William Hill Cheltenham NRMB January 1st Open National Hunt Flat Race (Cat 1 Elim') (Qual') (GBB)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Harbour Island (FR) | 5 G | Elite | Olly Murphy | 156 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Visibility reduced by fog - held up in rear - steady headway from 3f out - went third 2f out - led inside final furlong - went clear final 110yds - promising(op 6/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Drayton Flyer (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Beau Morgan
(5)lbs
|
Olly Murphy | 151 lbs | 8/1 | 2.5 | Visibility reduced by fog - held up in rear - some headway but still plenty to do 3f out - good headway inside final furlong - went second final 110yds - no match for winner(op 6/1 tchd 11/2) | |
| 3rd | 4 | Geordie Mackem (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Brian Ellison | 156 lbs | 5/2F | 3 | Visibility reduced by fog - midfield - headway but ridden 3f out - went third inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds(op 17/2) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Blue Bellamy (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Richard J Bandey | 156 lbs | 8/1 | 1.5 | Visibility reduced by fog - in touch with leaders - went third home turn - soon outpaced - rallied inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 11/2 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Godfrey Bouillon (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Donald McCain | 156 lbs | 18/1 | .5 | Visibility reduced by fog - midfield - outpaced but headway and went fourth 3f out - soon hung left - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Full Force Gale (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Tom George | 163 lbs | 4/1 | 1 | Visibility reduced by fog - led early - headed but prominent after 2f - pressed leader 3f out - lost position inside final furlong - weakened quickly final 110yds(op 11/4) | ||
| 7th | 9 | Syfonic Sam (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Rebecca Menzies | 156 lbs | 40/1 | 3 | Visibility reduced by fog - held up in rear - headway into midfield 3f out - no telling impression(op 33/1) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Midnight Potter (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Adrian Paul Keatley | 156 lbs | 8/1 | 2 | Visibility reduced by fog - took keen hold - prominent - led after 2f - going best but faced challenge 3f out - headed and weakened quickly inside final furlong(op 10/1) | ||
| 9th | 10 | The Final Brig (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Mark Walford | 156 lbs | 16/1 | 3.5 | Visibility reduced by fog - never better than midfield - weakened quickly from 3f out(op 8/1) | ||
| 10th | 11 | Timely Approach (GB) | 5 G | Poor |
Tom Midgley
(3)lbs
|
Tracy Waggott | 153 lbs | 125/1 | 1.25 | Visibility reduced by fog - prominent - lost ground quickly home turn - weakened quickly from 3f out(op 66/1) | |
| 11th | 13 | Sun Rising Legacy (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Alex Hales | 149 lbs | 28/1 | 49 | Visibility reduced by fog - held up in rear - lost touch home turn - tailed off from 3f out(op 22/1) | ||
| 12th | 12 | Anna's Lady (GB) | 4 F | Poor |
Aaron Anderson
(5)lbs
|
Ian McInnes | 144 lbs | 150/1 | 99 | Visibility reduced by fog - in touch with leaders - prominent after 3f - pushed along and lost ground quickly halfway - tailed off from over 5f out(op 40/1) |
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