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Cheltenham
14:20
Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2023 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £5 Place: £2.20 £2.60 £4.10 Exacta: £37 Tricast: £318.60 Trifecta: £418.30
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m5f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f
1st
Took keen hold - disputed lead - led clearly just after 8th - went clear from 2 out - 4 lengths ahead when bad mistake and almost fell last - soon ridden - kept on well - did well in the circumstances(op 9/2)
8 G Good
Paul Nicholls 161 lbs 4/1F Won
2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m4½f 3m1½f
1m7½f 1m7f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m
2nd
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent 5 out - went second home turn - 4 lengths down last - soon left with every chance - no impression final 110yds
7 G AVG
L J Morgan 158 lbs 7/1 4
2m4½f
2m4f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m5f
3rd
Took keen hold - midfield - headway before 5 out - bit short of room and bumped after 3 out - went third 2 out - no impression from last(op 11/1)
8 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 145 lbs 12/1 8
2m4½f 2m4½f 3m 2m4½f 2m4½f
2m 2m3½f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4f
4th
Took keen hold - travelled strongly - prominent - pressed leaders after 7th - not fluent 10th - not fluent 11th - lost third when mistake 2 out - weakened run-in
10 G AVG
Richard Hobson 159 lbs 12/1 4
2m4½f 2m½f 2m4½f 3m1f 2m4f
2m4f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m3½f
5th
Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 11th - not fluent 3 out - soon edged right and bumped rival - disputing third when not fluent 2 out - weakened last
10 G AVG
Dan Skelton 152 lbs 5/1 1.5
1m7½f 2m3f 2m4½f 2m 2m
2m 2m 2m5½f 2m4f 2m4f
6th
Held up in rear - mistake 5th - still plenty to do 3 out - headway from 2 out - kept on run-in(tchd 11/1)
8 G AVG
Venetia Williams 147 lbs 10/1 3.5
3m2f 2m4½f
1m7½f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m4f
7th
Took keen hold - midfield - mistake 9th - not fluent 5 out - mistake 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 7/1)
11 G AVG
Sam Thomas 150 lbs 15/2 10
3m1½f 2m7f 2m7f 2m4½f 2m5½f
2m4½f 2m5½f 2m5½f 2m2f 2m4f
8th
Midfield - not fluent 6th - bad mistake and almost fell 4 out - soon towards rear - weakened 3 out(op 28/1)
9 G AVG
L J Morgan 150 lbs 33/1 8
3m 3m 3m2f 4m 2m5½f
2m5f 1m4f 2m6½f 2m4½f 2m3½f
9th
Always behind(op 25/1)
9 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 149 lbs 33/1 13
2m4½f 2m3½f 2m7½f 2m 2m5f
2m4f 2m4½f 2m4½f 3m1f 2m4f
10th
Took keen hold - always behind (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet had nothing to report)(op 12/1)
8 G AVG
Ben Pauling 142 lbs 16/1 2.75
2m3f 1m7½f 2m 2m5f 2m1f
2m4f 2m3f 2m4½f 2m6f 2m4½f
99th
In touch with leaders on inner - pecked on landing 1st - no impression when fell 2 out(op 18/1)
10 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 142 lbs 20/1 -
2m4½f 2m4½f 3m 2m4½f 2m4½f
2m4f 2m5f 1m4f 2m6½f 3m
99th
Never better than midfield - tailed off when pulled up after 4 out (vet said gelding lost his right fore shoe)(tchd 25/1)
10 G AVG
W P Mullins 159 lbs 22/1 -
2m4½f 2m6½f 2m 2m5f 2m7½f
2m2f 2m3f 3m 2m1f 2m3½f
99th
Always behind - pulled up 3 out
10 G AVG
Gary Moore 148 lbs 40/1 -
2m3f 3m 2m4f 2m3½f 2m
3m½f 3m 3m½f 2m4½f 3m½f
99th
Took keen hold - disputed lead - prominent just after 8th - pressed leader 10th - lost ground after 4 out - mistake 3 out - soon pulled up (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was carrying top weight on his first run of the season; vet examined gelding post race and found gelding was struck into on his right fore and was lame on his right fore)
8 G AVG
Patrick Neville 168 lbs 13/2 -
3m 3m1½f 3m2½f 2m6½f 3m