Cheltenham
15:05
WellChild Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2021 Distance: 3m2½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £9.70 Place: £2.50 £1.50 £1.40 Exacta: £31.30 Tricast: £91.54 Trifecta: £111
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Minella Indo (IRE) 11 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 164 lbs 9/1 Won Tracked leaders - not fluent 9th - joined leader 4 out - led after 3 out - good jump 2 out - 2 lengths ahead last - ridden out and stayed on - gamely(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
2nd 2 A Plus Tard (FR) N/A Good Henry De Bromhead 164 lbs 100/30 1.25 Midfield - mistake 16th - headway and chased leaders 5 out - went second after 3 out - soon ridden - not fluent 2 out - 2 lengths down last - kept on well - always held(op 3/1)
3rd 1 Al Boum Photo (FR) N/A AVG W P Mullins 164 lbs 9/4F 4.25 Midfield - headway and chased leaders 14th - bit short of room home turn - soon went third - ridden and outpaced before 2 out - 5 lengths down last - stayed on(op 5/2)
4th 10 Native River (IRE) N/A Poor Colin Tizzard 164 lbs 12/1 24 Chased leaders - pushed along 12th - lost position 14th - soon ridden - outpaced from 3 out - stayed on approaching last - went modest fourth run-in
5th 6 Frodon (FR) 11 G AVG Paul Nicholls 164 lbs 16/1 4.25 Led - joined 4 out - pushed along 3 out - soon headed and lost second - weakened before 2 out - lost fourth run-in
6th 11 Royale Pagaille (FR) 11 G AVG Venetia Williams 164 lbs 14/1 15 Always towards rear - not fluent 7th - hit 9th - not fluent 15th - no impression when mistake 5 out - finished lame
7th 4 Black Op (IRE) N/A Poor Tom George 164 lbs 125/1 3 Prominent and disputing second - not fluent 11th - ridden and lost position before 3 out - weakened home turn(tchd 150/1)
8th 3 Aso (FR) N/A Poor Venetia Williams 164 lbs 150/1 .5 Always towards rear - mistake 4 out - made no telling impression(tchd 200/1)
9th 7 Kemboy (FR) 11 G AVG W P Mullins 164 lbs 16/1 33 Prominent and disputing second - mistake 3rd - lost position and not fluent 17th - weakened after 3 out(tchd 18/1)
99th 12 Santini (GB) 10 G Poor Nicky Henderson 164 lbs 12/1 - Midfield - blundered and dropped to rear 7th - pushed along 10th - pulled up after 12th(op 11/1)
99th 5 Champ (IRE) N/A Poor Nicky Henderson 164 lbs 13/2 - In rear - mistake 1st - not fluent 3rd - jumped left and mistake 5th - hit 6th - pulled up before 7th(tchd 11/2)
99th 8 Lostintranslation (IRE) 10 G Poor Colin Tizzard 164 lbs 40/1 - Midfield - lost position and dropped to rear 13th - ridden 4 out - soon weakened - behind when pulled up before 2 out(tchd 33/1)