Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
13:15
Catesby Estates Handicap Hurdle
Cheltenham
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023
Distance: 2m1f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Non-Runners: Jagwar (vet's certificate), Lebowski (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Go Dante (GB) | 8 G | Good | Olly Murphy | 159 lbs | 7/2F | Won | Raced in second - disputed lead 5th - led clearly approaching last where not fluent - soon ridden and joined briefly - ran on well(op 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Doddiethegreat (IRE) | 9 G | Good | Nicky Henderson | 165 lbs | 13/2 | 1.25 | Towards rear - jumped left 1st - headway 2nd - soon prominent - briefly disputed lead just after last - hung left towards finish - kept on(op 6/1 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 3rd | 11 | Panjari (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 151 lbs | 17/2 | .5 | Taken down early - led - joined 5th - lost position approaching last - briefly disputed lead just after last - kept on - joined for 3rd post(op 11/2 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 3rd | 12 | Donnacha (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Nigel Hawke | 151 lbs | 5/1 | 0 | Towards rear - not fluent 5th - headway into midfield 3 out - pressed leaders after 2 out - outpaced last - stayed on run-in - forced dead-heat 3rd post(op 11/2) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Williethebuilder (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 159 lbs | 9/2 | .5 | Held up in rear - slightly hampered and awkward jump 4th - good headway after 2 out - pressed leaders last - no extra final 110yds(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 5th | 9 | In This World (FR) | 7 G | AVG |
Tristan Durrell
(5)lbs
|
Dan Skelton | 149 lbs | 40/1 | 0 | In rear - slightly hampered after 1st - headway 2 out - soon not clear run and switched right - 4 lengths down last - ran on(tchd 50/1) | |
| 7th | 5 | Kaleb (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Amy Murphy | 158 lbs | 18/1 | 2.75 | Midfield - short of room and dropped to last after 3rd - switched right after 2 out - headway approaching last - kept on(op 20/1) | ||
| 8th | 14 | Wonderful Eagle (GER) | 5 G | Good | Philip Hobbs & Johnson White | 146 lbs | 10/1 | 7.5 | Prominent - mistake 3 out - lost position 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 11/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 9th | 13 | Mr Mackay (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
James Turner
(7)lbs
|
Nigel Twiston-Davies | 140 lbs | 12/1 | 0.3 | Midfield on inner - headway and in touch with leaders 5th - weakening when jumped left last(op 10/1) | |
| 10th | 1 | Thecompanysergeant (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Denis Gerard Hogan | 168 lbs | 20/1 | 5.5 | Midfield - in touch with leaders 2 out - weakened before last(op 18/1) | ||
| 11th | 7 | Ginger Mail (FR) | 8 G | AVG | N W Alexander | 156 lbs | 16/1 | 7 | In touch with leaders - lost position 3 out - rallied on outer 2 out - weakened before last(op 18/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 12th | 8 | Skytastic (FR) | N/A | Good | Ben Pauling | 155 lbs | 33/1 | 32 | Prominent - lost position 3rd - dropped to rear 5th - lost touch after 3 out - tailed off(op 25/1 tchd 22/1) |