Cheltenham
16:40
TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £4 Place: £1.50 £1.70 £2.70 Exacta: £19 Tricast: £128.18 Trifecta: £132.80
Non-Runners: Lord Of Thunder (running in first preference)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - headway 3 out - led narrowly or disputed lead after 2 out - soon clear with one other - not fluent and ridden last - ridden and led clearly final 110yds - soon pricked ears - won going away(tchd 5/2)
5 G Good Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 150 lbs 3/1F Won
2nd
Midfield - headway and prominent before 3 out - briefly led 2 out - soon disputed lead and went clear with winner - no extra final 110yds(op 9/2 tchd 5/1)
7 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 147 lbs 4/1 2.75
3rd
Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - mistake 1st - headway on outer 4 out - went third 2 out - no extra final 110yds - just held third(op 17/2)
7 G AVG Alan King 155 lbs 11/1 2.75
4th
Towards rear - outpaced after 3 out - rallied and went fourth inside final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 80/1)
9 G Poor Gordon Elliott 142 lbs 100/1 0.2
5th
Midfield on inner - not fluent 3rd - headway on outer before 2 out - edged left and no extra run-in(op 15/2)
6 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 159 lbs 9/1 1
6th
Held up in rear - headway and in touch with leaders before 2 out - weakened gradually final 110yds(tchd 80/1)
8 G AVG Gordon Elliott 147 lbs 66/1 2.75
7th
Pressed leader early - in touch with leaders on inner from 4th - hit 12th - not fluent and weakened 2 out(op 17/2 tchd 15/2)
9 G AVG Paul Nicholls 160 lbs 8/1 4.75
8th
Led narrowly - pressed leader 6th - led again 9th - headed when mistake 2 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 2nd last fence)(op 25/1)
10 G AVG Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 40/1 .75
9th
In touch with leaders - weakened 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1)
8 G AVG
Ned Fox (3)lbs
Venetia Williams 139 lbs 20/1 .75
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10th
In touch with leaders - steady headway and went second 11th - weakened before 2 out(tchd 33/1)
11 G AVG John C McConnell 147 lbs 28/1 4.25
11th
Slowly into stride - in rear - brief headway on outer 2 out - edged left and weakened run-in(op 18/1)
8 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 156 lbs 12/1 0.3
12th
Taken down early - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 33/1)
8 G AVG Paul Nicholls 153 lbs 25/1 2
13th
Didn't jump with fluency - always behind(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
6 M AVG Gavin Cromwell 155 lbs 28/1 2.75
14th
Prominent on outer - not fluent 4th - weakened 3 out(op 25/1 tchd 16/1)
11 G AVG Ben Pauling 151 lbs 20/1 .75
15th
Midfield - hit 4 out - weakening when mistake 3 out(tchd 22/1)
10 G AVG Richard Hobson 159 lbs 20/1 9
16th
Slowly into stride - towards rear throughout(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
7 G AVG Paul Nolan 145 lbs 18/1 22
17th
In touch with leaders - lost position 11th - lost touch before 3 out(tchd 40/1)
8 G AVG Venetia Williams 153 lbs 28/1 16
99th
Didn't jump with fluency - always behind - pulled up after 8th(op 66/1)
8 G AVG Paul Nicholls 152 lbs 80/1 -
99th
In rear - mistake 6th - lost touch before 3 out - pulled up 2 out(op 66/1)
6 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 135 lbs 100/1 -
99th
Didn't jump with fluency - slowly into stride - in rear - headway 2nd - led narrowly 6th - headed 9th - hit 12th - weakened 13th - pulled up after 4 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 11/1)
6 G AVG Ben Pauling 148 lbs 9/1 -