GBCheltenham Races

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Cheltenham
17:30
Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: NH Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50 Place: £2.10 £2 £11.60 Exacta: £15.90 Tricast: £414.09 Trifecta: £767.10
Non-Runners: King Of Kingsfield (unsuitable ground), Samui (unsuitable ground), Shinji (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 A Dream To Share (IRE) 6 G Good
John E Kiely 161 lbs 7/2 Won Towards rear - steady headway on outer from over 3f out - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and led inside final furlong - kept on well(op 4/1)
2nd 9 Fact To File (FR) 8 G Good
W P Mullins 161 lbs 16/5F 1.25 Towards rear of midfield - headway on outer from over 3f out - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - disputed lead when short of room and unbalanced inside final furlong - kept on but held inside final 110yds(op 11/4)
3rd 5 Captain Teague (IRE) 6 G Elite
Paul Nicholls 161 lbs 40/1 1.25 Prominent - pushed along and made challenge over 2f out - disputed lead when hung right and hampered rivals inside final furlong - soon ridden and hung left - stayed on inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(tchd 33/1)
4th 14 Lecky Watson (IRE) 7 G AVG
W P Mullins 161 lbs 80/1 3 In touch with leaders on outer - shaken up 2f out - ridden over 1f out - disputed lead when hampered inside final furlong - soon lost ground - no impression final 110yds
5th 12 It's For Me (FR) 6 G Good
W P Mullins 161 lbs 6/1 0.3 Raced freely - in rear - pushed along and headway from over 2f out - hung left over 1f out - ridden and no impression inside final furlong
6th 4 Captain Cody (IRE) 7 G AVG
W P Mullins 161 lbs 50/1 0.2 Raced freely - tracked leaders - ridden over 2f out - no extra final furlong(op 80/1)
7th 17 Western Diego (IRE) 7 G AVG
W P Mullins 161 lbs 18/1 4.75 Took keen hold - prominent - led over 4f out - pushed along over 2f out - edged left over 1f out - headed when badly hampered inside final furlong - soon weakened(op 14/1)
8th 16 No Time To Wait (IRE) 6 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 33/1 .5 Towards rear - pushed along over 3f out - stayed on from over 1f out - never on terms(op 28/1)
9th 15 Loughglynn (IRE) 7 G AVG
W P Mullins 161 lbs 33/1 1.25 Midfield - pushed along over 3f out - ridden 2f out - made no impression(op 22/1)
10th 6 Chapeau De Soleil (IRE) 7 G Good
W P Mullins 161 lbs 40/1 1.25 In rear - slightly hampered over 2f out - pushed along and hung left over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong - never on terms(op 22/1)
11th 8 Encanto Bruno (IRE) 7 G Good
John C McConnell 161 lbs 14/1 4.25 In touch with leaders - pushed along and prominent 3f out - ridden and weakened over 1f out(op 12/1)
12th 20 Queens Gamble (IRE) 7 M Good
Oliver Sherwood 154 lbs 20/1 .5 In rear - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and some headway over 1f out - never on terms(tchd 18/1)
13th 10 Fascile Mode (IRE) 6 G AVG
Thomas Mullins 161 lbs 40/1 .5 Raced freely - held up in midfield - pushed along and edged left over 2f out - ridden and no impression from over 1f out(op 66/1)
14th 11 Favour And Fortune (IRE) 7 G Good
Alan King 161 lbs 28/1 1.5 Midfield on inner - pushed along over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 33/1)
15th 19 Fun Fun Fun (IRE) 7 M Elite
W P Mullins 154 lbs 5/1 1.25 Towards rear - pushed along and headway into midfield over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 9/2)
16th 3 Better Days Ahead (IRE) 6 G Good
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 10/1 2 Always towards rear(tchd 9/1)
17th 22 Fiercely Proud (IRE) 6 G Good
Ben Pauling 151 lbs 100/1 1.5 Midfield - pushed along from over 3f out - ridden and weakened 2f out
18th 21 D Art D Art (FR) 6 G AVG
Thomas Cooper 151 lbs 80/1 19 In touch with leaders on inner 2f out - ridden and weakened quickly 3f out
19th 7 Chosen Witness (IRE) 7 G AVG
W P Mullins 161 lbs 66/1 2 Raced in second - led after 6f - pushed along and headed over 4f out - weakened over 2f out(op 80/1)
20th 2 Beachcomber (FR) 6 G AVG
Jonjo O'Neill 161 lbs 150/1 8.5 Always towards rear(tchd 125/1)
21st 18 Westport Cove (FR) 6 G AVG
W P Mullins 161 lbs 33/1 0.3 Took keen hold - led - headed and prominent after 6f - pushed along and weakened 4f out - behind and eased over 1f out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 40/1)