(Grade 1) - 2 miles, 87 yards
1-2-3 PREDICTION:
(1) Grangee
(2) Kilcruit
(3) Elle Est Belle
RUNNERS TO WATCH
- Grangee (5 year old, W.P. Mullins) – Won his latest start in a Grade 2 Bumper at Leopardstown at 18/1 with the more fancied Willie Mullins’ odds on favourite Brandy Love back in third. Mullins’ last 5 winners of this race have been priced 11/1, 25/1, 25/1, 16/1 & 12/1. Grangee has the potential to provide a shock.
- Kilcruit (6 year old, W.P. Mullins) – An impressive 12 length winner of a Grade 2 Bumper in February made it 2 wins from 2 this season. Willie Mullins has an impressive record in this race with Kilcruit his likely first string.
- Elle Est Belle (6 year old, D. Skelton) – Dead heated first in a listed Bumper at Cheltenham in November. She would need to improve to win here, but there’s no reason why she won’t.
- I Like To Move It (4 year old, N. Twiston-Davies) – Two easy wins were followed up by a good second in a listed Bumper at Newbury last month. Nigel Twiston-Davies won this race in 2016 with Ballyandy and I Like To Move It gives him another chance of success.
LAST 5 WINNERS
2020 – Ferny Hollow (11/1) Age 5 Trainer: W.P. Mullins
2019 – Envoi Allen (2/1 F) Age 5 Trainer: G. Elliott
2018 – Relegate (25/1) Age 5 Trainer: W.P. Mullins
2017 – Fayonagh (7/1) Age 6 Trainer: G. Elliott
2016 – Ballyandy (5/1) Age 5 Trainer: N. Twiston-Davies
HOT TRAINERS
Willie Mullins – 7 wins in the last 20 renewals, including 2 wins (Ferny Hollow 2020, Relegate 2018) and a second in the past 3 years: Runner Kilcruit.
FOLLOW THE FAVOURITES?
Outsiders must be considered – Just 4 favourites have won in last 20 running’s, while there’s been 11 winners priced 11/1 or bigger in that period.
6 of Willie Mullins’ 7 winners in that time were priced 11/1 or bigger, including Relegate 2018 & Briar Hill 2013, both were 25/1 shots.
AGE STATS
5 and 6 year olds are best – 19 of the last 20 winners were aged 5 or 6 including the last 10 winners. Cue Card in 2010 the only 4-year-old to win in that time.
UK v IRELAND
Irish domination – the score is UK 5 v Ireland 15 for the last 20 races, with Ireland winning the last 4 renewals.
DID YOU KNOW?
12 of the last 12 winners had won at least 1 race that season.
8 of the last 10 winners had never run at Cheltenham previously.
12 of the last 12 winners had won their previous race.
9 of the last 10 winners had at least 2 Bumper runs previously.
5 of the last 10 winners had at least 2 Bumper wins previously.
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