Ultimate Cheltenham Festival Guide On attheraces.com/cheltenham Handicap Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Wewillgowithplanb (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Richard J Bandey | 169 lbs | 11/4 | Won | Led - headed but prominent after 1st - steadied 6th - outpaced and nudged along 10th - rallied and led again before 3 out - pushed along and faced challenge 2 out - ridden and went clear before last - kept on strongly run-in(tchd 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Police Academy (IRE) | 8 M | AVG | Oliver Sherwood | 160 lbs | 9/2 | 11 | In touch with leaders - outpaced and nudged along 10th - rallied and going okay when went second 3 out - made challenge 2 out - pushed along before last - ridden and no extra run-in - no match for winner(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Letsbe Avenue (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
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Keiran Burke | 140 lbs | 9/2 | - | Held up in rear - jumped left and bumped rival 7th - headway and going okay 10th - outpaced and pushed along after 4 out - beaten when pecked on landing 3 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(tchd 4/1) | |
| 99th | 1 | The Grey Falco (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Ben Pauling | 170 lbs | 9/4F | - | Prominent - led after 1st - good jump and went clear 7th - awkward jump 9th - reminder and much reduced lead after 4 out - pushed along and headed before 3 out - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened and beaten - pulled up after 2 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 2/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Across The Line (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Syd Hosie | 168 lbs | 6/1 | - | Held up in rear - niggled along briefly after 3rd - jumped slightly right and bumped 7th - soon pushed along and struggling - slow jump 8th - tailed off when pulled up after 9th(op 13/2) |
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