Cheltenham
17:30
Ukraine Appeal National Hunt Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 Distance: 3m6f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £3 Place: £1.50 £1.60 Exacta: £6.20 Trifecta: £11.20
Non-Runners: Ontheropes (vet's certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Held up in behind leaders - dropped to rear 3rd - chased leader after 11th - not fluent 5 out - pressed leader going easily after 3 out - good jump to lead 2 out - cruising when another good jump last - ridden and went clear run-in - readily(op 15/8)
9 G AVG W P Mullins 160 lbs 2/1 Won
2nd
Disputed lead - close up 2nd - disputed lead from 3rd - led clearly after 7th - mistake 18th - ridden and hard pressed after 3 out - headed when not fluent 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(tchd 2/1)
11 G AVG Gordon Elliott 160 lbs 15/8F 8
3rd
Didn't jump with fluency - disputed lead - close up 2nd - lost position and dropped to rear 4th - pushed along briefly and tracked leader after 5 out - ridden and lost ground after 4 out - weakened before 2 out - no match for first two
9 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 160 lbs 11/4 22
4th
Disputed lead - led clearly 2nd - disputed lead from 3rd - tracked leader after 7th - ridden and dropped to last 4 out - weakened before 3 out - went remote fourth run-in(op 125/1)
7 G Poor Rebecca Curtis 160 lbs 100/1 24
5th
Took keen hold - held up in behind leaders - not fluent 1st - pushed along after 5 out - ridden and weakened 3 out - well behind when mistake 2 out - lost fourth run-in(op 12/1)
10 G AVG Rebecca Curtis 160 lbs 11/1 0.1
99th
Held up in rear - mistake 3rd - bad mistake 11th - soon pulled up(tchd 22/1)
9 G Poor Gordon Elliott 160 lbs 20/1 -