Chepstow Races
Chepstow
15:45
cheltenhamfestival.com Cheltenham Festival Handicap Chase
Chepstow
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2024
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Chase
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.90
Place: £1.70 £3 £1.30
Exacta: £39.20
Tricast: £111.93
Trifecta: £180.40
Non-Runners: Samtara (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Kingofthewest (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | David Pipe | 151 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Prominent - outpaced and lost position briefly 5 out - ridden and pressed leaders when not fluent 2 out - 3 lengths fourth last - kept on well run-in - led inside final 110yds - won going away(tchd 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Walkinthewoods (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Evan Williams | 150 lbs | 12/1 | .75 | Held up in rear - pushed along and steady headway from 4 out - ridden when bit short of room approaching last - kept on well run-in - briefly led final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 10/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Rock Of Star (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Alexandra Dunn | 155 lbs | 9/4F | 2 | In touch with leaders - not fluent and dropped to rear 2nd - headway 9th - pushed along before 3 out - ridden and pressed leader 2 out - led last - headed final 110yds - weakened towards finish(op 10/3 tchd 85/40) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Moonlighter (GB) | 10 G | Poor | Kim Bailey | 167 lbs | 14/1 | 4.25 | Prominent - led 4th - mistake and headed last - weakened inside final 110yds(op 9/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Valirann Gold (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
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Harriet Brown | 139 lbs | 10/1 | 3.75 | Led - headed 4th - outpaced and lost position briefly before 5 out - weakened 2 out(op 8/1) | |
| 6th | 3 | Hermes Du Gouet (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Venetia Williams | 163 lbs | 11/4 | 10 | Never going well - in touch with leaders - dropped to rear and cajoled along 7th - dropped to last and slow jump 11th - rallied before 5 out - lost ground 4 out - no impression when wandered on approach 2 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 3/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Skinflint (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Henry Oliver | 158 lbs | 28/1 | 30 | Held up in rear - outpaced before 5 out - lost touch 3 out - weakened and hung left approaching last(op 18/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Kings Keeper (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Kerry Lee | 170 lbs | 16/1 | - | Held up in rear - outpaced 4 out - weakened 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | I Shut That d'Or (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Joe Tizzard | 160 lbs | 28/1 | - | In touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - outpaced when slow jump 3 out - weakened 2 out - pulled up approaching last(op 22/1) |