Cheltenham
16:25
Weatherite Air Conditioning Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 Distance: 3m2f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.34 Place: £1.80 £1.30 Exacta: £8.80 Trifecta: £50.80
Non-Runners: Grandads Cottage (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Held up in rear - niggled along briefly 12th - headway 14th - went second 17th - disputed lead but not fluent 4 out - ridden 2 out - led last - kept on well(op 3/1)
10 G AVG Fergal O'Brien 154 lbs 100/30 Won
2nd
Prominent - disputed lead 10th - led clearly 17th - joined 4 out - lost position 2 out - weakened last(op 7/5)
8 G AVG Harry Fry 151 lbs 6/5F 12
3rd
In touch with leaders - hit 9th - not fluent 16th - mistake and outpaced 4 out - went third 3 out - soon weakened(op 12/1)
10 G Good Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 168 lbs 14/1 27
4th
In rear - jumped right 3rd - headway 5th - dropped to last 13th - struggling from 17th - went modest fourth after 3 out(op 11/2)
9 G AVG Henry Oliver 149 lbs 9/2 19
99th
Led - jumped right 2nd - joined 10th - headed 17th - weakened and lost third 3 out - pulled up 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)(op 11/2 tchd 7/1)
11 G AVG Seamus Mullins 152 lbs 13/2 -
99th
Prominent - lost position 4th - soon dropped to last - lost touch 8th - pulled up 9th (vet said gelding was found to have an irregular heartbeat and bled from the nose)(op 14/1)
8 G AVG Keiran Burke 150 lbs 16/1 -
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