Cheltenham Races
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)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 22 | Angels Dawn (IRE) | 10 M | AVG | S Curling | 154 lbs | 10/1 | Won | 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) | ||
| 2nd | 15 | Stumptown (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Gavin Cromwell | 158 lbs | 7/2F | 0.3 | 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) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Mr Incredible (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | W P Mullins | 168 lbs | 4/1 | 5.5 | 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) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Dunboyne (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 164 lbs | 8/1 | 7.5 | 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) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Defi Bleu (FR) | 9 G | Poor |
Mr B Lawless
(7)lbs
|
Gordon Elliott | 155 lbs | 40/1 | 5.5 | In touch with leaders - prominent 10th - ridden after 3 out - held from 2 out - no extra run-in(op 50/1) | |
| 6th | 10 | Royal Thief (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Mr J W Hendrick
(5)lbs
|
Henry De Bromhead | 156 lbs | 11/1 | .75 | In touch with leaders - mistake 11th - led 4 out - ridden and headed before 2 out - weakened before last(op 14/1) | |
| 7th | 20 | Western Zara (IRE) | 8 M | AVG |
Mr T Power Roche
(7)lbs
|
Paul Nolan | 148 lbs | 25/1 | 1.5 | Midfield - not fluent 8th - headway 17th - disputing fourth 4 out - ridden to lead before 2 out - soon drifted left and headed - weakened before last | |
| 8th | 2 | Annual Invictus (IRE) | 9 G | Good |
Freddie Gordon
(3)lbs
|
Chris Gordon | 164 lbs | 33/1 | 7.5 | Midfield - headway after 17th - ridden after 4 out - weakened 2 out | |
| 9th | 3 | Beauport (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 166 lbs | 15/2 | 3.25 | 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) | ||
| 10th | 23 | Ballykeel (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 152 lbs | 28/1 | 12 | Prominent - ridden after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 25/1) | ||
| 11th | 14 | Dr Kananga (GB) | 11 G | Poor |
Mr Darren Andrews
(5)lbs
|
Ben Clarke | 153 lbs | 22/1 | 9 | 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) | |
| 99th | 8 | Slipway (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 162 lbs | 66/1 | - | Always towards rear - pulled up before 17th - never going well (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 50/1) | ||
| 99th | 16 | Fontaine Collonges (FR) | 10 M | AVG | Venetia Williams | 158 lbs | 14/1 | - | Always towards rear - lost touch from 15th - pulled up before 4 out | ||
| 99th | 11 | Lord Accord (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Neil Mulholland | 160 lbs | 33/1 | - | Midfield - hit 3rd - not fluent 4th - soon dropped to rear - detached when pulled up 11th - never going well | ||
| 99th | 7 | Coeur Serein (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Jonjo O'Neill | 163 lbs | 50/1 | - | Towards rear of midfield - jumped left 9th - struggling 15th - soon weakened - pulled up before 4 out(op 40/1 tchd 66/1) | ||
| 99th | 19 | Emir Sacree (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 157 lbs | 50/1 | - | 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) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Farinet (FR) | N/A | AVG | Venetia Williams | 165 lbs | 50/1 | - | Midfield - weakened 17th - hit 18th - soon pulled up | ||
| 99th | 12 | Punitive (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 160 lbs | 40/1 | - | Midfield - not fluent 17th - ridden after 18th - weakening when hit 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 33/1) | ||
| 99th | 18 | Anightinlambourn (IRE) | 8 M | AVG | Ben Pauling | 158 lbs | 20/1 | - | 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) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Rapper (GB) | 10 G | AVG |
Alice Stevens
(3)lbs
|
Henry Daly | 162 lbs | 14/1 | - | 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) | |
| 99th | 17 | Musical Slave (IRE) | 12 G | AVG | Philip Hobbs & Johnson White | 158 lbs | 25/1 | - | Always towards rear - struggling 4 out - weakened 3 out - pulled up before 2 out | ||
| 99th | 26 | Didero Vallis (FR) | 12 G | Poor | Venetia Williams | 142 lbs | 40/1 | - | Midfield - prominent 3rd - weakened after 17th - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(tchd 50/1) | ||
| 99th | 25 | Coo Star Sivola (FR) | N/A | Poor | Venetia Williams | 142 lbs | 66/1 | - | Always towards rear - tailed off when pulled up 17th(op 50/1) |