Cheltenham
15:20
Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase (A Limited Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 Distance: 3m5½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50 Place: £1.70 £2.40 £2.10 Exacta: £46 Tricast: £206.20 Trifecta: £471.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Stumptown (IRE) 8 G Good Gavin Cromwell 164 lbs 5/2F Won In touch with leaders - raced wide and lost position briefly 3rd - prominent 6th - in touch with leaders but outpaced and pushed along 27th - ridden and rallied when switched left approaching last - led run-in - went clear final 110yds(op 3/1)
2nd 9 Latenightpass (GB) 11 G AVG T Ellis 151 lbs 11/1 7 Travelled strongly - held up in rear - steady headway from 20th - pressed leader going easily 2 out - led narrowly approaching last - headed and no extra run-in(op 14/1)
3rd 6 Vanillier (FR) 9 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 154 lbs 15/2 1.25 Led - clear when almost took wrong route and dropped to rear 3rd - headway into midfield 11th - in touch with leaders 16th - outpaced when not fluent 2 out - rallied last - went third run-in - did well in the circumstances
4th 14 The Goffer (IRE) 7 G AVG Gordon Elliott 145 lbs 6/1 1.25 Held up in rear - outpaced and detached 26th - plenty to do 3 out - some headway 2 out - went fourth towards finish - stayed on(op 8/1)
5th 11 Mister Coffey (FR) 10 G AVG Nicky Henderson 150 lbs 11/2 3.75 Towards rear - on inner when left in lead 3rd - headed 18th - outpaced 2 out - kept on but no impression run-in(op 6/1 tchd 5/1)
6th 10 Chemical Energy (IRE) 8 G AVG Gordon Elliott 150 lbs 16/1 2.25 Towards rear - steady headway from 21st - pressed leaders 2 out - challenging approaching last - weakened quickly run-in - finished tired(tchd 14/1)
7th 8 Roi Mage (FR) 12 G Poor Patrick Griffin 152 lbs 40/1 7 Midfield - prominent 3rd - in touch with leaders and pushed along 20th - outpaced and lost ground quickly 3 out - kept on from last(op 50/1)
8th 15 Escaria Ten (FR) 11 G AVG Martin Keighley 145 lbs 33/1 1.5 Prominent - raced wide and lost ground 3rd - prominent 7th - pressed leader briefly 13th - not fluent 21st - led 22nd - headed and weakened quickly approaching last(op 28/1)
9th 3 Coko Beach (FR) 10 G AVG Gordon Elliott 157 lbs 25/1 3.5 Midfield - outpaced 26th - weakened approaching last(op 28/1 tchd 22/1)
10th 5 French Dynamite (FR) 9 G AVG M F Morris 154 lbs 50/1 18 Held up in rear - prominent 3rd - not fluent 14th - led 18th - headed 22nd - lost position 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 66/1)
99th 16 Chambard (FR) 13 G AVG Venetia Williams 140 lbs 80/1 - Towards rear - headway into midfield 18th - lost position 23rd - dropped to last and struggling 24th - soon pulled up(op 66/1 tchd 100/1)
99th 4 Iwilldoit (GB) 12 G AVG Sam Thomas 154 lbs 22/1 - In touch with leaders - not fluent 10th - lost ground quickly and ridden 23rd - pulled up before 26th (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at water jump on final circuit)(tchd 20/1 and tchd 25/1)
99th 2 Galvin (IRE) 11 G AVG Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 4/1 - Sweating - prominent - raced wide and lost position 3rd - midfield 4th - outpaced and lost position 25th - rallied 27th - weakened 3 out - pulled up approaching last (vet said gelding was found to be lame on his right-fore)
99th 13 Gevrey (FR) 9 G Poor Gordon Elliott 142 lbs 66/1 - Midfield - in rear when hit 8th - struggling 20th - pulled up before 25th
99th 12 Busselton (FR) 7 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 145 lbs 7/1 - Midfield - lost position 21st - dropped to rear 24th - pulled up before 27th(op 13/2)
99th 7 Minella Crooner (IRE) 8 G AVG Gordon Elliott 153 lbs 50/1 - Held up in rear - prominent 3rd - lost position 8th - towards rear 9th - struggling 20th - lost touch 23rd - pulled up before 24th(op 66/1)