Racecards
13:20 Cheltenham
Cheltenham Business Club Handicap Hurdle (Class B)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Form 34P501
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
in touch, headway 7th, blundered 8th, hit next, mistake 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace
- Form 22100-B
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer M Pitman
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up, headway approaching 3 out, weakened next
- Form 310-222
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
held up in rear, ridden and hampered 7th, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form 63-0300
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
in touch, hampered 7th, weakened approaching 2 out, behind when hit last
- Form 615263
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey D N Russell
held up, headway 8th, led approaching 2 out, clear last, ridden out, comfortably
- Form 431311
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer V R A Dartnall
- Jockey J Culloty
tracked leaders, hit 3rd, 3rd when fell 7th
- Form 342000
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
held up, mistake 6th, headway 3 out, weakened next
- Form 4110P6
- Age 8
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer Mrs A M Thorpe
- Jockey S Durack
in touch, headway 7th, led 9th, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened
Rosco
15- Form 6/21-451
- Age 9
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer J Gifford
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up, mistake 6th, headway 9th, ridden approaching last, soon no impression
- Form R/312-23
- Age 10
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer N M Babbage
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
led, headed and not fluent 5th, chasing leader when pulled up after 7th
- Form 20-P4F6
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer R Brookhouse
- Jockey James Davies
tracked leader and keen, led 5th, headed 9th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Carlovent a good winner at Aintree last time out when defeating Rostropovich, and is taken to defy his penalty with conditions again in his favour. The gelding, from the Martin Pipe yard is still well weighted on his very best form and he will be hard to beat. Ballycassidy rates the main danger. The seven-year-old has had three consecutive seconds but they have come on good to soft ground and his best efforts last term came on good to firm, so he could improve and he would have definite place claims on his latest second behind Druid's Glen at Southwell last time. Tribal Venture could also go close. He was a fair third behind Inching Closer at Cheltenham last time, but his best efforts of late have come with more cut in the ground. Rosco is another that goes well under these conditions having won well at Ascot last time. However the gelding from the bang in form Josh Gifford yard gets a penalty for that win and he may struggle off his new mark in this much more competitive affair. Do It On Dani was behind Carlovent last time out and is slightly better off at the weights, but even on these revised terms she has a bit to find. Rosarian is in the form of his life but he is rising in the weights and the handicapper may have caught up with him now. Of the remainder Ennel Boy is handily weighted and the booking of Timmy Murphy catches the eye.