Cheltenham
14:10
Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Registered As The Broadway Novices' Chase) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 Distance: 3m½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £9 Place: £1.70 £1.30 £8.10 Exacta: £17.30 Tricast: £486.04 Trifecta: £913.60
Non-Runners: Amirite (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 The Real Whacker (IRE) 8 G AVG Patrick Neville 161 lbs 8/1 Won Jumped well - made all - led narrowly - pushed along before 2 out - ridden and 2 lengths ahead just after last - reduced lead towards finish - just held on(op 7/1 tchd 13/2)
2nd 4 Gerri Colombe (FR) 8 G Elite Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 5/4F 0.1 Prominent - not fluent 9th - pushed along and outpaced after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - 4 lengths third last - rallied and went second final 110yds - kept on strongly - just failed(op 11/8 tchd 6/4)
3rd 3 Bronn (IRE) 7 G AVG W P Mullins 161 lbs 50/1 4.25 Raced in second and pressed leader - pushed along after 2 out - ridden and 2 lengths down just after last - lost second and weakened final 110yds(op 66/1 tchd 80/1)
4th 5 I Am Maximus (FR) 8 G Good W P Mullins 161 lbs 28/1 6.5 Towards rear of midfield - slow jump and dropped to rear 14th - mistake 3 out - soon pushed along - rallied 2 out - soon went fourth - ridden and stayed on run-in(op 40/1)
5th 11 Galia Des Liteaux (FR) 8 M AVG Dan Skelton 154 lbs 14/1 5.5 Prominent - ridden and outpaced before 2 out - weakened after 2 out(op 18/1)
6th 9 Thunder Rock (IRE) 9 G Good Olly Murphy 161 lbs 22/1 6 Towards rear of midfield - ridden after 3 out - no impression when hit 2 out - soon weakened(op 25/1)
7th 1 Adamantly Chosen (IRE) 7 G AVG W P Mullins 161 lbs 22/1 5.5 Towards rear - headway and midfield on outer 12th - hit 3 out - soon pushed along - ridden and weakened after 2 out(op 28/1 tchd 20/1)
8th 10 Thyme Hill (GB) 9 G AVG Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 161 lbs 15/2 7.5 Midfield - pecked on landing and niggled along briefly 12th - pushed along and outpaced after 4 out - soon struggling - weakened after 3 out (trainer said gelding lost his jumping confidence; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 8/1 tchd 7/1)
9th 7 Sir Gerhard (IRE) 9 G Good W P Mullins 161 lbs 3/1 11 In rear - headway 5 out - went fourth before 2 out - shaken up and weakened quickly after 2 out (trainer's rep said gelding jumped poorly; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 5/2)
99th 6 Ramillies (IRE) 9 G AVG W P Mullins 161 lbs 33/1 - Midfield - slow jump 5th - mistake 3 out - soon pushed along and weakened - tired jump 2 out - soon pulled up(op 40/1)