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Cheltenham
14:50
Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 Distance: 2m5f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50 Place: £2 £2.70 £3.80 Exacta: £84.70 Tricast: £532.27 Trifecta: £2484.60
Non-Runners: First Street (self certificate), Maxxum (unsuitable ground), Supreme Gift (unsuitable ground), Zanndabad (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m5f 2m5f 2m 2m½f 2m5f
1st
Travelled strongly - midfield - headway 2 out - led narrowly before last - ridden clear final 110yds - readily (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that having had a poor start to the winter campaign gelding had been scoped and was found to have ulcers and had benefitted from having received treatment for stomach ulcers on this occasion; he further explained that gelding had bled on his previous outing at Kempton - which had been reported)(op 7/1 tchd 8/1)
9 G AVG
Dan Skelton 162 lbs 13/2 Won
2m4f 2m5½f 3m 2m4½f 2m4f
2m3f 2m1f 2m4f 2m2f 2m7½f
2nd
Held up in rear - not fluent 3rd - headway 2 out - prominent when not fluent last - went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
9 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 168 lbs 13/2 3.5
2m5½f 2m3f 2m5f 1m4f 2m3f
2m 2m4f 3m 2m4½f 3m½f
3rd
In touch with leaders - edged left after 2nd - not fluent 4 out - headway and pressed leader 2 out - briefly disputed lead before last - no extra and lost second inside final 110yds - just held third
7 G AVG
W P Mullins 155 lbs 12/1 1.25
2m4f 2m1f 2m1f 2m1f 2m4½f
2m 2m 2m3½f 2m3f 2m4½f
4th
Held up in rear - raced wide and headway 2 out - went fourth last - stayed on final 110yds(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)
6 G AVG
Nicky Henderson 158 lbs 25/1 0.1
2m3½f 2m4½f 3m 2m5½f 2m5f
3m 3m 2m4f 2m4f 2m7½f
5th
Raced wide - midfield - headway and prominent when not fluent 2 out - weakened run-in(op 66/1)
8 G AVG
M F Morris 159 lbs 50/1 4.75
2m7½f 3m 2m6½f 3m 3m
2m5f 2m7f 2m4½f 2m 3m½f
6th
Held up in rear - raced wide and not fluent 2 out - headway when jumped left last - kept on - not reach leaders
8 G Poor
John Joseph Murphy 149 lbs 14/1 1.5
3m½f 2m3½f 2m7f 2m5½f 2m4f
2m4f 2m 2m 2m4f 2m5f
7th
In touch with leaders - steady headway 4 out - lost ground when not fluent last - soon hung right and weakened(op 22/1)
6 G AVG
Padraig Butler 159 lbs 33/1 2.5
2m3f 2m7½f 2m6f 2m7f 3m
2m5½f 2m4f 3m 2m4½f 2m3½f
8th
In rear - some headway when not fluent last - weakened run-in(op 25/1)
7 G Good
Olly Murphy 152 lbs 33/1 2.25
2m4f 2m 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f
2m7½f 2m7f 3m1f 2m7½f 2m5f
9th
Disputed lead - led narrowly after 4th - headed before last - hit last - soon weakened(op 28/1)
11 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 163 lbs 33/1 1
2m4f 2m4½f 2m2½f 3m 2m6½f
1m 2m 1m4f 2m1f 2m
10th
Midfield - headway 2 out - weakened before last(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)
6 G AVG
Padraig Roche 158 lbs 16/1 .5
2m3½f 1m4f 2m1½f 2m2f 2m½f
2m½f 2m½f 2m
11th
In rear on inner - hit 2 out - some headway on turn before last - weakened run-in(op 50/1)
5 G AVG
W P Mullins 154 lbs 40/1 .75
3m 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 3m4½f
2m 2m5f 1m7½f 2m1f 2m½f
12th
Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield on inner - mistake 2nd - steady headway 4th - weakened before last(tchd 8/1)
9 G AVG
Nicky Henderson 153 lbs 9/1 .5
2m5½f 2m4½f 2m5f 2m3½f 3m½f
3m½f 2m1f 2m4½f 2m3f 2m3f
13th
Midfield - not fluent 1st - short of room and lost ground after 2nd - sprawled on landing and dropped to rear 5th - not fluent 6th - no impression after 2 out
9 G AVG
Harry Fry 163 lbs 14/1 0.3
2m4f 3m½f 2m3½f 3m 2m3f
2m4f 2m3f 2m 2m5f 2m4f
14th
Midfield - bit short of room after 2nd - steady headway and prominent 3 out - weakened on turn before last
6 G AVG
Martin Brassil 160 lbs 4/1F 4
3m 2m½f 2m 2m4f 3m
2m7f 2m6½f
15th
Raced wide - not fluent early - towards rear throughout (jockey said mare made a bad mistake at first hurdle)(tchd 100/1)
9 M AVG
Paul Hennessy 163 lbs 80/1 2.75
2m7½f 2m7½f 2m4f
2m2f 2m2f 2m 2m4f
16th
Midfield on inner - dropped to rear 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
7 G AVG
W P Mullins 161 lbs 5/1 1.5
2m4f 2m6½f 2m7½f 2m3½f 3m½f
2m 2m4f 2m4f 1m7½f 2m
17th
Midfield - weakened 2 out
9 G AVG
Sandy Thomson 160 lbs 66/1 9.5
2m 2m4f 2m4f 2m 2m4f
2m 2m3f 2m4f 2m1f 1m7f
18th
Raced wide - in touch with leaders - steady headway 3 out - weakened on turn before last(op 22/1)
8 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 158 lbs 25/1 2.5
2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4½f
2m 1m7½f 2m5f 2m5f 2m5f
19th
Pressed leaders on outer - prominent from 4th - not fluent 3 out - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 28/1)
7 G Good
Gary Moore 155 lbs 33/1 22
2m4f 1m4f 2m 2m4½f 2m3f
2m 2m 2m4f 2m4f 2m1f
99th
Led narrowly or disputed lead - headed and pressed leader 4th - weakened 3 out - lost touch and pulled up before last(op 25/1)
6 G Good
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 28/1 -
2m6f 2m½f 2m½f 2m4f 2m4f
2m 2m 2m½f 2m
99th
Midfield - lost position 3 out - weakened 2 out - pulled up before last (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet had nothing to report)(op 12/1)
5 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 162 lbs 11/1 -
2m4½f 2m6½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m