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Cheltenham
14:40
Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 Distance: 3m1f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50 Place: £2.40 £2.40 £4 Exacta: £65.40 Tricast: £655.45 Trifecta: £998.20
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m5f 2m½f 2m3½f 3m 2m7½f
1st
Made all - soon pestered - not fluent 15th - faced challenges before 2 out - clear when ridden run-in - readily(op 8/1)
7 G Good
Lucinda Russell 143 lbs 13/2F Won
3m2f
3m1f 2m7½f 3m 3m 3m
2nd
Prominent - went second 4 out - pressed winner before 2 out - kept on but no chance with winner from last(op 13/2)
8 G AVG
Joe Tizzard 156 lbs 7/1 11
3m1f 3m 3m2f
3m 2m4f 3m 2m5½f 3m
3rd
Towards rear - stumbled 2nd - steady headway and in touch with leaders 3 out - outpaced after 2 out - rallied and went third final 110yds - stayed on(op 16/1)
8 M AVG
Gavin Cromwell 158 lbs 14/1 3.75
3m5f 2m4f
3m1½f 3m1f 2m4½f 3m1f 2m4½f
4th
Midfield - steady headway 4 out - prominent after 3 out - edged left and weakened final 110yds
11 G AVG
Mel Rowley 156 lbs 28/1 .75
3m1f
2m1f 2m3½f 3m1½f 3m1f 3m
5th
Didn't jump with fluency - took keen hold - in rear - bad mistake 8th - headway before 3 out - no impression from 2 out(op 12/1)
8 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 148 lbs 11/1 .5
3m7½f 3m1f 3m2½f
3m4½f 3m1f 3m2f 3m1½f 3m4½f
6th
Midfield - slightly hampered 1st - headway 13th - no extra before 2 out(op 20/1)
8 G AVG
Nicky Richards 158 lbs 18/1 .5
4m 3m½f 3m1½f 3m1½f
3m 2m6½f 3m 2m3½f 2m5½f
7th
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - weakened 2 out
7 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 163 lbs 33/1 3.25
3m5f 3m 2m4½f 3m½f
3m 3m6f 3m 3m2f 3m2f
8th
Slowly into stride - soon midfield - headway on outer before 3 out - hung left and weakened after 2 out(op 12/1)
7 G Good
Ben Pauling 161 lbs 14/1 8
4m 3m 3m2½f 3m
2m4½f 3m1f 2m3½f 2m 2m4½f
9th
Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - headway 14th - weakened after 3 out(op 8/1)
7 G AVG
Jonjo & A J O'Neill 154 lbs 11/1 4.75
2m4½f 3m½f 2m7½f
2m2f 2m6½f 3m½f 3m½f 2m5½f
10th
In rear - hit 14th - never on terms(tchd 18/1)
6 G AVG
Paul John Gilligan 155 lbs 16/1 10
3m5f
3m 3m1½f 3m½f 4m 3m½f
11th
Towards rear on outer throughout
7 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 166 lbs 25/1 1.75
4m2½f 2m7½f 3m½f
2m4½f 2m4f 2m3½f 2m4½f 2m4½f
12th
Whipped round start - slowly away - in rear - headway and in touch with leaders on outer 4th - weakened before 3 out(tchd 28/1)
9 G AVG
Alan King 155 lbs 25/1 8.5
2m5f 2m3½f 3m2f 2m4½f
3m½f 2m4½f 2m7½f 3m 2m4½f
99th
Prominent - badly hampered by faller 1st - soon in rear - not recover - pulled up before 3 out(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
7 G AVG
Lucinda Russell 152 lbs 12/1 -
3m 3m 3m½f 3m1½f 3m½f
2m7½f 3m 3m2f 3m2½f 3m
99th
Slowly into stride - in rear - jumped right 1st - raced wide and headway into midfield 3rd - prominent 9th - weakened after 4 out - pulled up before 2 out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)
7 G AVG
Sam Thomas 150 lbs 7/1 -
3m½f 3m2f 3m1½f
3m 3m1f 3m1f 3m2f 3m1½f
99th
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - dropped to midfield halfway - pulled up after 15th (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 10/1)
7 G Good
Nigel Twiston-Davies 166 lbs 11/1 -
4m2½f
2m3f 3m1f 2m5½f 3m 3m1½f
99th
Didn't jump with fluency - slowly into stride - in rear throughout - pulled up 15th (jockey said gelding missed the start and was never travelling)(op 40/1)
9 G Good
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 168 lbs 25/1 -
-
3m 3m1f 3m2f 3m 3m
99th
Got loose beforehand - slowly away - always behind - pulled up before 3 out
7 G AVG
Venetia Williams 165 lbs 22/1 -
3m4½f 3m2f 3m
3m2f 2m5f 3m2f 3m2½f 3m7½f
99th
In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield halfway - not fluent 12th - weakened 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 25/1)
6 G AVG
David Pipe 155 lbs 22/1 -
2m5f 3m2½f
2m5f 2m5f 2m4f 3m1½f 3m
99th
In touch with leaders on inner - bad mistake 8th - lost position when hit 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 3 out
9 G AVG
Donald McCain 158 lbs 40/1 -
3m1f 3m 2m4f
2m4½f 2m6½f 2m4f 3m 2m4½f
99th
Didn't always jump with fluency - always behind - pulled up before 2 out(op 40/1)
9 G AVG
Sheila Lewis 143 lbs 33/1 -
3m 3m 3m1f
3m 2m6f 2m7½f 3m 4m2½f
99th
Raced wide - in touch with leaders - weakened quickly and pulled up before 12th(op 100/1)
10 G Good
Gary Brown 166 lbs 125/1 -
-
2m5f 2m5f 2m7½f 3m 3m
99th
Pressed winner - hit 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 2 out(op 66/1)
9 G AVG
Ned Fox (3)lbs
Venetia Williams 147 lbs 50/1 -
3m1f 2m5f
2m4f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m4½f 3m
99th
Prominent - fell 1st(op 66/1)
8 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 148 lbs 50/1 -
3m
2m4f 2m6½f 2m6f 3m 2m4f
99th
Midfield on inner - fell 4th(op 28/1)
8 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 25/1 -
2m1f 2m6½f 2m6½f 2m1½f 2m5f