Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
16:40
St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase
Cheltenham
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025
Distance: 3m2½f
Type: Chase
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £33.40
Place: £6.70 £2.20 £2.70
Exacta: £319
Tricast: £869.67
Trifecta: £2806.90
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 23 | Wonderwall (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | S Curling | 168 lbs | 28/1 | Won | Midfield - headway 14th - prominent 18th - led but drifted left 2 out - ridden after last - faced challenge final 110yds - just did enough | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Its On The Line (IRE) | 8 G | Elite | Emmet Mullins | 168 lbs | 4/1 | 0.3 | Pressed leaders early - prominent from 3rd - pushed along after 4 out - pressed winner final 110yds - stayed on(op 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 22 | Willitgoahead (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 168 lbs | 13/2 | 3.25 | Held up in rear - headway after 16th - went third after 2 out - stayed on(op 8/1) | ||
| 4th | 13 | Music Drive (FR) | 8 G | Good | Kelly Morgan | 168 lbs | 33/1 | 9.5 | Midfield - hit 4 out - soon outpaced - headway after 2 out - stayed on run-in - went fourth final strides(tchd 40/1) | ||
| 5th | 18 | Shearer (IRE) | 9 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 168 lbs | 6/1 | 0.05 | Jumped slightly right throughout - pressed leaders - led 3rd - headed before 2 out - soon lost second - no extra when lost fourth final strides(op 7/1 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Carnfunnock (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | S R B Crawford | 168 lbs | 100/1 | 1.75 | Towards rear - headway into midfield 4 out - stayed on from 2 out - nearest finish(tchd 80/1) | ||
| 7th | 15 | Plan Of Attack (IRE) | 12 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 168 lbs | 66/1 | 2.25 | Midfield - some headway 2 out - weakened run-in(tchd 40/1) | ||
| 8th | 14 | Ontheropes (IRE) | 11 G | Poor | Thomas Mullins | 168 lbs | 33/1 | 2 | In rear - still plenty to do 3 out - stayed on from 2 out - never on terms(op 40/1 tchd 50/1) | ||
| 9th | 24 | Angels Dawn (IRE) | 10 M | AVG | S Curling | 161 lbs | 3/1F | 0.3 | Midfield - headway after 17th - in touch with leaders after 3 out - weakened run-in(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 10th | 17 | Ryehill (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Ross O'Sullivan | 168 lbs | 17/2 | .5 | In rear - mistake 9th - lost touch 13th - still plenty to do 3 out - stayed on from 2 out - never dangerous(op 8/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 11th | 4 | Bardenstown Lad (GB) | 10 G | AVG | David Loughnane | 168 lbs | 66/1 | 28 | Pressed leaders - lost position after 16th - weakened after 18th - hampered 3 out - tailed off(op 40/1) | ||
| 12th | 21 | What A Glance (GB) | 10 G | Poor | Tom Britten | 168 lbs | 40/1 | 1 | Midfield - mistake 4 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 28/1) | ||
| 13th | 11 | Lift Me Up (IRE) | 9 G | Elite | Miss M Filby | 168 lbs | 33/1 | 18 | Prominent early - midfield from 3rd - not fluent and jockey lost iron briefly 15th - outpaced from 4 out - weakened after 3 out - eased run-in - tailed off (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 40/1) | ||
| 14th | 6 | D'Jango (FR) | 12 G | Poor | Miss V Collins | 168 lbs | 66/1 | 6.5 | Midfield - dropped to rear after 15th - weakened after 4 out - tailed off(op 125/1 tchd 50/1) | ||
| 15th | 16 | Rocky's Howya (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Declan Queally | 168 lbs | 11/1 | 14 | Prominent - hampered 1st - struggling 4 out - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 16th | 8 | Go On Chez (GB) | 9 G | Poor | F A Hutsby | 168 lbs | 66/1 | 12 | In touch with leaders - prominent after 10th - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 50/1) | ||
| 17th | 3 | Au Fleuron (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Max Comley | 168 lbs | 200/1 | 9.5 | Always behind - lost touch 13th - tailed off | ||
| 99th | 19 | Take All (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | M Osborne | 168 lbs | 125/1 | - | Held up in rear - mistake 17th - raced wide but headway after 4 out - midfield and going okay when fell 3 out(op 150/1 tchd 200/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Allmankind (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Mrs J Owen | 168 lbs | 20/1 | - | Prominent - dropped to midfield when hampered 1st - lost ground quickly after 12th - soon pulled up(op 28/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Angels Breath (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Tim Vaughan | 168 lbs | 66/1 | - | Midfield - lost ground quickly after 12th - soon pulled up(op 100/1) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Haven't Time (IRE) | 11 G | Poor | Miss S McQueen | 168 lbs | 66/1 | - | Always behind - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 100/1 tchd 50/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Fairly Famous (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Mrs G Andrews | 168 lbs | 17/2 | - | In touch with leaders - mistake 8th - weakened after 4 out - hampered by faller 3 out - soon pulled up(tchd 8/1) | ||
| 99th | 12 | Lisleigh Lad (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Ms Eleanor Broderick | 168 lbs | 200/1 | - | Led - prominent when headed 3rd - weakened after 4 out - hampered by faller 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 150/1) | ||
| 99th | 20 | West Of Carrig (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Don Browne | 168 lbs | 125/1 | - | Always behind - tailed off when mistake and unseated last |