Stratford
14:20
DragonBet Backing Our Opinion At Cheltenham Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Stratford Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 Distance: 2m6½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £9 Place: £2.90 £1.60 Exacta: £23.80 Trifecta: £56.30
Non-Runners: Pilsdon Pen (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent - not fluent when pressed leader 3 out - going okay when led approaching last - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 10/1 and tchd 11/1)
9 M AVG Neil Mulholland 161 lbs 8/1 Won
2nd
In touch with leaders - prominent before 4 out - went second last - kept on well(tchd 15/8 and tchd 9/4)
6 G AVG Clive Boultbee-Brooks 170 lbs 2/1F 1
3rd
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - dropped to last after 6th - headway before 3 out - went second approaching last - soon lost position - weakened gradually run-in(tchd 2/1)
5 G Poor Warren Greatrex 151 lbs 5/2 7
4th
Soon prominent - not fluent 6th - pressed leader 3 out - mistake 2 out - soon outpaced - weakened before last(op 6/1)
8 G AVG Nicky Martin 159 lbs 7/1 16
5th
Led - headed approaching last - soon weakened (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 10/3 tchd 3/1 and tchd 4/1)
6 G AVG Joe Tizzard 159 lbs 7/2 12
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99th
In touch with leaders - bad mistake and dropped to last 3 out - soon pulled up(op 22/1)
9 G AVG Paul Nicholls 167 lbs 28/1 -