Racecards
14:00 Cheltenham
Tom Buckingham Novices' Handicap Chase (Class D) (Class D)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Form 113450
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
led to 6th, ridden and lost touch 13th, behind when pulled up before 3 out, dismounted
Suspendid (IRE)
174- Form 11P0-14
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey N Williamson
in touch, led 13th, mistake and headed 3 out, ridden next, weakened flat
- Form U-261P1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer G Brown
- Jockey Victoria Roberts
held up in rear, tailed off from 10th, pulled up before next
- Form 231231
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey A Thornton
in touch, blundered 4 out, ridden and weakened quickly from next
- Form 415515
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
headway 12th, ridden and weakened approaching 4 out, soon behind
- Form F12P23
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Mullins
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
held up towarads rear, ridden 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, dismounted
- Form P/P-P1FP
- Age 9
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer D Forster
- Jockey R Thornton
in touch, ridden and lost touch 4 out, behind when pulled up before last
- Form P-5023U
- Age 10
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer T McGovern
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up towards rear, ridden 10th, never dangerous
- Form P-55311
- Age 10
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey Mr F King
tracked leaders, led 12th, ridden next, weakened approaching 3 out
Courtledge
16- Form 406011
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
smooth headway 9th, ridden 12th, weakened approaching 4 out
Tommy Carson
18- Form 52P134
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Jamie Poulton
- Jockey L Cummins
tracked leaders, led 6th, blundered 12th, headed next, soon ridden, weakened approaching 2 out
- Form U1/15-30
- Age 11
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer D Ingle
- Jockey Mrs F Needham
held up towards rear, some headway 3 out, no impression from next
Stone Cold
16- Form 5P021F
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D O'Meara
held up towards rear, headway approaching 11th, ridden 3 out, weakened next
- Form 020P/P2
- Age 11
- Weight 10-1
- Trainer M Pitman
- Jockey D Gallagher
with leader to 3rd, stayed prominent, led 3 out, ridden and mistake 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on well flat
- Form 1542PP
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Dr P Pritchard
- Jockey E Husband
held up in rear, ridden 9th, never dangerous
- Form F2-1U4P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey T Scudamore
held up towards rear, mistake 8th, ridden next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 56PF6-P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Dr P Pritchard
- Jockey V Slattery
held up towards rear, mistakes, tailed off when pulled up before 11th
In depth
Verdict
A tough looking handicap with plenty of the 19 runners looking to hold solid claims. Among those worthy of a mention are the hat-trick seeking pair of Business Class and Courtledge, although they have more to do than of late off their higher marks. Dealer's Choice seems better suited by this trip than the 3m+ over which the eight-year-old was pulled up at Sandown last month. A winner back over 2m4f at Ludlow subsequently, the son of Roselier has to be respected as does topweight Percy Parkeeper from the in-form Nigel Twiston-Davies stable. Perhaps the most interesting of all the runners is Robert Alner's Bush Park. The seven-year-old overcame an absence from the track of three months to win over hurdles in the Wincanton mud last time. Equally well suited by faster ground that run should have put the son of Be My Native spot on for this return to fences.