Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
15:35
squareintheair.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025
Distance: 2m
Type: Chase
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £6
Place: £2 £1.30 £2.20
Exacta: £17.90
Tricast: £77.36
Trifecta: £114.90
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Calico (GER) | 9 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 150 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Prominent - disputed lead 4th - led clearly 4th - hit 3 out - pushed along 2 out - ridden and ran on well run-in(tchd 11/2) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Jasko Des Dames (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 144 lbs | 9/4F | 7 | Prominent - went second after 3 out - 4 lengths down last - weakened gradually run-in(op 5/2) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Brookie (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Anthony Honeyball | 157 lbs | 7/1 | .75 | Midfield - jumped right 3rd - headway after 3 out - went third 2 out - kept on run-in(op 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Traprain Law (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore | 142 lbs | 15/2 | 5.5 | Led - headed and prominent 2nd - outpaced and lost position 4 out - kept on and went fourth 2 out - soon no impression(op 13/2) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Unexpected Party (FR) | 10 G | AVG |
Harry Atkins
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Dan Skelton | 150 lbs | 16/1 | 2.5 | Held up in rear - headway before last - ran on run-in - never near to challenge (jockey said - regarding running and riding - his instructions were to sit in behind on the second row and let the gelding enjoy his jumping and achieve the best possible placing - he went on to explain that gelding was flat out from the start and that he was squeezing the gelding along throughout the race and keeping the bit high up in the horse's mouth - he further stated that he did not want to ask the gelding for any more of an effort to make up ground on the leaders as he felt that he would not finish the race off well and that he felt he had asked for maximum effort having jumped the second last; trainer confirmed that these were the instructions given; vet reported that aside from a small wound to the right-fore heel that gelding had no other abnormalities)(op 22/1 tchd 14/1) | |
| 6th | 9 | Dr T J Eckleburg (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Evan Williams | 142 lbs | 40/1 | 3.75 | In rear throughout | ||
| 7th | 1 | Matata (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies | 168 lbs | 11/4 | 7.5 | Prominent - led 2nd - joined 4th - slow jump and lost position 6th - lost second after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 5/2 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Third Time Lucki (IRE) | 9 G | Good | Fergal O'Brien | 145 lbs | 14/1 | - | In touch with leaders - pulled up just after 7th (water) - fatally injured(op 10/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Uncle Phil (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Chester Williams | 153 lbs | 40/1 | - | Took keen hold - always behind - mistake 3 out - pulled up 2 out(op 25/1) |