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Cheltenham
17:20
Princess Royal National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 Distance: 3m6f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50 Place: £1.60 £3.60 £2.80 Exacta: £69.90 Tricast: £646.18 Trifecta: £679.10
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m7f 2m7½f 3m1f 3m1½f 3m
1st
Prominent - joined leader 4th - led 3 out - jumped left 2 out - ridden and 5 lengths ahead last - stayed on(op 4/1)
7 G Elite
Rebecca Curtis 158 lbs 7/2J Won
3m5f 3m½f 3m1½f 3m6½f
2m7½f 2m7½f 3m 2m6½f 3m
2nd
Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - disputing second 3 out - mistake and left in second 2 out - soon ridden - stayed on(tchd 20/1)
7 G AVG
Joe Tizzard 155 lbs 16/1 4.5
4m 3m1f 3m5½f 3m6½f
2m2f 2m4f 3m½f 3m1f 3m3f
3rd
Midfield on outer - jumped slightly left throughout - stayed on after 3 out - left in third and 7 lengths down last - stayed on (jockey said gelding jumped left-handed throughout)(tchd 14/1)
8 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 155 lbs 12/1 1
3m5f 3m 3m 3m6f 3m½f
2m4f 2m4f 3m½f 3m 2m4½f
4th
Prominent early - dropped to midfield after 4th - lost position and towards rear 11th - struggling in rear after 15th - still plenty to do 3 out - kept on well from 2 out - went fourth towards finish(op 7/1)
7 G Good
Olly Murphy 165 lbs 10/1 5.5
3m4½f 2m4f 3m2f
3m1f 3m½f 3m1f 3m1½f 3m
5th
In rear - some headway 5 out - not fluent 3 out - soon ridden - stayed on from 2 out - not pace to challenge(op 3/1)
7 G AVG
Neil Mulholland 156 lbs 7/2J 0.3
3m1f 3m3½f 3m
2m5½f 2m3½f 2m7f 3m 3m
6th
Towards rear - headway 18th - weakened 2 out(op 33/1)
7 G AVG
Venetia Williams 157 lbs 40/1 2.75
3m
3m½f 2m7f 2m7½f 3m 2m7½f
7th
Towards rear - some headway on outer 3 out - never on terms
8 G AVG
Warren Greatrex 152 lbs 20/1 3
3m7½f 3m1f 3m2½f 3m1½f
3m7½f 2m4½f 3m½f 3m1f 3m3f
8th
Raced in second - prominent after 4th - weakened 3 out(tchd 80/1)
8 G Poor
W P Mullins 150 lbs 66/1 0.3
4m 3m4½f 4m2½f
2m1f 2m4f 3m1½f 2m4f 2m7½f
9th
Always behind - bad mistake 6th - slow jump 11th(op 40/1)
6 G AVG
John C McConnell 156 lbs 33/1 32
3m1f 3m1½f 3m 3m½f
3m5f 3m1f 3m½f 3m2f 3m
10th
Prominent - weakened after 3 out(op 10/1)
9 G AVG
David Pipe 154 lbs 11/1 8
-
2m6½f 3m 3m 3m 2m7f
11th
Took keen hold - led - joined 4th - headed 3 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran too freely)(tchd 28/1)
6 G AVG
Jane Williams 147 lbs 25/1 30
3m 3m6½f 3m1f
3m 3m1½f 2m6½f 3m 2m4½f
99th
In touch with leaders on inner - 6 lengths fourth when brought down 2 out
7 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 168 lbs 50/1 -
4m2½f 3m5f 3m7½f 2m6½f 3m
3m½f 2m½f 2m4½f 3m 3m
99th
Held up in midfield - steady headway from 17th - disputing second 3 out - 2 lengths down when fell 2 out(op 13/2)
8 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 162 lbs 6/1 -
3m5f 2m4½f 3m6f 3m½f
2m4f 2m 2m4f 2m6f 3m
99th
Held up in midfield - bad mistake 18th - headway 4 out - left in third and hampered by faller 2 out - 7 lengths down when fell last(op 12/1)
8 G AVG
Jonjo & A J O'Neill 156 lbs 16/1 -
4m 3m7½f
3m 3m 3m½f 2m7½f 3m
99th
Prominent - lost position and slow jump 17th - pulled up before 5 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 22/1)
8 G AVG
Mel Rowley 148 lbs 16/1 -
3m½f 3m
2m4f 2m3f 2m6½f 2m5f 2m
99th
Held up in midfield on outer - bad mistake and jockey lost irons briefly 7th - soon towards rear - weakened 3 out - pulled up before last(op 100/1)
9 G Poor
M F Morris 144 lbs 80/1 -
2m6f 2m3½f 2m6f 2m6f 2m4½f
3m2f 3m 2m6½f 3m 3m1f
99th
Midfield - weakened after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 40/1)
7 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 163 lbs 33/1 -
3m5f
2m4f 2m7½f 2m7½f 2m5½f 3m
99th
Midfield - unseated 13th(op 14/1)
7 G AVG
W P Mullins 163 lbs 12/1 -
4m 2m4f 3m½f