15:00 Cheltenham

Friday 15 December 2023

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Glenfarclas Crystal Cup Cross Country Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 2  |   3m 5f 56y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:00  |   Winning time: 8m 29.07s
1st
Horse silk
6
3/1f
T: D SkeltonJ: Miss Gina Andrews
Keen to post, keen held up in rear, mistake 9th, headway 6 out, every chance from next, led 2 out, ridden and ran on
2nd
Horse silk
4
7
14/1
T: P BowenJ: S Bowen
Held up, headway 3 out, ridden and every chance last, stayed on one pace op 12/1 tchd 11/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
10
16/1
T: G P CromwellJ: J J Burke
In touch, outpaced 6 out, ridden and headway 2 out, stayed on one pace op 20/1
4th
Horse silk
hd
1
7/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Towards rear, mistake 18th, headway 4 out, ridden and stayed on one pace op 17/2 tchd 9/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ½
2
911-11
11/2
T: G ElliottJ: K M Donoghue
In touch, headway 16th, close up, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace tchd 6/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¾
8
33/1
T: R BandeyJ: Brendan Powell
In touch, headway 6 out, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace op 22/1 tchd 20/1
7th
Horse silk
2 ¼
5
18/1
T: Ciaran MurphyJ: E Walsh (3)
Mid-division, pushed along 10th, headway 4 out, ridden sand weakened approaching last op 12/1
8th
Horse silk
sh
11
9/1
T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones
Led, headed 3rd, led again 6th, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened flat op 14/1
9th
Horse silk
7
13
16/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Prominent until 4 out, ridden and weakened next tchd 18/1
10th
Horse silk
49
3
911-10
18/1
T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing
Towards rear, outpaced 21st, soon behind, tailed off op 33/1
11th
Horse silk
1
9
28/1
T: R P O'KeeffeJ: Mr T Power Roche (7)
Close up, ridden and weakened 2 out, tailed off op 14/1
12th
Horse silk
17
12
910-2
40/1
T: Sheila LewisJ: R T Dunne
Prominent, led 3rd, headed 6th, tracked leaders, weakened 2 out, tailed off op 33/1 tchd 28/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
710-12
18/5
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Henry Brooke
Tracked leaders, bad mistake 16th, soon pulled up op 7/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.60, £4.10, £4.60EX:£51.70Trifecta:£660.40Tricast:£600.17SF:£44.92Swingers:£9.90, £13.10, £35.50

Forecasts

Latenightpass (3/1), Gesskille (18/5), Galvin (11/2), Minella Indo (7/1), Wick Green (9/1), Francky Du Berlais (14/1), Fameaftertheglory (16/1), Didero Vallis (16/1), Enjoy D'allen (18/1), Fury Road (18/1), Vital Island (28/1), Diesel D'Allier (33/1), Volcano (40/1)

Verdict

GALVIN took well to this course when second to his stablemate at the festival in March and he shaped as if the run was needed here last month, so he's worth another chance. Minella Indo is another class act and an intriguing addition to this sphere, while another solid showing is expected from Latenightpass.

  1. GALVIN (IRE)
  2. MINELLA INDO (IRE)
  3. LATENIGHTPASS

Prize Money

1st: £20,812.002nd: £9,568.003rd: £4,784.004th: £2,392.005th: £1,196.006th: £596.00

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