5:20 Cheltenham

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British stables have chances - Fortune De Mer is perhaps the pick of them - but the Irish have won 25 of the 32 runnings and their iron-fist dominance is hard to resist. Willie Mullins alone has won 13 and again he brings strength in numbers, with Bambino Fever catapulting herself into the picture with a power-packed performance at Leopardstown and both Copacabana and Gameofinches hinting at star potential in their recent runaway wins. One who may repel the Mullins battalion is KALYPSO'CHANCE, who has looked awesome in his two bumpers and the Listed race he won at Navan is one that Gordon Elliott has consistently targeted with his top prospects, including past Festival winners Don Cossack, Samcro, Envoi Allen and Sir Gerhard. The selection delivered some eyecatching figures that day and he might be a step further up the ladder at this stage of his career than many in this field. With that in mind, it's worth noting that seven of the last nine winners had already won a Listed or Graded bumper.[Alistair Jones]

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Runner Silk Copacabana
133
Mr P W Mullins/ W P Mullins
(31) Form: 1 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7
Distance Winner Spotlight
 5/2  9/4 11/4 SP
Racing Post Logo   Spotlight :  Made his debut only a month ago but was hugely impressive at Navan (soft to heavy) in comfortably disposing of experienced opposition (who had shown plenty of ability) by a widening 5l, and so strong was he through the line that Patrick Mullins had a job pulling him up; that performance was evidently not unexpected after going off favourite (9-4) and the vibes emanating out of a yard that's farmed this race bode well; given that ten winners of this contest had raced only once, there's no knocking inexperience.
5
Runner Silk Gameofinches
136
P Townend/ W P Mullins
(20) Form: F-11 Age: 6 Weight: 11-7
Distance Winner Spotlight
 9/2  4/1 9/2 SP
Racing Post Logo   Spotlight :  Competitive when falling in his first point and comfortably made amends in the second; rules debut only 20 days ago but he was the talk of Punchestown (soft; 8-15) and duly eased clear with Patrick Mullins (who now rides Copacabana) having to be only a passenger; the could-be-anything tag definitely applies here and Willie Mullins speaks of him with a glint in his eye; huge player.
10
Runner Silk Kalypso'chance
137
J W Kennedy/ G Elliott
(87) Form: 1-11 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7
Distance Winner Spotlight
 11/2  5/1 11/2 SP
Racing Post Logo   Spotlight :  Won his point over 2m4f in Britain last April and five days later fetched £85,000 at the sales; has impressed in both his bumpers in Ireland, unextended at Punchestown (soft) and Navan (Listed; yielding to soft); quickened smartly the last time and the Topspeed figure was eyecatching; could possess the required blend of speed and stamina for this test and there's no knowing where his limitations lie; powerful owners have never won this but they're getting closer (third 12 months ago); lots to like.
15
Runner Silk Bambino Fever
138
Miss J Townend/ W P Mullins
(38) Form: 111 Age: 5 Weight: 11-0
Distance Winner Spotlight
 13/2  5/1 13/2 SP
Racing Post Logo   Spotlight :  Point and dual bumper winner (all on soft); seemingly neglected by Patrick Mullins (who rode her the time before) in a Grade 2 for mares at Leopardstown's big February festival but, under Jody Townend who retains the ride here, the turbo kicked in up the straight and she powered away from a solid yardstick who won last Sunday; clearly has an engine and two mares armed with the handy sex allowance have won this in the last decade, including the stable's Relegate who took the same Leopardstown race en route.
14
Runner Silk Aqua Force
135
M P Walsh/ W P Mullins
(25) Form: 1 Age: 6 Weight: 11-0
Distance Winner Spotlight
 12/1  14/1 12/1 SP
Racing Post Logo   Spotlight :  Bred for the job as her dam is out of a sister to Back In Front who was third in this race in 2002 then won the Supreme in 2003; turned a few heads in winning at Gowran last month (soft) by 28l and the runner-up was about 9l behind Bambino Fever the time before; this mare has since been recruited by JP McManus and moved to Willie Mullins from Miguel Gunn's yard; an unknown quantity.
11
Runner Silk No Drama This End
122
H Cobden/ P F Nicholls
(71) Form: 1-1 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7
Distance Winner Spotlight
 14/1  12/1 14/1 SP
Racing Post Logo   Spotlight :  Odds-on when winning his British point (3m, soft) by 23l and subsequently sold for £160,000; described as "big and backward" by his trainer in the Racing Post's early-season Stable Tours but he looked good in brushing aside a well-regarded Skelton horse at Warwick on New Year's Eve (soft); rightly considered to be one of Britain's best chances; Paul Nicholls has had horses placed in this race but never won it.
3
Runner Silk El Cairos
119
Mr D Maxwell/ G & J Moore
(125) Form: 1-1 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7
Distance Winner Spotlight
 22/1  20/1 18/1 SP
Racing Post Logo   Spotlight :  Recruited for 200,000euros after winning an Irish maiden point (3m, yielding) last April; won easily at Newbury (good) but the next two home haven't done anything for the form and he has a mountain to climb on the all figures; on the plus side, he's well thought of and reportedly impressed in a gallop last week.
8
Runner Silk Idaho Sun
125
Bryan Carver/ H Fry
(52) Form: 11 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7
Distance Winner Spotlight
 14/1  16/1 18/1 SP
Racing Post Logo   Spotlight :  The dam is out of a half-sister to Gold Cup winner Lord Windermere; all out to win on heavy at Newton Abbot in October but had the runner-up further behind when decisively following up in Berkshire Winter Million event at Windsor in January (soft); impressing on typical mid-winter ground can count for nothing here but he's hugely unexposed.
4
Runner Silk Fortune De Mer
125
Harry Skelton/ D Skelton
(34) Form: U2-214 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7
Course and Distance Winner Spotlight
 16/1  18/1 20/1 SP
Racing Post Logo   Spotlight :  It wasn't a strong Listed race that he won here in November (good; coped with softer in points) but he had loads more in hand than the narrow margin would suggest; turned over since at odds-on at Huntingdon but a blind eye can be turned to that as he was far too gassy off tepid fractions; could be seen in a different light here should they crack on at a solid pace and top trainer has been talking up his chances.
9
Runner Silk I Started A Joke
128
P Byrnes/ C Byrnes
(39) Form: 4-16 Age: 6 Weight: 11-7
Spotlight
 28/1  33/1 28/1 SP
Racing Post Logo   Spotlight :  All out to win at Limerick over Christmas (yielding to soft) so it was surprising that he went off favourite for a Grade 2 at Leopardstown and he duly came up short (behind Sortudo and He Can't Dance); very opposable on what he's achieved to date.
6
Runner Silk Heads Up
127
S Bowen/ J C Mcconnell
(87) Form: 4212 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7
Distance Winner Spotlight
 40/1 33/1 SP
Racing Post Logo   Spotlight :  Dam hails from the family of Gold Cup winner Denman; won by 24l at Punchestown in November (soft) but was readily brushed aside by Kalypso'chance at Navan (yielding to soft) despite having the run of things up front; it's difficult to envisage him reversing those placings and there are plenty of others to worry about.
7
Runner Silk He Can't Dance
130
Mr Harry Swan/ G Elliott
(39) Form: 1-13 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7
Distance Winner Spotlight
33/1 SP
Racing Post Logo   Spotlight :  Has a Festival winner in the family as his dam is a half-sister to Master Minded who won the Champion Chase twice; long odds-on when doing it easily at Navan and was then gelded; held his own when third in a Grade 2 at Leopardstown's Dublin Racing Festival (again on soft; unraced on drier ground) and that was against rivals armed with more experience, including Sortudo who was second; nice prospect but may lack the finishing kick for this.
13
Runner Silk Sortudo
130
D E Mullins/ W P Mullins
(39) Form: 2122 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7
Distance Winner Spotlight
 33/1  40/1 33/1 SP
Racing Post Logo   Spotlight :  Seemingly down his stable's pecking order but he's been bang there at Leopardstown (good to yielding/soft) in his last two runs, the latest a Grade 2 when finishing alongside He Can't Dance; he may lack the same star potential of some in here.
2
Runner Silk Dalston Lad
118
Tristan Durrell/ D Skelton
(76) Form: 1-11 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7
Distance Winner Spotlight
 28/1  33/1 40/1 SP
Racing Post Logo   Spotlight :  Winning pointer who has justified a shade of odds-on in both his bumpers, at Ayr (good to soft; by 9l) and Aintree (soft; by 2l); seems a straightforward gelding who should give his running but that latest form has taken some knocks and Harry Skelton prefers stablemate Fortune De Mer.
12
Runner Silk Shuttle Diplomacy
133
Sam Ewing/ T Cooper
(315) Form: 11-9 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7
Distance Winner Spotlight
 50/1 40/1 SP
Racing Post Logo   Spotlight :  Easily won from the front in a Listed bumper at Limerick (heavy) but he still went off 33-1 for a Grade 1 event at Punchestown last spring and came up well short; it's hardly ideal to be heading here after so long on the sidelines.
18
Runner Silk Lancelot Allen
107
David Noonan/ Mrs J Williams
(89) Form: 1 Age: 4 Weight: 10-11
Distance Winner Spotlight
50/1 SP
Racing Post Logo   Spotlight :  Only one 4yo (Cue Card) has won this race since 1995; this one is well related but has been absent since December when edging out a subsequent winning hurdler at Bangor (soft); that bare form leaves him with a whopping amount to find on this seismic rise in class.
16
Runner Silk Highland Haven
124
J J Burke/ F O'brien
(32) Form: 162 Age: 5 Weight: 11-0
Distance Winner Spotlight
 50/1 66/1 SP
Racing Post Logo   Spotlight :  Twice beaten since her debut win at Ffos Las (good to soft) and she's surely outclassed.
17
Runner Silk Caballero Cliff
112
Ben Jones/ R Stephens
(70) Form: 24 Age: 4 Weight: 10-11
Spotlight
 100/1  80/1 100/1 SP
Racing Post Logo   Spotlight :  Unlucky not to finish closer when fourth in a Listed event here on New Year's Day (soft) but that wasn't a strong race and this has never been won by a maiden.
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1 Runner Silk
Copacabana v Dalston Lad
Mr P W Mullins/ W P Mullins Tristan Durrell/ D Skelton
Form: 1 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7 Form: 1-11 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7
Runner Silk 2
1 Runner Silk
Copacabana v Dalston Lad
Mr P W Mullins/ W P Mullins Tristan Durrell/ D Skelton
Form: 1 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7 Form: 1-11 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7
Runner Silk 2
1 Runner Silk
Copacabana v Dalston Lad
Mr P W Mullins/ W P Mullins Tristan Durrell/ D Skelton
Form: 1 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7 Form: 1-11 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7
Runner Silk 2
1 Runner Silk
Copacabana v Dalston Lad
Mr P W Mullins/ W P Mullins Tristan Durrell/ D Skelton
Form: 1 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7 Form: 1-11 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7
Runner Silk 2
1 Runner Silk
Copacabana v Dalston Lad
Mr P W Mullins/ W P Mullins Tristan Durrell/ D Skelton
Form: 1 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7 Form: 1-11 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7
Runner Silk 2
1 Runner Silk
Copacabana v Dalston Lad
Mr P W Mullins/ W P Mullins Tristan Durrell/ D Skelton
Form: 1 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7 Form: 1-11 Age: 5 Weight: 11-7
Runner Silk 2
HR_ODDS_VS_EVENS
  HR_ODDS v HR_EVENS  
1 Copacabana 11/4   40/1 Dalston Lad 2
3 El Cairos 18/1   20/1 Fortune De Mer 4
5 Gameofinches 9/2   33/1 Heads Up 6
7 He Can't Dance 33/1   18/1 Idaho Sun 8
9 I Started A Joke 28/1   11/2 Kalypso'chance 10
11 No Drama This End 14/1   40/1 Shuttle Diplomacy 12
13 Sortudo 33/1   12/1 Aqua Force 14
15 Bambino Fever 13/2   66/1 Highland Haven 16
17 Caballero Cliff 100/1   50/1 Lancelot Allen 18

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