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15:50 Cheltenham

'High Sheriff Of Gloucestershire's' Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (Class 1)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £11,390
  • 2nd: £4,274
  • 3rd: £2,140
  • 4th: £1,066
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 6.60s
  • Off Time: 15:54:12
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Light Green, Dark Green chevrons, Red sleeves, White and Red striped cap
  • Form 2P/1117-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 124

tracked leaders, closed 7f out, led 3f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, stayed on well

2
Silk - Dark blue and yellow (quartered), striped sleeves
16/1
  • Form 1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

held up in touch in rear, headway on outside 6f out, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

3
Silk - Black, orange cap

Aqalim

225 h D
11/2
  • Form 113-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 117

held up in touch in rear, ridden and effort over 3f out, one pace and no impression when edged left over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong

4
Silk - Black, black and maroon striped cap
14/1
  • Form 112
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

held up in touch, challenged 2f out, no impression on winner final 150 yards, stayed on same pace

5
Silk - Dark blue and white diamonds, white sleeves, red cap
15/8
  • Form F1-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

held up in touch in rear, stayed alone on inside on downhill run from 5f out, closed 3f out, one pace and no impression from over 1f out

6
Silk - Black, Red disc, sleeves and cap

Horace Hazel

194 D
33/1
  • Form 4-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, lost place over 3f out, no impression after

7
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow stripe, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue armlets and star on Yellow cap
8/1
  • Form 11
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

took keen hold, tracked leader, every chance 2f out, beaten over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

10
Silk - Yellow, light blue seams, yellow sleeves and cap
  • Form 4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

led, headed 3f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened

8
NR

Neatly Put

10 D
  • Form 40-1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

Nonrunner

9
NR
  • Form 1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

Nonrunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

DEFINITLY RED won a couple of bumpers before finishing a creditable seventh in the Champion Bumper here in March. Steve Gollings' charge may be good enough to defy a penalty and get the better of Aqalim, third in a Grade 2 at Aintree in April. The latter's stablemate Arabic History never threatened Moon Racer when runner-up here last month but Masterplan made a winning start at Worcester recently and stable companion No No Manolito scored over a shorter trip at Newbury on his debut. Winning pointer Birch Hill makes his debut under Rules for the Henderson team and is one to note.

Formwatch

Definitly Red (IRE) 25-1 (11-5) Tracked leader, driven 3f out, lost place over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 7th of 22, 9l behind Silver Concorde (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m G1 NH flat (1) gd in Mar.

Always Lion (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, challenged 3f out, led narrowly over 1f out, soon ridden, held on under pressure final furlong, won at Worcester 2m NH flat (6) gd in Sep beating Paolozzi (11-7) by 1l, 10 ran.

Aqalim 16-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, went 3rd last 75 yards, 3rd of 19, 2 3/4l behind Ballybolley (11-4) at Aintree 2m 1f G2 NH flat (1) gs in Apr.

Arabic History (IRE) 7-1 (11-10) Held up, pushed along 5f out, headway 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 12l behind Moon Racer (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m NH flat (4) gs in Oct.

Birch Hill (IRE) 5-2 (11-9) Alw cl up, disp 2out, went on last, row, won at Loughbrickland 3m ire ptp gf in Apr beating Kalanisi Glen (11-9) by 4l, 7 ran.

Horace Hazel 12-1 (10-13) Prominent early, tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, switched left over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on, won at Exeter 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in May beating Kingscourt Native (11-2) by nk, 15 ran.

Masterplan (IRE) 15-8fav (11-0) Held up in touch in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and switched left over 1f out, led entering final furlong, pushed out, won at Worcester 2m NH flat (6) sft in Oct beating A Good Skin (11-0) by 3/4l, 6 ran.

Ride On Time (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Held up in mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, stayed on final 2f, no chance with leaders, 4th of 14, 20l behind Missed Approach (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m NH flat (6) gs in Oct.

Neatly Put 5-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, closer in 3rd 6f out, challenged 4f out, led 2f out, ridden and kept on well from over 1f out, won at Thurles 2m NH flat gd beating Midsommarkransen (12-0) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.

No No Manolito (IRE) 15-2 (10-12) Held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, led going well over 1f out, quickened clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Fontwell 1m 6f NH flat (6) gd in May beating Puisque Tu Pars (11-5) by 9l, 14 ran.