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Jack De Bromhead Mares Novice Hurdle (4.50pm) betting
Jack De Bromhead Mares Novice Hurdle (4.50pm) preview
Greg Wooden
A race which is being run this 12 months in reminiscence of Jack de Bromhead, the 13-year-old son of coach Henry, who was killed in a pony-racing accident final 12 months, and the de Bromhead secure’s Magical Zoe is a number one contender. She arrives unbeaten, having completed properly from a difficult place to win a Grade Three occasion at Down Royal in November. Adrian Heskin, who’s contracted to journey for her house owners, can be within the saddle once more, whereas Rachael Blackmore, the secure’s principal jockey, is aboard secure companion Cunning Woman, one other with a reside likelihood after profitable a well-run novice occasion final day trip. The favorite, although, is bound to be Nicky Henderson’s Luccia, one other unbeaten runner and an apparent market chief after a simple 11-length success at Exeter in February took her profession report to four-from-four.
SELECTION: Magical Zoe
Magners Plate Handicap Chase (4.10pm) consequence
1 Seddon 20/1
2 Fugitif 11/1
3 Shakem Up’arry 16/1
4 Gevrey 125/1
Magners Plate Handicap Chase (4.10pm)
And so they’re off … no it’s a false begin … good luck lining this lot up once more … there’s been too many of those false begins now this assembly … and now they’re off … Gevrey makes a foul mistake on the first and Coole Cody leads early as is his wont … Champagne Gold is on the again … Two For Gold is useful … Seddon and Haut En Colors are additionally outstanding … Seddon travels properly … takes the lead … and kicks for residence and holds off Fugitif.
Magners Plate Handicap Chase (4.10pm) betting
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So Scottish 11/2
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Datsalrightgino 7/1
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Il Ridoto 7/1
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Haut En Couleurs 8/1
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Midnight River 17/2
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Marvel De Cerisy 9/1
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Fugitif 11/1
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Frero Banbou 14/1
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Shakem Up’arry 16/1
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Battle Lord 25/1
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Seddon 25/1
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25/1 BAR – 23 runners
Oddspedia Market movers: Magners Plate
Stayers’ Hurdle bombshell! Second and third placings reversed!
Magners Plate Handicap Chase (4.10pm) preview
Greg Wooden
It doesn’t really feel fully correct to be plumping for the favorite on this ultra-competitive warmth, which can be essentially the most worthwhile handicap chase on the Pageant schedule. However Emmet Mullins’s So Scottish does have an excellent deal to suggest him – and has additionally drifted considerably this morning, from 4-1 out to 6-1 – so he would be the bearer of some shillings as he makes an attempt to provide his coach a second win on this race in three runnings.
His coach has stored him contemporary since working a superb second over an insufficient journey at Ascot in November and he has appreciable scope for enchancment after simply three begins over fences. His relative weak point out there might owe one thing to the assist that’s arrived for Haut En Couleurs, the newest horse to try to provide Willie Mullins his first ever win in a Pageant handicap chase (the 42nd, the truth is, after Dino Blue’s second-place end in yesterday’s Grand Annual).
SELECTION: So Scottish
Stayers’ Hurdle newsflash. Stewards’ enquiry! Winner unaffected!
Stayers’ Hurdle (3.30pm) consequence
1 Sire Du Berlais 33/1
2 Teahupoo 9/4 f
3 Dashel Drasher 40/1
Placings for second and third reversed after stewards’ inquiry!
Stayers’ Hurdle (3.30pm)
And so they’re off … Dwelling By The Lee dashes to the lead however is quickly overtaken by Flooring Porter … they usually’re working by means of driving rain … Flooring Porter has kicked a number of lengths clear with Dashel Drasher in second and the others strung out like Monday morning’s washing … Dwelling By The Lee is third and the French pair are final and next-to-last … Flooring Porter nonetheless leads with a circuit to go … Dwelling By The Lee makes a foul mistake and drops again to fifth and Flooring Porter goes faster and is now 5 lengths clear … Paisley Park is final and being ridden alongside … Gold Tweet is now final! … Flooring Porter begins to go downhill within the lead … Gold Tweet is having a outstanding run … Dashel Drasher has the lead on the final … Sire Du Berlais comes late to land the spoils.
My colleague Esther Addley has been discovering out concerning the “world’s tallest jockey” Mr Jack Andrews …
Stayers’ Hurdle (3.30pm) betting
Stayers’ Hurdle (3.30pm) preview
Greg Wooden
The official “characteristic” race of the afternoon and an opportunity for Flooring Porter to hitch the choose band of horses which have received this race thrice. Ingles Drever and Large Buck’s, who went on to win a fourth, are the one earlier horses with a hat-trick of victories, and there not a lot doubt about how Flooring Porter will try to get the job finished – from the entrance, as he has for the final two years.
He may have extra competitors for the lead this time round, not least if Klassical Dream, who missed the break 12 months in the past, can get away on phrases, whereas his current type leaves him solely fourth within the betting, behind up-and-comers Teahupoo and Blazing Khal – who got here by means of an harm scare final week – and French challenger Gold Tweet, who has been an actual steamer at the moment, from 11-1 all the way down to 4-1. Flooring Porter has not completed in entrance since his win right here final season, and completed solely fourth – behind one other of at the moment’s rivals, Dwelling By The Lee – final day trip, however he got here into final 12 months’s race with very related type and his slick hurdling makes him very tough to move if Danny Mullins can get him into his acquainted rhythm up entrance.
SELECTION: Flooring Porter
Ryanair Chase (2.50pm) consequence
1 Envoi Allen 13/2
2 Shishkin Evens f
3 Hitman 22/1
Ryanair Chase (2.50pm)
And so they’re off … Chacun Pour Soi leads within the early levels and Shishkin has two behind him … Envoi Allen is working eager … French Dynamite is second … Ga Legislation seems to be in hassle already … and Shishkin is leaping markedly to his left! … Janidil hits a fence very arduous … Hitman is outstanding but additionally hit a fence … Chacun Pour Soi makes a mistake … Envoi Allen makes an error and Shishkin seems to be properly crushed after a foul mistake … Envoi Allen comes there properly … Envoi Allen kicks clear to win with Shishkin working on for second, a outstanding run actually!
Now O’Leary and Russell are kissing and making up … Davy rides Fury Highway for Michael within the subsequent. Nick Luck on Racing TV suggests the entire episode might have been a manner of firing Davy up. Let’s see …
Market movers for the Ryanair Chase
That journey from Liam McKenna on Good Time Jonny was one thing else within the Pertemps. All captured right here by the Racing TV cameras …
Ryanair Chase (2.50pm) betting
Ryanair Chase (2.50pm) preview
Greg Wooden
They love a Comeback King on the Pageant, and the fortunes that had been misplaced when Shishkinbombed out within the Queen Mom Champion Chase final 12 months will quickly be forgotten – and in lots of instances, retrieved – if Nicky Henderson’s chaser can notch a 3rd win on the assembly within the second Grade One of many afternoon. He was a 5-6 shot 12 months in the past and can be a lot the identical worth for what’s often the weakest of the three non-novice Grade One chases on the assembly, and has practically a stone in hand of Blue Lord, the seemingly second-favourite, on Timeform scores. Willie Mullins’s obvious first-string (of three) is an attention-grabbing contender, although, as he stays unexposed at this journey and posted a helpful effort to beat Captain Guinness – who went properly for a great distance in Wednesday’s Champion Chase – at Leopardston in December.
His stablemate Janadil, in the meantime, has rather more expertise at this intermediate journey but additionally appears ideally suited to it, whereas Henry de Bromhead’s Envoi Allen may additionally appeal to some assist. He too has been a blow-out at this assembly previously, falling on the fourth on his first begin for the yard – he left Gordon Elliott’s secure within the fallout from *that* photograph – within the Turners Novice Chase in 2021, and took some time to regulate to the change of environment. He notched one other Grade One – his sixth in all – at Down Royal in November, nevertheless, and isn’t out of it in his try to act as super-sub for the injured Allaho, and provides his house owners, Cheveley Park Stud, a 3rd successive win on this race.
SELECTION: Shishkin
Pertemps Ultimate Handicap Hurdle (2.10pm) consequence
1 Good Time Jonny 9/1
2 Salvador Ziggy 10/1
3 Mill Inexperienced 22/1
4 Inexperienced Ebook 40/1
Pertemps Ultimate Handicap Hurdle (2.10pm)
And so they’re off … maintain on it’s a false begin … they usually’re off this time … Inexperienced Ebook and Bear Ghylls are up there … Moka De Vassy falls on the second flight … Takarengo is just not blissful and already being pushed alongside … Burrows Park has a transparent lead … Bear Ghylls has chased him shut as have the others as they move the stands with a circuit to go … The Bosses Oscar is shut up as is The Altering Man … Salvador Ziggy has made good floor … Leven Neverending has made good floor as properly … Inexperienced Ebook goes on however it’s large open … Mill Inexperienced makes a problem … Good Time Jonny comes late and large to spring an enormous shock the way in which the race went after being left initially and ending a barren spell for shrewd Irish coach Tony Martin.
Market movers for the Pertemps Community Ultimate
Pertemps Ultimate Handicap Hurdle (2.10pm) betting
Pertemps Ultimate Handicap Hurdle (2.10pm) preview
Greg Wooden
The primary of three fiendishly tough handicaps on at the moment’s card, for all that the format – with 20 qualifiers unfold all through the season in Britain, Eire and France and a first-four end required to make this Ultimate – is designed to make sure that there’s loads of collateral type to contemplate. David Pipe’s Thanksforthehelp, who received the Chepstow qualifier final month with lots in hand, is a stable favorite at round 7-2, whereas Maxxum, a 16-length winner at Leopardstown’s Christmas assembly, is looking him up out there at round 5-1.
The third-favourite, Strolling On Air, additionally received his qualifier, this time at Exeter in February, however the newest winner to have additionally received their qualifier was Fingal Bay in 2014 so it could pay to look as an alternative for a horse that ran properly with out profitable. The Altering Man, who completed second in a well-run Haydock qualifier in February, matches the invoice for me at round 20-1 however most readers will little question have their very own opinions.
SELECTION: The Altering Man
Turners Novice Chase (1.30pm) consequence
1 Stage Star 15/2
2 Notlongtillmay 40/1
Turners Novice Chase (1.30pm)
And so they’re off … Stage Star, as anticipated, is off quick and James Du Berlais makes a mistake on the first fence … Mighty Potter is pulling slightly arduous … Balco Coastal is in second within the early levels … all travelling OK with a circuit to go … Notlongtillmay now second … Admire It makes a minor mistake … Stage Star leads with three to go … Notlongtillmay challenges … Stage Star clears the final and kicks clear for an excellent win.
Turners Novice Chase (1.30pm) market movers
Turners Novice Chase (1.30pm) betting
Turners Novice Chase (1.30pm) preview
Greg Wooden
The punters have gotten much more proper than they’ve fallacious up to now this week, with 5 extra winners at single-figure odds on Wednesday so as to add to 6 on Tuesday, and there can be loads of money rolling over onto Mighty Potter on this opening occasion on day three. His stablemate Gerri Colombe was touched off within the three-mile novice on Wednesday, however Gordon Elliott’s followers haven’t been deterred and his runner right here was supported from odds-against to odds-on on Wednesday.
Punters seeking to oppose him at that worth will most likely alight on Admire It, lightly-raced since his devastating 24-length success within the 2021 Supreme Novice Hurdle and prone to be suited by the step as much as this journey, whereas the type of Banbridge’s 10-length second behind El Fabiolo in February was boosted when the winner adopted up in Tuesday’s Arkle. Balco Coastal may show to be the very best of the Brits, having completed shut behind Gerri Colombe at Sandown in February, however this seems to be to be Mighty Potter’s to lose.
SELECTION: Mighty Potter
Should you learn Barry Glendenning’s characteristic on Comeback Child Davy Russell on this morning’s version or in your pill you’ll know Michael O’Leary had his say on the jockey’s return to the saddle – spoiler alert: he didn’t prefer it. Russell had his say on ITV Racing’s The Opening Present this morning … “I’ve about as a lot respect for Michael O’Leary’s opinion as he has for my opinion!” It’s value a watch and intriguingly Russell rides Fury Highway for O’Leary within the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham at the moment.
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Right here’s your up to date record of non-runners …
In a horse racing first, the Jockey Membership teamed up with digital music producer DJ Cuddles to launch a model new dance monitor for the Cheltenham Pageant. Cuddles himself was spinning the discs within the Finest Mate Pavilion yesterday afternoon however apparently the gang was not into rave!
Your Thursday market movers … from Oddschecker
Gold Tweet [Stayers’ Hurdle] 11/1 – 4/1
Marvel De Cerisy [Plate Handicap Chase] 25/1 – 10/1
Magical Zoe [Mares’ Novice Hurdle] 9/1 – 13/2
Lot Of Pleasure [Mares Novices Hurdle] 6/1 – 4/1
Admire It [Turners Novice Chase] 10/3 – 5/2
Meet Mr Jack Andrews. He was a journeyman jockey till this morning and now he’s well-known due to starring on the entrance web page of the ooo-ahh Day by day Star. Jack, who’s using Anightinlambourn within the 5.30 at the moment, is the tallest jockey on the planet. So clearly the Star despatched their most vertically challenged reporter to interview him. Our mates at BestofBests report the punters have latched onto the information and his mount has been backed into 16’s from 25-1. Issues is perhaps trying up for Jack … ouch!
Scratch these off your record of doable wagers – they received’t be working
NON-RUNNERS TODAY
1.30pm Turners Novice Chase
3 Banbridge (Going)
4 Christopher Wooden (Self Certificates, Going)
2.10pm Pertemps Handicap Hurdle
16 Jet of Magic (Self Certificates, Abscess)
5.30pm Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Handicap Chase
13 Chambard (Vet’s Certificates, Abscess)
This massive query at the moment is how squidgy it’s going to be. The official going suggests it’s going to be much less testing than yesterday as the decision is … Comfortable, Good to Comfortable in locations … There was 4 millimetres of rain within the final 24 hours and Thursday is forecast to be primarily dry, with drizzle/mild showers doable (1-2 mm). For the newest TurfTrax going report click on right here.
One of many key factors is that the motion strikes to the New Course at the moment so the horses can be working on contemporary floor.
Preamble
Greg Wooden
It took some time for the Thursday of Cheltenham week to develop into its new position because the third day of 4, however lately it has been second solely to Gold Cup day itself by way of attendance, and the fantastic afternoon in 2019 when Paisley Park and Frodon took the characteristic occasions is fondly remembered by many as among the finest days on the Pageant in current many years.
So will probably be attention-grabbing to see whether or not at the moment’s practice strikes will have an effect on the third day’s recognition, and put a dent within the Pageant’s stability sheet within the course of. Some regulars who journey by practice might, in fact, merely drive as an alternative, however the prospect of putting up with Carmaggedon each out and in of the course may additionally persuade others to sit down it out on the couch.
If the gang does take successful, the “Dammit, I wasn’t there” moments for stay-at-home followers may doubtlessly embrace a repeat of Paisley Park’s success 4 years in the past, because the evergreen stayer is again for a fifth crack on the characteristic occasion and never fully out of it in accordance with the bookies, who put him in at round 20-1.
It’s a robust discipline up towards him, nevertheless, and a extra worldwide one than regular too, with Gold Tweet, from Gabriel Leenders yard in France, making an attempt to observe up his Cleeve Hurdle success right here in January. Flooring Porter is again to try to finish a hat-trick, whereas Teahupoo, who was the primary horse to beat former Champion Hurdle winner Honeysuckle earlier within the 12 months, might be the very best of the youthful era.
Elsewhere on the cardboard, Shishkin will convey a tear to Nicky Henderson’s eye if he can put final 12 months’s failure within the Queen Mom Champion Chase behind him and rating a 3rd Pageant success in all within the Ryanair Chase. Mighty Potter, in the meantime, will try to get the punters straight onto the entrance foot for the third day working when he units off at odds-on within the opening Turner’s Novice Chase.
As ever, you possibly can observe all of the motion all through the day right here on the reside weblog, so whether or not you might be strikebound at residence or soldiering on regardless, let’s hope it’s one other Pageant Thursday to recollect.
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