Simon Claisse Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Editeur Du Gite (FR) | 11 G | AVG |
Niall Houlihan
(5)lbs
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Gary Moore | 156 lbs | 3/1J | Won | Jumped well - made all at good pace - 4 lengths ahead 2nd - much reduced lead and faced challenge 3 out - not fluent and joined 3 out - soon nudged along and led again - quickened and went clear before 2 out - 4 lengths ahead and good jump last - kept on strongly | |
| 2nd | 2 | Cheddleton (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Jennie Candlish | 163 lbs | 11/2 | 4 | Chased leader - lost position 3 out - soon ridden - rallied 2 out - went second again approaching last - 4 lengths down when not fluent last - kept on run-in - no match for winner(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Frero Banbou (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 148 lbs | 3/1J | 2.75 | Tracked leaders - ridden after 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - held but kept on approaching last - no impression run-in(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Bun Doran (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Tom George | 151 lbs | 9/1 | 1.5 | Towards rear - slow jump 7th - minor headway 9th - outpaced 11th - ridden and stayed on before 2 out - jumped left last - kept on and went fourth run-in - not pace to challenge(op 15/2 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Moonlighter (GB) | 10 G | Poor | Nick Williams | 158 lbs | 22/1 | 6 | Held up in behind leaders - smooth headway to challenge 3 out - briefly disputed lead 3 out - soon headed and pushed along - outpaced before 2 out - ridden and weakened approaching last - lost fourth run-in - finished tired(op 28/1) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Amoola Gold (GER) | N/A | AVG | Dan Skelton | 166 lbs | 17/2 | 4.75 | Always towards rear - raced in last - pushed along 8th - outpaced 10th - not fluent and lost touch 11th - behind but kept on from 2 out(op 10/1 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Notre Pari (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Olly Murphy | 143 lbs | 6/1 | 2.25 | Always towards rear - niggled along briefly after 3rd - pushed along 6th - ridden 9th - soon outpaced - lost touch 11th - got behind from 2 out(op 11/2 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Torpillo (FR) | N/A | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 152 lbs | 10/1 | 36 | Towards rear of midfield - hit 3rd - outpaced and lost touch 11th - got well behind from 2 out - tailed off(op 12/1 tchd 9/1) |
Cheltenham Races