Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
13:15
Quintessentially Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2023
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £10
Place: £3.80 £1.80
Exacta: £33.70
Trifecta: £151.60
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Madara (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Sophie Leech | 142 lbs | 9/1 | Won | In touch with leaders on inner - headway and challenging 2 out - led narrowly just after last - soon ridden - kept on well(op 8/1 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | In Excelsis Deo (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Harry Fry | 150 lbs | 5/2F | 3.25 | In touch with leaders - mistake and pecked on landing 4 out - headway and not fluent 3 out - led narrowly 2 out - headed just after last - soon ridden and no extra(tchd 9/4 and tchd 3/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Funambule Sivola (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 168 lbs | 15/2 | 11 | In touch with leaders - pressed leaders on outer from 7th - hit 3 out - weakened after 2 out(tchd 7/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Calico (GER) | 9 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 161 lbs | 11/4 | 2.5 | Led narrowly - headed and pressed leader 2nd - led again after 4 out - headed 2 out - weakened last | ||
| 5th | 5 | Prince Escalus (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Jonjo O'Neill | 150 lbs | 17/2 | 17 | Pressed leader - led narrowly 2nd - headed after 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Baron De Midleton (IRE) | 12 G | AVG | Brian Ellison | 151 lbs | 80/1 | - | Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - detached after 5 out - pulled up before 4 out(op 50/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Aucunrisque (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Chris Gordon | 160 lbs | 7/2 | - | Prominent - lost position 7th - pushed along and struggling from 8th - pulled up before 3 out(tchd 10/3) |