Cheltenham Gold Cup Lunch 18th March Open National Hunt Flat Race (Cat 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Gallopade (GB) | 9 G | AVG |
Caoilin Quinn
(7)lbs
|
Warren Greatrex | 159 lbs | 15/8F | Won | Made all - clear halfway - shaken up 3f out - ridden over 1f out - drifted left final 110yds - all out(op 9/4) | |
| 2nd | 2 | Bertie Blue (GB) | N/A | AVG | Emma Lavelle | 159 lbs | 11/2 | 0.3 | Midfield - pushed along and headway from 3f out - went second over 1f out - soon ridden - kept on strongly inside final furlong - just held(op 5/1) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Pocket Too (GB) | 6 G | Poor |
Miss Heidi Stevens
(7)lbs
|
Victor Dartnall | 140 lbs | 4/1 | 4.5 | Tracked leaders - ridden over 2f out - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 7/2 tchd 9/2) | |
| 4th | 8 | Horizon Dove (FR) | 7 M | Poor | Fergal O'Brien | 152 lbs | 5/1 | 3.75 | Midfield - ran green with one circuit to go - struggling back straight - ridden and headway over 1f out - stayed on final furlong - went fourth towards finish(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Exmoor Forest (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Ben Godfrey
(3)lbs
|
Ben Lund | 156 lbs | 22/1 | 2 | Held up in rear - ran green with one circuit to go - headway back straight - ridden and went second over 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 50/1) | |
| 6th | 6 | Presenting Nelly (GB) | 8 M | AVG | Dan Skelton | 159 lbs | 6/1 | 1.75 | Tracked leaders - ridden over 2f out - kept on but held from over 1f out(op 5/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Lord Bill (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Conor Ring
(3)lbs
|
Grace Harris | 156 lbs | 66/1 | 1 | Midfield - some headway back straight - ridden 3f out - soon outpaced | |
| 8th | 10 | Vengeance (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Tom Lacey | 147 lbs | 11/1 | 1.75 | Held up in rear - outpaced home turn - stayed on from over 1f out - never on terms(op 10/1) | ||
| 9th | 3 | Brucie Bonus (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Sarah Robinson | 159 lbs | 125/1 | 56 | Always towards rear - tailed off(op 80/1) | ||
| 10th | 7 | Prince MTM (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Shane Quinlan
(5)lbs
|
Ben Lund | 154 lbs | 100/1 | 12 | Tracked leaders - lost position gradually back straight - weakened home turn - tailed off (jockey said gelding ran green and hung left in the home straight)(op 66/1) |
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