Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
16:00
Turners Open National Hunt Flat Race () (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2023
Distance: 2m½f
Type: NH Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.25
Place: £1.70 £2 £1.80
Exacta: £13.50
Trifecta: £48.60
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Brechin Castle (IRE) | 5 G | Elite | B F Brookhouse | 156 lbs | 9/4F | Won | Prominent - pushed along to lead over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - ran on well(tchd 2/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Fire Flyer (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 156 lbs | 9/2 | 2.25 | Took keen hold - led - headed over 1f out - hung left inside final furlong - keeping on when swerved right and lost ground towards finish(op 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Moon Chime (GB) | 6 G | Good | David Killahena & Graeme McPherson | 156 lbs | 7/2 | 2.25 | Midfield - headway over 1f out - soon went third - ran on final furlong(tchd 18/5) | ||
| 4th | 10 | Rickety Bridge (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 156 lbs | 25/1 | 3 | Raced in second - lost position over 1f out - outpaced final furlong(op 22/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Diamond Dice (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Jonjo O'Neill | 156 lbs | 20/1 | 2 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway over 1f out - kept on well final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 18/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Hazy Glen (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Michael & David Easterby | 156 lbs | 14/1 | 3.75 | Held up in rear - headway over 1f out - stayed on(op 12/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 7th | 11 | Walks Like The Man (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Syd Hosie | 156 lbs | 12/1 | 4.75 | Prominent - outpaced home turn - weakened final furlong(op 9/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Minella Rescue (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Gary Hanmer | 156 lbs | 8/1 | 2.5 | Towards rear - headway into midfield over 3f out - switched to near side and outpaced home turn - soon weakened(op 10/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 9th | 12 | Daytona Beach (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Rae Guest | 149 lbs | 22/1 | 1 | In rear - weakened under 2f out(tchd 25/1) | ||
| 10th | 1 | Ballysax Hank (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Miss Katy Brown | 156 lbs | 50/1 | 2.25 | Unruly beforehand - got loose beforehand - in rear - headway 3f out - in touch with leaders when hung badly right home turn - soon lost position and in rear (unseated jockey twice on way to post; having been checked by doctor - jockey was deemed fit to race)(op 33/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 11th | 5 | Doyen Quest (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Dan Skelton | 156 lbs | 14/1 | 24 | Midfield - raced wide back straight - pressed leaders over 2f out - weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet had nothing to report)(op 9/1) | ||
| 12th | 2 | Boy From Brazil (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 156 lbs | 80/1 | 5.5 | Took keen hold - midfield - lost position and in rear over 4f out - tailed off from 3f out(op 28/1) |