Cheltenham
16:10
St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 Distance: 3m2½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £67.70 Place: £13 £7 £12.10 Exacta: £1942.10 Tricast: £59185.51 Trifecta: £26440.90
Non-Runners: Not That Fuisse (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
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1st
Midfield - headway from 13th - went third 15th - hampered by loose horse 3 out - ridden to lead 2 out - drifted left approaching last - slightly hampered run-in - always doing enough(tchd 80/1)
N/A Elite Bradley Gibbs 168 lbs 66/1 Won
2nd
Midfield - ridden after 3 out - headway after 2 out - 11 lengths down last - stayed on run-in - went second inside final 110yds - always held(op 33/1)
8 G Elite Emmet Mullins 168 lbs 28/1 1.75
3rd
Jumped right on occasions - prominent - went second after 13th - ridden when lost second after 3 out - 7 lengths fourth last - rallied run-in - went third inside final 110yds(tchd 66/1)
14 G Poor S Loxton 168 lbs 50/1 1.25
4th
Led - ridden after 3 out - headed 2 out - lost second last - soon rallied and went second - held when hampered by loose horse and lost two places final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 12/1)
8 G Poor Declan Queally 168 lbs 11/1 1
5th
Jumped right on occasions - midfield - headway 7th - prominent 3 out - soon ridden - disputing fourth after 2 out - no extra run-in(tchd 13/2)
N/A Poor Henry De Bromhead 168 lbs 7/1 2.5
6th
Midfield - smooth headway after 4 out - went third after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - 2 lengths second last - weakened final 110yds(op 15/2)
10 G AVG C R Barber 168 lbs 13/2 3.5
7th
In touch with leaders - prominent 7th - hit 13th - slightly hampered 3rd - pushed along from 18th - ridden after 3 out - held from 2 out
9 G Poor D M Christie 168 lbs 9/4F 0.2
8th
Held up in rear - struggling 4 out - stayed on but no chance approaching last(op 28/1)
N/A Poor Harry Derham 168 lbs 20/1 .5
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9th
Prominent early - jumped right 2nd - midfield from 4th - ridden after 4 out - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
10 G AVG S McParlan 168 lbs 40/1 20
99th
Raced wide - midfield - pecked on landing and unseated rider 10th(tchd 100/1)
8 G AVG Alan Hill 168 lbs 80/1 -
99th
Prominent - dropped to midfield after 16th - weakened after 3 out - mistake and unseated rider 2 out(tchd 200/1)
12 G Poor Mrs Sara V Bradstock 168 lbs 150/1 -
99th
Pressed leader - lost position after 13th - weakened after 17th - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
10 G Poor Kelly Morgan 168 lbs 28/1 -
99th
Midfield - hampered after 7th - weakened 17th - pulled up before 4 out(tchd 25/1)
11 G Poor S R B Crawford 168 lbs 28/1 -
99th
Towards rear of midfield - weakened after 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 33/1)
10 G AVG Paul Nicholls 168 lbs 28/1 -
99th
Prominent - bumped 6th - soon dropped to midfield - mistake 13th - weakened 15th - mistake 16th - pulled up before 18th(op 25/1)
N/A Poor J Bourne 168 lbs 28/1 -
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99th
Towards rear - struggling 13th - tailed off 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 150/1)
N/A AVG M Osborne 168 lbs 200/1 -
99th
In touch with leaders - midfield 3rd - dropped to rear 7th - weakened 15th - tailed off when pulled up before 4 out(op 125/1)
N/A Poor Mrs Emma Clark 168 lbs 100/1 -
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99th
Midfield - pushed along from 9th - weakened after 12th - pulled up before 16th(tchd 125/1 and tchd 200/1)
N/A Poor Alan Hill 168 lbs 150/1 -
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99th
Midfield - dropped to rear 6th - struggling 13th - pulled up after 17th(op 8/1)
N/A Poor Gordon Elliott 168 lbs 17/2 -
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99th
Behind - hampered by faller 10th - tailed off when pulled up before 4 out(op 80/1)
N/A Poor Mrs Diane Ward 168 lbs 200/1 -
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99th
Held up in rear - blundered 6th - some headway from 14th - weakening when mistake 18th - soon pulled up
N/A Poor Warren Ewing 168 lbs 50/1 -
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99th
Pressed leaders early - prominent when jumped right 3rd - midfield 5th - fell 10th(op 5/1)
12 G Poor W P Mullins 168 lbs 9/2 -
99th
Midfield - fell 1st(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)
N/A Elite Paul Nicholls 168 lbs 18/1 -
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