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Cheltenham
14:20
Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £11 Place: £3 £2.30 £2.60 Exacta: £60.60 Tricast: £370.97 Trifecta: £522
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4½f 3m 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m3½f
1st
Prominent - disputed lead just after 3 out - ridden and led clearly 2 out - went clear run-in - idled towards finish(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
8 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 139 lbs 10/1 Won
2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m3½f
3m2f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m6½f 2m3½f
2nd
Prominent - mistake 7th - slipped home turn - jumped left 2 out - 5 lengths third and not fluent last - went second run-in - stayed on but no match for winner(op 5/1 and tchd 11/2)
9 G AVG
Jamie Snowden 156 lbs 9/2 4.5
2m4½f 2m7½f 3m 2m5f 2m6½f
2m4f 2m7½f 2m3½f 2m4½f 2m6½f
3rd
Prominent - left in lead 10th - joined 4 out - lost position 2 out - no extra and lost second run-in(op 8/1 and tchd 9/1)
9 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 139 lbs 15/2 1.5
2m1f 2m4½f
2m 2m½f 2m1f 2m 2m1f
4th
Held up in rear - slightly hampered 4 out - headway from 3 out - stayed on and went fourth run-in - not reach leaders(op 25/1)
5 G AVG
Dan Skelton 139 lbs 16/1 1.75
2m4½f 1m7f
2m4f 2m4½f 2m½f 2m4½f 3m1f
5th
Held up in rear - not fluent 1st - hampered 11th - stumbled 11th - headway 3 out - went fourth 2 out - soon switched right - hung left last - weakened run-in(op 25/1 tchd 22/1)
10 G AVG
Richard Hobson 153 lbs 28/1 5.5
2m4½f 2m7½f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4f
3m2f 2m6f 2m7½f 2m4½f 2m4f
6th
Midfield - headway 11th - pressed leaders 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 8/1)
9 G AVG
Dan Skelton 168 lbs 9/1 4
2m4f 2m6f 2m4½f 2m4f 3m3½f
2m4½f 3m 4m2½f 2m6½f 2m6½f
7th
In rear - headway into midfield 4th - hit 11th - in touch with leaders 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 33/1)
10 G Poor
W P Mullins 154 lbs 40/1 8.5
3m½f
2m5f 2m5f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m6½f
8th
Midfield - not fluent and towards rear 8th - some headway 12th - lost ground when short of room just after 4 out - weakened after 3 out
9 G AVG
Sheila Lewis 142 lbs 40/1 6.5
3m 2m4½f 3m1f 3m 3m
2m2f 2m5f 2m4f 3m1f 3m5f
9th
Took keen hold - in rear early - mistake 3rd - hampered 4 out - weakened 3 out(op 28/1)
8 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 142 lbs 33/1 25
3m 3m½f 2m2½f 3m1f 2m3½f
2m 2m½f 1m7½f 2m2f 2m3½f
99th
Led - bad mistake and headed 10th (water) - soon towards rear - pulled up 4 out(op 66/1)
11 G AVG
Gary & Josh Moore 155 lbs 100/1 -
2m 2m 2m½f
2m4f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m3½f
99th
In touch with leaders - not fluent and lost position 10th (water) - not fluent 12th - weakened 3 out - in rear when pulled up 2 out
10 G AVG
Ryan Potter 143 lbs 66/1 -
2m5½f 3m 2m4f 2m4½f 2m5f
2m4f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f
99th
Prominent - not fluent 2nd - disputed lead 4 out - not fluent and lost position 3 out - soon weakened quickly - pulled up 2 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 11/4 tchd 5/2 and tchd 16/5)
9 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 156 lbs 3/1F -
2m4f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m5f
3m1½f 3m1f 3m4½f 2m7f 2m4f
99th
In rear - slow jump 11th - pulled up 4 out(op 22/1)
8 G AVG
Christian Williams 142 lbs 20/1 -
3m 3m 3m2f 3m2f 3m1f
2m4½f 2m4f 2m½f 2m 2m3½f
99th
Midfield - lost position 12th - in rear when pulled up 3 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the good - good to soft in places going - and would prefer an easier surface)(op 13/2 and tchd 7/1)
6 G AVG
Harry Derham 146 lbs 6/1 -
3m1½f 2m5½f 2m4f
2m½f 1m7½f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m6½f
99th
Midfield - niggled along and 4 lengths down when bad mistake and unseated 4 out(op 15/2 tchd 17/2)
7 G AVG
Harry Fry 144 lbs 8/1 -
2m4½f 3m 2m4f 3m 2m4f