Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
12:40
Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £5
Place: £2.20 £1.70
Exacta: £12.10
Tricast: £68.64
Trifecta: £89.60
Non-Runners: Walking On Air (running in first preference)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Jagwar (FR) | 5 G | Good | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | 157 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Held up in rear - some headway 7th - joined leaders going easily after 3 out - pushed along and went second 2 out - challenging last - ridden and led run-in - kept on well(op 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Billytherealbigred (GB) | 5 G | Elite | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | 150 lbs | 9/5F | 2.5 | Led - faced challenge last - headed run-in - kept on(op 2/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Masaccio (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Alan King | 168 lbs | 11/1 | 1.25 | Prominent - went second 12th - lost position 2 out - stayed on run-in(tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Resplendent Grey (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Olly Murphy | 168 lbs | 4/1 | 11 | In rear - didn't always jump with fluency - pushed along from 10th - outpaced and no chance before 2 out - stayed on and went fourth run-in(tchd 7/2) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Whistle Stop Tour (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Lucinda Russell | 162 lbs | 22/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders - lost position 5th - some headway before 2 out - soon no impression(op 11/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Ryan's Rocket (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Fergal O'Brien | 155 lbs | 13/2 | 0.1 | Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - jumped right 4 out - headway but pecked on landing 3 out - weakened after 2 out - lost two places run-in(tchd 6/1 and tchd 7/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Guard Your Dreams (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 161 lbs | 9/1 | 10 | Prominent - bad mistake 5th - jumped right and not fluent 6th - went second 9th - lost position 12th - weakened before 2 out(op 15/2) |