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15:40 Cheltenham

Cheltenham Business Club Maiden Hurdle (Class D)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 54.60s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Orangerie (IRE)

11/10

    2
    Silk -

    Pepe Galvez (SWE)

    20/1

      1
      Silk - Grey, Yellow hoop, sleeves and cap

      African Dawn

      46
      16/1
      • Form P
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-2

      keen hold, chased leaders to 2nd, soon weakened and lost place, tailed off when mistake last

      3
      Silk - DARK BLUE and WHITE check, DARK BLUE sleeves, WHITE cap, DARK BLUE star

      Don Ido (ARG)

      10
      9/1
      • Form U-43
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-2

      steadied and took keen hold in rear, hit 4th, some headway after next, weakening when hit 3 out

      4
      Silk - Dark Blue, Grey and Light Blue check sleeves

      Irish Distinction (IRE)

      3/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-2

      raced keenly, led, ridden and mistake when headed 3 out, 3rd and when beaten when blundered and fell next

      5
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE Cross of Lorraine, hooped sleeves, striped cap

      Knocktopher Abbey

      348 b
      7/1
      • Form 3-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-2

      held up, headway after 3rd, outpaced by leading from 3 out

      6
      Silk - White, Red cap, White spots

      Orangerie (IRE)

      269
      11/10
      • Form 4-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-2

      prominent, tracked leader from 2nd, lead 3 out, edged right under pressure before last, driven and kept on well run in

      7
      Silk - Chocolate, Primrose sleeves, Green and Primrose check cap

      Pepe Galvez (SWE)

      20/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-2

      held up in touch, headway 5th, every chance 2 out, ridden and held when mistake last, kept on again run in

      8
      Silk - Dark Blue and Mauve diamonds, Dark Blue sleeves and cap

      Wainak (USA)

      34
      16/1
      • Form 50-223
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-2

      prominent, not fluent 2nd, ridden 4th and weakened from next (wore cheek pieces)

      2
      NR

      Detonateur (FR)

      231
      • Form 020-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-2

      9
      NR

      Tealby

      286
      • Form 21214-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-11

      In depth

      Verdict

      The hurdling debut of Orangerie at Sandown last season left the impression that there is plenty more to come from the Philip Hobbs-trained gelding. Hobbs has been patient with the son of Darshaan since then and he can glean the first slice of his returns if Orangerie is ready to go first time out. The market will obviously give the best indications towards the confidence behind Irish Distinction, who was joined Martin Pipe after he showed great determination in winning a claimer at York last month. Detonateur and Knocktopher Abbey have hardly set the world alight as yet so the lightly weighted Tealby may be the best of the rest.