Racecards
14:35 Cheltenham
Arkle Bookshop Novices' Handicap Chase (Class D)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
Stanway
22- Form 76/61-UF
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Mrs Mary Hambro
- Jockey W Marston
always behind
- Form 3413-13
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey P Hide
held up, blundered 10th, headway, just in touch in 4th place but no chance when fell 2 out
Special Conquest
168- Form UP27-12
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey A Thornton
behind, tailed off 11th, pulled up before 4 out
Mon Mome (FR)
191- Form U36245-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
unseated rider 3rd
- Form 233P-P2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer C N Kellett
- Jockey Dave Crosse
towards rear, mistake 3rd, no chance when blundered 3 out
Darnayson (IRE)
232- Form 22834-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
behind, headway 4 out, blundered and weakened next
- Form 233-213
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
prominent, mistake 6th, behind from 9th
- Form 3065-P3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey T Scudamore
chased leaders, mistake 9th (water), stayed on under pressure to take modest 2nd flat
- Form 443-333
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 94
mistakes, hampered 2nd, always behind
Tuesday's Child
143- Form 0P-46
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Miss H C Knight
- Jockey J Tizzard
fell 2nd
- Form 134352
- Age 6
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Christian Williams
made all, clear from 6th, kept on strongly unchallenged
- Form 30796-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Antony Evans
behind, moderate headway from 3 out but no danger
- Form 2P/FF5P-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey P J Brennan
fell 1st
- Form 6P4-263
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 62
mid-division, mistake and lost place 10th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out
In depth
Verdict
A competitive handicap chase with many in with a chance including Baloo, Muttley Maguire and Special Conquest with the vote going the last named. Special Conquest seems to have grown up this year and has already landed himself in the winners enclosure at Southwell on his penultimate start. He looked to come up against a smart horse in Moscow Whisper last time out at Exeter and if improving on that run he will take the beating. Baloo managed to get his head in front last time out and looked convincing in doing so. His stable have few runners at this track so any market support should be noted. Muttley Maguire has been a model of consistency and broke his maiden tag at Worcester back in May. He looks a promising prospect but a lack of a run on rain softened ground is a concern so for the winner we return to Special Conquest.
Formwatch
Stanway 9-1 (10-12) Held up, in touch when fell at the 2nd in race won by On The Outside (10-5) at Huntingdon 3m nov chs (D) gd, 5 ran.
Party Games (IRE) 11-4fav (11-12) Mistakes, in touch 3 out, weakened last, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Lonesome Man (10-10) at Stratford 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-110 (D) gd in May.
Special Conquest 13-8 (11-8) Raced wide, chased leaders, outpaced 12th, rallied approaching 3 out, stayed on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Moscow Whisper (11-2) at Exeter 2m 7f nov chs (D) gf in May.
Mon Mome (FR) 9-2 (11-2) Tracked leaders until weakened before 3 out, 5th of 12, 26l behind Shower Of Hail (11-2) at Plumpton 2m 5f mdn hdl (F) gd in Apr.
Baloo 11-8fav (10-3) Prominent, led 5th, went clear approaching 8th, shaken up 3 out, easily, won at N Abbot 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-120 (D) gf in Aug beating Cedar Chief (9-7) by 8l, 4 ran.
Rookery Lad 7-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, led after 5th to approaching 9th, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 8, 9l behind Winsley (11-6) at Towcester 2m beg chs (D) gf.
Darnayson (IRE) 20-1 (11-3) In touch, tracked leader after 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 14, 30l behind Laska De Thaix (11-3) at Exeter 3m nov hdl (E) gs in Mar.
Muttley Maguire (IRE) 6-4jt-fav (11-6) Led, jumped right 7th and 8th, hit 11th and 14th, headed after 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, 3rd of 4, 28l behind Ashnaya (10-8) at Wetherby 2m 7f nov chs (D) gd in May.
Notanotherdonkey (IRE) 12-1 (10-4) Keen, mid-division, headway 4th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, 3rd of 11, 13l behind Irishkawa Bellevue (11-2) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (D) gs.
Lubinas (IRE) 7-1 (10-11) In touch, outpaced 4 out, rallied and jumped left 2 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 9l behind Polished (10-7) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-110 (E) gs.
Tuesday's Child 20-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway 8th, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 6th of 15, 30l behind Buena Vista (11-3) at Stratford 2m nh nov hdl (C) gf in Jun.
Nazimabad (IRE) 10-3 (10-7) Always prominent, hit 8th, every chance last, kept on, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Nick The Jewel (11-8) at Worcester 2m cnd hcp chs 0-105 (E) gd.
Syncopated Rhythm (IRE) 14-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 4 out, weakened 3 out, 6th of 9, 41l behind Tomina (11-8) at Newbury 2m 3f cnd nov hcp hdl (E) gs in Apr.
Baton Charge (IRE) 7-1 (11-6) In touch, steady headway after 8, joined leaders 3 out, weakening 3 out, very tired and mistake 2 out and pulled up at the last in race won by Roschal (11-10) at Ludlow 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-95 (F) gs in Dec, 15 ran.
Alexander Musical (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, bumped 4th, ridden 7th, headway under pressure 4 out, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 6, 10l behind Avas Delight (11-6) at Hereford 2m nov chs (E) gf.