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Cheltenham
14:50
Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 Distance: 3m1f Type: Chase Going: Heavy Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £7 Place: £1.60 £5.50 £2.10 Exacta: £202.40 Tricast: £1091.46 Trifecta: £2457
Non-Runners: Found On (unsuitable ground), Risk And Roll (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 17 Chianti Classico (IRE) 7 G Elite
Kim Bailey 158 lbs 6/1 Won Travelled strongly - prominent early - in touch with leaders from 3rd - hit 6th - went second 15th - led before 3 out - soon faced challenge - pushed along and 2 lengths ahead when pecked on landing last - went clear inside final 110yds(op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
2nd 16 Twig (GB) 9 G Good
Ben Pauling 153 lbs 28/1 4.5 Raced wide - led - headed and prominent 3rd - pressed winner after 3 out - lost ground after 2 out - edged right and no extra final 110yds(op 33/1)
3rd 7 Meetingofthewaters (IRE) 8 G AVG
W P Mullins 162 lbs 6/1 1.25 Took keen hold - didn't jump with fluency - midfield - headway going easily and prominent after 3 out - outpaced after 2 out - edged left and rallied final 110yds(op 13/2)
4th 21 Famous Bridge (IRE) 8 G AVG
Nicky Richards 154 lbs 25/1 16 Midfield - steady headway and went fourth before 4 out - weakened 2 out(op 18/1)
5th 6 The Goffer (IRE) 7 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 162 lbs 9/2F 12 Towards rear - headway going easily and in touch with leaders 3 out - weakened just before 2 out(tchd 5/1)
6th 22 Weveallbeencaught (IRE) 8 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 149 lbs 11/1 .75 In touch with leaders - lost position 16th - weakened before 3 out(op 9/1 tchd 12/1)
7th 10 Kitty's Light (GB) 8 G Poor
Christian Williams 161 lbs 40/1 .5 Midfield - hit 8th - lost position 13th - struggling from 15th(op 28/1)
8th 8 Chambard (FR) 13 G AVG
Venetia Williams 156 lbs 40/1 7 Raced in last - hampered by faller 2nd - not fluent 4th - headway into midfield 11th - weakened before 3 out(op 33/1)
99th 20 Excello (FR) 5 G AVG
Nicky Henderson 155 lbs 33/1 - Midfield on outer - weakened and pulled up after 4 out
99th 13 Victtorino (FR) 7 G Good
Venetia Williams 160 lbs 16/1 - Always behind - pulled up before 4 out
99th 4 Stumptown (IRE) 8 G Good
Gavin Cromwell 163 lbs 15/2 - Midfield - lost position 9th - struggling when mistake 4 out - pulled up before 2 out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 10/1)
99th 9 Minella Crooner (IRE) 8 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 33/1 - Raced wide - midfield - mistake 15th - weakened before 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 40/1)
99th 5 Monbeg Genius (IRE) 8 G AVG
Jonjo O'Neill 162 lbs 16/1 - Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear - mistake and sprawled on landing 4th - pulled up before 4 out (trainer said gelding made a bad mistake at fourth fence; vet said gelding had lost his left-fore shoe and had also struck into his left-fore leg)(op 14/1)
99th 14 Busselton (FR) 7 G AVG
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 160 lbs 40/1 - Never better than midfield - weakened and pulled up before 13th
99th 11 Gevrey (FR) 9 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 40/1 - Always behind - hit 3rd - pulled up before 4 out
99th 12 Eklat De Rire (FR) 10 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 161 lbs 22/1 - Prominent - joined leader 3rd - led narrowly 4th - headed 12th - lost position 15th - weakened after 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 12/1)
99th 2 Run Wild Fred (IRE) 11 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 50/1 - Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear throughout - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 66/1)
99th 1 Eldorado Allen (FR) 10 G AVG
Joe Tizzard 163 lbs 25/1 - Midfield on inner - weakened after 16th - pulled up before 3 out (trainer said gelding had made a respiratory noise)(op 22/1)
99th 3 Highland Hunter (IRE) 11 G AVG
Fergal O'Brien 164 lbs 50/1 - Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - headway on outer and led narrowly 3rd - mistake and headed 4th - soon pressed leader - led again 12th - headed just before 3 out - weakened and pulled up after 3 out - fatal(op 40/1)
99th 19 Lord Du Mesnil (FR) 12 G Poor
Richard Hobson 155 lbs 25/1 - Didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - hit 8th - weakened 16th - pulled up before 3 out
99th 15 Trelawne (GB) 9 G Good
Kim Bailey 159 lbs 5/1 - In rear - not fluent 1st - fell 2nd(op 11/2)