Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
14:05
Paddy Power New Year's Day Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2024
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Chase
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50
Place: £2.20 £2.40
Exacta: £28.50
Trifecta: £124.80
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Shakem Up'arry (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 142 lbs | 11/2 | Won | In touch with leaders - went second 3 out - pressed leader 2 out - led approaching last - ridden and kept on run-in(op 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Frero Banbou (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 142 lbs | 13/2 | 7.5 | Disputed lead - led clearly after 2nd - faced challenge 2 out - headed approaching last - no extra run-in(op 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Al Dancer (FR) | 11 G | AVG |
Dylan Johnston
(7)lbs
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Sam Thomas | 149 lbs | 11/1 | 8 | Prominent - not fluent 7th - weakened from 2 out - no match for first two(tchd 10/1) | |
| 4th | 3 | Richmond Lake (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 152 lbs | 9/2 | 29 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 9th - struggling after 4 out - weakened home turn(op 11/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Torn And Frayed (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 142 lbs | 18/1 | 15 | Raced in last - not fluent 6th - mistake 8th - not fluent 10th - mistake 12th - struggling 4 out - soon weakened(op 16/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Stage Star (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 168 lbs | 11/10F | - | Disputed lead - raced in second after 2nd - not fluent 11th - mistake 12th - lost position 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling and made a mistake at last open ditch; trainer said gelding was stiff post-race; vet had nothing to report) |