Racecards
15:55 Cheltenham
Betfair Open Bumper (A Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race) (Class A)
- 24 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft
Liberman (IRE)
135- Form 21-1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-7
in touch, narrow leader over 4f out, hard driven and headed final furlong, not pace of winner
- Form 4-11
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer L Wells
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
tracked leaders until ridden and weakened 6f out, soon behind
- Form 40-1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Noel T Chance
- Jockey Dave Crosse
pulled hard, prominent, every chance 2f out, ridden and one pace when not much room over 1f out
- Form 1-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J Charlton
- Jockey B Gibson
in touch, effort to press leader 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace
Inca Trail (IRE)
315- Form 1-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey J Culloty
held up, steady headway 5f out, ridden 2f out, not quicken final furlong
- Form 1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Ms F Crowley
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden and beaten 2f out
- Form 12-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Mr J P Magnier
held up mid-division, smooth headway over 5f out, led on bit final furlong, cleverly
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
prominent until ridden and weakened 3f out
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up and behind, headway 2f out, soon outpaced
- Form 3
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
mid-division until ridden and weakened 5f out
- Form 0-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Noel T Chance
- Jockey T Doyle
took keen hold, led after 1f, headed over 4f out, soon weakened
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
mid-division, ridden and headway over 4f out, no extra 2f out
- Form P/42-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey C Honour
prominent to halfway
- Form 4/
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
led 1f, stayed prominent until lost place halfway
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey D Flavin
took keen hold, challenged to over 4f out, soon weakened
- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
towards rear, ridden and behind final 4f
- Form 3
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P Doyle
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
towards rear, ridden and no headway final 3f
- Form 5-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
in touch to halfway
- Form 03-3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey M Foley
behind, kept on under pressure 3f out, never dangerous
Fiery Creek
249- Form 30-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer D Wintle
- Jockey P Griffiths
always behind, tailed off final 6f
Woman
18- Form 00
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer H Manners
- Jockey Mr T Greenway
behind from halfway, tailed off when shied and unseated rider 4f out
In depth
Verdict
Some lightly raced and potentially smart performers in opposition in an intriguing finale but Rhinestone Cowboy sets a high standard and gets the TEAMtalk vote. Jonjo O'Neill's charge made a winning debut at Ascot last term before being narrowly denied in a Grade 1 event at the Festival. The son of Be My Native was unlucky not to prevail on the latter occasion as he was persistently hampered by the winner in the closing stages and can gain compensation here before making an impact in novice events. Liberman and Phar From Fair have shown useful winning form already this season but both may struggle to concede weight to the selection while previous winners Inca Trail and Nil Desperandum need to have progressed significantly to trouble the judge at this level.