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Cheltenham
13:50
Caspian Caviar Gold Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2020 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £17 Place: £3.60 £3.30 £5.60 Exacta: £214.60 Tricast: £4736.17 Trifecta: £7968.60
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m½f 2m 2m4f
1st
Travelled strongly - midfield - mistake 12th - headway after 13th - going best when disputing fourth after 4 out - led 2 out - clear last - kept on strongly and went further clear run-in - easily
N/A AVG
Michael Winters 150 lbs 16/1 Won
2m1f 2m4f 3m 3m1½f
2m 2m4f
2nd
Tracked leaders - every chance 2 out - soon ridden and held - kept on but no match for winner(op 11/1)
N/A AVG
Sue Smith 157 lbs 12/1 15
2m3½f 2m4f
2m4f
3rd
In touch with leaders - went third 9th - pressed leader from 12th - briefly led when ridden before 2 out - no extra approaching last - just held third(op 22/1)
N/A Poor
Gary Moore 151 lbs 25/1 12
-
1m7f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m1½f 2m5½f
4th
Held up in rear - not fluent 1st - midfield 7th - towards rear when mistake 13th - ridden and steady headway from 3 out - stayed on and went fourth run-in - never dangerous(op 8/1)
11 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 155 lbs 6/1 .5
2m5f 2m3½f 2m4f 2m4f 3m1f
-
5th
Towards rear of midfield - struggling after 11th - steady headway after 3 out - stayed on from 2 out - never on terms(op 28/1 and tchd 33/1)
N/A Poor
Jonjo O'Neill 151 lbs 18/1 .75
-
2m4½f 2m7½f
6th
Jumped right on occasions - disputed lead - led clearly 3rd - tracked leader when headed after 7th - led 11th - pecked on landing when jumped right 3 out - soon ridden - headed before 2 out - weakened approaching last
12 G Poor
Evan Williams 152 lbs 10/1 10
2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m4½f
2m5½f
7th
Disputed lead - prominent when headed 3rd - led after 7th - tracked leaders when headed 11th - close up when mistake 2 out - soon weakened(op 7/1)
N/A AVG
Paul Nicholls 166 lbs 15/2 .75
3m 2m4f 2m6f
2m4f 3m2f
8th
Towards rear of midfield - outpaced 4 out - stayed on but well held from 2 out
N/A Poor
Andrew J Martin 147 lbs 33/1 1.75
2m4f
2m
9th
Held up in midfield - dropped to rear when badly hampered by faller 5th - headway into midfield 12th - ridden after 3 out - weakened before 2 out
11 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 163 lbs 5/1F 17
2m4f 2m7½f 2m7½f 2m 2m5f
2m½f 2m2f 2m½f 2m4f
10th
Disputed lead - chased leaders when headed 3rd - lost position gradually from 9th - tailed off (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the ground - which was officially described as soft on this occasion - and would prefer a faster surface)(op 12/1)
N/A Good
Paul Nicholls 154 lbs 16/1 2.75
2m
-
99th
Held up in rear - brought down 5th(op 20/1 tchd 40/1)
10 G AVG
Dan Skelton 147 lbs 33/1 -
2m4½f 4m2f 4m2½f 3m 3m2f
2m1f 2m4f
99th
Midfield - fell 5th(op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
10 G Poor
Nicky Henderson 148 lbs 22/1 -
2m5f 2m4½f 2m2½f 2m4½f 2m1½f
3m 2m4½f
99th
Tracked leaders - lost position gradually from 10th - behind when pulled up before 2 out(op 50/1)
N/A AVG
Adrian Paul Keatley 149 lbs 100/1 -
2m 2m5f 2m 2m
2m½f 2m4f 2m3½f
99th
Held up in rear - headway from 13th - midfield after 4 out - ridden after 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 2 out
N/A AVG
Alex Hales 157 lbs 33/1 -
2m4½f 2m5f
-
99th
Chased leaders - lost position gradually after 7th - tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
12 G AVG
Venetia Williams 164 lbs 9/1 -
2m4½f 3m 3m 3m2f 3m2f
2m4f 2m2f 2m4f 2m4f
99th
Hampered start - soon midfield - dropped to rear 8th - lost touch from 10th - tailed off when pulled up 4 out(op 9/1)
N/A Poor
Brian Ellison 157 lbs 12/1 -
2m5f 3m 2m5f 3m 3m2f
2m1½f 2m1½f
99th
Towards rear of midfield - badly hampered by faller and dropped to rear 5th - behind when pulled up before 11th (jockey said gelding was badly hampered by the faller)(op 12/1)
10 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 156 lbs 10/1 -
2m3f 2m5f 2m5½f 2m3½f 2m2f