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Cheltenham
14:25
Unibet Middle Distance Chase Series Veterans' Handicap Chase
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50 Place: £2.10 £1.70 £2.10 Exacta: £32.10 Tricast: £146.06 Trifecta: £186.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Cepage (FR) 12 G AVG
Venetia Williams 155 lbs 11/2 Won Midfield - headway and prominent 4th - went second and ridden 2 out - led last - ran on well and won going away(op 5/1)
2nd 2 Lord Du Mesnil (FR) 12 G Poor
Richard Hobson 163 lbs 4/1F 7 Towards rear - headway 8th - pressed leaders 4 out - outpaced last - stayed on and went second towards finish (vet said gelding lost his right fore shoe)(op 5/1)
3rd 4 Le Ligerien (FR) 12 G AVG
Joe Tizzard 153 lbs 13/2 2.5 Raced in second - not fluent 8th - hit 10th - led just before 2 out - headed last - weakened run-in - lost second towards finish(op 7/1)
4th 9 Go Steady (GB) 11 G Poor
Dan Skelton 137 lbs 8/1 2.25 Held up in rear - headway 13th - pressed leaders 3 out - mistake and outpaced 2 out - kept on run-in(tchd 15/2)
5th 1 Sam Brown (GB) 13 G AVG
Anthony Honeyball 168 lbs 8/1 3.25 In touch with leaders - lost position 9th - dropped to rear 11th - mistake and struggling 4 out - stayed on from 2 out
6th 8 Up Helly Aa King (GB) 13 G AVG
N W Alexander 142 lbs 12/1 25 Midfield - mistake 10th - mistake and lost position 13th - not fluent 4 out - soon weakened(tchd 14/1)
7th 6 Storm Control (IRE) 11 G Poor
Kerry Lee 147 lbs 9/2 6 Led - mistake 4 out - hit 3 out - headed just before 2 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 4/1)
8th 7 Duc De Beauchene (FR) 11 G AVG
David Pipe 143 lbs 25/1 2.75 In rear - struggling when slow jump 11th - lost touch 4 out(op 18/1)
99th 5 Top Ville Ben (IRE) 12 G Poor
Philip Kirby 153 lbs 6/1 - Prominent - not fluent 8th - weakened after 3 out - in rear when pulled up last(op 13/2)