Cheltenham
13:50
Holland Cooper 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 Distance: 2m Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.25 Place: £1.70 £4.10 Exacta: £24.30 Trifecta: £77.30
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Pressed leader - clear with one other with one circuit to go - not fluent 8th - disputed lead 9th - led clearly 4 out - clear after 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - ridden out run-in(op 5/2)
6 G Good Olly Murphy 163 lbs 9/4J Won
2nd
Towards rear - mistake 1st - hit 8th - headway 3 out - left in second 2 out - hung left and no impression run-in(tchd 14/1)
5 G AVG Gordon Elliott 163 lbs 12/1 4.5
3rd
Midfield - mistake 1st - raced in third behind clear leaders before 5th - not fluent 5th - 17 lengths down 4 out - headway 3 out - soon went second - 4 lengths down when bad mistake and lost second 2 out - soon weakened(op 5/2)
5 G Good Dan Skelton 158 lbs 9/4J 7.5
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4th
In rear - headway before 2 out - keeping on when mistake last(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
6 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 163 lbs 10/1 3.75
5th
Prominent - behind clear leaders with one circuit to go - lost third before 5th - weakened 3 out - mistake last(tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1)
6 M AVG John C McConnell 156 lbs 17/2 18
99th
In touch with leaders 2 out - mistake and dropped to last 1st - no chance from 5th - bad mistake 3 out - pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding made a mistake at the first fence and never travelled thereafter - before making a further mistake at the third last fence)(op 3/1)
6 G AVG Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 18/5 -
99th
Took keen hold - led - joined 9th - went clear with winner with one circuit to go - lost position 4 out - pulled up 2 out - mistake then lost second and weakened quickly 3 out(op 20/1)
6 G Good Paul Nicholls 166 lbs 28/1 -
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