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Glenfarclas Crystal Cup Cross Country Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 Distance: 3m6f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £7 Place: £2.50 £5.20 £2.30 Exacta: £95.30 Tricast: £416.46 Trifecta: £815.10
Non-Runners: Talkischeap (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
3m6f
1st
Held up in behind leaders - steadied into midfield 3rd - headway 27th - good headway and went second 3 out - close up but slow jump 2 out - soon ridden - outpaced approaching last - kept on strongly run-in - made sustained challenge final 110yds - led post(op 9/2)
10 G AVG
Richard J Bandey 142 lbs 6/1 Won
3m6f 3m6f 3m6f 2m7f 3m5½f
2m7f 3m6f 3m1½f
2nd
Close up - chased leader 7th - smooth headway on inner and disputed lead 21st - led 22nd - going easily 24th - ridden 2 out - hard pressed approaching last - good jump last - kept on well run-in - reduced lead final 110yds - headed post
N/A Poor
Christian Williams 137 lbs 14/1 0.05
3m6½f 4m1½f 3m6f 4m2f
3m 3m2f 3m5f 2m6½f 3m6f
3rd
Held up in rear - minor headway after 22nd - pushed along 24th - steady headway on outer from 25th - prominent going okay when mistake 29th - soon ridden - slow jump 3 out - rallied approaching last - kept on run-in - not pace to challenge(op 4/1)
12 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 143 lbs 9/2 3.5
3m6f 3m7f 2m½f 3m 3m6f
2m5½f 3m5f 2m4f 2m6½f 3m
4th
Towards rear of midfield - slow jump and lost position 26th - going okay but still plenty to do 28th - ridden and rapid headway home turn - slipped on turn but went third before 2 out - chased leader approaching last - outpaced run-in - weakened final 110yds(op 40/1)
11 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 144 lbs 20/1 4.75
2m5½f 3m6f 3m6f 3m4½f 4m2f
2m7f 2m 2m4½f 2m4f 3m6f
5th
Chased leaders - headway going okay 26th - not fluent and ridden 28th - hit 29th - jumped left 2 out - soon outpaced and held - no impression approaching last(op 4/1 tchd 16/5)
11 G Poor
Martin Keighley 146 lbs 100/30F 9
3m6f 3m 2m4f 3m3½f 3m6f
2m1f 2m1½f 2m½f 2m2f 3m6f
6th
Led - joined 21st - headed and chased leader 22nd - lost second and ridden 3 out - outpaced and held before 2 out - weakened gradually approaching last(op 28/1)
N/A Good
Jane Williams 140 lbs 22/1 1.25
3m 3m 2m5f 2m3½f
3m 3m1f 3m1f 4m2f 3m6f
7th
Held up in behind leaders - went third 20th - mistake and ridden 25th - lost position 3 out - rallied but short of room on inner before 2 out - mistake 2 out - soon beaten - weakened approaching last(op 9/1 tchd 14/1)
14 G AVG
P J Rothwell 135 lbs 12/1 2
4m2f 3m1f 2m5f 3m1f 3m6f
3m 3m1f 3m1f 4m2f 3m
8th
Midfield - headway 19th - ridden 3 out - short of room and squeezed out before 2 out - soon outpaced and held - no extra approaching last(tchd 66/1)
N/A AVG
Peter Maher 140 lbs 50/1 3.5
3m1f 4m2f
2m6f 3m6f
9th
Held up in rear - not fluent 13th - hit 23rd - ridden 27th - outpaced and held 28th - rallied before 2 out - stayed on but no impression approaching last (vet said gelding finished lame on his right-hind)
N/A Poor
Henry De Bromhead 166 lbs 12/1 2.25
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2m6f 3m 3m 3m1f 3m
10th
Towards rear - headway into midfield 19th - ridden 27th - soon outpaced - lost ground quickly 3 out - well held before 2 out - got behind approaching last (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 66/1)
10 G AVG
Eugene M O'Sullivan 140 lbs 40/1 8.5
2m5f 3m1f 3m1f 2m5½f 3m1½f
3m 3m1f 3m½f 4m2f 3m
11th
Midfield - ridden 28th - outpaced 3 out - weakened after 2 out - got well behind approaching last(op 66/1)
N/A Poor
Ross O'Sullivan 140 lbs 80/1 8.5
3m1f 4m2f
2m4f 2m5f 2m5½f 2m4f 3m
12th
Held up in midfield - pushed along briefly and dropped to rear 16th - raced in last and cajoled along 17th - rallied 19th - bad mistake 20th - overjumped 21st - ridden and lost touch 27th - tailed off(op 4/1)
N/A Poor
E Bolger 145 lbs 6/1 31
2m4f 3m1f 3m6f 2m 3m1f
3m 3m
13th
Towards rear of midfield - mistake 4th - cajoled along 19th - ridden and struggling 23rd - got behind 27th - tailed off (vet said gelding was struck into and lame on his right-fore)(op 125/1 tchd 80/1)
N/A Poor
J P Dempsey 140 lbs 100/1 27
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4m2f 2m7f 3m6f 3m5f
99th
Held up in rear - brief headway towards rear of midfield 10th - ridden 26th - mistake and unseated rider 27th(op 33/1)
12 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 140 lbs 12/1 -
2m7f 3m1f 3m6f
2m7½f 3m1f 3m 2m4½f 3m
99th
In rear - bad mistake 3rd - tried to refuse and unseated rider 6th
13 G Poor
Peter Maher 140 lbs 40/1 -
2m3f 3m1f 4m2f 3m1f 3m1f