Cheltenham Races
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
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Stage Star (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 161 lbs | 4/1F | Won | 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) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Notlongtillmay (GB) | 7 G | AVG | L J Morgan | 158 lbs | 7/1 | 4 | 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 | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Il Ridoto (FR) | 8 G | AVG |
Freddie Gingell
(5)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 145 lbs | 12/1 | 8 | 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) | |
| 4th | 3 | Fugitif (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Richard Hobson | 159 lbs | 12/1 | 4 | 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 | ||
| 5th | 7 | Unexpected Party (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 152 lbs | 5/1 | 1.5 | 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 | ||
| 6th | 12 | Easy As That (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 147 lbs | 10/1 | 3.5 | Held up in rear - mistake 5th - still plenty to do 3 out - headway from 2 out - kept on run-in(tchd 11/1) | ||
| 7th | 10 | Angels Breath (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Sam Thomas | 150 lbs | 15/2 | 10 | Took keen hold - midfield - mistake 9th - not fluent 5 out - mistake 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 7/1) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Whistleinthedark (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | L J Morgan | 150 lbs | 33/1 | 8 | Midfield - not fluent 6th - bad mistake and almost fell 4 out - soon towards rear - weakened 3 out(op 28/1) | ||
| 9th | 6 | Final Orders (GB) | 9 G | AVG |
Danny Gilligan
(5)lbs
|
Gavin Cromwell | 149 lbs | 33/1 | 13 | Always behind(op 25/1) | |
| 10th | 14 | Harper's Brook (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 142 lbs | 16/1 | 2.75 | Took keen hold - always behind (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet had nothing to report)(op 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 13 | Torn And Frayed (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 142 lbs | 20/1 | - | In touch with leaders on inner - pecked on landing 1st - no impression when fell 2 out(op 18/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Authorized Art (FR) | 10 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 159 lbs | 22/1 | - | Never better than midfield - tailed off when pulled up after 4 out (vet said gelding lost his right fore shoe)(tchd 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 11 | Black Gerry (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Gary Moore | 148 lbs | 40/1 | - | Always behind - pulled up 3 out | ||
| 99th | 1 | The Real Whacker (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Patrick Neville | 168 lbs | 13/2 | - | 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) |