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
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
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)
N/A Good Henry De Bromhead 164 lbs 3/1F Won
2nd
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)
11 G Good Henry De Bromhead 164 lbs 7/1 15
3rd
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)
9 G AVG Dan Skelton 164 lbs 10/1 2.5
4th
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)
11 G AVG Gordon Elliott 164 lbs 100/30 0.1
5th
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)
11 G AVG Venetia Williams 164 lbs 20/1 0.3
6th
Tracked leaders - not fluent 6th - not fluent 17th - ridden and disputing second before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 13/2)
N/A AVG W P Mullins 164 lbs 6/1 2.75
7th
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)
10 G AVG W P Mullins 164 lbs 22/1 1
8th
Prominent - lost position and ridden 4 out - towards rear and no chance from 3 out(op 50/1)
10 G Poor Polly Gundry 164 lbs 66/1 9.5
9th
Close up - led 7th - headed but prominent 15th - lost position 17th - weakened 3 out
N/A Poor Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford 164 lbs 80/1 30
99th
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)
12 G Good W P Mullins 164 lbs 9/1 -
99th
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)
11 G Good Nicky Henderson 164 lbs 16/1 -