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Cheltenham
16:10
St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 Distance: 3m2½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £10.30 Place: £2.30 £1.30 £7.80 Exacta: £26.70 Tricast: £545.78 Trifecta: £872.90
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m6½f 3m
1st
Held up in rear - midfield after 12th - went third after 3 out - short of room when on inner from 2 out - soon ridden - switched right approaching last - kept on well run-in - led towards finish(op 15/2 tchd 9/1)
8 M Good
Fiona Needham 161 lbs 8/1 Won
3m 3m 3m2f 2m6½f
3m2½f 2m5f 3m 3m 3m1f
2nd
Led - prominent when headed after 2nd - nudged along from 15th - hit 17th - switched left and ridden 2 out - led after last - headed towards finish - stayed on
8 G Elite
Emmet Mullins 168 lbs 11/8F .75
2m5f 3m½f 3m 3m1f 3m2½f
2m6½f 2m5f 3m½f 2m5f 3m1½f
3rd
In touch with leaders - prominent from 6th - went second 4 out - led after 3 out - ridden when mistake last - soon headed - no extra final 110yds(op 33/1)
7 G Good
Miss Hannah Roach 168 lbs 50/1 5.5
2m5f
3m3½f 3m2f 2m7f 3m 2m5½f
4th
Held up in rear - outpaced 3 out - stayed on from 2 out - went fourth final strides(tchd 50/1)
12 G Poor
Miss V Collins 168 lbs 66/1 6
4m½f 3m 3m 2m6½f 3m2½f
3m½f 3m2½f 3m 3m4½f 3m1f
5th
Pressed leaders early - midfield 6th - in touch with leaders 3 out - went fourth 2 out - bad mistake last - lost fourth final strides(op 7/1)
12 G Poor
W P Mullins 168 lbs 11/2 0.3
3m½f
3m2f 3m2½f 2m5½f
6th
Prominent - went second 6th - lost second 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 40/1)
14 G Poor
S Loxton 168 lbs 33/1 7.5
-
2m6½f 2m5½f 3m2f 4m2½f 2m4f
99th
Midfield - weakened after 18th - pulled up after 4 out(op 25/1)
10 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 168 lbs 20/1 -
3m½f
3m2½f
99th
Midfield - in touch with leaders 3 out - weakened before 2 out - pulled up approaching last (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 8/1 tchd 6/1)
N/A Elite
Bradley Gibbs 168 lbs 15/2 -
-
2m½f 3m2f
99th
Always behind - detached from 7th - pulled up before 14th(op 100/1)
N/A Poor
Mrs L Jones 168 lbs 150/1 -
-
3m½f 3m 3m 3m1f 3m1f
99th
Always behind - lost touch from 13th - pulled up 16th (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(tchd 66/1)
9 G AVG
D M Christie 168 lbs 80/1 -
3m 3m1f 3m1f 2m5f 3m½f
2m7½f 3m1f 3m
99th
Unruly at the post - jumped right on occasions - took keen hold - pressed leaders - led after 2nd - mistake 5th - hit 4 out - headed after 3 out - weakened 2 out - pulled up approaching last (jockey said gelding was fractious at the start and ran too freely)(op 3/1)
7 G Good
D M Christie 168 lbs 7/2 -
3m½f
3m2f
99th
In touch with leaders - lost position 10th - towards rear 13th - weakened after 3 out - pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling; trainer said gelding was unsuited by the going - which was officially described as soft - heavy in places - and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 25/1)
8 G Good
J Heard 168 lbs 28/1 -
3m1f