GBCheltenham Races

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Cheltenham
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Cheltenham Club Handicap Chase
Cheltenham Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 Distance: 2m½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £13.90 Place: £2.80 £1.80 £1.60 Exacta: £73.20 Tricast: £369.56 Trifecta: £387.80
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Northern Beau (IRE) 7 M Good
Michael Scudamore 140 lbs 12/1 Won Led until after 4th - close up - nudged along from 7th - led turning in - clear between last 2 - kept on well - ridden out (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - the mare had appreciated the better ground (soft - good to soft in places) and may have stripped fitter for its previous run which was its first since having a wind operation)(op 22/1)
2nd 7 Eamon An Cnoic (IRE) N/A AVG
David Pipe 150 lbs 5/1 2.25 Held up - nudged along from 5th - jumped right from 6th - headway 8th - went 2nd soon after 2 out - ridden after last - kept on but not pace to get on terms with winner(op 4/1)
3rd 3 Ballywood (FR) 10 G AVG
Alan King 162 lbs 11/2 2 In touch - headway into 4th approaching 2 out - went 3rd between last 2 - kept on same pace from last(tchd 5/1)
4th 6 Art Of Payroll (GER) N/A Poor
Harry Fry 155 lbs 14/1 9 In touch - headway 10th - outpaced after 4 out - no threat after but stayed on back into 4th towards finish(op 16/1)
5th 2 The Bay Birch (IRE) N/A Poor
Matt Sheppard 161 lbs 16/1 1.25 Tracked leaders - ridden after 4 out - outpaced after next - no threat after but kept on again into 5th towards finish(op 22/1)
6th 1 Destrier (FR) N/A Poor
Dan Skelton 166 lbs 5/4F 1.75 Tracked leaders - hit 3rd - every chance turning in - soon ridden - disputing close 2nd but held when mistake and stumbled 2 out - weakened run-in (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 11/8)
7th 5 Croco Bay (IRE) N/A Poor
Ben Case 158 lbs 10/1 18 Prominent - led after 4th - jumped right at times - ridden and headed after 3 out - weakened next(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
99th 4 Theinval (FR) N/A Poor
Nicky Henderson 161 lbs 14/1 - Held up - struggling 9th - lost touch after 10th - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 11/1)