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Cheltenham
13:10
Wienerberger Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase
Cheltenham Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2023 Distance: 3m1f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £14.40 Place: £3.30 £3.20 £4.50 Exacta: £212 Tricast: £2621.89 Trifecta: £4403.40
Non-Runners: Manothepeople (unsuitable ground), Switch Hitter (unsuitable ground), Tea Clipper (unsuitable ground), Wayfinder (travel problems)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 17 Hascoeur Clermont (FR) 7 G Poor
Gavin Cromwell 146 lbs 12/1 Won Took keen hold - jumped right - midfield - headway 9th - led 11th - ridden 2 out - 3 lengths ahead last - kept on
2nd 3 Chambard (FR) 13 G AVG
Venetia Williams 165 lbs 12/1 1.25 Midfield - headway and prominent 4th - went second 3 out - 3 lengths down last - stayed on
3rd 6 Undersupervision (IRE) 9 G Poor
Nigel Twiston-Davies 154 lbs 18/1 2.25 Prominent - lost position 9th - rallied 16th - went third after 3 out - no impression from 2 out - kept on(op 16/1)
4th 13 Wick Green (GB) 11 G AVG
Ben Pauling 144 lbs 16/1 2.25 Prominent - lost position after 3 out - rallied approaching last - stayed on and went fourth run-in(op 20/1)
5th 18 Read To Return (IRE) 8 G Poor
A J Martin 137 lbs 16/5F 0.2 Jumped right on occasions - held up in rear - not fluent 16th - still plenty to do when pushed along after 3 out - no impression 2 out - 15 lengths down last - ridden and stayed on run-in - nearest finish (jockey said - regarding running and riding - that his instructions were to ride gelding mid-division to three-quarters of the way back - with the aim of being in striking distance from turning in; he had got further back than intended in first half of race - and that on second circuit gelding felt flat out; jockey acknowledged that he was too sympathetic in his riding - letting gelding get too far out of his ground - putting this down to his inexperience in the saddle; he continued that he had tried to urge gelding along at top of the hill but accepted that his effort was limited and that he only demonstrated real vigour in the saddle having jumped second last fence - where gelding finished very strongly up the hill; trainer stated that he agreed with the instructions given but informed stewards that the ride which jockey had given did not accord with them; he expanded that he had been keen to claim off the gelding - but that in hindsight jockey's ride was one of real inexperience and one that had come at too early a stage in rider's career; in his opinion the jockey should have been closer from the outset - ridden the gelding more vigorously on final circuit and not allowed gelding to become detached)(op 4/1 tchd 10/3)
6th 16 Outside The Door (IRE) 8 G AVG
Padraig Roche 142 lbs 12/1 4.25 Led - headed 9th - mistake 4 out - outpaced from 3 out(tchd 14/1)
7th 14 Mole Court (IRE) 8 G AVG
Ben Pauling 149 lbs 13/2 1 Lost many lengths start - in rear - headway 9th - in touch with leaders 4 out - went fourth before 2 out - weakened last (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the ground - described as soft - and would prefer a faster surface)(op 6/1)
8th 9 Brampton Belle (GB) 7 M Poor
Henry De Bromhead 156 lbs 10/1 .5 Prominent - lost position 11th - mistake 15th - no impression from 3 out(op 8/1)
9th 20 Blame The Game (IRE) 9 G Poor
Chris Gordon 138 lbs 16/1 3.5 Midfield - lost position 16th - weakened 3 out(tchd 18/1)
10th 12 Strictlyadancer (IRE) 10 G Poor
Christian Williams 144 lbs 13/2 4.25 Held up in rear - not fluent 12th - headway 14th - in touch with leaders 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 11/2)
11th 1 Latitude (IRE) 7 G AVG
Mel Rowley 163 lbs 12/1 0.1 Prominent - led 9th - headed and hampered 11th - hit 13th - lost second 3 out - soon weakened(op 9/1)
12th 8 Coeur Serein (IRE) 9 G AVG
Jonjo O'Neill 154 lbs 33/1 7.5 Midfield - lost position 13th - dropped to rear 4 out(op 40/1)
13th 7 Grandads Cottage (IRE) 9 G AVG
Olly Murphy 160 lbs 12/1 2.5 Lost many lengths start - in rear - some headway 14th - hampered 15th - weakened after 3 out(op 11/1)
99th 19 Galon De Vauzelle (FR) 9 G Poor
P J Rothwell 140 lbs 25/1 - Towards rear - pecked on landing 5th - bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 4 out - tailed off when pulled up 2 out(op 18/1)
99th 15 Plenty Of Time (IRE) 8 M AVG
Syd Hosie 141 lbs 18/1 - Midfield - lost position when slow jump 6th - mistake 8th - in rear 12th - slow jump and lost position 16th - tailed off when pulled up last(op 22/1)
99th 11 Cap Du Nord (FR) 11 G AVG
Christian Williams 151 lbs 50/1 - In rear - dropped to last 4th - struggling with one circuit to go - bad mistake and unseated 15th(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)