Cheltenham
14:30
squareintheair.com Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2021 Distance: 2m Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.10 Place: £1.30 £2.30 Exacta: £9.80 Trifecta: £20
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Took keen hold - jumped well - held up in behind leaders - went second 6th - led 7th - went clear 4 out - easily(op 7/4)
9 G Good Dan Skelton 156 lbs 11/8F Won
2nd
Chased leaders - went second 8th - outpaced 4 out - ridden 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 11/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 12/1)
8 G Poor Gordon Elliott 156 lbs 7/1 8.5
3rd
Held up in last - not fluent 5th - pushed along and went modest fourth after 4 out - soon no impression - went third run-in(op 5/2 tchd 10/3)
6 G AVG Neil Mulholland 156 lbs 3/1 16
4th
Led - hit 3rd - hung right and headed 7th - lost second 8th - hung badly right after 9th - disputing second when not fluent 3 out - soon pushed along and well beaten - lost third run-in (jockey said gelding hung and jumped right-handed)(op 15/8)
9 G AVG Paul Nicholls 164 lbs 5/2 1.5
5th
Took keen hold - tracked leader - lost second 6th - dropped to last and ridden after 4 out - lost touch 3 out(tchd 80/1)
11 G AVG Gary Hanmer 164 lbs 50/1 25