4:50 Cheltenham – Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle tips, odds & racecard – Fri 17th March 2017

4:50 Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

No DRAW	FORM AGE	HORSE LAST RUN (RATING) JOCKEY / TRAINER / OWNER
1	96P306 8yo Gelding	Taglietelle 427 (145) Cian Collins (11st 10lb) G Elliott Olduvai Syndicate
2	41-243F BF 6yo Gelding	Born Survivor 29 (143) Bridget Andrews (11st 8lb) D Skelton Mrs G Widdowson & Mrs R Kelvin-hughe
3	49-3326 5yo Gelding	Gibralfaro 518 (143) Thomas Bellamy (11st 8lb) A King McNeill Family
4	173-571 5yo Gelding	Tommy Silver 631 (140) Stan Sheppard (11st 5lb) P F Nicholls Done, Ferguson, Mason & Wood
5	131F31 5yo Gelding	Runfordave 29 (140) D Meyler (11st 5lb) G Elliott Mrs Pat Sloan
6	3490/85 C 8yo Gelding	Lac Fontana 1744 (139) Jack Sherwood (11st 4lb) P F Nicholls Axom Lix
7	F211/0-3 D 10yo Gelding	I Shot The Sheriff 12 (139) S A Shortall (11st 4lb) A J Martin Mr Malcolm C Denmark
8	13P261 8yo Gelding	Remiluc 13 (134) Harry Reed (11st 4lb) C Gordon Gilbert & Gamble
9	1/4-332 BF 6yo Gelding	Castello Sforza 23 (138) Jonathan Moore (11st 3lb) W P Mullins Mr John P McManus
10	3-28161 CD 5yo Gelding	Coo Star Sivola 21 (138) Lizzie Kelly (11st 3lb) Nick Williams Babbit Racing
11	P74-437 C 8yo Gelding	Dell’ Arca 268 (138) David Noonan (11st 3lb) D Pipe Prof Caroline Tisdall
12	123213 D 6yo Gelding	Champagne Classic 22 (138) J J Slevin (11st 3lb) G Elliott Gigginstown House Stud
13	46120 D 8yo Gelding	Massiniʼs Trap 580 (138) Kieron Edgar (11st 3lb) J Nash Mr S Curran
14	1U2111 6yo Gelding	No Comment 74 (137) C Gethings (11st 2lb) P J Hobbs Mr John P McManus
15	7-1115 BF 5yo Gelding	Thomas Campbell 91 (137) Ned Curtis (11st 2lb) N J Henderson Mrs Van Geest & Mrs Kelvin Hughes
16	11160 D 5yo Gelding	Doesyourdogbite 253 (137) Killian Moore (11st 2lb) Jonjo OʼNeill Dydb Marketing & Friends Of Jackdaws
17	862P25 6yo Gelding	Pain Au Chocolat 1104 (137) Lewis Gordon (11st 2lb) D Skelton Mike and Eileen Newbould
18	144350 6yo Gelding	Ballyhill 34 (136) Jamie Bargary (11st 1lb) N A Twiston-Davies S Such & Cg Paletta
19	41-3F11 7yo Gelding	Dadsintrouble 27 (136) Harry Cobden (11st 1lb) Tim Vaughan Mr Paul Bowtell
20	2112-44 C 5yo Gelding	Protek Des Flos 36 (136) Jack Savage (11st 1lb) N J Henderson Mr John P McManus
21	129-112 BF 6yo Gelding	Rather Be 41 (136) Charlie Deutsch (11st 1lb) N J Henderson Matt & Lauren Morgan
22	22-4122 D 6yo Gelding	Battleford 43 (135) A W Short (11st) W P Mullins Andrea & Graham Wylie
23	2/31-121 8yo Gelding	Verni 40 (135) Thomas Cheesman (11st) P J Hobbs Paul & Clare Rooney
24	222161 5yo Gelding	Catamaran Du Seuil 25 (135) Charlie Hammond (11st) Dr R D P Newland Mr Michael P Tudor

Forecast: 11/2 No Comment, 13/2 Runfordave, 7/1 Battleford, 10/1 Lac Fontana, 14/1 Dadsintrouble, 14/1 Castello Sforza, 14/1 Coo Star Sivola, 14/1 Rather Be, 14/1 Tommy Silver, 16/1 I Shot The Sheriff, 16/1 Doesyourdogbite, 16/1 Verni, 16/1 Thomas Campbell, 20/1 Champagne Classic, 20/1 Born Survivor, 20/1 Protek Des Flos, 25/1 Taglietelle, 25/1 Massini’s Trap, 25/1 Remiluc, 25/1 Gibralfaro, 25/1 Catamaran Du Seuil, 33/1 Dell’ Arca, 33/1 Pain Au Chocolat, 50/1 Ballyhill

Tip – Another extremely difficult and competitive 24 runner handicap – Lac Fontana ran well here in 2015 in the Coral Cup and could be worth an each-way bet.  Battleford looks the best in this field – finished 2nd in the bumper here last year by a head and always seems to be there or thereabouts.