Cheltenham Races
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)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Chosen Mate (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 158 lbs | 7/2F | Won | 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) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Eclair De Beaufeu (FR) | 9 G | Poor |
Sean O'Keeffe
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Gordon Elliott | 155 lbs | 13/2 | 1.75 | 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) | |
| 3rd | 9 | Us And Them (IRE) | 12 G | AVG | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 159 lbs | 10/1 | 3.5 | 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) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Greaneteen (FR) | N/A | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 161 lbs | 5/1 | 0.3 | 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) | ||
| 5th | 19 | Theinval (FR) | N/A | Poor | Nicky Henderson | 152 lbs | 50/1 | 2.75 | Held up towards rear - hit 3 out - headway next - kept on run-in but never any threat(op 40/1) | ||
| 6th | 11 | Ballywood (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Alan King | 157 lbs | 28/1 | .5 | Sweating; mid-division - headway 2 out - soon ridden - kept on same pace from last(tchd 33/1 and 40/1 in a place) | ||
| 7th | 16 | Lisp (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Alan King | 155 lbs | 7/1 | 1.25 | Mid-division - outpaced after 3 out - no chance but kept on again from last(op 8/1) | ||
| 8th | 20 | The Bay Birch (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Matt Sheppard | 151 lbs | 50/1 | 2.75 | Held up towards rear - headway on outer after 8th - effort after 3 out - weakened next | ||
| 9th | 15 | Croco Bay (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Ben Case | 155 lbs | 25/1 | 0.05 | Chased leaders - pecked 3 out - soon ridden - weakened between last 2 | ||
| 10th | 17 | Jan Maat (GER) | N/A | Poor | Henry De Bromhead | 153 lbs | 12/1 | 0.3 | 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) | ||
| 11th | 14 | Two Taffs (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Dan Skelton | 155 lbs | 14/1 | .5 | Tracked leaders - ridden approaching 2 out - weakening when hit last(tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1) | ||
| 12th | 4 | Paloma Blue (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Henry De Bromhead | 163 lbs | 17/2 | .75 | Sweating; raced keenly - mid-division - headway after 10th - tracked leaders 3 out - ridden next - weakening when mistake last(op 10/1) | ||
| 13th | 2 | Marracudja (FR) | N/A | Poor | Dan Skelton | 165 lbs | 50/1 | .5 | Prominent - led 10th - ridden and headed 2 out - soon weakened | ||
| 14th | 3 | Capeland (FR) | N/A | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 164 lbs | 25/1 | 17 | Never travelling - mistakes 7th and 8th - always in rear - tailed off | ||
| 15th | 13 | Winter Escape (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Ben Haslam | 155 lbs | 33/1 | 5 | Always towards rear - struggling 6th - tailed off after 3 out(tchd 28/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Gino Trail (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Fergal O'Brien | 162 lbs | 20/1 | - | Led - not fluent 6th - headed 10th - weakened quickly after 3 out - pulled up before next(op 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Great Field (FR) | N/A | Poor | Jonjo O'Neill | 166 lbs | 33/1 | - | Held up towards rear - headway after 9th - ridden after 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 2 out(op 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Mcgroarty (IRE) | 12 G | AVG | Dr Richard Newland | 163 lbs | 50/1 | - | Looked well; tracked leaders until lost place 4th - weakened after 9th - tailed off when pulled up 4 out |