Cheltenham Races
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
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Third Time Lucki (IRE) | 9 G | Good | Dan Skelton | 156 lbs | 11/8F | Won | Took keen hold - jumped well - held up in behind leaders - went second 6th - led 7th - went clear 4 out - easily(op 7/4) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Buddy Rich (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Gordon Elliott | 156 lbs | 7/1 | 8.5 | 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) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Any News (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Neil Mulholland | 156 lbs | 3/1 | 16 | 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) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Fidelio Vallis (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 164 lbs | 5/2 | 1.5 | 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) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Sir Tivo (FR) | 11 G | AVG | Gary Hanmer | 164 lbs | 50/1 | 25 | Took keen hold - tracked leader - lost second 6th - dropped to last and ridden after 4 out - lost touch 3 out(tchd 80/1) |