Cheltenham
13:55
Paddy Power New Year's Day Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2023 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £7 Place: £2.20 £2.80 £2.50 Exacta: £92.20 Tricast: £554.98 Trifecta: £1233
Non-Runners: Sebastopol (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Midfield - headway after 8th - led home turn - not fluent 2 out - soon ridden - kept on well run-in - ridden out(op 13/2)
10 G AVG Dan Skelton 158 lbs 6/1 Won
2nd
Led - pressed leader when headed 5th - led before 4 out - ridden when headed home turn - went fourth after 2 out - rallied and went second again after last - kept on until no extra inside final 110yds(op 12/1)
10 G AVG Sam Thomas 163 lbs 11/1 2.25
3rd
Midfield - headway after 13th - briefly went fourth after 3 out - soon ridden - drifted left approaching last - went third run-in - kept on well final 110yds(op 15/2)
7 G AVG Gary Moore 155 lbs 8/1 1.25
4th
Prominent - shaken up after 3 out - ridden when went second after 2 out - jumped left and not fluent last - soon no extra(op 15/2)
8 G AVG Paul Nicholls 152 lbs 8/1 4.5
5th
Prominent - hit 7th - going okay when challenging after 3 out - every chance 2 out - soon ridden and held - weakened run-in
11 G AVG Ben Pauling 149 lbs 11/2F 2.75
6th
Held up in rear - ridden and headway before 2 out - stayed on run-in - never on terms(op 25/1)
8 G Poor Milton Harris 145 lbs 28/1 4
7th
Midfield - nudged along from 10th - ridden after 3 out - some headway after 2 out - kept on but well held run-in
9 G AVG Kerry Lee 153 lbs 20/1 0.3
8th
Towards rear of midfield - ridden after 3 out - not clear run and switched right before 2 out - kept on but no chance from last
N/A Poor Alan King 137 lbs 25/1 5
9th
Midfield - struggling when towards rear after 4 out - no chance but kept on from 2 out
N/A Poor Paul Nicholls 159 lbs 14/1 .5
10th
Prominent - ridden after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 11/1)
11 G AVG Kim Bailey 165 lbs 10/1 0.3
11th
Held up in rear - still plenty to do when switched right after 4 out - ridden after 3 out - made no telling impression(op 9/1)
6 G AVG Venetia Williams 168 lbs 17/2 1
12th
Held up in rear - headway after 9th - in touch with leaders when ridden after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 11/1)
9 M Poor Nicky Henderson 155 lbs 12/1 9.5
99th
In rear - soon outpaced - pulled up after 11th - never going well
10 G Poor Joe Tizzard 160 lbs 40/1 -
99th
Pressed leader - led 5th - mistake 10th - headed before 4 out - soon ridden - weakened 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 28/1)
11 G AVG David Pipe 146 lbs 33/1 -
99th
Midfield - hit 11th - headway 12th - ridden after 3 out - weakened home turn - soon pulled up
10 G AVG Joe Tizzard 161 lbs 12/1 -
99th
Prominent - pecked on landing 2nd - soon dropped to midfield - struggling when in rear 11th - detached when pulled up before 4 out (jockey said gelding made a mistake at the second fence and was never travelling thereafter; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)
8 G Poor Evan Williams 145 lbs 8/1 -