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14:15 Cheltenham
Saturday 28 January 2017
All12:0012:3513:1013:4514:1514:5015:2516:0016:35
BetBright Trial Cotswold Chase (Grade 2)
- 5YO plus | Class 1 | 3m 1f 56y | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 7 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 6m 41.1s
T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell
Prominent, led 7th, headed before 9th, led 4 out, driven before last, headed narrowly flat, battled back bravely to lead again close home op 15/2
T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore
Tracked leaders, pecked 9th, not fluent 4 out, awkward landing 3 out, challenged next, led narrowly flat, headed close home op 2/5
T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson
Led until 7th, led before 9th, headed 4 out, every chance next, one pace in 3rd 2 out, no extra last tchd 8/1
T: P F NichollsJ: N D Fehily
Prominent, lost place 14th, well behind 4 out tchd 18/1
T: Kerry LeeJ: J E Moore
Took keen hold, held up, headway 5th, tracking leaders 16th, pushed along before 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out op 16/1
Also Ran
T: E ClayeuxJ: Felix de Giles
Held up in rear, not fluent 13th, headway when hit 16th, lost place 3 out, weakened before next, pulled up before last
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Held up on outside, slow and last 4th, behind 11th, tailed off 16th, pulled up after op 66/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£6.70Pl:£2.20, £1.10EX:£16.90Trifecta:£63.40SF:£12.44Swingers:£1.70, £1.70, £1.50
Forecasts
Thistlecrack (4/9), Smad Place (7/1), Many Clouds (8/1), Kylemore Lough (8/1), Silviniaco Conti (20/1), Perfect Candidate (50/1), Vezelay (66/1)
THISTLECRACK has taken over the jumping scene in the past year with several memorable and scintillating performances. While he is still relatively inexperienced over fences, his display in winning the King George is still fresh in the memory. This looks to be another race that will add to his experience and he ought to be able to handle the opposition that he’s presented with, further justifying his position at the head of the Gold Cup market.
He may well get a stern test, though, from two former Hennessey winners in Many Clouds and Smad Place. The former, a 2015 Grand National winner, looked to be in excellent shape when returning to Aintree, jumping with great fluency from the front and much the same display is expected here. Smad Place took this race last year to project himself into the Gold Cup picture and although he came up short there, he did look as though he was on his way back in this year’s Hennessey.
1. Thistlecrack
2. Many Clouds
3. Smad Place
Prize Money
1st: £56,950.002nd: £21,370.003rd: £10,700.004th: £5,330.005th: £2,680.006th: £1,340.00
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