Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
15:50
Pony Club "Junior" National Hunt Flat Race (A Standard Open NHF Race) () (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2022
Distance: 1m6f
Type: NH Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.60
Place: £1.90 £2.50 £4.60
Exacta: £26.50
Trifecta: £219.10
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15 | Poetic Music (GB) | N/A | Good | Fergal O'Brien | 145 lbs | 7/2F | Won | Held up in rear - headway 5f out - ridden over 2f out - soon chased leader - 4 lengths down 1f out - stayed on and led towards finish - won going away(op 10/3) | ||
| 2nd | 13 | Iliade Allen (FR) | N/A | Poor | Nick Williams | 145 lbs | 5/1 | 1.5 | Led - 6 lengths ahead and going easily home turn - ridden under 2f out - 4 lengths ahead 1f out - faced challenge inside final furlong - headed and no extra towards finish(op 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Mamoon Star (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Fergal O'Brien | 152 lbs | 16/1 | 3.75 | Held up in last - pushed along and headway over 3f out - ridden over 1f out - 10 lengths fifth 1f out - ran on well and went third towards finish(op 12/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Idealdes Villerets (FR) | N/A | AVG | Mel Rowley | 152 lbs | 22/1 | .75 | Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along and 6 lengths second when hung right home turn - soon lost position - ridden and went third 1f out - kept on but lost third towards finish(op 28/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Diamond Egg (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Chris Gordon | 152 lbs | 33/1 | 2.25 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway and chased leaders 3f out - briefly went second over 2f out - soon ridden - lost third and held 1f out - lost fourth towards finish | ||
| 6th | 7 | Legionar (GER) | 3 G | Good | Milton Harris | 152 lbs | 11/2 | 2.25 | In touch with leaders - ridden 3f out - kept on but held from 2f out(tchd 6/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Alazwar (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Archie Watson | 152 lbs | 14/1 | 12 | Towards rear - headway on outer 4f out - ridden 3f out - weakened over 1f out | ||
| 8th | 2 | A Shining Moon (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Eve Johnson Houghton | 152 lbs | 40/1 | 0.1 | Midfield - headway and chased leaders over 5f out - ridden on inner 3f out - outpaced 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 25/1) | ||
| 9th | 12 | Chic Avenue (GB) | N/A | Poor | Pam Sly | 145 lbs | 20/1 | 4.75 | Towards rear - ridden and some headway 3f out - made no telling impression (jockey reported that the bit had slipped and that it had taken about half a furlong to reposition the bit back into the mouth of the filly)(op 16/1) | ||
| 10th | 3 | Beyond Boundaries (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Andrew Balding | 152 lbs | 15/2 | 5 | Towards rear of midfield - pushed along 4f out - weakened over 2f out(op 7/1) | ||
| 11th | 10 | Royal Max (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Nicky Henderson | 152 lbs | 4/1 | 3 | Tracked leaders - ridden 3f out - weakened over 2f out(op 13/2 tchd 3/1) | ||
| 12th | 14 | Kimberley Eve (GB) | 5 M | Poor | Ian Williams | 145 lbs | 40/1 | 2.25 | Always towards rear (jockey said filly hung left-handed)(op 28/1) | ||
| 13th | 9 | Mr Sundancer (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Jonathan Portman | 152 lbs | 22/1 | 1.75 | Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along 4f out - weakened 3f out(op 18/1) | ||
| 14th | 4 | Copperkin (GB) | N/A | Poor | Rod Millman | 152 lbs | 125/1 | 0.2 | Chased leaders - ridden halfway - lost position 5f out - soon in rear(op 100/1) | ||
| 15th | 11 | Scud (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Seamus Mullins | 152 lbs | 80/1 | 20 | In touch with leaders - bit short of room on inner and lost position 5f out - soon behind(op 66/1 tchd 50/1) |