Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
16:45
Cheltenham & South West Racing Club Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2023
Distance: 2m½f
Type: NH Flat
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.90
Place: £2 £3.30 £2.90
Exacta: £47.40
Trifecta: £408.60
Non-Runners: Betty's Tiara (unsuitable ground), Celtic Dino (self certificate), Itseemslikeit (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | The Kemble Brewery (GB) | 6 G | Elite | Kim Bailey | 159 lbs | 18/5 | Won | Prominent - led over 2f out - kept on well inside final furlong - ridden out(op 7/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 17 | Valgrand (FR) | 5 G | Good | Dan Skelton | 155 lbs | 10/1 | 2.25 | Held up in rear - good headway when on outer from 4f out - hung left but went second over 1f out - kept on(op 12/1 tchd 14/1) | ||
| 3rd | 11 | Martin Plage (FR) | 5 G | Poor | B F Brookhouse | 155 lbs | 9/1 | 6.5 | Led - raced in second when headed after 1f - pressed leader from 3f out - lost second over 1f out - kept on(op 17/2) | ||
| 4th | 14 | Strong Foundations (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Samuel Drinkwater | 155 lbs | 50/1 | 2 | Midfield - headway from over 3f out - went fourth over 2f out - stayed on (jockey said gelding ran too free)(tchd 66/1) | ||
| 5th | 15 | The Northernlights (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Georgina Nicholls | 155 lbs | 66/1 | 8 | Midfield - headway when not clear run and hampered over 1f out - stayed on but no chance final furlong | ||
| 6th | 2 | Willsburg (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Oliver Signy | 159 lbs | 18/1 | 2.75 | Held up in rear - struggling and still plenty to do 4f out - headway over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong - never on terms | ||
| 7th | 3 | Ballyvango (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Martin Keighley | 155 lbs | 12/1 | 1 | Midfield - headway over 1f out - stayed on final furlong(op 20/1) | ||
| 8th | 13 | Stay If U Want To (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Jonjo O'Neill | 155 lbs | 33/1 | .5 | Never better than midfield - hung left from over 1f out | ||
| 9th | 5 | Catch Yourself On (USA) | 6 G | Poor | W P Mullins | 155 lbs | 2/1F | .75 | Prominent - lost position over 3f out - no chance from 2f out (vet said gelding was struck into on his right hind)(op 7/4) | ||
| 10th | 12 | Soir De Gala (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 155 lbs | 14/1 | 3 | Midfield - some headway 3f out - weakened final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 11th | 16 | Tout Sur Moi (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Jane Williams | 155 lbs | 40/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders - weakened over 1f out | ||
| 12th | 7 | Hawk Stone (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Harriet Dickin | 155 lbs | 200/1 | 2 | Always behind(op 100/1) | ||
| 13th | 4 | Call To Duty (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Emma Lavelle | 155 lbs | 14/1 | 0.05 | Always behind (jockey said gelding ran too free)(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 14th | 10 | Jackson Lamb (IRE) | 6 G | Good | John C McConnell | 155 lbs | 9/1 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - prominent - led after 1f - headed over 2f out - soon weakened(tchd 8/1) | ||
| 15th | 8 | Highway One O Five (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Chris Gordon | 155 lbs | 16/1 | 2 | Prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 18/1) |