GBCheltenham Races

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Cheltenham
13:10
William Hill Top Price Guarantee Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £21 Place: £4.80 £2.80 £2.70 Exacta: £179 Tricast: £1575.39 Trifecta: £1442.90
Non-Runners: Doughmore Bay (self certificate), Jazzy Matty (declared in error)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
3m 3m1½f 2m4f 2m6½f 2m4f
1st
Jumped well - made all - ridden when faced challenges run-in - kept on well - gamely(tchd 25/1)
7 G AVG
Ian Patrick Donoghue 161 lbs 20/1 Won
3m 2m4½f 2m1f 2m5f 3m
3m½f 3m1½f 3m1f 3m4½f 2m7f
2nd
Jumped left on occasions - raced in second throughout - hit 4th - hung left from 3 out - pressed winner run-in - kept on well(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
8 G AVG
Christian Williams 155 lbs 17/2 .5
2m4f 3m 3m 3m2f 3m2f
2m5f 2m4f 2m5½f 2m4½f 2m5f
3rd
Held up in rear - headway after 4 out - went third 3 out - disputing second last - pressed leaders run-in - soon short of room - no extra inside final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
7 G AVG
Dan Skelton 160 lbs 17/2 2.25
3m1f 2m3f 2m 2m4f 2m4f
2m1f 1m7f 2m5f 2m4f 2m4f
4th
Midfield - headway before 3 out - left in fourth 2 out - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 6/1 tchd 5/1)
8 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 163 lbs 11/2 3.75
2m4f 2m4½f 2m4½f 3m 3m1f
2m4½f 2m4f 3m½f 2m6f 2m3½f
5th
Held up in rear - headway after 3 out - hit 2 out - stayed on - never near to challenge(tchd 33/1)
8 G Poor
John C McConnell 138 lbs 28/1 1
2m4f 2m4½f 2m4f 3m1½f
2m3½f 2m4f 2m3½f 2m 2m4½f
6th
Didn't jump with fluency - midfield - dropped to rear when mistake 1st - detached after 4 out - stayed on from 2 out - never dangerous (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 14/1)
7 G AVG
Ben Case 150 lbs 17/2 9.5
2m3½f 2m5f 2m3½f 2m4f 2m4½f
1m7f 2m 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f
7th
Midfield - mistake 2nd - headway after 3 out - in touch with leaders when badly hampered by faller 2 out - not recover (jockey said gelding was hampered by a faller at second last fence)(op 6/1 tchd 7/1)
7 G AVG
Jonjo & A J O'Neill 151 lbs 13/2 9
2m4f 2m½f 2m4f 2m1f
2m3f 2m5f 2m4f 2m5f 2m4f
8th
In touch with leaders - pushed along briefly after 7th - weakened 2 out(op 7/1 tchd 11/1)
9 G AVG
Nicky Henderson 164 lbs 10/1 1.75
2m4½f 2m4½f 3m 3m1½f 2m7½f
2m 2m6½f 3m 2m5½f 2m4f
9th
Prominent - outpaced 3 out - weakening when badly hampered by faller 2 out (jockey said gelding was hampered by a faller at second last fence)(op 9/2)
6 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 155 lbs 4/1F 5.5
2m4½f 2m4f 3m1½f 2m6½f 2m6f
2m½f 2m3½f 2m5½f 2m4f 2m5½f
99th
Prominent - pushed along after 3 out - disputing third when fell 2 out(tchd 5/1 and 13/2)
6 G AVG
Joe Tizzard 156 lbs 6/1 -
2m3f 2m3½f 2m7½f 2m4½f 3m
2m4½f 2m3½f 1m4f 2m1f 2m4f
99th
Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - midfield when mistake 8th - soon dropped to rear - weakened after 4 out - pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly; vet reported gelding bled from the nose)(op 11/1)
8 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 156 lbs 12/1 -
2m3½f 2m4f 2m 2m3½f 2m4f