13:45 Cheltenham

Saturday 23 October 2021

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

NHS Vaccinating Heroes Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 3m 55.3s

1^st

Samba Dancer

610-8

10/3

T: F O'BrienJ: Liam Harrison (3)

Led until 1st, tracked leaders, switched right after 2 out, led just before last, hung left flat, driven out, held on Mkt1: op 4/1 tchd 7/2; Mkt2 tchd 16/5 and tchd 7/2

2^nd

Straw Fan Jack

611-12

8/1

T: Sheila LewisJ: Sean Houlihan

Always prominent, not much room on inside after 2 out, pressing winner flat, stayed on, just held Mkt1: op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1; Mkt2 op 17/2 tchd 15/2

3^rd

1 ¼

Timberman

610-12

14/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Fergus Gregory

Held up in rear, not always fluent, headway approaching last, stayed on well flat, went 3rd towards finish Mkt2 op 12/1 tchd 16/1

4^th

1 ¼

Sarasota Star

510-11

17/2

T: M KeighleyJ: Ben Godfrey

Chased leaders, led after 2 out, headed just before last, not much room flat, soon switched right, held and lost 3rd towards finish Mkt1: op 11/1 tchd 9/1; Mkt2 op 8/1 tchd 15/2

5^th

Pasvolsky

611-5

40/1

T: C GordonJ: Mr Jason Dixon

Led 1st, ridden and headed after 2 out, held flat, kept on Mkt1: op 28/1 tchd 40/1; Mkt2 op 33/1

6^th

1 ¼

Ingleby Hollow

911-5

18/1

T: R MenziesJ: Nathan Moscrop

Held up in rear, headway 2 out, chasing leaders last, no extra towards finish Mkt1: op 14/1 tchd 16/1; Mkt2 op 16/1 tchd 14/1

7^th

1 ½

Samarrive

411-11

5/2f

T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams (3)

Held up in touch behind leaders, shaken up after 2 out, held last, stayed on same pace Mkt1: op 85/40 tchd 2/1

8^th

4 ½

Bashful Boy

511-2

33/1

T: J & S BestJ: Jack Tudor

Held up towards rear, some headway before last, no impression Mkt1: op 40/1; Mkt2 tchd 28/1

9^th

3 ½

Small Bad Bob

611-2

14/1

T: P HendersonJ: Mitchell Bastyan

Mid-division, not fluent 2nd, headway 3 out, held before last Mkt1: op 12/1 tchd 14/1; Mkt2 tchd 12/1

10^th

1 ½

San Pedro

410-5

125/1

T: P HendersonJ: N F Houlihan

Towards rear, not fluent 3rd, outpaced 3 out, well beaten from next Mkt2 op 100/1

11^th

Uncle Henry

711-2

15/2

T: G ElliottJ: J C Gainford (3)

Mid-division, hung right and hampered 4th, struggling 2 out, well beaten last Mkt1: op 12/1 tchd 9/1; Mkt2 op 17/2 and tchd 9/1

12^th

Nordic Combined

711-7

20/1

T: D PipeJ: Fergus Gillard (3)

Chased leaders on outside, lost place before 5th, effort 3 out, no impression when mistake last Mkt1: op 14/1 tchd 20/1; Mkt2 op 16/1

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Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

Blacko²⁰⁶

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: Evan Williams J: Isabel Williams

Stormy Flight¹⁶⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: J Scott J: K E Buckley

Byzantine Empire¹⁰²

Weight: 10-8| Age: 4

T: F O'Brien J: Lily Pinchin

River Bray²⁰⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: V R A Dartnall J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.80Pl:£1.50, £2.70, £3.80EX:£32.40Trifecta:£333.40Tricast:£327.39SF:£28.31Swingers:£5.30, £9.10, £15.60

Forecasts

Samarrive (5/2), Samba Dancer (10/3), Uncle Henry (15/2), Straw Fan Jack (8/1), Sarasota Star (17/2), Byzantine Empire (10/1), Timberman (14/1), Small Bad Bob (14/1), Blacko (16/1), Stormy Flight (16/1), River Bray (16/1), Ingleby Hollow (18/1), Nordic Combined (20/1), Bashful Boy (33/1), Pasvolsky (40/1), San Pedro (125/1)

This lacks the strength in depth of some Cheltenham handicaps. SAMBA DANCER arrives firmly on the up for Fergal O'Brien, and with a good-value conditional taking off a valuable 3 lb, the hat-trick may well be on. If there's a runner with the scope to be much better than their mark it's Samarrive, with Byzantine Empire, a stablemate of the selection, also of interest.

SAMBA DANCER (FR)
SAMARRIVE (FR)
BYZANTINE EMPIRE

Previous Winners

2020

Tegerek

Weight: 10-10 |Age: 6

J: K Brogan | T: Jonjo O'Neill

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £8,169.002nd: £3,764.003rd: £1,881.004th: £942.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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