Cheltenham
15:15
888Sport Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2022 Distance: 2m Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50 Place: £2 £2.90 Exacta: £24.20 Trifecta: £168.90
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Dads Lad (IRE) 7 G AVG W P Mullins 150 lbs 7/2 Won Took keen hold - jumped left on occasions - in rear but in touch with leaders - headway after 10th - hung left from 3 out - went second before 2 out - pressed leader last - pushed along and hung left when led run-in - kept on(op 4/1)
2nd 7 Effernock Fizz (IRE) 9 M Poor Cian Collins 148 lbs 6/1 .75 Led - headed and pressed leader from 2nd - going okay when led again after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - pushed along approaching last - ridden when headed run-in - soon short of room - no extra final 110yds(op 17/2)
3rd 1 Editeur Du Gite (FR) 11 G AVG Gary Moore 165 lbs 6/1 12 In touch with leaders - not fluent 3 out - soon shaken up and outpaced - rallied approaching last - pushed along and stayed on run-in - no match for first two(tchd 15/2)
4th 3 The Widdow Maker (GB) 11 G AVG Joe Tizzard 155 lbs 6/1 5 Pressed leader - led from 2nd - shaken up and headed after 3 out - pushed along and lost position before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 13/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1)
5th 5 El Borracho (IRE) 10 G AVG Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 144 lbs 17/2 .75 Prominent - shaken up before 3 out - pushed along and outpaced before 2 out - pecked on landing 2 out - not fluent last - soon weakened(op 11/1 tchd 8/1)
6th 2 Clear The Runway (IRE) 8 G AVG L J Morgan 157 lbs 11/4F 10 In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - not fluent 3rd - shaken up before 3 out - pushed along and outpaced after 3 out - beaten when not fluent 2 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the step up in class; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 9/4)
99th 4 Poseidon (IRE) 9 G Poor Gordon Elliott 154 lbs 17/2 - In touch with leaders - dropped to last 7th - shaken up and detached after 10th - got behind and pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 6/1)