Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
12:40
Cheltenham & South-West Racing Club Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50
Place: £1.70 £1.50
Exacta: £7.80
Trifecta: £21.20
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Ginny's Destiny (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 163 lbs | 5/2 | Won | Jumped well - made virtually all - led narrowly from 10th - briefly headed 11th - ridden after 2 out - 2 lengths ahead and good jump last - reduced lead towards finish - always doing enough(op 11/4) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Grey Dawning (IRE) | 8 G | Elite | Dan Skelton | 166 lbs | 2/1F | .75 | Prominent - nudged along and challenging when bad mistake 2 out - soon lost ground - rallied and went second just after last - kept on well - did well in the circumstances (jockey said gelding made a mistake jumping second-last fence)(op 9/4) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Trelawne (GB) | 9 G | Good | Kim Bailey | 163 lbs | 4/1 | 3 | Prominent - pressed leader 10th - briefly led 11th - pushed along 2 out - ridden and 2 lengths second when mistake last - soon lost second - no impression(op 7/2) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Crebilly (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Jonjo O'Neill | 158 lbs | 3/1 | 2.5 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - mistake 4 out - hit 3 out - ridden after 2 out - not fluent last - no extra run-in(op 11/4 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Tritonic (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Alan King | 163 lbs | 22/1 | 12 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - took keen hold early - pushed along 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 20/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Blue Hop (IRE) | 8 G | Good | B F Brookhouse | 158 lbs | 80/1 | - | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - some headway on outer 10th - pushed along and dropped to last 12th - struggling after 5 out - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out - lost left-front shoe (vet said gelding lost his left fore shoe)(op 100/1 tchd 125/1) |