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16:05 Cheltenham

Showcase Handicap Chase (Class 2)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £30,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 20.10s
  • Off Time: 16:09:02
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - Red and Royal Blue stripes, halved sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 415/122-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 146

held up in touch, headway to chase leaders 2 out, switched right last, one pace run-in

2
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots

Joaaci (IRE)

20 DC
40/1
  • Form 49P-200
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 143

in touch, headway and went 2nd soon after 2 out, every chance last, unable to quicken run-in

3
Silk - MAUVE and PURPLE diabolo, PURPLE sleeves, MAUVE armlets and diamond on PURPLE cap
  • Form 1131-13
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 143

chased leaders, led 4 out, blundered and headed last, stayed on same pace run-in

4
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue hoop, checked sleeves and cap
7/1
  • Form 12253-5
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 142

in touch, headway and chasing leaders, blundered 3 out, weakened soon after

5
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
  • Form 1PP/FPP-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 139

always in rear, mistake 3rd, struggling after 4 out, tailed off

6
Silk - Emerald Green, White star, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap

Ardaghey (IRE)

265 t CDD
10/3
  • Form 0/1P062-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 136

held up in rear 6th, hit 12th, headway on inside from 4 out, led last, driven and led on well run-in

7
Silk - Red, Royal Blue disc
14/1
  • Form 3P4211-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 134

chased leaders, hit 3rd, led 12th to 4 out, blundered and weakened next

8
Silk - Light Blue, White striped sleeves
50/1
  • Form 91-1568
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 122

led, hit 11th, headed next, hit 14th, challenged 15th, blundered and weakened 4 out

9
Silk - Emerald Green, White seams, White sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Yellow cap
  • Form 3R1-514
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 119

in touch, not fluent 13th, ridden and bumped 3 out, weakened after

In depth

Verdict

A nice early season pot offered here and it has drawn a useful field to the party, with Mr Pointment the pick despite top weight, while Always Waining and Nice Try look decent sorts. Mr Pointment makes his debut or Paul Nicholls here and of course he was last seen out when soundly thrashed by his now stablemate Denman at Newbury in February. Good as Denman is, that was almost certainly not the true running of Mr Pointment, who had previously finished close to the very useful Don't Push It here over 2m 5f. Provided he sees out this three miles then he looks a solid proposition here and his new trainer and change of scenery can also help to get him back on an upward curve. Always Waining won at both Ayr and Uttoxeter is the spring before going okay on his return last month. A 1lb rise since then won't make his task any easier but he looks sure to be thereabouts. Nice Try has not been seen since back-to-back wins at Chepstow and Bangor in the spring and his yard hasn't fully got going again just yet, though a big run is not ruled out. Boychuk will surely strip fitter for his return behind Always Waining last time and can make his presense felt, while Keenan's Future has a featherweight and stays well so can't be written off either. However Mr Pointment looked likely to make a decent handicap chaser last season and he can reinforce that notion today.

Formwatch

Mr Pointment (IRE) 4-1 (11-9) Jumped slightly left throughout, chased winner, ridden after 3 out, no chance from next, 2nd of 3, well behind Denman (11-12) at Newbury 3m nov chs (2) sft in Feb.

Joaaci (IRE) 33-1 (11-6) Held up, never dangerous, 13th of 16, well behind Iron Man (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd in Sept.

Always Waining (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Mid-divison, ridden to chase leaders 4 out, no extra run-in, 3rd of 16, 7l behind Iron Man (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd in Sept.

Boychuk (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Mid-division, headway 4 out, no impression from next, 5th of 16, 11l behind Iron Man (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd in Sept.

Commercial Flyer (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) In rear, not fluent 2nd, struggling 8th, pulled up after 9th pulled up at the 9th in race won by Joes Edge (10-6) at Cheltenham 3m hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gs in Mar, 23 ran.

Ardaghey (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) Towards rear, blundered 14th, headway 5 out, chased winner approaching 2 out, one pace, 2nd of 10, 9l behind Simon (11-2) at Southwell 3m lst hcp chs (1) sft in Jan.

Nice Try (IRE) 5-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, led 10th, ridden approaching 2 out, hit last, stayed on well, won at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Mar beating Brooklyn Brownie (10-7) by 5l, 9 ran.

Bubble Boy (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Mid-division, behind when not fluent 12th, 8th of 12, 30l behind Itsmyboy (11-6) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Aug.

Keenan's Future (IRE) 7-1 (11-11) Held up, headway 12th, ridden to chase leaders after 3 out, stayed on same pace from next, 4th of 13, 8l behind Baodai (10-11) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd.