Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
14:10
squareintheair.com Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022
Distance: 2m
Type: Chase
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50
Place: £1.70 £1.70
Exacta: £7.90
Trifecta: £32.70
Non-Runners: Aucunrisque (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Straw Fan Jack (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Sheila Lewis | 163 lbs | 5/2 | Won | Prominent - ridden after 3 out - went second 2 out - led final 110yds - kept on well(op 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Ash Tree Meadow (FR) | 8 G | Good | Gordon Elliott | 166 lbs | 2/1F | .5 | Jumped slightly right throughout - travelled strongly - prominent - led after 3 out - took a false step just before path approaching home turn - ridden after 2 out - headed final 110yds - kept on(op 15/8) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Sole Pretender (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Norman Lee | 166 lbs | 7/1 | .75 | Raced in second - pressed leader after 10th - briefly led 3 out - soon ridden - lost second 2 out - kept on but held run-in(op 11/2 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Noahthirtytwored (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Adam West | 163 lbs | 100/1 | 8 | In touch with leaders - ridden after 3 out - went fourth after 2 out - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 80/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Jetoile (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Ryan Potter | 158 lbs | 11/2 | 12 | Led - hit 6th - mistake 10th - headed 3 out - soon ridden - weakened 2 out (jockey said gelding lost his jumping confidence after a mistake at the fourth fence)(op 7/2) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Byzantine Empire (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 166 lbs | 22/1 | 17 | Held up in rear but in touch with leaders - outpaced and well held from 3 out(op 25/1 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Uhtred (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 158 lbs | 11/2 | - | Held up in rear but in touch with leaders - pushed along when jumped path approaching home turn - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding felt amiss and he therefore pulled up; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 5/1) |