Neil Morrice, our man on the ground in the UK, brings you his preview on the Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (16:10) on Day 3 of the 2019 Cheltenham Festival, Thursday 14th March, 2019.
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No
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Horse
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Odds
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Jockey
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Trainer
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1
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Walk to Freedom (IRE)
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14/1
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Robbie Power
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Mrs J. Harrington
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2
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A Toi Phil (FR)
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20/1
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J. W. Kennedy
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Gordon Elliott
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3
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Sire Du Berlais (FR)
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11/2
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Barry Geraghty
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Gordon Elliott
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4
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Boyhood (IRE)
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20/1
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Paddy Brennan
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Tom George
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5
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Padleyourowncanoe
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50/1
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Harry Cobden
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Colin Tizzard
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6
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First Assignment (IRE)
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10/1
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Tom O’Brien
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Ian Williams
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7
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Eminent Poet
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66/1
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Charlie Deutsch
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Venetia Williams
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8
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Aaron Lad (IRE)
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16/1
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Charlie Hammond
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Dr Richard Newland
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9
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Culture De Sivola (FR)
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40/1
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Lizzie Kelly3
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Nick Williams
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10
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Black Mischief
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33/1
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Noel Fehily
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Harry Fry
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11
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Not Many Left (IRE)
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16/1
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M. P. Walsh
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Mrs J. Harrington
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12
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Coole Cody (IRE)
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40/1
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Nick Scholfield
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Michael Blake
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13
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Theclockisticking (IRE)
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25/1
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Ciaran Gethings
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Stuart Edmunds
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14
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Thermistocles (IRE)
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12/1
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J. J. Slevin
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Joseph Patrick O’Brien
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15
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Flemcara (IRE)
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16/1
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Aidan Coleman
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Emma Lavelle
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16
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Cuneo (FR)
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14/1
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Rachael Blackmore
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Henry de Bromhead
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17
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Oh Land Abloom (IRE)
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66/1
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Bryony Frost
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Neil King
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18
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Wait for Me (FR)
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40/1
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Micheal Nolan
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Philip Hobbs
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19
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Tobefair
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50/1
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Tom Bellamy
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Debra Hamer
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20
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Samburu Shujaa (FR)
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10/1
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Richard Johnson
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Philip Hobbs
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21
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Notwhatiam (IRE)
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12/1 |
Harry Skelton
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Dan Skelton
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22
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Champers on Ice (IRE)
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12/1
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Tom Scudamore
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David Pipe
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23
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Abolitionist (IRE)
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16/1
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Sam Twiston-Davies
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Dr Richard Newland
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24
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Aspen Colorado (IRE)
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50/1
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Jonjo O’Neill Jr.
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Jonjo O’Neill
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Betting last updated on Thursday 14th March 2019.
Betting is subject to change. E&OE.
Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle 2019 Preview
Taking my eye from a stable not averse at a tilt at the ring is FIRST ASSIGNMENT.
Ian Williams has trained the selection with this race in mind and following a good season with two wins under his belt Tom O’Brien’s mount can step up to the plate.
He travelled best for most of the way at Warwick last time before flattening out, but at this more demanding course it can be a different story and he should finish in the money.
Philip Hobbs seems to have discovered the key to SAMBURU SHUJAA who can also get into the shake-up under Richard Johnson.
Neil Morrice’s Predicted Finish
6-20-2-16-9
1st – FIRST ASSIGNMENT (6)
2nd – Samburu Shujaa (20)
3rd – A Toi Phil (2)
4th – Cuneo (16)
5th – Culture de Sivola (9)
View the previews for the following Cheltenham Festival Day 3 Races below:
Race 1 – 15:30: JLT Novices’ Chase
Race 2 – 16:10: Pertemps Network Final
Race 3 – 16:50: Ryanair Chase
Race 4 – 17:30: Sun Racing Stayers’ Hurdle
Race 5 – 17:10: Brown Advisory and Merriebelle Stable Plate
Race 6 – 18:50: Dawn Run Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle
Race 7 – 19:30: Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Amateur Riders’ Handicap Chase
