GBCheltenham Races

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Cheltenham
14:10
BetMGM County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £13.40 Place: £2.90 £2 £2.80 Exacta: £77.50 Tricast: £639.51 Trifecta: £1382.20
Non-Runners: Aucunrisque (unsuitable ground), Encanto Bruno (unsuitable ground), Gin Coco (unsuitable ground), Hansard (vet's certificate), Parramount (unsuitable ground), Rare Middleton (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m½f 1m6f 2m 2m 2m
1st
Held up in last - still plenty to do but going easily when mistake 2 out - good headway but not fluent when went third last - ran on well to lead towards finish - cosily(op 16/1)
6 G AVG
W P Mullins 150 lbs 12/1 Won
1m6f 1m6½f 2m 2m1f 2m
2m3f 2m 2m 2m½f 2m½f
2nd
Held up in rear - midfield 3rd - went third 2 out - led narrowly but not fluent last - kept on run-in - headed towards finish(op 3/1)
7 G Good
Dan Skelton 147 lbs 7/2F 1
2m 2m3½f 2m 1m7½f 2m
2m1f 2m 2m1f 2m2f 2m½f
3rd
Held up in rear - headway after 2 out - kept on well run-in - went third final strides(tchd 16/1)
7 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 165 lbs 14/1 3.25
2m4f 1m6f 2m2½f 2m2½f 2m4f
2m 2m 2m1f 2m4½f 2m
4th
Held up in rear - headway 4th - midfield 3 out - disputing fourth last - kept on well inside final 110yds(op 10/1)
6 M Elite
Henry De Bromhead 156 lbs 8/1 0.05
1m5f 1m6f
2m½f 2m½f 2m3f 2m4f 1m7½f
5th
Led - increased tempo from 2 out - headed last - soon lost second but kept on - lost two places final strides(op 50/1)
5 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 137 lbs 40/1 0.1
2m½f 2m 1m7½f 2m3½f 1m7½f
1m7½f 1m7½f 1m7½f 2m½f 2m
6th
Midfield - hit 5th - headway after 2 out - disputing fourth last - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 15/2)
7 G Good
Dan Skelton 145 lbs 7/1 0.3
2m4f 2m½f 1m7½f 2m3½f
2m½f 2m1f 2m1f 2m
7th
Prominent - disputing fourth last - kept on(tchd 9/1)
5 M AVG
W P Mullins 157 lbs 10/1 0.3
2m1f 2m½f 2m5f 2m5f 2m4f
2m½f 2m3f 2m 2m4f 2m2f
8th
Never better than midfield(tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1)
5 M AVG
W P Mullins 149 lbs 12/1 3.75
2m 2m4½f 2m 2m 2m2f
2m½f 2m2f 2m 2m 2m
9th
Held up in rear - steady headway approaching last - kept on well run-in - never near to challenge (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(tchd 66/1)
5 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 142 lbs 50/1 0.05
2m 2m½f 1m2f 1m4½f 2m1f
2m1f 2m½f 2m 2m 2m
10th
Held up in rear - headway into midfield after 2 out - not fluent last - no impression run-in(op 50/1)
4 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 139 lbs 80/1 5
2m 2m1f 1m4f 1m4f 1m4f
2m4½f 2m5f 2m 2m4½f 2m
11th
Midfield - outpaced after 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 5/1 tchd 15/2)
8 G Poor
Emmet Mullins 145 lbs 7/1 2.5
2m½f 2m1f 2m 2m1f 2m6½f
2m 2m2½f 2m 2m 2m2f
12th
Prominent - weakened before last (trainer said mare was unsuited by the going - which was officially described as heavy - and would prefer a quicker surface)
6 M Poor
Gordon Elliott 142 lbs 100/1 0.3
2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m2f 2m3½f
2m4½f 2m½f 2m 2m3f 2m
13th
In touch with leaders - ridden after 2 out - weakened last(tchd 33/1)
6 G AVG
Sheena West 142 lbs 28/1 0.2
2m 1m7½f 1m4f 2m4f 1m6f
2m 2m 2m 2m 2m
14th
Midfield - good headway when on inner after 2 out - soon prominent - weakened last (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going - which was officially described as heavy - and would prefer a quicker surface; vet had nothing to report)(op 11/2)
6 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 152 lbs 4/1 0.2
2m½f 2m1f 2m1f 2m 2m½f
2m 2m 2m 2m 2m
15th
Held up in rear - headway before 2 out - weakened before last
7 G AVG
W P Mullins 151 lbs 14/1 3.25
2m 2m½f 1m2f 1m4f 1m5f
2m1f 2m 1m7½f 2m½f 2m4½f
16th
Prominent - slightly hampered 3rd - weakened before last(op 16/1)
6 G AVG
Jonjo O'Neill 148 lbs 20/1 2.5
2m 2m4f 2m1f 2m 2m
2m½f 2m 2m 2m½f 2m
99th
Midfield - stumbled badly when on turn after 5th - soon recovered - weakened after 2 out - pulled up approaching last (jockey said gelding ran too freely and clipped heels at the top of the hill on final circuit)
6 G AVG
W P Mullins 151 lbs 40/1 -
2m 2m 2m½f 2m½f 2m1f