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Cheltenham
16:40
St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 Distance: 3m2½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £33.40 Place: £6.70 £2.20 £2.70 Exacta: £319 Tricast: £869.67 Trifecta: £2806.90
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4f 3m1½f 3m2f 2m7½f 2m6f
1st
Midfield - headway 14th - prominent 18th - led but drifted left 2 out - ridden after last - faced challenge final 110yds - just did enough
9 G AVG
S Curling 168 lbs 28/1 Won
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3m2½f 2m5f 3m½f 3m 3m1f
2nd
Pressed leaders early - prominent from 3rd - pushed along after 4 out - pressed winner final 110yds - stayed on(op 10/3)
8 G Elite
Emmet Mullins 168 lbs 4/1 0.3
3m½f 3m
2m6½f 3m1f
3rd
Held up in rear - headway after 16th - went third after 2 out - stayed on(op 8/1)
6 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 168 lbs 13/2 3.25
2m5f 3m½f 3m
2m 2m3f 2m4f 2m5f 3m
4th
Midfield - hit 4 out - soon outpaced - headway after 2 out - stayed on run-in - went fourth final strides(tchd 40/1)
8 G Good
Kelly Morgan 168 lbs 33/1 9.5
3m2½f
3m 3m 3m 2m5½f 2m7f
5th
Jumped slightly right throughout - pressed leaders - led 3rd - headed before 2 out - soon lost second - no extra when lost fourth final strides(op 7/1 tchd 5/1)
9 G Good
Paul Nicholls 168 lbs 6/1 0.05
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2m 2m5½f 2m3½f 2m 2m4f
6th
Towards rear - headway into midfield 4 out - stayed on from 2 out - nearest finish(tchd 80/1)
8 G AVG
S R B Crawford 168 lbs 100/1 1.75
3m½f 3m
2m½f 3m 3m6f 3m6f 3m1f
7th
Midfield - some headway 2 out - weakened run-in(tchd 40/1)
12 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 168 lbs 66/1 2.25
2m7f 3m1f 3m1f
4m 3m7½f 3m1½f 2m6½f 3m1f
8th
In rear - still plenty to do 3 out - stayed on from 2 out - never on terms(op 40/1 tchd 50/1)
11 G Poor
Thomas Mullins 168 lbs 33/1 2
2m5f 3m½f 3m5f 3m 3m
3m5f 3m 3m1f 3m1f 3m2f
9th
Midfield - headway after 17th - in touch with leaders after 3 out - weakened run-in(tchd 10/3)
10 M AVG
S Curling 161 lbs 3/1F 0.3
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3m1f 3m 3m½f 3m1f
10th
In rear - mistake 9th - lost touch 13th - still plenty to do 3 out - stayed on from 2 out - never dangerous(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
8 G Good
Ross O'Sullivan 168 lbs 17/2 .5
3m½f
3m 3m1½f 2m6½f 3m 3m
11th
Pressed leaders - lost position after 16th - weakened after 18th - hampered 3 out - tailed off(op 40/1)
10 G AVG
David Loughnane 168 lbs 66/1 28
2m5f 2m6½f 3m2f
2m4½f 2m5f 2m6½f 2m4f 3m1½f
12th
Midfield - mistake 4 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 28/1)
10 G AVG
Tom Britten 168 lbs 40/1 1
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3m2f 3m
13th
Prominent early - midfield from 3rd - not fluent and jockey lost iron briefly 15th - outpaced from 4 out - weakened after 3 out - eased run-in - tailed off (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 40/1)
9 G Good
Miss M Filby 168 lbs 33/1 18
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3m2½f 4m½f 3m 3m 2m6½f
14th
Midfield - dropped to rear after 15th - weakened after 4 out - tailed off(op 125/1 tchd 50/1)
12 G Poor
Miss V Collins 168 lbs 66/1 6.5
4m½f
2m4f 2m1f 3m 3m2½f 2m6½f
15th
Prominent - hampered 1st - struggling 4 out - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(tchd 14/1)
8 G Poor
Declan Queally 168 lbs 11/1 14
3m 2m6f
2m7f 2m4½f 3m2f 2m7f 3m
16th
In touch with leaders - prominent after 10th - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 50/1)
9 G Poor
F A Hutsby 168 lbs 66/1 12
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3m½f 2m7½f 3m1f 2m6½f 2m7f
17th
Always behind - lost touch 13th - tailed off
8 G AVG
Max Comley 168 lbs 200/1 9.5
4m½f 2m5½f 2m7f
2m4½f 2m4½f 2m3½f 2m5½f 2m6f
99th
Held up in rear - mistake 17th - raced wide but headway after 4 out - midfield and going okay when fell 3 out(op 150/1 tchd 200/1)
10 G Poor
M Osborne 168 lbs 125/1 -
2m4f 2m4½f 3m1f 3m
2m3½f 2m4½f 2m½f 2m 3m
99th
Prominent - dropped to midfield when hampered 1st - lost ground quickly after 12th - soon pulled up(op 28/1)
9 G AVG
Mrs J Owen 168 lbs 20/1 -
2m6½f
2m7f 2m7f 2m4½f 2m5½f 2m5½f
99th
Midfield - lost ground quickly after 12th - soon pulled up(op 100/1)
11 G AVG
Tim Vaughan 168 lbs 66/1 -
-
2m5½f 2m7½f 3m½f 3m1½f 2m7f
99th
Always behind - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 100/1 tchd 50/1)
11 G AVG
Miss S McQueen 168 lbs 66/1 -
3m
2m 1m7f 3m
99th
In touch with leaders - mistake 8th - weakened after 4 out - hampered by faller 3 out - soon pulled up(tchd 8/1)
8 G Poor
Mrs G Andrews 168 lbs 17/2 -
3m1½f 2m6½f
3m 3m1f 2m7½f 3m½f 3m1f
99th
Led - prominent when headed 3rd - weakened after 4 out - hampered by faller 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 150/1)
6 G AVG
Ms Eleanor Broderick 168 lbs 200/1 -
2m4f 3m 2m5½f
2m5f 2m5½f 2m3f 2m6½f 2m4f
99th
Always behind - tailed off when mistake and unseated last
7 G Poor
Don Browne 168 lbs 125/1 -
3m½f 3m1f 2m6f 3m 2m6½f