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17:10 Cheltenham

54th Year Of The Mildmay Of Flete Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Class A)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 59.90s
  • 16 Ran
1
Silk -
12/1

    4
    Silk -
    1
    Silk - Brown, Red stars, Brown sleeves, Red cap, Brown star
    9/1
    • Form 022-145
    • Age 8
    • Weight 11-12

    mid-division, headway 12th, ridden and switched right approaching 2 out, kept on flat

    2
    Silk - Light Blue, Red chevrons, halved sleeves, quartered cap
    20/1
    • Form 43-P010
    • Age 8
    • Weight 11-2

    mistakes, always towards rear, never dangerous

    3
    Silk - BLACK and ORANGE check, BLACK sleeves, ORANGE armlets, BLACK cap
    10/1
    • Form 00-1612
    • Age 9
    • Weight 11-1

    held up and keen, headway 3rd, mistake 8th, ridden and lost place after 4 out, rallied approaching last, carried right and kept on flat

    4
    Silk - ETON BLUE
    8/1
    • Form 1P-1151
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-12

    chased leaders to 4 out, soon weakened

    5
    Silk - RED, black stars, red sleeves, red cap, white stars
    12/1
    • Form 336124
    • Age 8
    • Weight 10-11

    led to 2nd, chased leaders to 7th, soon weakened

    7
    Silk - Emerald green and yellow quartered, white sleeves, white cap, emerald green star
    14/1
    • Form 1-6121P
    • Age 8
    • Weight 10-8

    always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 10th

    8
    Silk - BLACK and WHITE stripes, EMERALD GREEN and WHITE striped sleeves
    20/1
    • Form 00-211U
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-7

    midi-division, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, every chance 2 out, weakened flat

    9
    Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE stars, EMERALD GREEN cap, WHITE star
    • Form 113410
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-4

    prominent, hit 11th, soon lost place, no danger after

    10
    Silk - YELLOW, MAROON cross belts, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW quartered cap
    9/2
    • Form 5-00P13
    • Age 8
    • Weight 10-3

    with leader, ridden to lead approaching 3 out, edged right, headed and no extra flat

    11
    Silk - WHITE, ETON BLUE hooped sleeves, WHITE cap, BLUE hoop
    25/1
    • Form P-6111P
    • Age 10
    • Weight 10-2

    made most from 2nd, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakening when hit 2 out

    12
    Silk - Light Blue and Maroon stripes, hooped cap
    16/1
    • Form 341220
    • Age 6
    • Weight 10-0

    mid-division, headway 6th, ridden and switched right approaching last, edged right and one pace flat

    13
    Silk - Dark Blue
    • Form 012-140
    • Age 10
    • Weight 10-0

    held up towards rear, behind when pulled up before 3 out

    14
    Silk - Red, Yellow stars, Yellow sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap
    33/1
    • Form 121-24U
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-0

    always towards rear, blundered 7th, tailed off and pulled up before 10th

    15
    Silk - Red and White diamonds, Royal Blue sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Red diamond
    • Form 210-P05
    • Age 8
    • Weight 10-0

    held up and keen, headway 7th, mistake 2 out, soon ridden, weakened flat

    16
    Silk - Light Green, Orange sleeves and cap

    Tikram

    24
    12/1
    • Form 322141
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-0

    held up in rear, ridden approaching 4 out, headway approaching last, led flat, ran on

    18
    Silk - Maroon, Yellow braces, striped cap
    • Form 1-11214
    • Age 12
    • Weight 10-0

    always towards rear, never dangerous

    6
    NR
    • Form 211415
    • Age 8
    • Weight 10-9

    Nonrunner

    17
    NR
    • Form 2144-16
    • Age 11
    • Weight 10-0

    Nonrunner

    Previous results

    In depth

    Verdict

    Top weight Fondmort was a good winner of the Paddy Power Gold Cup here earlier in the season but has a stiffer task on now giving lumps of weight away to his rivals and preference is for the novice Polar Red, who could proved to be well treated on his debut in this grade and he gets the verdict over stablemate Puntal. The last mentioned is also a novice but has been on the go for some time now and is more exposed than Polar Red. A decent hurdler at his best as when winning last year's Imperial Cup, the selection has only had three starts over fences, winning his first two at Chepstow before unseating his rider at Plumpton early on last time. While that is hardly an ideal preparation, Polar Red's previous form looked useful and he is potentially well treated. Tim Easterby's Turgeonev has the beating of both Kelrev and Farmer Jack on running behind Isio in Newbury's Vodafone Gold Cup earlier this month and has to be respected along with Henry Daly's Jakari, who has done little wrong this term. The Irish have a poor record in this contest and while Barrow Drive cannot be entirely dismissed, it will be a surprise if the trend is bucked with either him or Back On Top. Nicky Henderson's Mighty Strong has been given a break and, given his trainer's fine record at the meeting, is another worthy of a mention. However, he looks the clear second string behind Fondmort and more interesting is Peter Beaumont's Hunters Tweed, although backers would need to forgive him a disappointing effort in the Racing Post Chase last time. Several have claims but Martin Pipe has a strong hand and Polar Red is the choice of his trio to give the master of Nicholashayne his fifth winner in the last seven runnings of the race.