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10-Mar-20

14:10

Cheltenham

Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices Chase (Grade 1)

1m 7f 199y

5YO plus

C1

Prize: 98,472

Soft (Heavy in places)

11 ran

Time: 4m 8.14s (248.14s)



Pos

Name

SP

Weight

Trainer

Jockey

OR

Rating

1

Put The Kettle On

16/1

6 10-11

H de Bromhead

Aidan Coleman

144

154

-

prominent led after 2nd headed next led 4th until before 5th led again 3 out pressed 2 out 2 12 lengths ahead last edged slightly right flat and then slightly left stayed on gamely and holding 2nd towards finish

2

Fakir Doudairies (FR)

3/1 2Fav

5 11-4

Joseph P OBrien

M P Walsh

154

158

1.5

prominent led 2nd soon headed stayed handy went 2nd after 3 out shaken up and every chance when hit 2 out 2 12 lengths down last closed and threatened briefly flat held towards finish

3

18 Rouge Vif (FR)

9/1

6 11-4 t

H Whittington

G Sheehan

157

131

19.5

rear of middivision outpaced after 3 out kept on from 2 out went 3rd last stride but no chance with front pair

4

hd Global Citizen

33/1

8 11-4 t

Ben Pauling

David Bass

156

131

19.65

held up in rear not always fluent hampered 10th soon pushed along switched right and closed 3 out went 3rd final bend before 2 out no impression on front pair lost 3rd last stride

5

Al Dancer (FR)

16/1

7 11-4

N A TwistonDavies

Sam TwistonDavies

151

127

22.15

middivision not fluent 6th hampered 10th struggling after well beaten after 3 out hampered 2 out

6

5 Notebook (GER)

5/2 Fav

7 11-4 t

H de Bromhead

Rachael Blackmore

158

120

27.15

held up in touch squeezed up slightly after 3 out unable to go with leaders before 2 out weakened approaching last

U

Brewinupastorm

6/1

7 11-4

Olly Murphy

R Johnson

150

0

-

held up in rear pecked slightly 6th not fluent 7th blundered and unseated rider 10th

F

Cash Back (FR)

6/1

8 11-4 h

W P Mullins

P Townend

156

0

-

led until 2nd led next headed 4th led approaching 5th jumped right 9th headed 3 out soon dropped out well beaten when fell 2 out

PU

Our Merlin

100/1

8 11-4

Robert Walford

Stan Sheppard

132

0

-

held up towards rear on outside some headway 8th lost place 9th hampered next soon tailed off pulled up before 3 out

F

Maire Banrigh

16/1

8 10-11 t

D Skelton

Harry Skelton

148

0

-

chased leaders on inside close 3rd going fine when fell 10th

F

Esprit Du Large (FR)

12/1

6 11-4

Evan Williams

Adam Wedge

155

0

-

held up towards rear headway when mistake 10th chasing leaders 3 out soon ridden and beaten 5th and weakening when fell 2 out