Hollywoodbets Cheltenham Festival Preview March 3rd Rated Novice Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Ciel De Neige (FR) | 9 G | Poor | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 5/4F | Won | Chased leaders - not fluent 3 out - briefly led before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - ridden and led again before last - pushed out and went clear run-in - readily(op 11/10) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Fire Attack (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 163 lbs | 4/1 | 5.5 | Led - briefly headed 3rd - jumped left 5 out - headed 4 out - led again 2 out - ridden and headed before last - beaten when mistake last - no extra run-in(op 6/1 and tchd 7/1) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Alko Rouge (FR) | N/A | AVG |
Jack Foley
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Thomas Gibney | 154 lbs | 22/1 | 13 | Took keen hold - tracked leader - briefly led 3rd - led 4 out - headed after 3 out - jumped left 2 out - soon ridden - weakened before last(op 18/1 tchd 16/1) | |
| 4th | 9 | You Raised Me Up (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Martin Brassil | 159 lbs | 11/2 | 4.5 | Always towards rear - mistake and pecked on landing 2nd - some headway from 2 out - never near to challenge(op 9/2) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Poseidon (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | C Byrnes | 163 lbs | 33/1 | 1 | Always towards rear - some headway from 2 out - never near to challenge(op 25/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Coach Carter (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 163 lbs | 40/1 | 57 | Didn't jump with fluency - always towards rear - pushed along 5th - bad mistake and pecked on landing 5 out - tailed off(op 33/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Dancing On My Own (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 163 lbs | 14/1 | - | Always towards rear - not fluent 4th - some headway but well behind when fell last(tchd 10/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Grand Bornand (FR) | N/A | AVG | W P Mullins | 163 lbs | 14/1 | - | Always towards rear - well behind when mistake 3 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding made a respiratory noise in-running from the halfway point)(op 10/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Take All (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Seamus Fahey | 163 lbs | 11/2 | - | Held up in behind leaders - unseated rider 4 out(op 8/1) |
Punchestown (IRE) Races