GB - Cheltenham - Race 2

Thoroughbred

7 Runners

15.9f

Group 1 Chase

Turf

Good to Soft

275.0K

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Verdict

Two hugely exciting sorts clash here. LULAMBA has already had the chance to prove he's a top-class novice chaser courtesy of a pair Graded wins and can put that experience to good use and see off last year's Supreme hero Kopek des Bordes, who has been restricted to just the one run over fences. Kargese looks best of the rest in what promises to be a cracker.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob	Odds
4	One of the leading juvenile hurdlers last season and has rapidly developed into an even better chaser, bolting up in Sandown Grade 1 novice before readily dispatching more experienced rivals in the Grade 2 Game Spirit at Newbury last month. Will be hard to beat again. 1st Pick 4 Lulamba (Fr) Jockey: Nico De Boinville Trainer: Nicky Henderson J: Nico De Boinville T: Nicky Henderson	100	-	-	-	50%	1/1
Analysis One of the leading juvenile hurdlers last season and has rapidly developed into an even better chaser, bolting up in Sandown Grade 1 novice before readily dispatching more experienced rivals in the Grade 2 Game Spirit at Newbury last month. Will be hard to beat again.
3	Winner of the Supreme on this day 12 months ago. Cruised clear in a Navan maiden chase on reappearance in November. His absence since (had surgery to remove a bone chip from his knee) means he lacks chase experience but he could be talented enough to cope. 2nd Pick 3 Kopek Des Bordes (Fr) Jockey: P. Townend Trainer: W. P. Mullins, Ireland J: P. Townend T: W. P. Mullins, Ireland	94	-	-	-	56%	4/5
Analysis Winner of the Supreme on this day 12 months ago. Cruised clear in a Navan maiden chase on reappearance in November. His absence since (had surgery to remove a bone chip from his knee) means he lacks chase experience but he could be talented enough to cope.
7	Smart hurdler who has quickly shown herself to be even better over fences, winning a Leopardstown maiden over Christmas before going down by only a neck to Romeo Coolio in the Irish Arkle there last month. Needs considering in receipt of weight all round. 3rd Pick 7 Kargese (Fr) Jockey: D. E. Mullins Trainer: W. P. Mullins, Ireland J: D. E. Mullins T: W. P. Mullins, Ireland	98	-	-	-	13%	7/1
Analysis Smart hurdler who has quickly shown herself to be even better over fences, winning a Leopardstown maiden over Christmas before going down by only a neck to Romeo Coolio in the Irish Arkle there last month. Needs considering in receipt of weight all round.

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