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Cheltenham
16:50
Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 Distance: 2m½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50 Place: £1.60 £1.90 £2.70 Exacta: £20.30 Tricast: £215.45 Trifecta: £195.20
Non-Runners: Adrrastos (self certificate), Caid du Lin (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4f 2m 2m1f
1st
Mid-division - dropped to rear 8th - smooth headway after 3 out - led between last 2 - not fluent last - ran on - ridden out(op 4/1)
N/A Poor
Gordon Elliott 158 lbs 7/2F Won
2m 2m 2m1f 2m5½f 2m
2m
2nd
Looked well; mid-division - headway approaching 3 out - ridden after 2 out - went 2nd at the last - kept on but not pace to get on terms with winner(op 7/1)
9 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 155 lbs 13/2 1.75
2m 2m 2m1f 2m 2m
2m 2m 2m1f
3rd
Tracking leaders when mistake 1st - mid-division next - tracked leaders 5th - dropped to rear 4 out - ridden and headway approaching 2 out - went 3rd after last - kept on(tchd 11/1)
12 G AVG
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 159 lbs 10/1 3.5
2m6½f 2m 2m3½f 2m 2m1½f
2m 2m2½f
4th
Mid-division - headway but not clearest of runs when blundered 2 out - soon ridden - kept on into 4th after last - not pace to threaten(op 9/2)
N/A AVG
Paul Nicholls 161 lbs 5/1 0.3
1m7½f 2m1½f 1m7½f 2m1f 2m1½f
2m½f
5th
Held up towards rear - hit 3 out - headway next - kept on run-in but never any threat(op 40/1)
N/A Poor
Nicky Henderson 152 lbs 50/1 2.75
2m4½f
2m 2m4½f 2m1f 2m1f 2m½f
6th
Sweating; mid-division - headway 2 out - soon ridden - kept on same pace from last(tchd 33/1 and 40/1 in a place)
10 G Poor
Alan King 157 lbs 28/1 .5
2m2f 2m 2m 2m 2m½f
1m7½f 2m½f
7th
Mid-division - outpaced after 3 out - no chance but kept on again from last(op 8/1)
N/A Poor
Alan King 155 lbs 7/1 1.25
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2m½f
8th
Held up towards rear - headway on outer after 8th - effort after 3 out - weakened next
N/A Poor
Matt Sheppard 151 lbs 50/1 2.75
2m6½f 2m4½f
2m½f
9th
Chased leaders - pecked 3 out - soon ridden - weakened between last 2
N/A Poor
Ben Case 155 lbs 25/1 0.05
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2m1f
10th
In touch - headway to track leaders after 4 out - took narrow advantage when stumbled 2 out - soon ridden and headed - lost 2nd at the last - faded run-in(op 16/1)
N/A Poor
Henry De Bromhead 153 lbs 12/1 0.3
2m1f 2m1½f 2m 2m2f 2m1f
-
11th
Tracked leaders - ridden approaching 2 out - weakening when hit last(tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1)
N/A Poor
Dan Skelton 155 lbs 14/1 .5
2m4½f 2m6f
2m1f
12th
Sweating; raced keenly - mid-division - headway after 10th - tracked leaders 3 out - ridden next - weakening when mistake last(op 10/1)
N/A Poor
Henry De Bromhead 163 lbs 17/2 .75
2m5f 2m½f 2m4f 2m5½f
2m1f
13th
Prominent - led 10th - ridden and headed 2 out - soon weakened
N/A Poor
Dan Skelton 165 lbs 50/1 .5
2m3½f 2m5f 2m5f 2m4f 3m1f
2m2f 2m1f 2m1f
14th
Never travelling - mistakes 7th and 8th - always in rear - tailed off
N/A AVG
Paul Nicholls 164 lbs 25/1 17
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3m
15th
Always towards rear - struggling 6th - tailed off after 3 out(tchd 28/1)
N/A Poor
Ben Haslam 155 lbs 33/1 5
2m6½f 2m 2m2f 2m6½f 2m4f
-
99th
Led - not fluent 6th - headed 10th - weakened quickly after 3 out - pulled up before next(op 25/1)
N/A Poor
Fergal O'Brien 162 lbs 20/1 -
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-
99th
Held up towards rear - headway after 9th - ridden after 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 2 out(op 25/1)
N/A Poor
Jonjo O'Neill 166 lbs 33/1 -
-
-
99th
Looked well; tracked leaders until lost place 4th - weakened after 9th - tailed off when pulled up 4 out
12 G AVG
Dr Richard Newland 163 lbs 50/1 -
2m2f 1m7½f 2m4f 2m2f 2m½f