Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
13:50
Cheltenham Racecourse Food Bank Collection Mares' Handicap Chase (Challenger Series Qualifier)
Cheltenham
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75
Place: £1.70 £3.10 £5
Exacta: £31
Tricast: £347.22
Trifecta: £419.90
Non-Runners: Game On For Glory (vet's certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | La Malmason (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Gavin Cromwell | 169 lbs | 11/4F | Won | Midfield - not fluent 6th - smooth headway on outer 3 out - joined leader going easily after 2 out - not fluent but led narrowly last - soon ridden - kept on - always doing enough(op 5/2) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Royale Margaux (FR) | 7 M | AVG | Tom Symonds | 166 lbs | 9/1 | .75 | Took keen hold - towards rear - smooth headway after 3 out - shaken up and challenging last - ridden run-in - kept on and went second towards finish(op 11/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Eureka Creek (IRE) | 8 M | AVG |
Joe Anderson
(5)lbs
|
Emma Lavelle | 159 lbs | 16/1 | 1.5 | Midfield - headway after 4 out - left in lead 3 out - ridden and joined after 2 out - headed last - no extra and lost second towards finish(op 14/1) | |
| 4th | 4 | Walk In Clover (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | Dan Skelton | 165 lbs | 6/1 | 6 | Pulled hard - towards rear - not fluent 2nd - soon dropped to last - smooth headway on inner after 3 out - disputing third and going easily after 2 out - ridden and weakened run-in (jockey said mare ran too free)(op 13/2) | ||
| 5th | 12 | Pougne Aminta (FR) | N/A | Poor | Alastair Ralph | 153 lbs | 25/1 | 3.5 | In touch with leaders - prominent 12th - went second 4 out - pushed along after 3 out - weakened from last(op 22/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Happy d'Ex (FR) | 8 M | AVG | Sheila Lewis | 167 lbs | 200/1 | 11 | Held up in midfield - mistake 4 out - weakened 2 out(op 125/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Lilith (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Anthony Honeyball | 161 lbs | 22/1 | 2.25 | Prominent - slightly hampered 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 25/1) | ||
| 8th | 10 | I Am Gonna Be (IRE) | 7 M | Poor |
Patrick Wadge
(3)lbs
|
Lucinda Russell | 152 lbs | 14/1 | 2.75 | Disputed lead - prominent 4th - not fluent 4 out - lost position when badly hampered by faller 3 out - weakened 2 out (jockey said mare was hampered by the fall of Malaita jumping third-last fence)(op 9/1) | |
| 9th | 8 | Mad About Sally (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Oliver Signy | 158 lbs | 8/1 | 7 | Held up in midfield - some headway on outer 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Petticoat Lucy (IRE) | 8 M | AVG | Jeremy Scott | 156 lbs | 11/1 | - | Towards rear - brought down 3 out(op 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 11 | Malaita (GB) | 9 M | AVG | Mel Rowley | 154 lbs | 4/1 | - | Disputed lead - led from 4th - fell 3 out(op 5/1) | ||
| 99th | 13 | Brianna Rose (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Martin Keighley | 148 lbs | 9/1 | - | Midfield - jumped badly right 8th - dropped to rear 10th - jumped right 11th - pulled up before 12th(op 11/1) |