Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
17:30
Maureen Mullins National Hunt Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024
Distance: 3m6f
Type: Chase
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.88
Place: £1.60 £1.60
Exacta: £5.40
Trifecta: £42.60
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Corbetts Cross (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Emmet Mullins | 161 lbs | 15/8 | Won | Held up in rear - in touch with leaders on outer 10th - pressed leaders going easily after 3 out - good jump to lead 2 out - soon went clear - readily(op 2/1 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Embassy Gardens (GB) | 9 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 7/4F | 17 | Held up in rear - mistake 3rd - mistake 15th - headway when not fluent 3 out - went second and 1 length down when bad mistake 2 out - soon no chance with winner - kept on run-in (vet said gelding had an irregular heartbeat)(op 6/4 tchd 11/8) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Mr Vango (IRE) | 9 G | Good | Mrs Sara V Bradstock | 161 lbs | 14/1 | 8.5 | Led - mistake 8th - headed after 3 out - soon rallied - no chance with winner but disputing second when mistake last - weakened run-in(op 11/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Kilbeg King (IRE) | N/A | Good | Anthony Honeyball | 161 lbs | 20/1 | 6.5 | Prominent - mistake 9th - mistake 4 out - 2 lengths down when awkward jump 2 out - soon no chance - went fourth last - weakened run-in(tchd 25/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Apple Away (IRE) | 8 M | Good | Lucinda Russell | 154 lbs | 5/1 | 13 | Prominent on outer - went second 8th - pecked on landing 14th - mistake 18th - pressed leader 3 out - soon briefly led - weakened from 2 out - lost fourth last(op 6/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Salvador Ziggy (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 10/1 | - | Towards rear - pecked on landing 10th - not fluent 11th - not fluent 18th - dropped to last 4 out - pulled up after 3 out(op 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Henry's Friend (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Ben Pauling | 161 lbs | 33/1 | - | Raced in second - lost second and prominent 8th - pecked on landing 16th - mistake and lost ground 18th - pulled up before 4 out(op 25/1) |