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15:55 Cheltenham

Cheltenham Business Club Maiden Hurdle (Class D)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 53.50s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Cool Spice

5/4

    2
    Silk -

    Oracle des Mottes (FR)

    2/1

      3
      Silk -

      Analyze (FR)

      12/1

        1
        Silk - Yellow, Red hoop, Red and Yellow diabolo on sleeves, Yellow cap, Red diamond

        Analyze (FR)

        7
        12/1
        • Form 32
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        led, clear from 2nd, mistake 3 out, joined 2 out, headed and mistake last, weakened flat

        2
        Silk - Grey, Maroon chevron, hooped cap

        Auditor

        46 b
        100/1
        • Form 6
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-2

        left 2nd at 2nd, weakened 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

        3
        Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green diamond on body and cap, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green seams

        Diamond Dazzler

        18
        100/1
        • Form 00-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        always in rear, tailed off from 5th

        4
        Silk - Light blue, brown stripe and armlets

        Lorient Express (FR)

        25/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-2

        chased leaders, weakened when behind from 5th, tailed off when blundered 3 out, blundered and fell next

        5
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots

        Members Only

        257
        4/1
        • Form 2-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-2

        not always fluent, held up, ridden and headway from 5th, chasing leaders but looked beaten when mistake 2 out

        6
        Silk - Dark Green, Yellow disc, hooped cap

        Oracle des Mottes (FR)

        24
        2/1
        • Form 23R3-5
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-2

        chased leaders, went 2nd 4th, hard ridden and outpaced after 2 out, rallied under pressure and mistake last, kept on same pace flat

        8
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow sash, Red sleeves and cap

        Cool Spice

        24
        5/4
        • Form 2
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-11

        took keen hold and held up, steady headway 5th, pressed leader going well from three out, led approaching last, driven out and held on well flat

        9
        Silk - Emerald Green, Black and White striped sleeves, hooped cap

        Glass Note (IRE)

        31 b
        100/1
        • Form PP06PP
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-11

        pulled hard, pressing leader, when ran out 2nd

        7
        NR

        What Do'in (IRE)

        33
        • Form 11
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Philip Hobbs and Richard Johnson, successful with Orangerie last year, can repeat the feat with Cool Spice who gets the vote ahead of What Do'in and Members Only. Cool Spice, six times a winner on the Flat, caught a tartar when second to Comply Or Die on her hurdles bow at Chepstow, and should be capable of going one better. She makes a bit more appeal than What Do'in, an Irish point-to-point winner who did little wrong when landing a Perth bumper on his British debut, but who may benefit from his debut over timber. Members Only was snapped up by David Johnson after a promising debut in bumper company at Thurles, but may need softer ground and more time, while Flat winner Analyze has not impressed with his jumping so far and is hard to enthuse about. Cool Spice should be the answer in the finale.