Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
16:05
William Hill Extra Places With Bog 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2025
Distance: 3m1f
Type: Chase
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50
Place: £2.40 £2.50
Exacta: £30
Trifecta: £137.60
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Leave Of Absence (FR) | 8 G | Elite | Anthony Honeyball | 161 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Prominent - disputed lead 9th - led clearly 2 out (usual 4 out) - ridden and faced challenge under 2f out - headed 1f out - rallied to lead towards finish(tchd 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Pied Piper (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 164 lbs | 13/2 | 2.5 | Held up in rear - not fluent 5th - mistake 9th - headway 2 out (usual 4 out) - led going best 1f out - no extra and headed towards finish(tchd 7/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Sporting Glory (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 156 lbs | 6/1 | 2.75 | Held up in rear - not fluent 1st - headway after 2 out (usual 4 out) - prominent home turn - outpaced from over 1f out(op 11/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Anyway (GER) | 7 G | AVG | David Kenneth Budds | 161 lbs | 17/2 | 3.5 | Pressed leaders - outpaced home turn - kept on and went fourth inside final furlong(op 11/2) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Intense Approach (GB) | 5 G | Good | John C McConnell | 161 lbs | 2/1F | 13 | Prominent - led 2nd - joined 9th - lost position 2 out - weakened from 2f out - hung right final furlong(op 7/4) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Welcom To Cartries (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 156 lbs | 4/1 | 15 | Led - headed and prominent 2nd - reminder 8th - weakened after 2 out (usual 4 out) (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 9/2) | ||
| 7th | 3 | Baltic Bird (GB) | 5 G | AVG | William Durkan | 161 lbs | 40/1 | 21 | In touch with leaders - lost position 9th - weakened 2 out (usual 4 out)(tchd 33/1) |