15:30 Cheltenham

Thursday 16 March 2017

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

Sun Bets Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 7f 213y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:31  |   Winning time: 5m 49.6s
1st
Horse silk
8
10/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh
Held up towards rear, headway between last 2, switched right before pressing for close 2nd last, led flat, stayed on strongly op 11/1
2nd
Horse silk
¾
7
33/1
T: N B KingJ: T E Whelan
Mostly close 3rd, went 2nd at the 9th, led between last 2, went left and being pressed last, headed flat, stayed on, edged right inside final 75 yards, held close home
3rd
Horse silk
3 ½
12
5/6f
T: H FryJ: N D Fehily
Mid-division, headway 7th, close 3rd 2 out, ridden and every chance last, drifted right flat, no extra towards finish op Evens opened early 6/4 in places
4th
Horse silk
3 ½
4
9/1
T: W GreatrexJ: G Sheehan
Led, niggled along after 9th, headed between last 2, 4th and beaten when jumped left last, stayed on same pace tchd 17/2
5th
Horse silk
12
10
16/1
T: N MeadeJ: S W Flanagan
Mid-division, mistake 9th, headway approaching 2 out, chasing leaders on home bend, weakened before last
6th
Horse silk
4
3
33/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Ms K Walsh
Held up in rear, hit 6th and 7th, headway when not fluent 2 out, not able to get on terms, weakened before last
7th
Horse silk
3 ¾
16
1011-10
25/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Held up towards rear, closed 8th, not fluent 3 out, soon pushed along briefly, effort 2 out, weakened off home bend, 7th and well held when hit last op 28/1
8th
Horse silk
3 ¾
6
911-10
15/2
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power
Held up in rear, headway 2 out, tracking leaders in 5th on home bend, soon weakened tchd 7/1 tchd 8/1 in places
9th
Horse silk
2 ¼
1
611-10
66/1
T: Nick WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly
Not always fluent and sometimes jumped slowly, chased leaders, lost place after 6th, mistake 8th, struggling before 3 out, well behind 2 out op 50/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
14/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Mostly tracked leader, hit 6th, not fluent and lost 2nd 9th, not fluent 3 out, ridden and lost place before next, well behind when pulled up before last op 12/1
PU
Horse silk
9
16/1
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Mid-division, ridden after 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last op 14/1
PU
Horse silk
14
28/1
T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore
Chased leaders, hit 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last op 25/1 tchd 33/1

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Non-Runners

11
Horse silk
The New One54
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 9
T: N A Twiston-Davies  J: Non Runner
NR
15
Horse silk
Yanworth26
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 7
T: A King  J: Non Runner
NR
13
Horse silk
Un Temps Pour Tout47
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 8
T: D Pipe  J: Non Runner
NR
5
Horse silk
Dedigout25
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 11
T: G Elliott  J: B J Cooper
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.80Pl:£2.60, £5.30, £1.40EX:£289.60Trifecta:£1,063.20Tricast:£567.95SF:£291.34Swingers:£38.50, £2.90, £10.10

Forecasts

Unowhatimeanharry (5/6), Jezki (15/2), Cole Harden (9/1), Nichols Canyon (10/1), Yanworth (10/1), Ballyoptic (14/1), The New One (14/1), Snow Falcon (16/1), Shaneshill (16/1), Zarkandar (25/1), West Approach (28/1), Lil Rockerfeller (33/1), Clondaw Warrior (33/1), Un Temps Pour Tout (33/1), Agrapart (66/1), Dedigout (66/1)

Verdict

UNOWHATIMEANHARRY has continued his remarkable rise through the ranks this year after taking last year’s Albert Bartlett he has continued to roll along, taking his unbeaten run to eight with his current handler. He’s a worthy market leader here having been impressive in all his races this season and beaten plenty of these rivals on more than one occasion. There are dangers though and they are probably headed by 2014 Champion Hurdle winner Jezki who runs in the same colours as the favourite. He has not really been tried that much over this trip but he does bring a touch of class to the race and is a nice back-up runner for his owner JP McManus to have. Cole Harden gave his connections their finest hour when taking this race two years ago, making all in gritty fashion and although he’s not won a race since he has looked on the way back to his best of late. Willie Mullins hasn’t had much success in this race and he runs three here the pick of which is likely to be Shaneshill a runner-up in his last two Festival races. Ballyoptic would have a place chance based on his form this year while the wild card in the race is the novice West Approach who takes on the big boys rather than contesting one of the novice races at the Festival.
  1. Unowhatimeanharry
  2. Shaneshill
  3. West Approach

Prize Money

1st: £171,540.002nd: £65,010.003rd: £32,280.004th: £14,760.005th: £7,410.006th: £4,440.00

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