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17:00 Cheltenham

visitcheltenham.com Open Hunters' Chase (Class 5)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 62y
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,600 added
  • Winner: £2,361
  • 2nd: £1,181
  • 3rd: £590
  • 4th: £295
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 3.42s
  • Off Time: 17:03:42
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Rose and white diamonds
9/2
  • Form 411/32U-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 12-2
  • Official Rating 124

in rear, bad mistake 1st, mistake 4th, headway after 10th, ridden after 3 out, went fourth before 2 out, no extra approaching last

2
Silk - Light blue, black seams, armlets and cap
  • Form 1111/12-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-13

midfield, headway to chase leaders 9th, went third approaching 4 out, went second going well after 3 out, led narrowly approaching last, nudged along and went clear run-in, comfortably

3
Silk - Emerald green, yellow triple diamond, emerald green and black striped sleeves, yellow and black quartered cap
25/1
  • Form 21P/PF6-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-13
  • Official Rating 122

midfield, not fluent 1st, dropped to rear 4th, tailed off from 4 out

4
Silk - Orange, Emerald Green Cross of Lorraine and armlets, Emerald Green and Orange quartered cap
200/1
  • Form 32P646/
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 75

midfield until fell heavily 9th

5
Silk - Royal Blue, White stripe, White sleeves, Red armlets, White cap
33/1
  • Form 3P313/P-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 105

mid-division, headway after 5th, ridden after 3 out, kept on from 2 out but no match for front two

6
Silk - Dark blue, white chevron
  • Form 4141/44-
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 99

in touch, headway after 5th, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened

7
Silk - Royal blue and grey check, royal blue sleeves
13/8
  • Form 753412-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 119

led 1st, soon headed, chased clear pair in third from 2nd, led again before 10th, not fluent 2 out, ridden and headed before last, kept on flat but no match for winner

8
Silk - Royal Blue, White star, hooped sleeves and star on cap
200/1
  • Form 12P/P86-
  • Age 13
  • Weight 11-10

disputed lead at strong pace from 1st, headed 3rd, not fluent 5th, bad mistake 7th, lost place after next, weakened quickly 9th, soon pulled up

9
Silk - Purple, Yellow star, Yellow sleeves, Purple stars, Yellow cap
50/1
  • Form 22133/5-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-10

in rear, outpaced from 3rd, pulled up before 9th

10
Silk - Dark blue, light blue stripe, dark blue sleeves, light blue spots, hooped cap
14/1
  • Form F6687/1-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 87

disputed lead at strong pace after 1st, not fluent 2nd, led next, hung right on bend after 5th, headed before 10th, mistake 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out

11
NR
25/1
  • Form 1135/P9-
  • Age 15
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 98

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In depth

Verdict

Sam Cavallaro has won this three times but age may have caught up with the 15-year-old judged on two runs between the flags this year. Downbythestrand is back with Fred Hutsby and could figure after a couple of runs in handicaps while Envoye Special won a Mens Open at Kimble before giving vain pursuit to Adrien Du Pont at Kempton but is now 0-12 under Rules. Risk And Roll was last seen in the Aintree Foxhunters’ but this can go to FUMET D’OUDAIRIES, whose narrow defeat at Dingley was his first in six for current connections.

Formwatch

Risk And Roll (FR) 40-1 (12-0) Towards rear, hampered and rider lost iron briefly 1st, not fluent 2nd, mistake 3rd (chair), mid-division when blundered and unseated rider 5th, at Aintree 2m 5f (2) gs in Apr.

Fumet D'Oudairies (FR) Evens (11-10) Trckd ldrs; went 2nd 4 out; sust chall 2 out; no ex final 50yds, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Always Lion (11-7) at Dingley 2m 4f gd in Apr.

Magna Sam 3-1 (12-5) Hdwy 13; wknd 3 out, 6th of 8, 33 1/4l behind Premier Magic (12-5) at Chaddesley Corbett 3m 2f gd in Apr.

Babytaggle (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Soon tracking leaders, hit 10th, weakened 4 out, 6th of 8, 37 3/4l behind Bathiva (11-12) at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (4) sft in Mar.

Creative Inerta (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) (tt) in tch to 12; pu 15, at Barbury Racecourse 3m gs in Dec.

Downbythestrand (IRE) 4-1 (11-10) Towards rear, ridden after 3 out, went remote 4th 2 out, never a factor, 4th of 7, 17 1/2l behind Costly Diamond (11-4) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Mar.

Envoye Special (FR) 15-8 (11-10) Pestered leader, lost some ground before 10th, struggling to keep tabs on leader when pushed after 4 out, ridden after 3 out, kept on behind easy winner, 2nd of 6, 17l behind Adrien Du Pont (12-0) at Kempton 2m 4f (5) gd in Apr.

Jungle Legend 100-1 (11-12) Held up early, headway chasing leaders 3rd, went 2nd 10th until before 5 out, chased leaders, lost 3rd 5 out, weakened next, tailed off, 6th of 9, dist behind Right Of Reply (11-12) at Chepstow 3m (5) gd in Apr.

Namako (FR) 16-1 (11-9) (bl) a bhnd; t.o 11, 5th of 11, dist behind Envoye Special (12-0) at Kimble 2m 4f gd in Apr.

Rafferty (IRE) Evensfav (12-0) Led 3; drew wl clr 11; unchall, won at Sheriff Hutton 2m 4f mdn gf in Apr beating Euro Fou (12-0) by 20l, 8 ran.

Sam Cavallaro (IRE) 14-1 (12-0) Lost tch 11; t.o, 9th of 10, dist behind Old Guard (12-0) at Mollington 2m 4f in Apr.