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16:05 Cheltenham

Abacusglobal.Com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Class E)

  • 24 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 23.30s
  • 24 Ran
1
Silk - Red, Yellow hoops, Light Blue sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 5-21111
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12

with leaders until approaching 3 out, tailed off

2
Silk - PINK and YELLOW diamonds, YELLOW sleeves and cap
66/1
  • Form 6630-65
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12

held up, some headway when mistakes 7th, no danger after

3
Silk - PINK and BLACK stripes, diabolo on sleeves
  • Form 51623-F
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-10

held up, slipped up bend after 2nd

4
Silk - White, Dark Blue and Light Green striped sleeves, Light Green cap
  • Form 1-20212
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-8

prominent, led approaching 3 out, soon headed, still every chance when ran out 2 out

5
Silk - Purple and Yellow diabolo, hooped sleeves, Purple cap
  • Form 12P6-11
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8

mid-division, headway approaching 5th, ridden 2 out, no extra flat

6
Silk - BLACK, WHITE cross belts, WHITE sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap
  • Form 0-2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-5

held up in touch, weakened approaching 6th, tailed off

7
Silk - DARK BLUE and EMERALD GREEN (quartered), EMERALD GREEN sleeves, DARK BLUE stars, DARK BLUE cap, GREEN star
66/1
  • Form 122004/
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-4

led 1st, prominent until after 3rd, behind from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before last

8
Silk - WHITE, dark green diamond, diamonds on sleeves and cap
  • Form 300444
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-3

held up, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner

9
Silk - White, Royal Blue star, Red sleeves, Red and White hooped cap
  • Form 2432-34
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

held up in touch, headway 6th, led 3 out, not fluent and headed 2 out, no extra flat

10
Silk - Yellow, Purple epaulets, sleeves and star on cap

Dabus

5
66/1
  • Form 40P351
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-0

took keen hold, in touch until blundered and unseated rider 3rd

11
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
5/2
  • Form 0P-62S1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-13

held up, mistake 3rd, headway 4th, prominent when blundered and unseated rider 6th

12
Silk - WHITE, DARK BLUE chevron, WHITE and RED hooped sleeves, DARK BLUE and RED quartered cap
  • Form 5P60-43
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-13

in touch, ridden and weakened when hampered 6th

13
Silk - N/A
33/1
  • Form 5/21-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-13

hampered bend after 2nd, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

14
Silk - Light Blue, Black chevron, Black and Light Blue striped sleeves
  • Form 331/12-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-13

held up, headway approaching 3 out, kept on flat

15
Silk - Dark Blue, Maroon epaulets and armlets
  • Form 5024-5
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

led 2nd, mistake 4th, headed approaching 3 out, behind when hit 2 out

16
Silk - Red, Black spots, Red and Black halved sleeves

Castanet

129
66/1
  • Form 5340-12
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11

prominent, mistake 4th, weakened before next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

17
Silk - Emerald Green and Orange (quartered), Orange sleeves and cap
  • Form 1/3403P-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11

held up, slightly hampered bend after 2nd, headway approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out

18
Silk - Pink, Dark Blue hoop, Dark Blue cap

Just Kate

136
16/1
  • Form 451-216
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11

in touch, led 2 out, soon ridden and headed, one pace

19
Silk - Emerald Green, White epaulets, Red sleeves, Emerald Green and White quartered cap
12/1
  • Form 0-03243
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-10

held up, some headway when mistake 7th, behind when jumped left 2 out

20
Silk - YELLOW, royal blue chevron and chevrons on sleeves, yellow cap, royal blue star
  • Form 430P0-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-8

mid-division, headway after 7th, in touch when fell 3 out

21
Silk - Pink, Mauve stars, armlets and star on cap
40/1
  • Form 66-6322
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-6

brought down, held up, brought down bend after 2nd

22
Silk - White, Red stars, Emerald Green sleeves
  • Form PU/0155
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-4

held up, headway after 5th, every chance 3 out, weakened approaching last

23
Silk - Emerald Green, Light Blue stripe, halved sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 0-21100
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-4

always behind

24
Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue chevron and chevrons on sleeves, Royal Blue cap
33/1
  • Form 03-0210
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-1

mid-division, headway after 7th, led after 2 out, soon ridden, clear last, ran on well

In depth

Verdict

You could make a case out for a number of these in this competitive finale to day one of the Open Meeting and we will take Freedom Now to defy topweight and complete a fantastic five-timer, with Blue Americo, Direct Flight and Yourman likely to emerge as the main rivals. Freedom Now is no good thing, despite those impressive form figures, as lumping 11st 12lb around Cheltenham has posed problems for better horses than him. However, he is improving, stays well, loves this decent ground, and has bags of confidence at present, and he can raise his game again to take this. Blue Americo is arguably well handicapped with the selection here, and he too is getting better. A faller when looking likely to challenge the winner last time, if he can put that behind him then he won't be too far away again, and he can give the selection most to do. Direct Flight is another going the right way and Noel Chance is a past master at placing his runners to good effect and running up a sequence. A winner at both Kelso and Fakenham already this autumn, he has not found a serious challenger in either contest and it will be a surprise if he is not bang there at the last. Of the remainder, Moscow Whisper will win more but will have to improve to land this, while Yourman finally got off the mark at Chepstow last time out and with trip and ground to suit again here, he can make his presence felt. Even so, Freedom Now is in the form of his life and he can complete the nap hand here.