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Cheltenham
14:50
Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 Distance: 2m5f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50 Place: £2 £2.70 £3.80 Exacta: £84.70 Tricast: £532.27 Trifecta: £2484.60
Non-Runners: First Street (self certificate), Maxxum (unsuitable ground), Supreme Gift (unsuitable ground), Zanndabad (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 10 Langer Dan (IRE) 9 G AVG
Dan Skelton 162 lbs 13/2 Won Travelled strongly - midfield - headway 2 out - led narrowly before last - ridden clear final 110yds - readily (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that having had a poor start to the winter campaign gelding had been scoped and was found to have ulcers and had benefitted from having received treatment for stomach ulcers on this occasion; he further explained that gelding had bled on his previous outing at Kempton - which had been reported)(op 7/1 tchd 8/1)
2nd 1 Ballyadam (IRE) 9 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 168 lbs 13/2 3.5 Held up in rear - not fluent 3rd - headway 2 out - prominent when not fluent last - went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
3rd 19 Shanbally Kid (IRE) 7 G AVG
W P Mullins 155 lbs 12/1 1.25 In touch with leaders - edged left after 2nd - not fluent 4 out - headway and pressed leader 2 out - briefly disputed lead before last - no extra and lost second inside final 110yds - just held third
4th 17 Lucky Place (FR) 6 G AVG
Nicky Henderson 158 lbs 25/1 0.1 Held up in rear - raced wide and headway 2 out - went fourth last - stayed on final 110yds(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)
5th 16 Franciscan Rock (IRE) 8 G AVG
M F Morris 159 lbs 50/1 4.75 Raced wide - midfield - headway and prominent when not fluent 2 out - weakened run-in(op 66/1)
6th 24 Black Bamboo (IRE) 8 G Poor
John Joseph Murphy 149 lbs 14/1 1.5 Held up in rear - raced wide and not fluent 2 out - headway when jumped left last - kept on - not reach leaders
7th 3 Da Capo Glory (IRE) 6 G AVG
Padraig Butler 159 lbs 33/1 2.5 In touch with leaders - steady headway 4 out - lost ground when not fluent last - soon hung right and weakened(op 22/1)
8th 22 Rambo T (IRE) 7 G Good
Olly Murphy 152 lbs 33/1 2.25 In rear - some headway when not fluent last - weakened run-in(op 25/1)
9th 4 Beacon Edge (IRE) 11 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 163 lbs 33/1 1 Disputed lead - led narrowly after 4th - headed before last - hit last - soon weakened(op 28/1)
10th 7 Brazil (IRE) 6 G AVG
Padraig Roche 158 lbs 16/1 .5 Midfield - headway 2 out - weakened before last(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)
11th 20 Lombron (FR) 5 G AVG
W P Mullins 154 lbs 40/1 .75 In rear on inner - hit 2 out - some headway on turn before last - weakened run-in(op 50/1)
12th 21 Doddiethegreat (IRE) 9 G Good
Nicky Henderson 153 lbs 9/1 .5 Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield on inner - mistake 2nd - steady headway 4th - weakened before last(tchd 8/1)
13th 6 Might I (IRE) 9 G AVG
Harry Fry 163 lbs 14/1 0.3 Midfield - not fluent 1st - short of room and lost ground after 2nd - sprawled on landing and dropped to rear 5th - not fluent 6th - no impression after 2 out
14th 14 Built By Ballymore (IRE) 6 G AVG
Martin Brassil 160 lbs 4/1F 4 Midfield - bit short of room after 2nd - steady headway and prominent 3 out - weakened on turn before last
15th 8 Finest Evermore (IRE) 9 M AVG
Paul Hennessy 163 lbs 80/1 2.75 Raced wide - not fluent early - towards rear throughout (jockey said mare made a bad mistake at first hurdle)(tchd 100/1)
16th 12 Sa Majeste (FR) 7 G Good
W P Mullins 161 lbs 5/1 1.5 Midfield on inner - dropped to rear 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
17th 15 Benson (GB) 9 G AVG
Sandy Thomson 160 lbs 66/1 9.5 Midfield - weakened 2 out
18th 18 Guard Your Dreams (GB) 8 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 158 lbs 25/1 2.5 Raced wide - in touch with leaders - steady headway 3 out - weakened on turn before last(op 22/1)
19th 9 Mark Of Gold (GB) 7 G Good
Gary Moore 155 lbs 33/1 22 Pressed leaders on outer - prominent from 4th - not fluent 3 out - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 28/1)
99th 13 Western Fold (IRE) 6 G Good
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 28/1 - Led narrowly or disputed lead - headed and pressed leader 4th - weakened 3 out - lost touch and pulled up before last(op 25/1)
99th 11 Jigoro (FR) 5 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 162 lbs 11/1 - Midfield - lost position 3 out - weakened 2 out - pulled up before last (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet had nothing to report)(op 12/1)