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15:00 Huntingdon

Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Novices' Chase (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,700 added
  • Winner: £5,653
  • 2nd: £1,660
  • 3rd: £830
  • 4th: £415
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 19.20s
  • Off Time: 15:01:55
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Owen Glendower (IRE)

6/5

    2
    Silk -

    Megastar

    7/2

      1
      Silk - Black, white hoops, white sleeves, black stars, light green cap

      Owen Glendower (IRE)

      75 D
      6/5
      • Form 93-4314
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 133

      led, not fluent and headed 3 out, hampered 2 out, led approaching last, stayed on well flat

      2
      Silk - Mauve and Black (quartered), Mauve sleeves, White cap, Mauve diamond

      Megastar

      13 D
      7/2
      • Form 0-33743
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 128

      tracked leader until approaching 5th, mistake 7th, soon went 2nd again, led 3 out, jumped right and bumped 2 out, edged left and no impression flat

      3
      Silk - Royal blue and orange diabolo, orange sleeves, royal blue armlets and diamond on orange cap

      Prince Buster (FR)

      77 t
      25/1
      • Form 253/U5
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 120

      held up in 5th, hit 8th, went 4th 4 out, closed after next, went 3rd last, stayed on without threatening

      4
      Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap

      Qaspal (FR)

      342 D
      7/4
      • Form 66111/0-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-0

      held up in 4th, went 3rd approaching 8th, hit 2 out, no extra last

      5
      Silk - Red, Royal Blue inverted triangle

      Rockandahardplace (IRE)

      25
      200/1
      • Form 7PPU/5-P
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 77

      tracked leaders, went 2nd approaching 5th until after 7th, weakened 4 out, tailed off

      Previous results

      2011
      Silk -

      Starluck (IRE)

      4/9
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      2010
      Silk -

      You're The Top (FR)

      4/5
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-4

      In depth

      Verdict

      OWEN GLENDOWER has to concede weight all round but may be up to the task. Successful at Ludlow in November, he ran well in handicap company subsequently at Doncaster and this is a lot less competitive. Megastar was a good bumper horse and won on his hurdling debut last season but he's only managed to beat one home in four starts over fences, while Qaspal has only run once in the last two years but is a three-times hurdles winner. The others are hard to recommend on what they've shown so far.

      Formwatch

      Owen Glendower (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Held up towards rear, tracked leaders 7th, ridden 2 out, one pace, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Quicuyo (11-10) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gs in Dec.

      Megastar 9-2 (11-0) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no impression, demoted to 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 4l behind Oscar Prairie (11-0) at Kempton 2m n h flat (6) gd.

      Prince Buster (FR) 22-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, in touch from 4th, ridden before 4 out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, well behind Falcon Island (10-8) at Ludlow 2m Novice Handicap Chase (0-135) (4yo+) (3) gd in Dec.

      Qaspal (FR) 10-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, mid-division 3 out, no chance with leaders when badly hampered by faller approaching last, 15th of 23, 35l behind Sir Des Champs (11-3) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Mar.

      Rockandahardplace (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Held up, headway after 2nd, hit next and lost place, hit 5th, behind when blundered 9th, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Backstreet Billy (11-10) at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy in Jan, 7 ran.