Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
13:50
Nyetimber December Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Chase
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50
Place: £2.20 £1.70 £2.50
Exacta: £27.40
Tricast: £96.71
Trifecta: £239.80
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Gemirande (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 142 lbs | 11/2 | Won | Prominent - went second 3rd - led 4th - mistake 4 out - faced challenge when hampered 2 out - ridden run-in - kept on well - cosily(op 17/2) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Madara (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 146 lbs | 11/4F | 1 | In touch with leaders on outer - headway 12th - went second before 3 out - pressed leader going best home turn - jumped left and hampered rival 2 out - no extra towards finish | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Fugitif (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Richard Hobson | 156 lbs | 6/1 | 7.5 | Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear on inner - still plenty to do 3 out - headway when switched right and bit short of room home turn - went third 2 out - hung left and no extra run-in | ||
| 4th | 10 | Guard Your Dreams (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 142 lbs | 12/1 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - mistake 10th - headway 3 out - soon briefly went third - not fluent 2 out - no impression from last(op 14/1) | ||
| 5th | 11 | Grandeur d'Ame (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Alan King | 142 lbs | 12/1 | 3.25 | Prominent - not fluent 1st - no impression from 2 out - mistake and weakened last(op 11/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Il Ridoto (FR) | 8 G | AVG |
Miss Olive Nicholls
(7)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 148 lbs | 8/1 | 4 | Raced in second - prominent 3rd - lost position 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 12/1) | |
| 7th | 1 | Stage Star (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 168 lbs | 11/1 | 2 | Led - raced in second 4th - not fluent 8th - not fluent 4 out - lost position 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 9/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Sure Touch (GB) | 9 G | Good | Olly Murphy | 148 lbs | 33/1 | 0.3 | Held up in last - brief headway on outer before 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 40/1) | ||
| 9th | 2 | Ga Law (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Jamie Snowden | 162 lbs | 8/1 | 4 | Towards rear - headway 4 out - weakened from 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 15/2 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 10th | 3 | Le Patron (FR) | 6 G | AVG |
Freddie Mitchell
(5)lbs
|
Gary & Josh Moore | 154 lbs | 11/1 | 8.5 | Prominent - lost position 6th - soon pushed along briefly - weakened after 3 out(op 10/1) | |
| 11th | 7 | In Excelsis Deo (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Harry Fry | 148 lbs | 14/1 | 21 | Didn't always jump with fluency - always behind(op 12/1) |