16:10 Cheltenham

Thursday 14 March 2019

All13:3014:1014:5015:3016:1016:5017:30

Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 16:11 | Winning time: 5m 14.29s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Janika

11/4, 3/1, 11/4

3/1

Siruh Du Lac

11/2, 5/1

9/2

Spiritofthegames

15/2, 8/1, 15/2, 15/2, 8/1, 15/2, 7/1

6/1

Eamon An Cnoic

9/1

10/1

River Wylde

11/1, 10/1, 9/1

10/1

Kalondra

16/1, 14/1

12/1

Didero Vallis

16/1

Doitforthevillage

20/1

16/1

Azzerti

20/1

Modus

22/1

20/1

King's Odyssey

20/1, 22/1

20/1

Splash of Ginge

25/1

Gardefort

25/1

28/1

Bouvreuil

25/1

33/1

Polidam

33/1

Valseur Lido

25/1, 28/1

33/1

Testify

33/1

Bigmartre

33/1

40/1

Kauto Riko

66/1

Some Buckle

66/1

Templehills

100/1

Voix D'Eau

100/1

SP Book Percentage 146.5

Non-Runners

Romain De Senam¹⁹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 7

T: P F Nicholls J: H Cobden

Ballyhill²⁶

Weight: 10-12| Age: 8

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Janika (3/1), Siruh Du Lac (9/2), Spiritofthegames (6/1), Eamon An Cnoic (10/1), River Wylde (10/1), Kalondra (12/1), Didero Vallis (16/1), Doitforthevillage (16/1), Ballyhill (16/1), Azzerti (20/1), Modus (20/1), Romain De Senam (20/1), King's Odyssey (20/1), Splash of Ginge (25/1), Gardefort (28/1), Bouvreuil (33/1), Polidam (33/1), Valseur Lido (33/1), Testify (33/1), Bigmartre (40/1), Kauto Riko (66/1), Some Buckle (66/1), Templehills (100/1), Voix D'Eau (100/1)

A seemingly impossible handicap. C&D foes Janika and Siruh Du Lac are worthy of their respective places towards the top of the market, but one can't help but feel that the top-weight will need to be razor sharp in order to hump 11st 12lb to victory. Therefore, the safest approach is to take aim at a handful of better-priced alternatives. Venetia Williams has her string in decent shape at present with the soft-ground proven Didero Vallis of interest along with the Chepstow scorer Eamon An Cnoic. Others in with a possible shout include Polidam and the Festival regular Bouvreuil. However, the pin falls on the unexposed SPIRITOFTHEGAMES.