Racecards
14:50 Cheltenham
Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1)
- 23 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £125,000 added
- Winner: £70,338
- 2nd: £26,500
- 3rd: £13,262
- 4th: £6,625
- Form 34-734
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 155
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Miss Lucy Turner
always towards rear
- Form 2121/30
- Age 9
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 152
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey David Bass
disputed lead until 1st, chased leaders, mistake 6th, every chance after 3 out, weakened from 2 out
- Form 49-121P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 151
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey David Noonan
mid-division, outpaced after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
- Form F23P-22
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 151
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
mid-division, struggling 11th, mistake 13th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 116-3U6
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 150
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Heskin
chased leaders, not much room 1st and lost place, effort before 3 out, no impression, outpaced and well held before 2 out
- Form 02-255
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 150
- Trainer M Brassil
- Jockey J J Slevin
mid-division, mistake 8th, headway before 3 out, led last, edged left and headed flat, stayed on, just held
- Form 4-41231
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 149
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey D N Russell
held up rear of mid-division, mistake 7th, headway before 3 out, challenged after 3 out, led 2 out, headed last, weakened final 100 yards
- Form 444-234
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 147
- Trainer T Lacey
- Jockey Stan Sheppard
chased leaders, mistake 4 out, weakened 2 out
- Form 111-121
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 147
- Trainer M Walford
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
chased leaders, mistake 12th, not fluent and struggling 15th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 14U1-54
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 146
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey D R Fox
held up in mid-division on inside, headway and switched left after 3 out, led flat, stayed on, idled towards finish, ridden out
- Form 2P/1P9-3
- Age 10
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 145
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
disputed lead until 1st, in touch, mistake 6th, struggling 15th, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 221-563
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 144
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
in touch in mid-division, mistake and lost place 4th, no impression after, well beaten before 2 out
- Form 112-127
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Jack Hogan
led 1st until after 2nd, chased leaders on inside, lost place and mistake 4 out, no impression after, plugged on flat
- Form 12P-353
- Age 11
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
prominent, mistake 1st, led after next, headed 5th, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 31-4111
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
in touch in mid-division, closed from 12th, led after 3 out, headed 2 out, every chance after last, 3rd and no impression final 50 yards
- Form 17P-74P
- Age 10
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey D A Jacob
in touch in mid-division on outside, closed from 4 out, every chance 3 out, weakened before 2 out
- Form 3P-50P1
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 139
in rear, headway on outside before 3 out, chasing leader 2 out, weakened flat
- Form 366FF2
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Jack Tudor
always towards rear, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 25-1328
- Age 8
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Shane Quinlan
always in rear, pulled up before 16th
- Form F21-215
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Tom Cannon
chased leaders, led 6th, bumped 3 out, soon headed, weakened quickly, pulled up before last
- Form 7P-60P3
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
led after 2nd, soon headed, led 5th, headed next, stayed handy, bumped 3 out, weakened before 2 out
- Form 7-20864
- Age 9
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey P J Brennan
mistakes in rear, terrible error 14th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 43932U
- Age 10
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer P J Gilligan
- Jockey Danny Gilligan
in touch, mistake 6th, bad mistake and lost place 8th, pulled up before 4 out
Verdict
Remastered blotted his copybook over hurdles last time but did have several of these behind when runner-up to Le Milos in the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury in November. CORACH RAMBLER finished fourth that day, running on strongly up the home straight having got behind in the early stages. He also came from out of the clouds when landing this 12 months ago and the race has been the target again this season, though he does have 6lb more to carry. The Big Breakaway looks a serious contender with the ground riding soft having finished second twice in similar conditions this season – he’ll be staying on when others have cried enough. Fanion D'Estruval is proving frustrating to follow but stablemate Laskalin could have each-way claims if forgiven a poor run at Ascot, where Lucy Turner took the scenic route, while Fastorslow was just beaten over hurdles at The Festival last year and has been highly tried so far over fences, though there has been no Irish-trained winner of this for 35 years. Karl Philippe and Nassalam aren’t out of this if their stamina holds up and Into Overdrive proved a revelation last year. The novice Monbeg Genius also has a squeak but The Goffer may struggle to last home on this testing track.
Formwatch
Fanion D'estruval (FR) 10-3 (11-2) Pushed along early, soon in rear, headway on inside chasing leaders after 3rd, well there when jumped slowly and lost place 4 out, switched sharply right before next, went remote 4th 2 out, 4th of 7, 19 1/2l behind Zanza (11-2) at Newbury 2m 7f (1) gd in Feb.
Happygolucky (IRE) 10-1 (11-11) Prominent, ridden 12th, outpaced when mistake 3 out, no impression 2 out, 10th of 16, 20 3/4l behind Midnight River (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Jan.
Remastered 9-2 (11-12) Chased leaders, challenged 5th, ridden and weakened before 2 out, pulled up after, at Sandown 2m 7f hcp (1) gs in Feb.
The Big Breakaway (IRE) 12-1 (11-13) Mid-division, went prominent 5th, pushed along home turn, ridden and stayed on before 3 out, chased winner run-in, no impression, 2nd of 17, 1 1/4l behind The Two Amigos (10-6) at Chepstow 3m 7f hcp (1) sft in Dec.
Threeunderthrufive (IRE) 9-1 (12-0) Prominent, led 15th, mistake and headed 2 out (normal 3 out), weakened before omitted last, 6th of 13, 17 3/4l behind Iwilldoit (11-10) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp (1) hvy in Jan.
Fastorslow (FR) 33-1 (11-12) Always behind, never a factor, not fluent 5th and mistake next, soon detached, ridden and no impression before 3 out, no extra, last of 5, 25 1/2l behind Gentleman De Mee (11-12) at Leopardstown 2m 1f (1) Yielding in Feb.
The Goffer (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Mid-division on inner, pushed along in 10th 2 out, ridden and headway after 2 out, stayed on to 3rd at last, soon 2nd and challenged, led final 150 yards, kept on well, won at Leopardstown 2m 5f hcp Yielding in Feb beating Glamorgan Duke (10-0) by 2l, 23 ran.
Tea Clipper (IRE) 17-2 (11-2) Disputed 2nd until 6th, chased leaders, weakened and behind 4 out, left remote 4th next, 4th of 5, dist behind Champ (11-8) at Newbury 3m (1) gd in Nov.
Into Overdrive 4-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, led before 7th, joined briefly 15th, pushed along before 3 out, pecked next, joined run-in, stayed on well, won at Wetherby 3m hcp (1) gs in Dec beating Sounds Russian (11-12) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Corach Rambler (IRE) 11-1 (11-1) Held up off the pace towards rear, behind and struggling 12th, stayed on from after 4 out, stumbled badly next, ridden before 2 out, headway into never nearer 4th at the last, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 15, 9l behind Le Milos (11-0) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (1) gd in Nov.
Cloudy Glen (IRE) 28-1 (11-5) Made most until after 9th, in front again soon after, headed approaching the last and dropped to 3rd, no extra run-in, 3rd of 14, 10 1/4l behind Quick Wave (11-8) at Haydock 3m 4f hcp (1) gs in Feb.
Nassalam (FR) 8-1 (11-1) Mid-division, headway 4 out, 5th 2 out, went 3rd flat, stayed on, 3rd of 16, 3 1/2l behind Midnight River (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Jan.
Karl Philippe (FR) 9-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, not fluent 13th, outpaced 4 out, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 16, 27 1/2l behind Il Ridoto (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Jan.
Top Ville Ben (IRE) 28-1 (10-13) Prominent, soon tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, disputed 3 out, headed before next where not fluent, ridden in 2nd before last, 3rd early run-in, no impression final 150 yards, kept on same pace, 3rd of 23, 3l behind The Goffer (11-2) at Leopardstown 2m 5f hcp Yielding in Feb.
Monbeg Genius (IRE) 10-11fav (11-10) Made all, not fluent 5th, going best and went clear from 3 out, shaken up and much reduced advantage run-in, kept on well, always doing enough, won at Chepstow 3m hcp (3) gs in Feb beating Stormy Flight (10-6) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Good Boy Bobby (IRE) 15-2 (12-0) Off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out, at Haydock 3m 4f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Oscar Elite (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Prominent, pressed leader before 2 out, led narrowly 2 out, good jump last, ridden run-in and asserted, stayed on strongly, won at Ascot 3m (1) gs in Feb beating Bold Endeavour (11-2) by 7 1/2l, 3 ran.
Iceo Madrik (FR) (10-5) 2nd of 12, 4l behind Suroit (10-5) at Cagnes-sur-Mer 2m 7f hvy in Jan.
Laskalin (FR) 8-1 (11-2) Towards rear, headway into mid-division 10th, pushed along and dropped to rear after 14th, lost touch 3 out, 8th of 14, 30 1/2l behind Cap Du Nord (10-8) at Ascot 3m hcp (1) gs in Feb.
Harper's Brook (IRE) 13-2 (11-2) In touch in last pair, closed 11th, not fluent 4 out, 3rd 3 out, weakened before 2 out, last of 5, dist behind The Real Whacker (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m 5f (1) sft in Jan.
Fantastikas (FR) 7-2 (12-0) Jumped left and often slowly, led before 2nd, headed approaching 3 out, no extra from next, 3rd of 5, 12l behind Switch Hitter (11-12) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Feb.
The Wolf (FR) 22-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway to track leaders 3 out, soon ridden, plugged on, no impression, 4th of 14, 11 1/2l behind Cap Du Nord (10-8) at Ascot 3m hcp (1) gs in Feb.
Glamorgan Duke (IRE) 80-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, mistake and unseated rider 12th, at Fairyhouse 3m 1f (1) Yielding in Feb.