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15:40 Hereford

Cheltenham & Three Counties Club Selling Hurdle (Class G) (Class G)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 30.40s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Major Belle (FR)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Sir Walter (IRE)

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      Desert Spa (USA)

      20/1

        1
        Silk - Maroon, yellow chevron

        Dunraven

        7 v
        7/1
        • Form 400U5-2
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-3

        headway 4th, ridden and weakened after 7th, behind when pulled up before last

        3
        Silk - Brown, Yellow chevron, Orange sleeves and cap

        After The Blue (IRE)

        7
        66/1
        • Form PPPP-P0
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        always behind

        4
        Silk - ORANGE, ROYAL BLUE chevrons, armlets and cap

        Desert Spa (USA)

        173
        20/1
        • Form 5P-
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-12

        prominent, led 7th, headed 3 out, weakened after 2 out

        5
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, halved sleeves, Yellow cap

        Dunston Durgam (IRE)

        619
        40/1
        • Form 4FFP00/
        • Age 10
        • Weight 10-12

        chased leaders until weakened after 7th

        6
        Silk - BLACK, PINK chevrons, halved sleeves, quartered cap

        Inviramental

        7 b
        50/1
        • Form 24/PP-6U
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-12

        pulled hard, mid-division, weakened after 7th

        7
        Silk - Emerald Green, Black Cross of Lorraine, White sleeves, Black armlets, White cap, Emerald Green spots

        Manikato (USA)

        70
        66/1
        • Form P560/P0-
        • Age 10
        • Weight 10-12

        soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 7th

        8
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN, BLACK seams, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, BLACK spots and spots on cap

        Octagonal (IRE)

        22 v
        18/1
        • Form 011P/0-0
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        held up in touch, ridden after 6th, soon beaten

        9
        Silk - Pink, large Dark Blue spots

        Oro Street (IRE)

        14
        5/1
        • Form 3P00-33
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-12

        prominent, lost place and hit 5th, never on terms after

        10
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow cross belts, Royal Blue sleeves, Red armlets, Royal Blue and Yellow striped cap

        Sir Gordon

        14 v
        66/1
        • Form P-P
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        in touch to 4th, soon tailed off

        11
        Silk - Red and White check, White sleeves

        Sir Walter (IRE)

        7
        4/1
        • Form 6644-42
        • Age 11
        • Weight 10-12

        took keen hold in rear, headway 5th, chased winner 2 out, no impression

        12
        Silk - RED and YELLOW stripes, YELLOW sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap

        Uncle Max (IRE)

        20
        9/4
        • Form 2P000-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        led to 7th, ridden and weakened after 3 out, behind when pulled up before last

        13
        Silk - Black, White diamond, hooped sleeves, White cap

        Assignation

        11
        40/1
        • Form 00-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-7

        mid-division, mistake 5th, weakened before 7th, tailed off

        14
        Silk - Grey, Pink sash, sleeves and cap

        Major Belle (FR)

        12
        4/1
        • Form 1F/PP6-F
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-7

        in touch, led 3 out, clear last, ran on

        16
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow inverted triangle and sleeves, Red cap

        On The Run (IRE)

        36
        50/1
        • Form UP/0PPP-
        • Age 10
        • Weight 10-7

        held up, headway 6th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

        2
        NR

        Escort

        14 v
        • Form 4/00-P1P
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-3

        Nonrunner

        15
        NR

        Mi Sombrero

        57
        • Form P-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-7

        Nonrunner

        17
        NR

        Original Sin (IRE)

        13
        • Form 5
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-7

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Major Belle can prove up to landing this weak contest, with Dunraven, Sir Walter, Uncle Max and Oro Street expected to provide the main danger. Major Belle was good enough to win both a hurdle and a chase in France before coming over to join Martin Pipe, and now takes a drop in grade on only his third outing for the Nicolashayne yard. Down the field behind Chivite at Exeter, he was staying on well enough behind Knight Of Silver at Newton Abbot when coming down at the last. He probably would have finished second, and that form would be good enough to see him home here. Dunraven has won at this level and was plugging away gamely when second at Fakenham last time. He can give the selection most to do, along with Uncle Max who is one of the four-year-olds in the line-up and has a bit more scope than some of the others. Oro Street is exposed but may be good enough for a place, and in a moderate contest, Major Belle is taken oblige.