Racecards
16:00 Cheltenham
Christie's Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup (Class B)
- 24 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 3-11112
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer R Barber
- Jockey Mr A Merriam
towards rear, hit 6th, fell 9th
- Form 12-5121
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Eugene M O'Sullivan
- Jockey Mr W M O'Sullivan
mid-division, headway 17th, 7th when fell next
- Form 3-P33U3
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey Mrs B Keighley
led, 2nd to 4th, stayed prominent, ridden in 6th when mistake and unseated rider 17th
- Form 2-U121P
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs O Bush
- Jockey Miss P Gundry
never better than mid-division
- Form 1/14-234
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey Mr J J Codd
mistake 13th, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 15th
- Form 3/1PF-2U
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer R Kelvin-Hughes
- Jockey Mr A Charles-Jones
hampered 9th, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out
County Derry
25- Form 11P321
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer J Scott
- Jockey Mr N Harris
in touch, lost place 4th, stayed on from 2 out, not reach first 2
- Form 11-11P2
- Age 13
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Miss A Goschen
towards rear, headway 13th, led 18th, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on well
Game Gunner
36- Form 2/P3F-11
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Miss B Lewis
- Jockey Miss C Stucley
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out
- Form 1U1-144
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer G Bewley
- Jockey Mr D Jewett
blundered and unseated rider 1st
- Form 4-14365
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Miss C Tizzard
in touch, headway 5th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
- Form R121-11
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Mr A Farrant
held up, headway 11th, ridden 13th, weakened 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out
Mullensgrove
14- Form 25P341
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer D Lowe
- Jockey Miss S Phizacklea
mid-division, mistake 8th, soon lost place and behind
- Form 20-2111
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer T Walsh
- Jockey Mr A P Crowe
in touch, headway 18th, ridden and every chance last, no extra towards finish
- Form R6R1-11
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Joss Saville
- Jockey Mr N Saville
mistake and unseated rider 5th
- Form 1-211
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Mr Gordon Elliott
in touch, went 2nd 3 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out
- Form 3-P0111
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Mr T J Malone
led to 2nd, led again 4th to 18th, soon ridden, weakened 4 out
Quetal (IRE)
310- Form 11/10-6P
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs Laura J Young
- Jockey Mr James Young
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 13th
- Form 2-11241
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer C St Fox
- Jockey Mr N R Mitchell
behind, hit 10th, some headway when hampered 17th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 111-11F
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs Jenny Gordon
- Jockey Mr C Gordon
chased leaders to 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out
- Form U04222
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer E Bolger
- Jockey Mr J T McNamara
always towards rear, never troubled leaders
- Form 1/21U4-2
- Age 13
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Mr N Williams
mid-division, headway 13th, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened
- Form 111-113
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer P Beaumont
- Jockey Mr G Brewer
towards rear, headway 11th, blundered 15th, weakened 17th, behind when fell 2 out
- Form 322343
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs S Alner
- Jockey Mr T J Dreaper
mistake 7th, always behind, tailed off when fell 17th
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In depth
Verdict
There have been doubts about the participation of Lord Atterbury, but David Pipe's charge is reported to be raring to go and is hard to oppose, with Never Compromise, Arctic Times and old Earthmover likely to slug it out for a place. Lord Atterbury was the best novice-hunter chaser last season apart from the mighty Kingscliff, and will line up having only tasted defeat once in seven hunter chasers and point-to-points. There is no doubting his stamina after his somewhat easy success over four miles and a furlong at Cheltenham last April, and of course he jumps well, a fact he proved when scoring at Aintree last year. This exciting eight-year-old was under a cloud after making a winning reappearance between the flags in January, but has been pleasing more and more in recent work, so expectations are high that he can give owner David Johnson another Festival win. Ted Walsh knows all about Cheltenham and you can be sure that Never Compromise will have been prepared well. He beat annual yardstick Spotthedifference at Leopardstown last month, and although making hard work of it, there is no doubting his ability. Fellow Irish raider Arctic Times looks held by the selection on Aintree running, while Earthmover, successful in this event six years ago and placed last year, seems to have renewed vigour since teaming up with Rilly Goschen and should at least hold County Derry on last year's form. One or two shrewdies have backed Bright Approach at big odds and he also made the frame last year, but a bigger danger may be Red Brook Lad who impressed when scoring at Sandown last time. He will run well and makes more appeal than Upham Lord whose long unbeaten run has come to an end. With the experienced Ashley Farrant, current favourite for the men's title on board, Lord Atterbury is going to take some beating and has a favourite's chance.