Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
12:40
Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2024
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Chase
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £5
Place: £2.30 £2.20 £2.40
Exacta: £28.80
Tricast: £151.76
Trifecta: £184.40
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Ginny's Destiny (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 168 lbs | 4/1F | Won | Made virtually all - joined 10th - shaken up and led clearly but not fluent 2 out - ridden clear run-in - kept on(op 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Theatre Man (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Richard J Bandey | 155 lbs | 13/2 | 2.75 | Prominent - not fluent 4th - lost position 4 out - ridden 3 out - 7 lengths fourth last - stayed on and went second run-in(op 7/1) | ||
| 3rd | 12 | Es Perfecto (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Alan King | 144 lbs | 6/1 | 3.5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - went fourth 4 out - went second approaching last - kept on but lost second run-in(op 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 11 | Prairie Wolf (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Sue Smith | 144 lbs | 10/1 | 3.5 | Raced in second - not fluent and disputed lead 10th - hit 4 out - lost position when hit 2 out - soon lost second - weakened run-in | ||
| 5th | 5 | Bowtogreatness (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 156 lbs | 28/1 | 13 | Midfield - headway and pressed leaders 4 out - weakened 3 out(op 22/1 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Blow Your Wad (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Tom Lacey | 162 lbs | 9/2 | .5 | Midfield - lost position briefly when mistake 12th - weakened 2 out (trainer said gelding was never travelling)(op 11/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Charles Ritz (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Tom George | 144 lbs | 12/1 | 0 | Midfield - hit 2nd - dropped to rear 10th - no impression from 3 out | ||
| 8th | 9 | Railway Hurricane (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Gavin Cromwell | 150 lbs | 22/1 | 15 | In rear - mistake 13th - headway 4 out - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened(op 18/1) | ||
| 9th | 3 | Unexpected Party (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 162 lbs | 25/1 | 13 | In rear throughout - struggling before 4 out(op 22/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Happy And Fine (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Alex Hales | 152 lbs | 28/1 | - | Midfield on outer - lost position 5th - struggling in rear 10th - pulled up 4 out | ||
| 99th | 4 | Tightenourbelts (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Emma Lavelle | 159 lbs | 17/2 | - | In rear - awkward jump 1st - not fluent 4th - struggling with one circuit to go - pulled up 10th (trainer said gelding was never travelling and lost his confidence having made a jumping error at first fence; vet had nothing to report)(op 9/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Persian Time (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 154 lbs | 12/1 | - | In touch with leaders - not fluent 7th - weakened 3 out - in rear when pulled up 2 out (vet reported gelding lost a right-hind shoe)(tchd 11/1) |