Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Stage Star (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 168 lbs | 11/4F | Won | Jumped well - led narrowly or disputed lead - led clearly 4 out - faced challenge 2 out - went clear again run-in - pushed out(op 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Datsalrightgino (GER) | 8 G | AVG | Jamie Snowden | 164 lbs | 12/1 | 3.75 | In touch with leaders - ridden and headway after 3 out - challenging when not fluent 2 out - 1 length down when not fluent last - soon held but kept on(op 10/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Unexpected Party (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 166 lbs | 11/1 | 10 | Held up in rear - headway after 3 out - ridden and went third after 2 out - kept on but no match for first two (vet reported gelding lost his left fore shoe)(op 12/1 tchd 14/1) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Panic Attack (IRE) | 8 M | Good | David Pipe | 156 lbs | 8/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - prominent from 5th - bad mistake 10th - struggling when lost position after 11th - soon in rear - headway 2 out - went fourth run-in - stayed on(tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Llandinabo Lad (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Tom Symonds | 157 lbs | 16/1 | 5.5 | Prominent - disputing second when ridden after 3 out - lost third approaching last - drifted left and weakened run-in(op 18/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Malinello (GB) | N/A | AVG | Ben Pauling | 157 lbs | 8/1 | 12 | Held up in rear - reminder after 4th - headway after 11th - ridden after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2) | ||
| 7th | 10 | Dalamoi (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Tim Vaughan | 155 lbs | 9/2 | 1 | Pressed leaders - disputing second when stumbled 3 out - ridden home turn - weakened after 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(tchd 4/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Any News (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Neil Mulholland | 157 lbs | 33/1 | 11 | Held up in rear - midfield 7th - in touch with leaders when ridden after 4 out - weakened 3 out(op 40/1 tchd 50/1) | ||
| 99th | 11 | Fire Dancer (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 146 lbs | 9/2 | - | Led narrowly or disputed lead - headed when not fluent 4 out - weakened after 3 out - soon pulled up (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than agreeing with jockey report that gelding stopped quickly)(op 10/3) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Fern Hill (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Ben Case | 166 lbs | 18/1 | - | Midfield - struggling when in rear after 11th - weakened after 4 out - well behind when pulled up after 3 out(tchd 22/1) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Iamastar (FR) | 6 G | Poor |
Mr David Maxwell
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Philip Hobbs | 152 lbs | 100/1 | - | Held up in rear but in touch with leaders - hit 6th - blundered and unseated rider 10th(op 80/1) |
Cheltenham Races