Cheltenham
15:15
Sporting Agenda Challenger Series Mares' Chase Final Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2023 Distance: 3m1½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £9.50 Place: £2.30 £2.30 £2 Exacta: £66.60 Tricast: £307.51 Trifecta: £372.60
Non-Runners: Do You Think (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent - not fluent and dropped to midfield 6th - headway and disputed lead 14th - led clearly before 4 out - pushed along 3 out - ridden and faced challenge when jumped right 2 out - headed final 110yds - rallied and led again towards finish - gamely (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that mare was suited by a more galloping track on this occasion)(op 8/1)
8 M AVG Emma Lavelle 148 lbs 17/2 Won
2nd
Prominent - pushed along and switched left after 3 out - challenging 2 out - ridden approaching last - briefly led final 110yds - no extra and headed towards finish(op 15/2)
9 M AVG Harry Whittington 151 lbs 6/1 .75
3rd
Held up in rear - not fluent 16th - niggled along before 5 out - pushed along before 4 out - headway before 3 out - ridden and went third before 2 out - no extra run-in(op 9/2)
9 M AVG Joe Tizzard 165 lbs 11/2 4.25
4th
Held up in rear - niggled along before 5 out - pushed along when hampered by faller 4 out - ridden and no impression from 3 out
10 M AVG Anthony Honeyball 163 lbs 9/2 26
5th
Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along and outpaced when bad mistake 3 out - ridden and weakened before 2 out (jockey said mare made a bad mistake at the third last fence)
8 M AVG Ben Case 153 lbs 100/30F 7.5
99th
Took keen hold - led - headed before 4 out - pushed along when fell 4 out(tchd 7/1)
9 M AVG Anthony Honeyball 145 lbs 13/2 -
99th
Held up in rear - not fluent 5 out - pushed along and outpaced before 4 out - ridden and no impression before 3 out - pulled up before 2 out - made respiratory noise (trainer said mare made a respiratory noise)(op 6/1)
N/A AVG Jeremy Scott 153 lbs 5/1 -
99th
Midfield - niggled along and dropped to rear before 6th - not fluent and detached 11th - not fluent 12th - pushed along after 15th - struggling 5 out - pulled up after 3 out - suffered wound to right-hind (vet reported mare suffered a wound to her right-hind)(op 22/1)
N/A Poor Sue Gardner 160 lbs 28/1 -