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
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
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)
8 G Elite Anthony Honeyball 161 lbs 9/2 Won
2nd
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)
7 G AVG Gordon Elliott 164 lbs 13/2 2.5
3rd
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)
9 G AVG Gordon Elliott 156 lbs 6/1 2.75
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4th
Pressed leaders - outpaced home turn - kept on and went fourth inside final furlong(op 11/2)
7 G AVG David Kenneth Budds 161 lbs 17/2 3.5
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5th
Prominent - led 2nd - joined 9th - lost position 2 out - weakened from 2f out - hung right final furlong(op 7/4)
5 G Good John C McConnell 161 lbs 2/1F 13
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6th
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)
7 G AVG Paul Nicholls 156 lbs 4/1 15
7th
In touch with leaders - lost position 9th - weakened 2 out (usual 4 out)(tchd 33/1)
5 G AVG William Durkan 161 lbs 40/1 21
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