GBCheltenham Races

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Cheltenham
16:50
Close Brothers Novices' Handicap Chase ()
Cheltenham Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £2.30 £2.30 £7.70 Exacta: £32.30 Tricast: £939.62 Trifecta: £1892.50
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
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1st
Looked well; led until 2nd - remained prominent - led approaching 2 out - scampered clear before last - stayed on strongly - impressive(op 11/2 tchd 6/1 in places)
N/A Good
Henry De Bromhead 159 lbs 5/1F Won
3m2½f 3m1½f 3m2½f 3m1½f 3m2½f
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2nd
Prominent - mistake 4th - lost place before 6th - in midfield 10th (water) - towards rear when not fluent 4 out - soon outpaced - headway after 3 out - chased leaders 2 out - went 2nd under pressure last - kept on run-in - no chance with winner(op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
N/A Poor
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 157 lbs 6/1 16
2m3f 3m 2m7f
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3rd
In touch - chased leaders 4 out - effort and close up 2 out - outpaced by winner when jumped right last - kept on same pace run-in(op 40/1)
9 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 157 lbs 33/1 4.5
2m 2m3f 3m 2m6f 2m6½f
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4th
Always prominent - led 3 out - ridden and headed approaching 2 out - outpaced by winner before last - weakened final 75yds(op 25/1)
N/A AVG
Colin Tizzard 157 lbs 20/1 3.75
2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 1m7½f
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5th
Looked well; prominent - blundered 3 out - soon ridden - weakened before 2 out(op 10/1)
N/A Poor
Philip Hobbs 157 lbs 11/1 2.25
2m4f
2m1f
6th
In rear - reminder after 2nd - not much room and hampered on bend after 7th - headway into midfield approaching 8th - blundered 4 out - effort after 3 out to chase leading bunch - soon no impression and weakened(op 20/1)
N/A AVG
Gordon Elliott 156 lbs 16/1 2.5
3m 3m 3m 3m½f 2m6½f
2m
7th
Prominent - mistake 7th - lost place before 9th - midfield 10th (water) - towards rear when hampered 4 out - driven after and no impression(tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1)
N/A AVG
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 155 lbs 12/1 1.75
3m1f 2m7f 2m6½f 3m 3m
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8th
Tracked leaders - ridden after 4 out - 6th under pressure about 5 lengths off the pace when blundered 2 out - soon weakened(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
N/A Poor
Paul Nicholls 156 lbs 16/1 1
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2m½f
9th
Held up - hampered 6th - headway 10th (water) - chased leaders approaching 3 out - ridden before 2 out - outpaced by winner before last - weakened run-in(op 25/1)
N/A AVG
Alex Hales 156 lbs 33/1 0.3
2m3½f 2m4½f 2m5f
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10th
Looked well; prominent - led 2nd - headed 3 out - ridden and weakened before 2 out
12 G Poor
Chris Gordon 161 lbs 14/1 11
2m7f 3m1f
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11th
Tracked leaders - blundered 3rd and dropped to midfield - headway to track leaders before 4th - ridden and weakened approaching 3 out(op 20/1)
N/A Poor
Kelly Morgan 161 lbs 16/1 8
3m2½f
2m
99th
Looked well; refused to settle - held up - hit and hampered 3rd - fell 6th(op 8/1 tchd 11/1)
N/A Poor
T J Taaffe 156 lbs 10/1 -
2m4f 2m5½f 2m5f 2m4f 2m4f
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99th
In rear - bumped 6th - struggling 11th - behind when pulled up before 4 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 16/1)
N/A Poor
Henry De Bromhead 155 lbs 14/1 -
3m
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99th
Tracked leaders - lost place before not much room 4th - hampered 6th - behind when hampered 7th and 9th - pulled up before 11th (vet said gelding lost right hind shoe)(op 20/1)
N/A Poor
Neil Mulholland 157 lbs 25/1 -
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99th
Midfield - mistake 6th - lost place before 9th - behind after - pulled up before 2 out(op 66/1)
N/A Poor
Andrew J Martin 151 lbs 50/1 -
3m2f 2m4f
2m4½f 2m4f 2m3½f 2m4½f 2m4f
99th
Held up - hampered 7th - jumped slowly 11th - behind when pulled up before 4 out(op 16/1)
13 G AVG
Nicky Henderson 158 lbs 12/1 -
2m4½f 2m5½f 3m1f 2m5f 3m
1m2f
99th
Midfield - headway before 8th - in touch - ridden and weakened after 3 out - behind when pulled up before last(tchd 14/1)
N/A Poor
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 16/1 -
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99th
Held up - improved into midfield 6th - hit 9th and 11th - hit 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 2 out(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
N/A Poor
Alan King 155 lbs 12/1 -
2m4½f 2m5f 2m3½f 2m4½f
2m4½f
99th
Jumped right at times - midfield - hampered 4th - lost place 6th - pulled up before 11th (jockey said gelding made jumping mistakes; vet said gelding lost right fore shoe)(tchd 66/1)
7 G Poor
Gary Moore 154 lbs 50/1 -
2m5f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m3f 2m3½f
2m 2m
99th
Held up - mistake 8th - behind when pulled up before 2 out
N/A AVG
Paul Nolan 154 lbs 25/1 -
2m 3m 2m4½f 2m1f 2m6½f