Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
13:50
Holland Cooper 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025
Distance: 2m
Type: Chase
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.25
Place: £1.70 £4.10
Exacta: £24.30
Trifecta: £77.30
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Alnilam (FR) | 6 G | Good | Olly Murphy | 163 lbs | 9/4J | Won | Pressed leader - clear with one other with one circuit to go - not fluent 8th - disputed lead 9th - led clearly 4 out - clear after 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - ridden out run-in(op 5/2) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Relieved Of Duties (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 163 lbs | 12/1 | 4.5 | Towards rear - mistake 1st - hit 8th - headway 3 out - left in second 2 out - hung left and no impression run-in(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Country Mile (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Dan Skelton | 158 lbs | 9/4J | 7.5 | Midfield - mistake 1st - raced in third behind clear leaders before 5th - not fluent 5th - 17 lengths down 4 out - headway 3 out - soon went second - 4 lengths down when bad mistake and lost second 2 out - soon weakened(op 5/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Addragoole (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Gavin Cromwell | 163 lbs | 10/1 | 3.75 | In rear - headway before 2 out - keeping on when mistake last(op 9/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Cloonainra (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | John C McConnell | 156 lbs | 17/2 | 18 | Prominent - behind clear leaders with one circuit to go - lost third before 5th - weakened 3 out - mistake last(tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | King Of Kingsfield (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 166 lbs | 18/5 | - | In touch with leaders 2 out - mistake and dropped to last 1st - no chance from 5th - bad mistake 3 out - pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding made a mistake at the first fence and never travelled thereafter - before making a further mistake at the third last fence)(op 3/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Centara (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 166 lbs | 28/1 | - | Took keen hold - led - joined 9th - went clear with winner with one circuit to go - lost position 4 out - pulled up 2 out - mistake then lost second and weakened quickly 3 out(op 20/1) |