Cheltenham
14:40
Gloucester Brewery Holman Handicap Chase
Cheltenham Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2023 Distance: 3m4f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £16.20 Place: £4 £4.20 £2.50 Exacta: £239.30 Tricast: £1795.20 Trifecta: £3208.20
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Held up in rear - steady headway from 18th - hung left when pushed along after 3 out - led narrowly when jumped left last - soon ridden - kept on well towards finish
N/A AVG Tim Vaughan 145 lbs 14/1 Won
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2nd
Midfield - smooth headway after 19th - went third after 3 out - pushed along when challenging 2 out - ridden after last - stayed on until no extra towards finish - finished lame (vet said gelding was found to be lame on his left-fore)
N/A Poor Harry Whittington 163 lbs 12/1 .75
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3rd
Midfield - ridden after 3 out - headway after 2 out - stayed on run-in - went third towards finish(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
N/A Good Fergal O'Brien 164 lbs 10/1 1.5
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4th
Prominent - ridden after 3 out - led before 2 out - headed last - stayed on until no extra inside final 110yds
9 G Poor Chris Gordon 157 lbs 11/1 0.3
5th
Towards rear - pushed along early - midfield 8th - headway 20th - ridden after 4 out - disputing fourth last - stayed on(op 20/1)
12 G Poor David Dennis 166 lbs 25/1 4.25
6th
Jumped right on occasions - pressed leaders - led 6th - prominent when headed 18th - ridden after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 12/1)
10 G AVG Joe Tizzard 165 lbs 11/1 9
7th
In touch with leaders - pushed along after 4 out - ridden after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 22/1)
N/A AVG David Pipe 160 lbs 18/1 2
8th
Midfield - struggling from 16th - soon lost position - stayed on but no chance from 2 out
9 G Poor Dr Richard Newland 160 lbs 9/1 .5
9th
Held up in rear - midfield when jumped right 8th - hit 9th - prominent 15th - led 18th - ridden when headed after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(tchd 17/2)
10 G AVG Charlie Longsdon 161 lbs 9/1 .5
10th
Held up in rear - some headway 18th - ridden after 4 out - no chance from 3 out - rallied after 2 out(op 20/1)
10 G AVG Evan Williams 150 lbs 16/1 1
11th
Midfield - headway 18th - disputing third 19th - ridden after 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 18/1)
N/A Poor Harry Fry 153 lbs 22/1 1.75
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12th
Led - prominent when headed 2nd - pressed leader after 19th - ridden to lead after 3 out - headed when mistake 2 out - soon weakened(op 22/1)
N/A Poor Charlie Longsdon 165 lbs 25/1 1.5
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13th
Midfield - towards rear 8th - weakened after 4 out - tailed off (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
9 G Poor Venetia Williams 163 lbs 9/1 46
14th
Midfield - towards rear and struggling from 3rd - raced in last from 12th - tailed off(op 10/1)
N/A AVG Emma-Jane Bishop 160 lbs 11/1 24
99th
Midfield - dropped to rear 5th - weakening when mistake 15th - pulled up after 16th (jockey said gelding was slowly into stride)
N/A Poor Syd Hosie 165 lbs 33/1 -
99th
Held up in rear - some headway 17th - weakened 20th - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out - bled from the nose (vet said gelding bled from the nose)(op 28/1)
12 G Poor Harriet Dickin 152 lbs 33/1 -
99th
Pressed leaders - led 2nd - pressed leader when headed 6th - lost position after 16th - soon struggling - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out - bled from the nose (vet said gelding bled from the nose)(op 25/1)
12 G Poor Venetia Williams 155 lbs 28/1 -
99th
Towards rear - pushed along early - midfield 4th - reminders after 14th - weakening when mistake 16th - pulled up after 17th(op 16/1)
N/A Poor Nigel Twiston-Davies 161 lbs 20/1 -
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99th
In touch with leaders - ridden after 20th - weakening when hit 4 out - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding lost his action having jumped the fourth last fence and so he pulled gelding up shortly after; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities other than he had lost his right-fore shoe)(op 11/1)
9 G Good Sam England 158 lbs 17/2F -
99th
Midfield - headway after 4th - soon prominent - weakened after 20th - pulled up before 3 out(op 14/1)
9 G AVG Henry Daly 147 lbs 12/1 -