Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Sweet David (GB) | 5 G | Elite | Gabriel Leenders | 142 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Midfield - headway 22nd - nearly took wrong route after 3 out - soon hit rail then went third going easily - led last - ridden run-in - ran on well(tchd 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Mister Coffey (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 144 lbs | 5/1 | 6.5 | Held up in rear - slow jump 12th - mistake 24th - raced wide 25th - headway after 2 out - 5 lengths down and disputing fourth last - kept on well and went second towards finish - no match for winner(op 11/2 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Back On The Lash (GB) | 11 G | Poor | Martin Keighley | 142 lbs | 33/1 | 1.25 | Prominent - hit 23rd - left in lead after 3 out - headed last - weakened run-in - lost second towards finish(op 20/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Statuario (GB) | 10 G | AVG | Peter & Michael Bowen | 142 lbs | 33/1 | 4.5 | Prominent - not fluent 23rd - left in second after 3 out - lost position approaching last - jumped right last - weakened run-in(tchd 28/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Slipway (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 142 lbs | 13/2 | 1.5 | Prominent - led 18th - headed 22nd - weakened from 2 out(op 15/2) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Busselton (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 145 lbs | 9/1 | 3.25 | Held up in rear - some headway 5 out - weakened from 2 out(op 17/2 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Fameaftertheglory (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Gavin Cromwell | 142 lbs | 17/2 | 14 | In rear throughout - weakened after 3 out (vet said gelding lost right-fore shoe)(op 13/2 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Conflated (IRE) | 10 G | AVG |
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Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 9/2 | 26 | Jumped left on occasions - prominent - led 2nd - headed 5th - lost second 11th - dropped to midfield 18th - mistake 20th - weakened 3 out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 7/2 tchd 5/1) | |
| 99th | 2 | Tommie Beau (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Seamus Mullins | 145 lbs | 100/30F | - | Led - headed 2nd - led 5th - slow jump and headed 18th - led again 22nd - ran out after 3 out(op 4/1) |
Cheltenham Races