Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
13:30
Turners Novices' Chase (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £8.50
Place: £2.50 £8.60
Exacta: £256.30
Tricast: £452.96
Trifecta: £442
Non-Runners: Banbridge (unsuitable ground), Christopher Wood (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Stage Star (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 161 lbs | 15/2 | Won | Led - not fluent 4 out - pushed along and headed after 3 out - good jump and led again 2 out - soon ridden - kept on strongly and went clear run-in(op 7/1 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Notlongtillmay (GB) | 7 G | AVG | L J Morgan | 161 lbs | 40/1 | 3.25 | Prominent - not fluent 3 out - soon pushed along to lead - headed and ridden 2 out - good jump last - hung left run-in - kept on but no match for winner(op 33/1 tchd 50/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Mighty Potter (FR) | 5 G | Elite | Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 4/6F | .75 | Midfield - headway before 5 out - pushed along and outpaced home turn - mistake 2 out - slightly hampered and switched right approaching last - ridden and hung badly right run-in - went third final strides (jockey said gelding hung right in the closing stages; vet reported gelding lost his left fore shoe)(op 8/11) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Appreciate It (IRE) | 10 G | Good | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 3/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - not fluent 10th - headway when mistake 4 out - went third 2 out - soon hung badly left - ridden run-in - no extra and lost third final strides(op 11/4) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Unexpected Party (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 161 lbs | 100/1 | 4 | Held up in rear - outpaced after 3 out - ridden and some headway after 2 out - stayed on run-in - never dangerous(op 125/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | James Du Berlais (FR) | 9 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 16/1 | .5 | Raced wide - took keen hold - midfield - headway after 4 out - briefly went third going okay home turn - slightly hampered and switched right approaching last - ridden and weakened run-in(op 25/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Balco Coastal (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 161 lbs | 16/1 | 8.5 | Prominent - pushed along after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 14/1) |