Good Luck To All Irish Runners In Cheltenham Veterans Handicap Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Falco Blitz (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | E McNamara | 166 lbs | 3/1 | Won | Held up in rear - headway 4 out - led going best 2 out - clear approaching last - ran on well - easily(op 7/2) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Sir Bob (IRE) | 12 G | AVG | Robert Tyner | 166 lbs | 17/2 | 6.5 | Prominent throughout - pressed leader from 4 out - briefly led home turn - headed 2 out - kept on run-in - no match for winner(op 11/1 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | R'Evelyn Pleasure (IRE) | 11 G | AVG |
Mark McDonagh
(3)lbs
|
Sean O O'Brien | 154 lbs | 6/1 | 2.25 | Towards rear - headway on inner and in touch with leaders halfway - bit short of room home turn - outpaced after 2 out - kept on and went third towards finish(op 13/2 tchd 7/1) | |
| 4th | 5 | Young Dev (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Denis Gerard Hogan | 157 lbs | 5/2F | 2.5 | Towards rear - headway into midfield 5th - prominent after 3 out - went third before 2 out - soon no impression - lost third towards finish(tchd 11/4) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Royal Thief (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 166 lbs | 11/2 | 25 | Disputed lead - led narrowly 3rd - headed before 2 out - soon weakened(tchd 6/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Nobody Home (IRE) | 12 G | Poor |
Philip Byrnes
(5)lbs
|
Edward Cawley | 142 lbs | 12/1 | 16 | Midfield - in touch with leaders 5th - weakened from 3 out(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) | |
| 99th | 8 | Presenting Point (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | A M O'Grady | 142 lbs | 25/1 | - | Disputed lead - prominent from 4th - weakened quickly after 3 out - pulled up 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | It Could Be You (IRE) | 10 G | Poor |
Philip Donovan
(5)lbs
|
Thomas Mullins | 140 lbs | 15/2 | - | Prominent - lost position 8th - dropped to rear before 5 out - soon detached - pulled up 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 7/1) |
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