Cheltenham
12:40
Josh Wyke Birthday Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 Distance: 3m1½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £5 Place: £1.70 £1.70 £1.30 Exacta: £24.60 Tricast: £48.43 Trifecta: £65.80
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Haiti Couleurs (FR) 7 G Elite Rebecca Curtis 152 lbs 4/1 Won Jumped well - took keen hold - prominent - switched right and headway 5th - soon pressed leader - disputed lead from 8th - led clearly 12th - mistake 4 out - ridden run-in - kept on well
2nd 5 Transmission (IRE) 7 G AVG Neil Mulholland 154 lbs 6/1 2.75 Jumped right on occasions - held up in last - not fluent 15th - steady headway from 5 out - went second inside final 110yds - kept on well(op 15/2)
3rd 2 Peaky Boy (IRE) 6 G Elite Nicky Henderson 161 lbs 11/8F 0.2 Took keen hold - prominent on inner - went second before 2 out - lost second inside final 110yds(op 6/4)
4th 8 Moon D'Orange (FR) 6 G AVG John C McConnell 150 lbs 33/1 15 Took keen hold - prominent - led after 5th - disputed lead from 8th - raced in second 12th - lost second before 2 out - weakened and lost third approaching last(op 50/1)
5th 3 Destroytheevidence (GB) 7 G AVG Kim Bailey 159 lbs 7/1 25 Led - not fluent 1st - soon prominent - mistake 14th - outpaced when jumped left 4 out - pecked on landing 3 out - weakened home turn(op 5/1)
6th 9 Livin On Luco (IRE) 6 G AVG Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 145 lbs 12/1 26 In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - mistake and dropped to rear 16th - weakened 4 out - tailed off(op 16/1)
99th 1 Hillcrest (IRE) 10 G Good Henry Daly 164 lbs 22/1 - In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - towards rear when mistake 10th - mistake 12th - not fluent 14th - struggling when not fluent 5 out - soon pulled up(op 25/1)
99th 4 Isaac Des Obeaux (FR) 7 G AVG Paul Nicholls 155 lbs 12/1 - Towards rear - mistake 2nd - not fluent 4th - struggling when not fluent 5 out - soon pulled up(op 15/2)
99th 7 Beachcomber (FR) 6 G AVG Jonjo & A J O'Neill 150 lbs 22/1 - Jumped right on occasions - prominent - led after 1st - headed and prominent after 5th - slightly hampered 13th - hampered 4 out - weakened 3 out - soon pulled up(tchd 25/1)