Cheltenham Races
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)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Galvin (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | I R Ferguson | 160 lbs | 7/2 | Won | 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) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Next Destination (IRE) | N/A | Elite | Paul Nicholls | 160 lbs | 3/1 | 1.5 | Tracked leader - led narrowly 3 out - headed and ridden 2 out - lost second last - chased winner final 110yds - stayed on(op 5/2) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Escaria Ten (FR) | 11 G | AVG | Mrs Denise Foster | 160 lbs | 11/4F | 1.5 | 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) | ||
| 4th | 13 | Snow Leopardess (GB) | 10 M | Poor | Charlie Longsdon | 153 lbs | 16/1 | 14 | Chased leaders - ridden 2 out - soon outpaced - went modest fourth run-in(op 12/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Remastered (GB) | 11 G | AVG | David Pipe | 160 lbs | 11/2 | 6 | 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) | ||
| 6th | 12 | The Mighty Don (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Nick Gifford | 160 lbs | 40/1 | 1.75 | Midfield - chased leaders 18th - not fluent 4 out - ridden 3 out - outpaced home turn - weakened gradually from 2 out(op 50/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Lord Royal (FR) | 6 G | Poor | W P Mullins | 160 lbs | 10/1 | 1.5 | 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) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Eden Du Houx (FR) | 11 G | AVG | David Pipe | 160 lbs | 200/1 | 5 | Always towards rear - ridden 3 out - soon weakened | ||
| 99th | 4 | Lithic (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Jonjo O'Neill | 160 lbs | 150/1 | - | Midfield - mistake and lost position 15th - in rear 16th - pulled up before 18th | ||
| 99th | 6 | Macgiloney (IRE) | 12 G | AVG | Denis Gerard Hogan | 160 lbs | 100/1 | - | Always towards rear - not fluent 14th - behind when pulled up before 19th(op 150/1 tchd 80/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Nestor Park (FR) | N/A | Poor | Ben Pauling | 160 lbs | 40/1 | - | 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) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Ofalltheginjoints (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Colin Tizzard | 160 lbs | 33/1 | - | 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) |