Cheltenham
14:25
Favourite From The Sun Now Daily Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2023 Distance: 3m2f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.38 Place: £1.20 £2 £2.60 Exacta: £11.70 Tricast: £115.30 Trifecta: £91.30
Non-Runners: Back On The Lash (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Broadway Boy (IRE) 7 G Good Nigel Twiston-Davies 149 lbs 11/8F Won Led narrowly - mistake and headed 15th - pressed leader when mistake 17th - led again 2 out - 1 length ahead last - ridden run-in - kept on well(op 2/1)
2nd 2 Threeunderthrufive (IRE) 9 G Good Paul Nicholls 153 lbs 15/2 1.25 Pressed leader - led narrowly 15th - headed 2 out - 1 length down last - ridden run-in - stayed on (jockey said gelding hung left-handed under pressure)(op 13/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1)
3rd 1 Protektorat (FR) 9 G AVG Dan Skelton 168 lbs 16/1 1.75 Took keen hold - held up in last - headway on inner after 3 out - went third 2 out - soon ridden - kept on well run-in(op 11/1)
4th 7 Rapper (GB) 10 G AVG Henry Daly 143 lbs 66/1 5.5 Prominent - pushed along after 3 out - weakened gradually after 2 out(op 40/1)
5th 6 City Chief (IRE) 5 G AVG Nicky Henderson 144 lbs 11/2 1.5 Prominent on inner - slightly hampered 15th - not fluent 16th - weakened approaching last(op 9/2)
6th 8 Easy As That (IRE) 8 G AVG Venetia Williams 142 lbs 7/2 12 Prominent on outer - mistake 4 out - dropped to rear when hampered by faller 3 out - soon weakened(tchd 10/3)
7th 5 Elvis Mail (FR) 10 G AVG N W Alexander 146 lbs 28/1 27 Towards rear but in touch with leaders on outer - not fluent 5 out - not fluent 4 out - mistake 2 out - soon weakened(op 20/1)
99th 3 Malina Girl (IRE) 8 M AVG Gavin Cromwell 144 lbs 7/1 - Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway and prominent 17th - going easily when fell 3 out(op 15/2)