Cheltenham
12:10
Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2023 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75 Place: £1.80 £3.20 £2.10 Exacta: £36 Tricast: £317.40 Trifecta: £251.50
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Jumped well - led narrowly or disputed lead - led clearly 4 out - faced challenge 2 out - went clear again run-in - pushed out(op 3/1)
8 G Good Paul Nicholls 168 lbs 11/4F Won
2nd
In touch with leaders - ridden and headway after 3 out - challenging when not fluent 2 out - 1 length down when not fluent last - soon held but kept on(op 10/1)
8 G AVG Jamie Snowden 164 lbs 12/1 3.75
3rd
Held up in rear - headway after 3 out - ridden and went third after 2 out - kept on but no match for first two (vet reported gelding lost his left fore shoe)(op 12/1 tchd 14/1)
10 G AVG Dan Skelton 166 lbs 11/1 10
4th
Midfield - prominent from 5th - bad mistake 10th - struggling when lost position after 11th - soon in rear - headway 2 out - went fourth run-in - stayed on(tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2)
8 M Good David Pipe 156 lbs 8/1 0.3
5th
Prominent - disputing second when ridden after 3 out - lost third approaching last - drifted left and weakened run-in(op 18/1)
9 G AVG Tom Symonds 157 lbs 16/1 5.5
6th
Held up in rear - reminder after 4th - headway after 11th - ridden after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2)
N/A AVG Ben Pauling 157 lbs 8/1 12
7th
Pressed leaders - disputing second when stumbled 3 out - ridden home turn - weakened after 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(tchd 4/1)
8 G AVG Tim Vaughan 155 lbs 9/2 1
8th
Held up in rear - midfield 7th - in touch with leaders when ridden after 4 out - weakened 3 out(op 40/1 tchd 50/1)
6 G AVG Neil Mulholland 157 lbs 33/1 11
99th
Led narrowly or disputed lead - headed when not fluent 4 out - weakened after 3 out - soon pulled up (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than agreeing with jockey report that gelding stopped quickly)(op 10/3)
8 G Poor Venetia Williams 146 lbs 9/2 -
99th
Midfield - struggling when in rear after 11th - weakened after 4 out - well behind when pulled up after 3 out(tchd 22/1)
10 G AVG Ben Case 166 lbs 18/1 -
99th
Held up in rear but in touch with leaders - hit 6th - blundered and unseated rider 10th(op 80/1)
6 G Poor Philip Hobbs 152 lbs 100/1 -