GBCheltenham Races

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Cheltenham
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From The Horse's Mouth Podcast Novices' Chase (Registered As The November) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2020 Distance: 2m Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.30 Place: £2.60 £1.90 Exacta: £26.20 Trifecta: £176.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Eldorado Allen (FR) 10 G AVG
Colin Tizzard 156 lbs 13/2 Won Held up in behind leaders - went second 3 out - soon pushed along - 2 lengths down when left clear 2 out - eased inside final 110yds(op 5/1)
2nd 5 Quel Destin (FR) 10 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 156 lbs 7/2 19 Tracked leaders - went second before 8th - lost second 3 out - soon ridden and outpaced - 5 lengths down when left in second 2 out - no chance with winner run-in - just held second(op 4/1)
3rd 4 Le Patriote (FR) N/A AVG
Dr Richard Newland 156 lbs 18/1 0.3 Held up in rear - headway before 8th - ridden and outpaced after 3 out - left in third 2 out - kept on but no chance with winner run-in(op 12/1)
4th 6 Zarkareva (FR) N/A AVG
Henry De Bromhead 146 lbs 16/1 15 In touch with leaders - went second before 3rd - lost second but close up before 8th - slow jump and lost position 3 out - soon ridden and weakened - hampered by faller 2 out(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
99th 3 Gumball (FR) 9 G Poor
Philip Hobbs 156 lbs 6/1 - Led - 2 lengths ahead and going best when fell 2 out(tchd 13/2)
99th 1 Fusil Raffles (FR) N/A AVG
Nicky Henderson 159 lbs 11/10F - Close up - not fluent 3rd - not fluent and dropped to rear 7th - hit 4 out - soon struggling and behind - pulled up before 2 out (trainer's rep said that the gelding was unsuited by the going - which was officially described as good to soft on this occasion - but was changed to soft after this race and therefore would prefer a faster surface)(op 5/4)