Cheltenham
16:10
Craft Irish Whiskey Co. Plate Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £29 Place: £4.60 £1.90 £3.30 Exacta: £155 Tricast: £1013.29 Trifecta: £1531.50
Non-Runners: Cavalry Master (unsuitable ground), Fancy Foundations (unsuitable ground), Fusil Raffles (unsuitable ground), Guy (unsuitable ground), Pistol Whipped (unsuitable ground), Presentandcounting (unsuitable ground), Simply The Betts (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Jumped slightly right throughout - led - joined 4th - hit 12th - headed 3 out - soon ridden then short of room and slightly hampered - rallied 2 out - led approaching last - kept on strongly - gamely(tchd 25/1)
12 G Poor Evan Williams 156 lbs 22/1 Won
2nd
In touch with leaders - not fluent 3rd - tracked leaders 7th - hit 4 out - pushed along after 3 out - led 2 out - ridden and headed approaching last - soon held but kept on(op 4/1 tchd 10/3)
N/A AVG Fergal O'Brien 163 lbs 7/2F 6.5
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3rd
Held up in rear - headway after 3 out - ridden 2 out - went third after last - kept on well final 110yds(tchd 14/1)
N/A Poor Dan Skelton 147 lbs 12/1 0.05
4th
Tracked leaders - ridden after 3 out - disputing fourth home turn - mistake 2 out - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 20/1)
10 G AVG Sam Thomas 155 lbs 18/1 1.75
5th
In rear - nudged along from 8th - ridden and headway after 3 out - stayed on run-in - nearest finish(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
13 G AVG Philip Hobbs 152 lbs 4/1 2.25
6th
Tracked leader - disputed lead from 4th - mistake 4 out - led clearly 3 out - ridden and headed 2 out - kept on until no extra from last(op 33/1)
N/A AVG Colin Tizzard 143 lbs 40/1 3.75
7th
In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - disputing fourth home turn - soon ridden - weakened last
N/A Poor Alan King 152 lbs 4/1 2.25
8th
Tracked leaders - mistake and lost position 9th - midfield 4 out - ridden after 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 28/1)
N/A Poor Micky Hammond 156 lbs 33/1 7.5
9th
Midfield - ridden after 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 13/2)
7 G AVG Tom Lacey 151 lbs 7/1 1.25
10th
Midfield - mistake 11th - struggling when jumped left 12th - weakened after 13th - soon in rear(op 80/1)
11 G Poor Paul John Gilligan 151 lbs 66/1 14
11th
Midfield - weakened 12th - tailed off(op 80/1)
N/A Poor L J Morgan 143 lbs 100/1 16
99th
Chased leaders - not fluent 3rd - lost position gradually from 7th - mistake 11th - weakened quickly and pulled up before 12th(tchd 66/1)
12 G AVG Mel Rowley 153 lbs 40/1 -
99th
In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - lost position 12th - weakened after 13th - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out(tchd 66/1)
11 G Poor Gordon Elliott 159 lbs 50/1 -
99th
Always towards rear - mistake 10th - behind when pulled up before 2 out(op 33/1 tchd 25/1)
8 G Good Neil Mulholland 143 lbs 28/1 -
99th
Didn't jump with fluency - prominent on outer - mistake and dropped to rear 2nd - headway 12th - midfield when mistake 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 2 out(op 13/2)
5 G Good Gordon Elliott 156 lbs 11/2 -