Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
13:50
Virgin Bet December Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2023
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50
Place: £2.50 £2.60 £2.90
Exacta: £48.30
Tricast: £504.64
Trifecta: £576.90
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Fugitif (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Richard Hobson | 157 lbs | 13/2 | Won | Held up in rear - mistake 6th - headway after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - went second last - pressed leader run-in - led final strides | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Il Ridoto (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 149 lbs | 17/2 | 0.1 | Led - clear with one other from 8th - 5 lengths ahead approaching last - ridden run-in - faced challenge final 110yds - headed final strides(op 9/1) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Frero Banbou (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 142 lbs | 9/1 | 9.5 | Prominent - pressed leader 7th - clear of remainder from 8th - 3 lengths down 2 out - lost second last - no extra run-in(tchd 17/2) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Grandeur d'Ame (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Alan King | 142 lbs | 22/1 | 0.3 | Pressed leader - raced in third from 7th - kept on from 2 out - not pace to challenge(tchd 25/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Fakir d'Oudairies (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 168 lbs | 11/1 | 1.5 | Held up in rear - midfield 4th - some headway after 2 out - kept on run-in(op 10/1) | ||
| 6th | 11 | Torn And Frayed (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 142 lbs | 28/1 | 1.75 | Prominent early - midfield from 8th - stayed on from 2 out - not pace to challenge(op 18/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Monmiral (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 151 lbs | 4/1 | 1.75 | Prominent - struggling 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 9/2) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Jay Jay Reilly (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 145 lbs | 33/1 | 3.75 | Held up in rear - never near to challenge(op 28/1) | ||
| 9th | 8 | Do Your Job (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Lucinda Russell | 142 lbs | 22/1 | 6 | Midfield - hampered by faller 4 out - soon dropped to rear - weakened after 3 out | ||
| 99th | 12 | Railway Hurricane (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Conor Stone-Walsh
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Gavin Cromwell | 137 lbs | 33/1 | - | Held up in rear - fell 4 out | |
| 99th | 6 | So Scottish (FR) | 8 G | Poor | Emmet Mullins | 147 lbs | 5/1 | - | Midfield - fell 4 out(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Thunder Rock (IRE) | 9 G | Good | Olly Murphy | 152 lbs | 3/1F | - | Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - dropped to rear when mistake 3rd - hit 8th - soon detached - pulled up before 4 out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding jumped poorly and was never travelling; vet reported gelding lost his right fore shoe)(op 10/3) |