Cheltenham
19:30
Brooklands Watches Golden Miller Chronograph Open Hunters' Chase
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 02 May 2025 Distance: 4m½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £23.20 Place: £5.30 £1.80 £2.60 Exacta: £113.90 Trifecta: £767.50
Non-Runners: Dusart (self certificate), Rock Of Star (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 14 Hung Jury (IRE) 10 G Good Martin Keighley 159 lbs 20/1 Won Midfield - headway 9th - pressed leaders 17th - led narrowly 3 out - ridden run-in - stayed on (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from switching to fences and a step up in trip from 2m4f to 4m)(op 14/1)
2nd 5 Jeffery's Cross (IRE) 8 G AVG Dan Skelton 164 lbs 11/4F .75 Held up in rear - midfield 11th - prominent 19th - pressed winner 3 out - ridden after last - stayed on (vet said gelding was showing signs of post-race heat stress)(op 5/2)
3rd 15 Law Of Gold (IRE) 12 G Poor David Kemp 163 lbs 9/2 15 Midfield - headway after 4 out - left in third 2 out - no extra run-in(tchd 4/1)
4th 17 Norton Hill (IRE) 9 G AVG H Ryall 166 lbs 13/2 16 Prominent - hit 12th - pressed leaders 17th - weakening when left in fourth 2 out(op 7/1)
5th 6 Amrons Sage (IRE) 8 G AVG Alan Hill 161 lbs 25/1 14 Midfield - towards rear 17th - headway 22nd - weakened 3 out - tailed off(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
99th 2 D'Jango (FR) 12 G Poor Miss V Collins 162 lbs 11/1 - Midfield - going okay when mistake and unseated 20th(op 12/1)
99th 8 Au Fleuron (FR) 8 G AVG Max Comley 159 lbs 66/1 - Took keen hold - midfield - headway after 4th - led 6th - soon hung right - ran out after 7th(op 50/1 tchd 80/1)
99th 9 Blagthebookies (IRE) 7 G Poor N Gittins 159 lbs 22/1 - Always behind - pulled up after 23rd(op 14/1)
99th 7 Assassins Lullaby (IRE) 8 G Poor Mrs Janet Ackner 159 lbs 150/1 - Midfield - in touch with leaders 10th - lost position gradually from 18th - weakened after 23rd - pulled up after 3 out(op 80/1)
99th 3 Doctor Foley (IRE) 8 G AVG Anthony Ward-Thomas 162 lbs 150/1 - In touch with leaders - lost position from 14th - in rear 16th - pulled up after 17th(op 100/1)
99th 20 Viva Lavilla (IRE) 9 G AVG Anthony Ward-Thomas 159 lbs 125/1 - Midfield - dropped to rear after 7th - pulled up before 13th(op 66/1)
99th 18 Red Maple (IRE) 9 G AVG N R W Wright 159 lbs 15/2 - Prominent - hit 2nd - lost position after 17th - hampered 20th - in rear when pulled up 4 out(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
99th 4 Drop Flight (FR) 9 G Poor S Loxton 169 lbs 125/1 - Midfield - struggling 17th - dropped to rear 20th - pulled up 4 out(op 66/1)
99th 13 Go Go Geronimo (GB) 10 G Poor Kelly Morgan 159 lbs 6/1 - Led narrowly or disputed lead - headed 6th - left in lead after 7th - pressed leader when headed 18th - mistake 19th - weakened quickly 22nd - pulled up after 23rd(op 8/1)
99th 12 Frontal Assault (IRE) 10 G Poor Miss P Wynne 159 lbs 22/1 - In rear - not fluent 1st - midfield 18th - weakened 22nd - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out(tchd 16/1)
99th 16 Myth Buster (IRE) 12 G Poor Miss L A N Bradstock 159 lbs 28/1 - Led narrowly or disputed lead - prominent when headed 6th - pressed leader after 7th - led 18th - headed after 4 out - weakened after 3 out - pulled up 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
99th 10 Didero Vallis (FR) 12 G Poor Miss Olive Nicholls 159 lbs 33/1 - Midfield - dropped to rear after 17th - hampered 20th - soon pulled up(tchd 28/1)
99th 1 Here Comes McCoy (IRE) 9 G AVG Miss Liberty Stone 169 lbs 17/2 - Held up in rear - headway from 21st - pressed leaders 4 out - weakening when fell 2 out