Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
14:10
Sporting Life Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023
Distance: 2m
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.10
Place: £1.20 £1.10 £1.60
Exacta: £3.50
Tricast: £12.87
Trifecta: £12.80
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | El Fabiolo (FR) | 8 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 11/10F | Won | Prominent - not fluent 1st - led just after 2 out - 3 lengths ahead when not fluent last - soon ridden - kept on strongly and went further clear final 110yds - ridden out(op 6/5 tchd 5/4) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Jonbon (FR) | 9 G | Elite | Nicky Henderson | 161 lbs | 2/1 | 5.5 | Jumped slightly left throughout - raced in second - pushed along after 3 out - drifted left when challenging 2 out - soon ridden - 3 lengths down last - hung left and no extra run-in(op 15/8) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Saint Roi (FR) | 9 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 11/1 | 6.5 | Held up in rear - steady headway after 9th - went fourth after 4 out - pushed along after 3 out - 5 lengths fourth when ridden after 2 out - left in third last - no extra run-in(op 15/2) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Straw Fan Jack (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Sheila Lewis | 161 lbs | 50/1 | 16 | In touch with leaders - blundered 4th - hit 8th - outpaced and lost position gradually after 4 out - well held from 2 out - went modest fourth towards finish(op 66/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Ha d'Or (FR) | 8 G | Poor | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 66/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - midfield 4th - ridden after 3 out - soon outpaced - left in modest fourth last - lost fourth towards finish(tchd 50/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Effernock Fizz (IRE) | 9 M | Poor | Cian Collins | 154 lbs | 125/1 | 6 | Prominent - pushed along when lost position after 9th - blundered 4 out - soon behind(op 150/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Ballybreeze (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Samuel Drinkwater | 161 lbs | 150/1 | 5 | Midfield - lost position gradually from 5th - in rear when mistake 4 out - tailed off(op 200/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Dysart Dynamo (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 5/1 | - | Raced freely - led - 5 lengths ahead 6th - faced strong challenge when awkward jump 2 out - soon headed and lost second - 4 lengths down and held when fell last | ||
| 99th | 5 | Hollow Games (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 28/1 | - | In rear - lost touch from 6th - tailed off when pulled up 9th - never going well (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 40/1) |