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14:00 Cheltenham

Gerrard Wealth Management Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Class A)

  • 19 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 56.70s
  • 19 Ran
1
Silk - Purple and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Purple armlets, Emerald Green cap
  • Form 5322
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-8

towards rear when slipped up flat after 3rd

2
Silk - DARK BLUE, emerald green seams, white cap
  • Form 130-211
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8

held up in mid-division, always going well, smooth headway 5th, challenged on bit 2 out, soon led, clear before last, very easily

3
Silk - Black, Red sash, quartered cap
  • Form 24-1130
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-8

in touch, ridden and lost place after 3rd, stayed on again approaching 2 out

4
Silk - Black and Pink stripes, Black sleeves, Pink armlets, Pink cap, Black star
66/1
  • Form 5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-8

behind, hard ridden, no headway 2 out

5
Silk - BLACK and YELLOW diamonds, checked sleeves, YELLOW cap
100/1
  • Form 20-0543
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-8

chased leaders to 3 out

6
Silk - Pink and White diamonds, White sleeves, Pink cap
  • Form 1-321
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-8

raced keenly in touch, weakened after 2 out

7
Silk - LIGHT BLUE and ROYAL BLUE diabolo, LIGHT BLUE sleeves and cap
50/1
  • Form 122032
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8

in touch, weakened after 3 out

8
Silk - RED, white hooped sleeves, red cap, white spots
  • Form 14-51
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8

held up and behind, headway 3 out, hard-ridden, mistake 2 out, weakened quickly

9
Silk - Maroon, Yellow chevrons, Maroon sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap, Maroon stars
50/1
  • Form 5-1021F
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8

behind, headway approaching 2 out, mistake last, stayed on flat

10
Silk - PURPLE, white diamond and sleeves, purple cap
  • Form 13-1211
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-8

chased clear leader, every chance when mistake 3 out, kept on same pace from next

11
Silk - Dark Blue, White star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star
  • Form 1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-8

mid-division, headway to chase leaders from 5th, hit 3 out, weakened before next

12
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue epaulets, Yellow cap, Royal Blue star

Mutakarrim

100 b
14/1
  • Form 30-1214
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8

held up in rear, stayed on approaching 2 out, no extra flat

13
Silk - Dark Green, Royal Blue diamond
  • Form 1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-8

in touch to 5th, soon behind

14
Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves, Yellow armlets, White cap
11/1
  • Form 511
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8

in touch, ridden 5th, weakened 2 out

15
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, white hooped sleeves, pink cap
  • Form 61-2321
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8

mid-division, weakened 5th

16
Silk - RED, WHITE cross belts, hooped sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 5-11212
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-8

in touch, driven after 3 out, kept on same pace

17
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
12/1
  • Form 11
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-3

led, soon clear, ridden 3 out, mistake 2 out, soon headed, weakened quickly

18
Silk - BLACK, WHITE chevron hoop and cap
66/1
  • Form 1F
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

chased leaders to 5th

19
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE stars, EMERALD GREEN cap, WHITE star
100/1
  • Form 1444
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

held up in rear, slightly hampered after 3rd, no danger after

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

The Irish always do well in what is traditionally the opening event at the Festival, and the last decade was no exception, as they sent out five of the 10 winners in that period. However, it is not normally the one that goes off favourite that prompts a rush to the Guinness tents, with Like-A-Butterfly being the first market leader to oblige in over 10 years. You should then bear that in mind if deciding to steam into this year¿S hotpot, Back In Front. Eddie O¿Grady¿s charge would appear to have all the credentials to land the spoils, having finished third behind Pizarro and Rhinestone Cowboy in the Champion Bumper 12 months ago, and successful in both subsequent starts since chasing home Hardy Eustace on his seasonal reappearance. However, his first victory over timber came at Limerick which does not provide a true test of stamina, and he did not have much to spare over Arch Stanton at Leopardstown on his final prep outing. Those facts surely make his odds too small, and a better value proposition is fellow Irish raider Kicking King. Tom Taaffe¿s five-year-old has only been beaten once this term, and that was by the high-class mare Solerina in a Grade 3 event over two and a half miles at Navan in December. Twice successful at Punchestown since, including in Grade 2 company last time, Kicking King jumps well for a novice, and will be suited by a strongly run race over two miles, according to his trainer, who also believes he will relish the better ground at Cheltenham. Of the home contingent, Thisthatandtother makes most appeal. Seen as a future Arkle candidate by Paul Nicholls, he is no slouch over hurdles either, judged on his defeat of Puntal at Wincanton. Although firmly put in his place by Rhinestone Cowboy the time before at the West-Country track, that wasn¿t exactly a disgrace, and he should play a prominent role. Strictly on last season¿s Champion Bumper form though, Thisthatandtother has it to do with Back In Front, who as we said earlier, faces a stiff challenge himself from Kicking King who we see as the one to beat.