Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
15:30
Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022
Distance: 3m2½f
Type: Chase
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £4
Place: £1.70 £2.70 £2.30
Exacta: £20.80
Tricast: £179.77
Trifecta: £192.40
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | A Plus Tard (FR) | N/A | Good | Henry De Bromhead | 164 lbs | 3/1F | Won | Midfield - towards rear 4th - headway and in touch with leaders 3 out - pushed along home turn - went second 2 out - led last - ridden clear run-in - ran on strongly(op 5/2) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Minella Indo (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 164 lbs | 7/1 | 15 | Chased leaders - went third 4 out - led 3 out - 3 lengths ahead and ridden 2 out - headed and slow jump last - soon no chance with winner - weakened towards finish(op 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Protektorat (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 164 lbs | 10/1 | 2.5 | Midfield - mistake 4th - headway on outer 4 out - pressed leaders home turn - ridden and disputing second before 2 out - 6 lengths third and staying on when blundered last - no chance but kept on run-in - just held third(op 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Galvin (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 164 lbs | 100/30 | 0.1 | Midfield - hit 15th - ridden 3 out - wandered on approach and 6 lengths seventh 2 out - stayed on and disputing modest third run-in(op 7/2 tchd 16/5 and 4/1) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Royale Pagaille (FR) | 11 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 164 lbs | 20/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - mistake 1st - headway into midfield 5th - joined leaders 10th - went second 17th - close up when mistake 4 out - soon ridden - lost position before 2 out - stayed on and disputing modest third run-in(op 16/1) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Al Boum Photo (FR) | N/A | AVG | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 6/1 | 2.75 | Tracked leaders - not fluent 6th - not fluent 17th - ridden and disputing second before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 13/2) | ||
| 7th | 3 | Asterion Forlonge (FR) | 10 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 22/1 | 1 | Jumped right on occasions - led - jumped badly right 3rd - headed and close up 7th - led again 15th - headed and ridden 3 out - lost position before 2 out - soon held(op 25/1) | ||
| 8th | 10 | Santini (GB) | 10 G | Poor | Polly Gundry | 164 lbs | 66/1 | 9.5 | Prominent - lost position and ridden 4 out - towards rear and no chance from 3 out(op 50/1) | ||
| 9th | 4 | Aye Right (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford | 164 lbs | 80/1 | 30 | Close up - led 7th - headed but prominent 15th - lost position 17th - weakened 3 out | ||
| 99th | 11 | Tornado Flyer (IRE) | 12 G | Good | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 9/1 | - | Towards rear - awkward jump 1st - pushed along and struggling 4 out - slow jump 3 out - behind when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding made jumping mistakes) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Chantry House (IRE) | 11 G | Good | Nicky Henderson | 164 lbs | 16/1 | - | Always towards rear - slow jump and niggled along briefly 5th - not fluent 7th - niggled along 14th - not fluent 17th - pulled up before 5 out(tchd 14/1) |