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)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
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)
6 M AVG Gavin Cromwell 169 lbs 11/4F Won
2nd
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)
7 M AVG Tom Symonds 166 lbs 9/1 .75
3rd
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)
8 M AVG Emma Lavelle 159 lbs 16/1 1.5
4th
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)
7 M Poor Dan Skelton 165 lbs 6/1 6
5th
In touch with leaders - prominent 12th - went second 4 out - pushed along after 3 out - weakened from last(op 22/1)
8 M AVG Alastair Ralph 153 lbs 25/1 3.5
6th
Held up in midfield - mistake 4 out - weakened 2 out(op 125/1)
8 M AVG Sheila Lewis 167 lbs 200/1 11
7th
Prominent - slightly hampered 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 25/1)
N/A Poor Anthony Honeyball 161 lbs 22/1 2.25
8th
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)
7 M Poor Lucinda Russell 152 lbs 14/1 2.75
9th
Held up in midfield - some headway on outer 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 15/2)
N/A AVG Oliver Signy 158 lbs 8/1 7
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99th
Towards rear - brought down 3 out(op 12/1)
8 M AVG Jeremy Scott 156 lbs 11/1 -
99th
Disputed lead - led from 4th - fell 3 out(op 5/1)
9 M AVG Mel Rowley 154 lbs 4/1 -
99th
Midfield - jumped badly right 8th - dropped to rear 10th - jumped right 11th - pulled up before 12th(op 11/1)
N/A AVG Martin Keighley 148 lbs 9/1 -