Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

14:50

Date 2024-03-13

Distance 2m5f

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £56,270

Winning Time 5m 32.44s (slow by 32.44s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Langer Dan (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	13/2	Won
2nd	Ballyadam (IRE) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	13/2	3.5
3rd	Shanbally Kid (IRE) Michael O'Sullivan · W P Mullins	12/1	1.25
4th	Lucky Place (FR) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	25/1	0.1
5th	Franciscan Rock (IRE) Ricky Doyle · M F Morris	50/1	4.75
6th	Black Bamboo (IRE) Sean Flanagan · John Joseph Murphy	14/1	1.5
7th	Da Capo Glory (IRE) Mr D Allen · Padraig Butler	33/1	2.5
8th	Rambo T (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Olly Murphy	33/1	2.25
9th	Beacon Edge (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	33/1	1
10th	Brazil (IRE) Aidan Kelly · Padraig Roche	16/1	.5
11th	Lombron (FR) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	40/1	.75
12th	Doddiethegreat (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	9/1	.5
13th	Might I (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Harry Fry	14/1	0.3
14th	Built By Ballymore (IRE) J J Slevin · Martin Brassil	4/1F	4
15th	Finest Evermore (IRE) Brian Hayes · Paul Hennessy	80/1	2.75
16th	Sa Majeste (FR) Mark Walsh · W P Mullins	5/1	1.5
17th	Benson (GB) Ryan Mania · Sandy Thomson	66/1	9.5
18th	Guard Your Dreams (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	25/1	2.5
19th	Mark Of Gold (GB) Rob Hargreaves · Gary Moore	33/1	22

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Jigoro (FR) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	11/1
P.U.	Western Fold (IRE) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	28/1

Runners (25)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
14	Built By Ballymore Bay J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	160	tp	05-811	139	152	82	44d	—	—	+9	28	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Scopey sort; cheekpieces now; needs to prove he's quick enough for this, but one to note
12	Sa Majeste Bay J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	161	—	3/16-1	140	143	98	77d	—	—	+23	38.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Just four races; swatted aside high-class stayer Noble Yeats at Limerick (2m4f, heavy)
10	Langer Dan Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	162	—	1-6P90	141	153	132	60d	—	—	+21	33.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won this race (soft) last year off the same mark; another revival would not surprise
21	Doddiethegreat Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	153	—	/1/124	132	151	143	32d	—	—	+21	30.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Caught the eye with late progress into fourth of 21 in top handicap at Newbury (2m, heavy)
1	Ballyadam Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	168	t	5-2133	147	150	129	76d	—	—	+17	27.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Fifth in last two 2m1f County Hurdles here; has shown enough beyond that to be of interest
11	Jigoro Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	162	—	2-2123	141	140	117	24d	—	—	+21	28.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Placed behind Supreme Novice runners over about 2m; upped in trip for this handicap debut
19	Shanbally Kid Bay J:Michael O'Sullivan T:W P Mullins	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:W P Mullins	155	—	418-48	134	142	117	39d	—	—	+16	22.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
8th of 22 to Maxxum (3m, soft); unexposed and this drop back in trip looks the right move
6	Might I Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Harry Fry	J:Jonathan Burke T:Harry Fry	163	tp	4-5213	142	150	132	82d	—	—	+19	24.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Fourth in the Martin Pipe here (2m4f, soft) one year ago off 3lb higher; player
7	Brazil Bay J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:Padraig Roche	J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:Padraig Roche	163	t	120-P0	142	133	105	38d	—	—	+19	24.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Out of form over hurdles but there was a Flat win at last year's Galway Festival; new trip
24	Black Bamboo Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:John Joseph Murphy	J:Sean Flanagan T:John Joseph Murphy	149	—	235166	128	146	125	39d	—	—	+21	26.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Sixth of 22 to Maxxum from well off the pace at Leopardstown (upped to 3m, soft) on latest
18	Guard Your Dreams Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	158	—	23U/54	137	151	116	25d	—	—	+19	23	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Very well handicapped judged on best runs two seasons back; 660 days off before this term
17	Lucky Place Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	158	—	22122	137	144	132	46d	—	—	+35	38.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Solid novice runs and he's a clear candidate for further improvement on handicap debut
9	Mark Of Gold Bay J:Rob Hargreaves(7) T:Gary Moore	J:Rob Hargreaves(7) T:Gary Moore	162	—	7-54F1	141	148	125	18d	—	—	+21	23.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Won the same 2m5f race at Kempton in February for last two seasons; needs to find extra
3	Da Capo Glory Bay J:Mr D Allen(7) T:Padraig Butler	J:Mr D Allen(7) T:Padraig Butler	166	p	-15P13	145	147	102	31d	—	—	+33	35.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
First-time headgear; ran poorly last April/August in his two biggest handicaps
4	Beacon Edge Bay J:Danny Gilligan(3) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan(3) T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	6-1P42	145	152	123	31d	—	—	+22	24.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Last year's Coral Cup saw one of his lesser efforts; seemingly not the force of old
13	Western Fold Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	161	—	3U15F1	140	153	117	50d	—	—	+32	35.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Huge improvement to score by 15l in a novice at Down Royal (2m1f, soft) in January latest
22	Rambo T Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Olly Murphy	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Olly Murphy	152	—	713619	131	148	138	25d	—	—	+28	30.9	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Running-on third here (2m4f) in October and won well at Newbury (2m4f, soft) in December
20	Lombron Brown J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	154	—	3-147	133	132	123	24d	—	—	+21	23.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Extremely unexposed for W Mullins and this is a marked step up in trip for handicap debut
8	Finest Evermore Bay J:Brian Hayes T:Paul Hennessy	J:Brian Hayes T:Paul Hennessy	163	—	/4/P1-	142	-	-	571d	—	—	+22	23.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Off since August 2022 and has left Willie Mullins; needs a career best
15	Benson Bay J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	160	tp	-44140	139	149	131	11d	—	—	+26	27.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Pulled up in this last year and no show in the Morebattle (won it last year) 11 days ago
16	Franciscan Rock Bay J:Ricky Doyle T:M F Morris	J:Ricky Doyle T:M F Morris	159	tp	33-F47	138	147	112	76d	—	—	+21	22.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Opposable, except on 80-1 third in Grade 1 novice at Punchestown (3m, yielding) last April
NR	Supreme Gift Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Henry Daly	J:NON-RUNNER T:Henry Daly	150	v	-314P2	129	148	132	25d	—	—	—	27.3	—	—
Second at Ascot (near 3m) on latest outing but others are much more convincing
2	Maxxum Bay J:Jake Coen(3) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jake Coen(3) T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	145P16	145	147	120	17d	—	—	—	30	—	—
Needs a career best but has sometimes shaped as if this return to shorter would suit
5	First Street Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Nicky Henderson	J:Paul O'Brien T:Nicky Henderson	164	—	8-3233	143	155	131	46d	—	—	—	23.3	—	—
Wind surgery; good third in 2m4f Grade 2 here last winter; a pretty good case can be made
25	Zanndabad Bay J:Daniel King(3) T:A J Martin	J:Daniel King(3) T:A J Martin	142	t	745-02	121	143	112	39d	—	—	—	17.8	—	—
4lb out of the handicap today but he was a promising running-on 2nd at Musselburgh (1m7f)

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Built By Ballymore	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3
Sa Majeste	11/2	9/2	11/2	4/1	5/1
Langer Dan	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2	6/1
Doddiethegreat	9/1	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2
Ballyadam	10/1	17/2	8/1	10/1	15/2
Jigoro	12/1	12/1	11/1	14/1	11/1
Shanbally Kid	14/1	14/1	11/1	12/1	14/1
Might I	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Brazil	18/1	16/1	14/1	18/1	16/1
Black Bamboo	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Guard Your Dreams	22/1	20/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Lucky Place	25/1	22/1	20/1	25/1	20/1
Mark Of Gold	33/1	33/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Da Capo Glory	28/1	28/1	33/1	33/1	25/1
Beacon Edge	40/1	33/1	40/1	33/1	33/1
Western Fold	33/1	28/1	33/1	28/1	25/1
Rambo T	40/1	33/1	33/1	50/1	33/1
Lombron	66/1	50/1	66/1	50/1	50/1
Finest Evermore	80/1	66/1	50/1	80/1	66/1
Benson	80/1	66/1	80/1	80/1	66/1
Franciscan Rock	100/1	80/1	80/1	100/1	80/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Lucky Place

38.7

OR: 21.8 Form: 16 Odds: 1

25/1

2nd

Sa Majeste

38.4

OR: 22.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 4.4

11/2

3rd

Da Capo Glory

35.9

OR: 23.8 Form: 11.3 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Western Fold

35.1

OR: 22.5 Form: 11.7 Odds: 1

33/1

Langer Dan

33.1

OR: 22.8 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Rambo T

30.9

OR: 20.3 Form: 9.9 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Doddiethegreat

30.2

OR: 20.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Maxxum

OR: 23.8 Form: 6.3 Odds: 0

—

Jigoro

28.2

OR: 22.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Built By Ballymore

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Benson

27.7

OR: 22.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Supreme Gift

27.3

OR: 19.8 Form: 7.6 Odds: 0

—

Ballyadam

27.1

OR: 24.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

10/1

Black Bamboo

26.5

OR: 19.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Might I

24.6

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Brazil

24.6

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Beacon Edge

24.5

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Mark Of Gold

23.5

OR: 22.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Finest Evermore

23.5

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Lombron

23.4

OR: 20.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.6

66/1

First Street

23.3

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Guard Your Dreams

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Shanbally Kid

22.7

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Franciscan Rock

22.5

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Zanndabad

17.8

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ballyadam	147	150	129
Da Capo Glory	145	147	102
Beacon Edge	145	152	123
Maxxum	145	147	120
First Street	143	155	131
Might I	142	150	132
Brazil	142	133	105
Finest Evermore	142	—	—
Langer Dan	141	153	132
Jigoro	141	140	117
Mark Of Gold	141	148	125
Sa Majeste	140	143	98
Western Fold	140	153	117
Built By Ballymore	139	152	82
Benson	139	149	131
Franciscan Rock	138	147	112
Guard Your Dreams	137	151	116
Lucky Place	137	144	132
Shanbally Kid	134	142	117
Lombron	133	132	123
Doddiethegreat	132	151	143
Rambo T	131	148	138
Supreme Gift	129	148	132
Black Bamboo	128	146	125
Zanndabad	121	143	112

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Benson	11d ago	Quick return
Maxxum	17d ago	Fit
Mark Of Gold	18d ago	Fit
Jigoro	24d ago	Fit
Lombron	24d ago	Fit
Guard Your Dreams	25d ago	Fit
Rambo T	25d ago	Fit
Supreme Gift	25d ago	Fit
Da Capo Glory	31d ago	Fit
Beacon Edge	31d ago	Fit
Doddiethegreat	32d ago	Fit
Brazil	38d ago	Fit
Shanbally Kid	39d ago	Fit
Black Bamboo	39d ago	Fit
Zanndabad	39d ago	Fit
Built By Ballymore	44d ago	Fit
Lucky Place	46d ago	Fresh
First Street	46d ago	Fresh
Western Fold	50d ago	Fresh
Langer Dan	60d ago	Fresh
Ballyadam	76d ago	Fresh
Franciscan Rock	76d ago	Fresh
Sa Majeste	77d ago	Fresh
Might I	82d ago	Fresh
Finest Evermore	571d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Black Bamboo	Hold Up
Supreme Gift	Hold Up
Zanndabad	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 25 runners classified.