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13:35 Cheltenham

Paddypower Casino Hurdle (Class C) (Intermediate Handicap Hurdle Race)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 21.00s
  • 17 Ran
1
Silk - Black, white disc, white sleeves, black spots, black cap, white spots
20/1
  • Form 11116-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-12

held up in touch, headway 6th, ridden 2 out, stayed on one pace

2
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
50/1
  • Form 10P660
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-10

pushed along after 5th, always behind

3
Silk - Dark green, pink and white striped sleeves, pink cap
14/1
  • Form 3634-12
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-10

in touch, not fluent 2nd, chased leader briefly 6th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out

4
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW disc, YELLOW sleeves, ROYAL BLUE stars
16/1
  • Form 1-P1132
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-10

held up, headway when mistake 3 out, ridden approaching last, stayed on

5
Silk - Pink, large purple spots and spots on cap
  • Form 13/1046-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5

held up, never near leaders

6
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink sash, armlets and cap
  • Form 332144-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5

always prominent, ridden after 2 out, stayed on one pace flat

7
Silk - Red, Yellow epaulets, hooped sleeves
  • Form 4212-22
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, slightly outpaced before 2 out, rallied approaching last, kept on

8
Silk - DARK BLUE, RED cap, GREEN spots
33/1
  • Form 1221-61
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-3

held up, pushed along after 6th, stayed on approaching last, never dangerous

9
Silk - Emerald Green and White halved, sleeves reversed, White cap, Green spots
  • Form 442-3FF
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

chased leader to 2nd, prominent, weakened after 3 out, no danger when not fluent 2 out

10
Silk - Light Blue, Maroon chevron, halved sleeves, Light Blue and Maroon quartered cap
  • Form 3/1-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

raced on outside, mid-division, headway 6th, ridden after 3 out, went 2nd last, stayed on strongly under pressure final 150 yds, led post

11
Silk - Royal blue, white sash and cap with black hoop
  • Form 0/3021-2
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-13

in touch until weakened approaching 7th

12
Silk - BLACK and YELLOW DIABOLO, yellow sleeves, white cap, yellow star
8/1
  • Form 1310-15
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

held up, ridden and struggling approaching 3 out

13
Silk - Royal Blue, Red spots, Black cap, White spots
  • Form 2-11242
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-11

mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, no extra approaching last

14
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
  • Form 03363-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-10

chased leader 2nd, led 7th, ridden approaching last, kept on running, headed post

15
Silk - GREEN, PLUM sleeves, hooped cap
  • Form 553103
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-9

always towards rear

16
Silk - RED, WHITE chevron, hooped sleeves and cap
  • Form 6/F1-F13
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-9

led, headed 7th, still ever chance just before 2 out, no extra when hit last

17
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, white stars, grey cap

Lease

42
50/1
  • Form F-44233
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-4

held up, stayed on approaching last, not trouble leaders

In depth

Verdict

Some interesting contenders here including Red Ruffles, Billyvoddan and King Revo but the vote goes to Team Tassel, who is taken to overcome his inexperience. The selection, who had finished third in his sole start in a point-to-point in Ireland, made a winning start to his hurdling career in this country when running out the convincing inner of a novices' event at Market Rasen in April. Martin Pipe's gelding looks to be potentially well treated judged by that effort and is taken to make a winning start in handicaps. Top weight King Revo had a good season as a novice last term but faces no easy task under 11st 12lb on his reappearance. Noel Chance has his string in good form at present and his representative Red Ruffles ran well over course and distance last month when chasing home The Dark Lord. A 4lb rise since then leaves him with more to do but the gelding still makes more appeal than recent Towcester winner Jonanaud, who would probably prefer a softer surface. The Philip Hobbs-trained Croix de Guerre has his favoured conditions and is another worthy of a mention off what looks a nice racing weight, while Billyvoddan represents the yard of Henry Daly that is beginning to hit form. Irish runners at this meeting always warrant respect so the likes of Well Presented and Blue Away are others worthy of a mention but Team Tassel is unexposed and is taken to give Martin Pipe another winner at the Open meeting.