pick of the Paul Nicholls- trained runners. The Ditcheat handler also saddles Rigmarole, who now appears to be in the grip of the handicapper. Sporazene has his first run in handicap-company today, having beaten reliable yardstick Spectroscope in the four-year-old hurdle at the Punchestown Festival when last seen in May. Martin Pipe's runners at this meeting always warrant respect and Tony McCoy opts to partner recent Ascot winner Visibility rather than Gone Far. Altay will find this tough on his first start since winning a handicap at Haydock in May and a bigger threat may come from the Philip Hobbs-trained Shalako, who has a light weight but Hasty Prince has an obvious chance and gets the vote.