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Cheltenham
16:10
Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate Handicap Chase
Cheltenham Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.30 Place: £2 £1.70 £1.80 Exacta: £19.10 Tricast: £90.55 Trifecta: £83.50
Non-Runners: Ballyhill (self certificate), Romain De Senam (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4½f
1st
Jumped well - made virtually all - stayed on gamely and asserting nearing finish - ridden out(op 11/2)
N/A Elite
Nick Williams 148 lbs 9/2 Won
3m 2m5½f
2m2f 2m2½f 2m6f 2m3f 2m4½f
2nd
Travelled strongly most of way - mid-division - hampered 7th - headway 9th - ridden in close 3rd approaching 2 out - chased winner after last - kept on but always being held(op 11/4)
12 G AVG
Nicky Henderson 166 lbs 3/1F .75
2m5f 2m1½f 1m7½f 2m4½f 2m1f
2m½f
3rd
Looked well; held up towards rear - went left 3rd - headway after 10th - ridden into 4th approaching 2 out - kept on from last to go 3rd nearing finish but not pace to challenge(op 15/2 and tchd 8/1)
N/A Poor
Dan Skelton 157 lbs 6/1 2.25
2m4f 2m7½f 3m 3m1f 2m4f
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4th
Looked well; mid-division - headway after 9th - tracked leaders after 4 out - challenged 2 out - soon ridden - kept on but no extra from last(op 9/1)
N/A AVG
David Pipe 147 lbs 10/1 .5
2m½f 2m4½f 2m 2m3f 2m
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5th
Prominent - ridden and every chance turning in - held next - kept on same pace from last
12 G Poor
Venetia Williams 145 lbs 16/1 8
3m2f 3m 3m1f 3m2f 3m1f
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6th
Mid-division - badly hampered 7th - headway after 4 out - ridden after next - held in 6th when hit 2 out - no extra run-in(op 25/1)
N/A Poor
Ben Haslam 152 lbs 33/1 2.5
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7th
Looked well; towards rear of midfield - pushed along and headway 13th - ridden into 7th approaching 2 out - not pace to get on terms
N/A Poor
Alan King 147 lbs 20/1 1.5
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8th
Mid-division - struggling when dropped to rear 13th - headway from 2 out - stayed on from last but never any threat to leaders
N/A Poor
Tom Gretton 155 lbs 66/1 3.25
2m5f 3m 2m4½f 3m 3m
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9th
Mid-division - some progress 3 out - soon ridden - not pace to get involved but kept on from last
N/A Poor
Richard J Bandey 150 lbs 66/1 0.2
2m6f
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10th
Prominent until after 8th - in touch - ridden after 4 out - not pace to get back on terms - weakened last
N/A Poor
Nigel Twiston-Davies 150 lbs 100/1 0.05
2m4f 2m3½f 2m6½f 2m4f 2m6½f
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11th
Held up towards rear - badly hampered 7th - hit next - headway after 4 out - ridden after next - held in 7th when mistake 2 out - weakened last(op 20/1)
N/A Poor
Paul Henderson 150 lbs 16/1 .5
2m5f 2m 2m5f 2m4f 2m7½f
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12th
Never better than mid-division(op 33/1)
N/A Poor
Harry Whittington 154 lbs 40/1 1.75
2m5f 2m4½f
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13th
Held up towards rear - some progress after 3 out - soon ridden - no further impression from next
N/A Poor
W P Mullins 153 lbs 33/1 .75
2m5f
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14th
Blundered badly 9th - always towards rear - tailed off(op 25/1)
N/A Poor
Henry De Bromhead 155 lbs 33/1 16
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15th
Held up towards rear of midfield - weakened after 4 out - tailed off
N/A Poor
Lucinda Russell 149 lbs 100/1 3
2m5½f 2m4½f
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16th
Never fluent or travelling in rear - blundered 3 out - tailed off(op 22/1)
N/A Poor
Paul Nicholls 157 lbs 20/1 6
2m5f 2m 2m6½f 3m
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17th
Prominent - ridden approaching 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off
N/A Poor
Nigel Twiston-Davies 147 lbs 25/1 12
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99th
In touch when fell 7th(tchd 22/1)
N/A Poor
Evan Williams 147 lbs 20/1 -
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2m3f
99th
In touch - not fluent 4th - struggling 13th - weakened next - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 25/1)
N/A Poor
Venetia Williams 142 lbs 28/1 -
2m3f
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99th
Looked well; held up towards rear - headway after 4 out - travelling well enough in 9th and closing on leaders when lost action and pulled up before 2 out - lame (vet reported the gelding was lame left hind)(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
N/A Poor
Neil Mulholland 157 lbs 12/1 -
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99th
Warm; never travelling - soon behind - tailing off when pulled up after 8th (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the good to soft - soft in places ground and would prefer a faster surface)(op 11/1 tchd 9/1)
N/A Poor
Nicky Henderson 160 lbs 10/1 -
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99th
Tracked leaders - hit 5th and 8th - mistake 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up before last
N/A Poor
Donald McCain 149 lbs 33/1 -
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