Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
14:20
Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (In Memory Of Edward O'Grady) (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2025
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £7
Place: £1.80 £2.10 £3
Exacta: £30.50
Tricast: £185.37
Trifecta: £322.50
Non-Runners: Issar d'Airy (unsuitable ground), Jagwar (unsuitable ground), Riskintheground (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Panic Attack (IRE) | 8 M | Good | Dan Skelton | 155 lbs | 6/1 | Won | Towards rear - midfield with one circuit to go - headway before 2 out (usual 3 out) - led last - kept on well final 110yds - won going away(op 7/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Vincenzo (FR) | 6 G | AVG |
Dylan Johnston
(3)lbs
|
Sam Thomas | 154 lbs | 100/30F | 4 | Prominent - in touch with leaders when not fluent 5th - pressed leaders 2 out (usual 3 out) - led omitted 2 out - headed last - no extra final 110yds(op 7/2) | |
| 3rd | 13 | Hoe Joly Smoke (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 151 lbs | 9/1 | 2.25 | In rear - mistake 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon headway - bit short of room approaching last - kept on and went third inside final 110yds(op 17/2) | ||
| 4th | 11 | Conyers Hill (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Paul Nolan | 155 lbs | 14/1 | .5 | In rear - steady headway from 10th - pressed leaders omitted 2 out - no extra from last(op 12/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Bad (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 165 lbs | 18/1 | 0.3 | Prominent - in touch with leaders before 5th - headway and led narrowly 2 out (usual 3 out) - headed and lost position omitted 2 out - soon no extra(tchd 16/1) | ||
| 6th | 14 | Hunter Legend (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 149 lbs | 13/2 | 1.25 | Towards rear - dropped to last and detached 8th - some headway before 2 out (usual 3 out) - outpaced before last - rallied run-in - not pace to challenge(op 7/1 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | The Other Mozzie (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Eoin Staples
(7)lbs
|
Gavin Cromwell | 158 lbs | 22/1 | 3.5 | In rear - headway after 2 out (usual 3 out) - weakened run-in(op 33/1 tchd 40/1) | |
| 8th | 6 | Il Ridoto (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 162 lbs | 8/1 | 4.25 | Taken down early - disputed lead - headed 5th - pressed leader 2 out (usual 3 out) - weakened approaching last(op 7/1) | ||
| 9th | 9 | Theatre Native (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 155 lbs | 12/1 | 18 | In touch with leaders - prominent 4th - led 5th - headed 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon weakened(op 10/1) | ||
| 99th | 12 | Es Perfecto (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Alan King | 154 lbs | 16/1 | - | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - pressed leaders briefly after 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon lost position - weakened quickly and pulled up just before last (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 22/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Thecompanysergeant (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Gavin Cromwell | 164 lbs | 14/1 | - | In rear - not fluent 1st - brief headway before 11th - struggling 3 out (usual 4 out) - pulled up after 2 out (usual 3 out)(op 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Coming Up Easy (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Henry De Bromhead | 162 lbs | 13/2 | - | Disputed lead - prominent when hit 4th - not fluent 10th - bad mistake 3 out (usual 4 out) - soon weakened - pulled up after 2 out (usual 3 out) (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the third last fence)(op 11/2) |