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18:30 Cheltenham

Winning Post At Cheltenham Hunters' Chase (Class H) (Class H)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 4m 1f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 9m 14.90s
  • 11 Ran
2
Silk - Emerald Green, Light Blue cross belts, striped sleeves
2/1
  • Form P32134-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-7

mid-division, headway and not fluent 17th, led 23rd, ridden 2 out, edged right flat, ran on

3
Silk - Black and Emerald Green (halved), Emerald Green sleeves, Emerald Green cap, Black spots
25/1
  • Form 6/35333-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-0

prominent, led after 3rd to 11th, weakened 18th, behind when blundered 21st, soon pulled up

4
Silk - Dark green and white (quartered), chevrons on sleeves, white cap
  • Form 3P402/P-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 12-0

held up, hit 6th and 15th, weakened 19th, tailed off an pulled up before 4 out

5
Silk - Red and Yellow (quartered), Yellow spots on Red sleeves and cap
  • Form 42313B-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-0

held up, headway 17th, every chance approaching 2 out, ridden approaching last, stayed on same pace

6
Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow diabolo, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, quartered cap
10/1
  • Form 1/1U423-
  • Age 12
  • Weight 12-0

in touch, hit 18th, weakened 4 out

7
Silk - Black, Yellow disc, Yellow cap
25/1
  • Form 0/1P1P4-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-0

always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 23rd

8
Silk - Grey, White seams, Grey sleeves and cap
7/1
  • Form 4P1/413-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 12-0

tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner approaching 3 out, to next, kept on one pace

9
Silk - Dark Blue, White hollow box, Emerald Green and White hooped sleeves and cap
  • Form P/1F4U3-
  • Age 12
  • Weight 12-0

led to 2nd, mid-division when pulled up before 6th

10
Silk - Black and yellow (quartered), checked sleeves, black cap
  • Form 4/P5P15-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-0

jumped right, led 2nd, headed after 3rd, led again 11th, to 23rd, weakened after next

11
Silk - Dark Blue, Red chevrons, armlets and star on cap
  • Form 0PPP32-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-0

tracked leaders, ridden and lost place 17th, tailed off when pulled up before 20th

12
Silk - Dark Blue, Olive Green sleeves, check cap
12/1
  • Form 535251-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-9

held up, headway 21st, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

1
NR
  • Form 121P01-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-7

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Bright Approach, County Derry. General Claremont and Alska look the main protagonists in another hard race but the vote goes to Bright Approach. The selection won well last time out when defeating Macgeorge he will like the fast ground, loves this course and distance and is sure to get the fast pace which he needs. County Derry would rate the main danger on his best form but he was 41 lengths behind the selection last time and will need to improve significantly to score. General Claremont is another that could go well but he took a heavy fall at Aintree last time and it is hard to know if his confidence will have been effected so for that reason he is passed over on this occasion. Alska defeated Dantie Boy last time when getting up in the final stride but that race was run at a furious pace and he does not look to have the class to win this and for the winner we return to Bright Approach.