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Cheltenham
16:50
Sam Vestey National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 Distance: 3m6f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.20 Place: £1.70 £1.40 £1.50 Exacta: £15.70 Tricast: £31.89 Trifecta: £52.10
Non-Runners: Soldier Of Love (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m5f 2m 2m4f
1st
Midfield - mistake 2nd - hit 7th - chased leader 14th - pushed along home turn - made challenge last - soon led - ridden out and kept on well(tchd 3/1)
11 G AVG
I R Ferguson 160 lbs 7/2 Won
3m2½f 3m 3m 3m 3m6f
3m 2m7½f
2nd
Tracked leader - led narrowly 3 out - headed and ridden 2 out - lost second last - chased winner final 110yds - stayed on(op 5/2)
N/A Good
Paul Nicholls 160 lbs 3/1 1.5
-
3m½f 2m4½f 2m5f 3m1f 3m1f
3rd
Tracked leaders - not fluent 7th - hit 15th - shaken up 3 out - ridden and led narrowly 2 out - headed just after last - lost second final 110yds - kept on(op 7/2)
11 G AVG
Mrs Denise Foster 160 lbs 11/4F 1.5
3m5f 3m1f 3m1½f 4m2½f 2m6f
3m
4th
Chased leaders - ridden 2 out - soon outpaced - went modest fourth run-in(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
10 M Poor
Charlie Longsdon 153 lbs 16/1 14
3m1f 4m2½f 3m2f 3m 3m6f
2m 2m5f 2m7½f 2m4f
5th
Led - not fluent 4 out - headed 3 out - lost second and pushed along home turn - ridden and outpaced after 2 out - weakened run-in(tchd 5/1)
11 G AVG
David Pipe 160 lbs 11/2 6
3m½f 3m2f 3m1½f 3m1½f 3m½f
2m5f 3m1½f
6th
Midfield - chased leaders 18th - not fluent 4 out - ridden 3 out - outpaced home turn - weakened gradually from 2 out(op 50/1)
N/A Poor
Nick Gifford 160 lbs 40/1 1.75
3m 3m3½f
-
7th
Held up in rear - jumped right 18th - headway and in touch with leaders 4 out - shaken up 3 out - soon outpaced - weakened gradually from 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 12/1)
6 G Poor
W P Mullins 160 lbs 10/1 1.5
3m 3m 3m
2m½f 2m 2m3½f 3m 2m4½f
8th
Always towards rear - ridden 3 out - soon weakened
11 G AVG
David Pipe 160 lbs 200/1 5
2m4½f 2m3f 2m3½f 2m3½f 2m4½f
-
99th
Midfield - mistake and lost position 15th - in rear 16th - pulled up before 18th
N/A Poor
Jonjo O'Neill 160 lbs 150/1 -
-
2m4f 2m3½f 2m5f 2m7f
99th
Always towards rear - not fluent 14th - behind when pulled up before 19th(op 150/1 tchd 80/1)
12 G AVG
Denis Gerard Hogan 160 lbs 100/1 -
2m5f 3m 3m 3m1f 2m5½f
2m½f 2m½f 2m4½f
99th
Chased leaders - slow jump 6th - jumped left 8th (water) - jumped left 9th - blundered and lost position 19th - mistake and dropped to rear 4 out - well behind when pulled up before 2 out(tchd 50/1)
N/A Poor
Ben Pauling 160 lbs 40/1 -
3m2f 2m6½f 2m7½f 3m4½f 3m5f
2m 2m4½f 3m1f 3m
99th
Held up in rear - pushed along briefly 16th - in touch with leaders when ridden 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 2 out(op 40/1)
N/A AVG
Colin Tizzard 160 lbs 33/1 -
3m1f 3m 3m