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13:05 Cheltenham

Ifte Plc Novices' Chase (Class B)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 11.60s
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - White, Maroon panel, Maroon and White quartered cap
  • Form P61124
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7

held up in touch, headway after 12th, soon ridden, beaten 3rd when blundered 2 out

2
Silk - RED, WHITE cross belts, hooped sleeves and star on cap
2/1
  • Form 04/11P-1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

tracked leaders, led after 12th, ridden and headed after 2 out, weakened approaching last

3
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, GREY disc and sleeves, WHITE cap
  • Form 2/64P-F1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

led, hit 2nd, headed 6th, in touch when blundered and unseated rider 12th

4
Silk - Royal Blue, Pink Cross of Lorraine, quartered cap
20/1
  • Form 240-212
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-4

held up, hit 6th, ridden after 12th, soon beaten

5
Silk - Red, Yellow triple diamond, Yellow cap, Red diamond
25/1
  • Form 235332
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-13

held up, behind from 10th

6
Silk - Red and White check, diabolo on sleeves
  • Form 5P2344
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-13

soon behind, tailed off from 8th

7
Silk - Purple and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Purple armlets, Emerald Green cap
  • Form 60-U242
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-13

in touch when crumpled landing and fell 8th

8
Silk - BLACK and YELLOW diamonds, checked sleeves, YELLOW cap
  • Form 2/2P3F-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-13

tracked leader, led 6th, headed after 12th, soon weakened, hit 3 out and next, pulled up before last

10
Silk - Emerald green, scarlet hooped sleeves and cap

Tarxien

225
5/2
  • Form 1111B2-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-13

held up in touch, not fluent 10th and next, headway 12th, joined leaders approaching 3 out, led after next, soon clear, comfortably

9
NR
  • Form 4263-04
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-13

In depth

Verdict

Ten runners for the opening race on Thomas Pink Gold Cup day with Michael Hourigan's dual winner Minella Leisure having to give weight away to some useful types. Among them French import Jardin De Beaulieu, who should do better this term than last season, Henrietta Knight's recent Bangor winner Keep Smiling, Rufius who won a poor contest at Huntingdon and the Paul Nicholls-trained Iverain - a narrow winner over Lucky Bay at Wincanton last time - all warrant respect. However, Tarxien was, by some way, the best of these over hurdles and if he can translate that form over the larger obstacles he will be the one to beat. Martin Pipe has a great record at this meeting, is sure to have ensured the son of Kendor has been well schooled and, under Tony McCoy, he gets the TEAMtalk vote.