15:00 Cheltenham

Sunday 19 November 2017

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3016:00

Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 87y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:03  |   Winning time: 4m 4.7s
1st
Horse silk
6
510-8
10/1
T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson
Held up towards rear on outside, headway after 4 out, close up 2 out, came towards stands side rail to challenge before last, soon ridden, led narrowly flat, held on op 14/1
2nd
Horse silk
nk
14
10/1
T: H FryJ: T Scudamore
Led after 1st, driven and headed briefly turning in, ridden after last, headed narrowly flat, kept on, just held op 11/1
3rd
Horse silk
4 ½
4
610-12
8/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost (5)
Tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, ridden and stayed on under pressure to take narrow 3rd flat, no impression with front pair op 12/1
4th
Horse silk
1
1
7/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: R Johnson
Led to after 1st, in touch, outpaced after 2 out, ridden and stayed on into 4th flat, no impression op 8/1
5th
Horse silk
1
16
12/1
T: A KingJ: Mitchell Bastyan (5)
Mid-division, headway 4 out, challenged 2 out, led briefly turning in, kept on and every chance until ridden and no extra after last, well held when lost 2 places flat op 16/1
6th
Horse silk
8
13
12/1
T: B EllisonJ: James Bowen (5)
Held up mid-division on outside, tracked leaders after 4 out, ridden and outpaced after 2 out, no impression before last op 9/1
7th
Horse silk
½
11
510-0
5/1
T: N J HendersonJ: David Bass
Mid-division, lost place 4 out, soon outpaced, kept on under pressure from last, never near leaders op 9/2 tchd 11/2
8th
Horse silk
½
7
40/1
T: J & S QuinnJ: B S Hughes
Held behind, outpaced 2 out, kept on under pressure from last, never near leaders op 33/1
9th
Horse silk
6
3
14/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: B J Geraghty
Mid-division, outpaced before 2 out, never able to challenge op 11/1 tchd 10/1
10th
Horse silk
2 ½
5
25/1
T: J W MullinsJ: Daniel Sansom (7)
Soon behind, outpaced 3 out, never a threat op 22/1
11th
Horse silk
30
12
9/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Towards rear, outpaced 3 out, weakened next, tailed off op 8/1 tchd 15/2
12th
Horse silk
3 ¾
2
20/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: Aidan Coleman
Tracked leaders, lost place after 4 out, behind from next, tailed off op 25/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
9
9/2f
T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien
Prominent, every chance when fell 2 out tchd 5/1

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Non-Runners

10
Horse silk
Amour de Nuit28
Weight: 10-1|  Age: 5
T: P F Nicholls  J: Non Runner
NR
15
Horse silk
Top Othe Ra15
Weight: 10-0|  Age: 9
T: T Mullins  J: Non Runner
NR
8
Horse silk
Flying Tiger8
Weight: 10-4|  Age: 4
T: Nick Williams  J: B J Cooper
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.10Pl:£3.60, £3.30, £2.90EX:£157.70Trifecta:£1,024.80Tricast:£850.23SF:£103.90Swingers:£22.80, £10.00, £17.50

Forecasts

London Prize (9/2), Jenkins (5/1), The New One (7/1), Old Guard (8/1), Mohaayed (9/1), Elgin (10/1), Misterton (10/1), William H Bonney (12/1), Nietzsche (12/1), Tigris River (14/1), Amour de Nuit (14/1), Flying Tiger (14/1), Ivanovich Gorbatov (20/1), Top Othe Ra (20/1), Chesterfield (25/1), Project Bluebook (40/1)

Verdict

Jenkins has been the big talking horse going into this but Nicky Henderson's comments about his rating are enough to subdue enthusiasm, while The New One is the obvious class act in the field but is surely too high in the weights as well. MOHAAYED on the other hand managed two excellent efforts in top handicap hurdles earlier this year, including here in the County Hurdle, and looks practically waiting to win a race of this nature, with further improvement possible given his profile and the ground like to suit. Amour De Nuit is highly progressive and is feared most, ahead of recent Elite Hurdle winner London Prize.
  1. Mohaayed
  2. Amour de Nuit
  3. London Prize

Previous Winners

2016
North Hill Harvey
Weight: 11-0  |Age: 5
6/1

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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