Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
13:15
Paddy Power Cheltenham Countdown Podcast Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2024
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Chase
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £9
Place: £2.90 £5.50 £2.20
Exacta: £176.50
Tricast: £926.05
Trifecta: £1412.10
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Ga Law (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Jamie Snowden | 162 lbs | 8/1 | Won | Prominent - not fluent 5th - led 9th - faced challenge when good jump 2 out - soon ridden - kept on well run-in(op 13/2) | ||
| 2nd | 12 | Lounge Lizard (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Henry Daly | 142 lbs | 25/1 | 1.75 | Raced wide - in touch with leaders - jumped right 6th - disputing second when mistake 5 out - challenging 2 out - hung left then mistake last - kept on run-in(op 22/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Il Ridoto (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 160 lbs | 4/1F | 4.75 | Pressed leader - prominent 10th - disputing second approaching last - no extra run-in | ||
| 4th | 3 | Jetoile (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Ryan Potter | 162 lbs | 18/1 | 11 | Midfield - in touch with leaders when not fluent 5 out - went modest fourth last - kept on(op 16/1) | ||
| 5th | 13 | Champagne Mystery (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Tom George | 142 lbs | 50/1 | .5 | Raced in last - not fluent 4 out - soon switched right and rapid headway on outer - prominent when jumped right 3 out - no impression when mistake 2 out - lost fourth last(op 40/1) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Frere d'Armes (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 146 lbs | 22/1 | 3 | Towards rear - outpaced after 3 out - no impression(op 16/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Victtorino (FR) | 7 G | Good | Venetia Williams | 158 lbs | 9/2 | 1 | Raced wide - slow jump 9th - never better than midfield (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 4/1 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Bill Baxter (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Warren Greatrex | 150 lbs | 12/1 | 3.75 | Pressed leader - left in lead 1st - headed and prominent 9th - bad mistake 10th - weakened before 2 out(op 11/1) | ||
| 9th | 1 | Hitman (FR) | 9 G | AVG |
Freddie Gingell
(5)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 163 lbs | 12/1 | 1 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - mistake 3 out - weakened 2 out | |
| 10th | 8 | Straw Fan Jack (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Sheila Lewis | 149 lbs | 22/1 | 1.25 | In touch with leaders on inner - pushed along briefly when midfield 6th - struggling in rear 5 out(tchd 20/1) | ||
| 11th | 6 | Excello (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 152 lbs | 5/1 | 19 | In touch with leaders - slow jump and lost ground quickly 3rd - soon in rear - not fluent 5 out - headway after 4 out - not fluent 3 out - weakened home turn(op 13/2 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 12th | 9 | Easy As That (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Shane Quinlan
(3)lbs
|
Venetia Williams | 146 lbs | 10/1 | 4.75 | Prominent - lost position and midfield after 3rd - dropped to last 10th - mistake 11th - struggling when bad mistake 5 out (vet reported gelding bled from the nose)(op 11/1 tchd 12/1) | |
| 99th | 11 | Grandeur d'Ame (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Alan King | 145 lbs | 9/1 | - | Led - mistake and unseated 1st(op 11/1) |