Cheltenham
17:30
Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase (Sponsored By JRL Group) (GBB)
Cheltenham Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 Distance: 3m2f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £16.10 Place: £3.90 £2.10 £1.80 Exacta: £85.80 Tricast: £177.97 Trifecta: £601.20
Non-Runners: Captain Cattistock (self certificate), Chambard (vet's certificate), One More Fleurie (vet's certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Midfield - headway after 17th - not fluent 3 out - led 2 out - hung left when ridden after last - soon faced strong challenge - stayed on - all out(tchd 9/1)
10 M AVG S Curling 154 lbs 10/1 Won
2nd
Midfield - headway after 17th - went third and ridden after 2 out - made strong challenge after last - every chance final 110yds - held final strides(op 4/1)
8 G Good Gavin Cromwell 158 lbs 7/2F 0.3
3rd
Held up in rear - midfield when ridden after 3 out - good headway and went third after 2 out - hit last - stayed on but wandered around run-in(tchd 9/2)
8 G Poor W P Mullins 168 lbs 4/1 5.5
4th
Held up in rear - bumped 9th - headway into midfield after 17th - ridden after 4 out - went fourth approaching last - drifted left and no extra run-in(op 7/1)
10 G AVG Gordon Elliott 164 lbs 8/1 7.5
5th
In touch with leaders - prominent 10th - ridden after 3 out - held from 2 out - no extra run-in(op 50/1)
9 G Poor Gordon Elliott 155 lbs 40/1 5.5
6th
In touch with leaders - mistake 11th - led 4 out - ridden and headed before 2 out - weakened before last(op 14/1)
9 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 156 lbs 11/1 .75
7th
Midfield - not fluent 8th - headway 17th - disputing fourth 4 out - ridden to lead before 2 out - soon drifted left and headed - weakened before last
8 M AVG Paul Nolan 148 lbs 25/1 1.5
8th
Midfield - headway after 17th - ridden after 4 out - weakened 2 out
9 G Good Chris Gordon 164 lbs 33/1 7.5
9th
Prominent early - jinked left 1st - in touch with leaders 3rd - headway 16th - every chance 3 out - ridden before 2 out - soon weakened (vet said gelding lost left fore shoe)(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)
8 G AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 166 lbs 15/2 3.25
10th
Prominent - ridden after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 25/1)
7 G AVG Gordon Elliott 152 lbs 28/1 12
11th
Jumped left on occasions - pressed leader - led 3rd - jumped left and bumped 6th - headed 4 out - ridden after 3 out - soon weakened(op 16/1)
11 G Poor Ben Clarke 153 lbs 22/1 9
99th
Always towards rear - pulled up before 17th - never going well (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 50/1)
9 G AVG Ben Pauling 162 lbs 66/1 -
99th
Always towards rear - lost touch from 15th - pulled up before 4 out
10 M Good Venetia Williams 158 lbs 14/1 -
99th
Midfield - hit 3rd - not fluent 4th - soon dropped to rear - detached when pulled up 11th - never going well
10 G AVG Neil Mulholland 160 lbs 33/1 -
99th
Towards rear of midfield - jumped left 9th - struggling 15th - soon weakened - pulled up before 4 out(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)
9 G AVG Jonjo O'Neill 163 lbs 50/1 -
99th
Jumped left on occasions - led - pressed leader when headed 3rd - bumped 6th - mistake 14th - hit 15th - hit 16th - weakened after 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 40/1)
10 G AVG Nicky Henderson 157 lbs 50/1 -
99th
Midfield - weakened 17th - hit 18th - soon pulled up
N/A AVG Venetia Williams 165 lbs 50/1 -
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99th
Midfield - not fluent 17th - ridden after 18th - weakening when hit 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 33/1)
9 G AVG Gordon Elliott 160 lbs 40/1 -
99th
Slowly away - always towards rear - weakened 17th - soon pulled up (trainer said mare was unsuited by the soft - good to soft in places going and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 18/1)
8 M AVG Ben Pauling 158 lbs 20/1 -
99th
Midfield - dropped to rear 13th - soon struggling - weakened 15th - pulled up before 4 out - bled from the nose (vet said gelding bled from the nose)(tchd 12/1)
10 G AVG Henry Daly 162 lbs 14/1 -
99th
Always towards rear - struggling 4 out - weakened 3 out - pulled up before 2 out
12 G AVG Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 158 lbs 25/1 -
99th
Midfield - prominent 3rd - weakened after 17th - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(tchd 50/1)
12 G Poor Venetia Williams 142 lbs 40/1 -
99th
Always towards rear - tailed off when pulled up 17th(op 50/1)
N/A Poor Venetia Williams 142 lbs 66/1 -
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