
Results From Cheltenham - Friday, 2nd May 2025
Cheltenham 16:35 Result
Bottlegreen Open Hunters' Chase
- 5yo+, 7 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £2,823, 2nd £1,412, 3rd £706, 4th £353
- Distance 2m 0f 62y
- Going GOOD (watered; 6.4)
- Off Time 16:36
- Winning Time 04:03
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
in touch with leaders, headway after 10th, prominent when hit 4 out, went second 3 out, led approaching last, ran on well, readily
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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2nd1 ¼
prominent, went second 8th, mistake 9th, prominent 10th, went second again run-in, kept on
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3rd4 ¼
in touch with leaders, dropped to last but going okay after 9th, headway after 3 out, led before 2 out, headed approaching last, no extra final 110yds
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Alistair Jones - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
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4th10
pressed leader, prominent from 10th, weakened run-in
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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5th10
prominent, pressed leaders briefly 2nd, weakened after 2 out
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6th2
jumped right on occasions, held up in rear, hit 1st, headway after 6th, pressed leader 10th, led after 4 out, headed before 2 out, weakened approaching last
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PU
didn't always jump with fluency, led, briefly headed 2nd, led 4th, headed after 4 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out
Cheltenham 17:10 Result
Venatour Sports Travel Intermediate Point-To-Point Hunters' Chase
- 5yo+, 10 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £5,133, 2nd £2,567, 3rd £1,283, 4th £642
- Distance 3m 2f 0y
- Going GOOD (watered; 6.4)
- Off Time 17:11
- Winning Time 06:45
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
jumped right throughout, prominent behind clear leaders, went second before 2 out, hung right run-in, led inside final 110yds, ridden out
Tipped by:
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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2nd1 ¾
prominent behind clear leaders, headway 13th, led 15th, awkward jump 4 out, hung left run-in, headed inside final 110yds, kept on
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Rob Wright - The Times
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3rd6 ½
held up in rear, headway from 13th, went second after 17th, lost second before 2 out, kept on
Tipped by:
- Alistair Jones - SPOTLIGHT
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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4thnk
midfield, hit 8th, headway before 2 out, disputing third approaching last, kept on
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5th16
prominent behind clear leaders, headway 13th, hit 17th, disputing second after 3 out, weakened approaching last
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6th2 ¼
held up in rear, some headway 3 out, weakened before 2 out
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
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7th47
midfield, disputing fourth when hit 3 out, weakened after 2 out, eased run-in
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8th46
led, soon clear with one other, much reduced lead 13th, prominent when headed 15th, weakened 18th, tailed off
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PU
prominent behind clear leaders, dropped to rear 6th, raced in last from 9th, lost touch after 11th, pulled up after 12th
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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PU
pressed leader, mistake 15th, soon weakened, pulled up 18th
Cheltenham 17:45 Result
Junior Jumpers Open Hunters' Chase
- 6yo+, 6 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £3,593, 2nd £1,797, 3rd £898, 4th £449
- Distance 3m 1f 56y
- Going GOOD (watered; 6.4)
- Off Time 17:45
- Winning Time 06:39
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up in rear, headway 4 out, pressed leaders when ridden home turn, led approaching last, went clear run-in, idled final 110yds, always doing enough
Tipped by:
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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2nd½
pressed leader, briefly led 2nd, led 16th, headed 17th, not fluent and lost position 4 out, rallying when bad mistake 2 out, kept on well against far rail run-in, eyecatcher
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3rd6
in touch with leaders, led going easily 17th, faced challenge home turn, headed approaching last, weakened run-in
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Chris Wilson - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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4th½
prominent, briefly led 12th, pressed leader home turn, weakened approaching last
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PU
raced wide, held up in rear, bad mistake 14th, lost touch 16th, pulled up before 17th
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PU
led, not fluent and briefly headed 2nd, not fluent and briefly headed 12th, headed 16th, soon lost position, pulled up before 3 out
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
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NR
Tote Returns
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Total Win£3.5
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Exacta£15.9
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Trifecta£34.3
Cheltenham 18:20 Result
Jonathan Neesom Memorial Open Hunters' Chase
- 5yo+, 5 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £5,133, 2nd £2,567, 3rd £1,283, 4th £642
- Distance 3m 2f 70y
- Going GOOD (watered; 6.4)
- Off Time 18:21
- Winning Time 06:54
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
prominent, disputing second from 15th, led narrowly before 2 out, ridden approaching last, kept on well final 110yds
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Chris Wilson - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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2nd8
travelled strongly, pressed leader, led after 12th, pressed winner when headed before 2 out, hung left run-in, no extra final 110yds
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- TOPSPEED
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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3rd1 ¼
raced in last but in touch with leaders, went fourth after 10th, disputing second when hit 15th, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on run-in
Tipped by:
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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4th40
prominent, dropped to last after 10th, struggling 15th, went fourth after 16th, outpaced after 4 out, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
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PU
led, raced in second when headed 12th, lost second after 14th, weakening when hit 17th, soon pulled up
Cheltenham 18:55 Result
Cheltenham And South West Racing Club Mares' Open Hunters' Chase
- 5yo+, 8 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £3,593, 2nd £1,797, 3rd £898, 4th £449
- Distance 3m 1f 56y
- Going GOOD (watered; 6.4)
- Off Time 18:56
- Winning Time 06:39
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
took keen hold, held up in rear, some headway after 10th, disputing second 3 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on final 110yds, led final stride
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- The Guardian
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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2ndshd
led, 1 length ahead last, stayed on run-in, headed final stride
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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3rd2 ¼
prominent, went second after 17th, 1 length down last, stayed on
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Chris Wilson - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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4th22
raced in second, prominent 17th, weakened 2 out
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5th6 ½
prominent, awkward jump 13th, weakened before 2 out
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6th39
in touch with leaders, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
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PU
held up in rear, struggling 12th, weakened 15th, pulled up 4 out
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PU
held up in last, in touch with leaders when hit 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up 2 out
Tipped by:
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
Tote Returns
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Total Win£2.63
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Exacta£7.1
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Trifecta£10.9
Cheltenham 19:30 Result
Brooklands Watches Golden Miller Chronograph Open Hunters' Chase
- 5yo+, 18 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £3,593, 2nd £1,797, 3rd £898, 4th £449
- Distance 4m 0f 97y
- Going GOOD (watered; 6.4)
- Off Time 19:30
- Winning Time 08:34
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
midfield, headway 9th, pressed leaders 17th, led narrowly 3 out, ridden run-in, stayed on (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, gelding benefitted from switching to fences and a step up in trip from 2m4f to 4m)
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2nd¾
held up in rear, midfield 11th, prominent 19th, pressed winner 3 out, ridden after last, stayed on
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- The Guardian
- Rob Wright - The Times
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3rd15
midfield, headway after 4 out, left in third 2 out, no extra run-in
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
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4th16
prominent, hit 12th, pressed leaders 17th, weakening when left in fourth 2 out
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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5th14
midfield, towards rear 17th, headway 22nd, weakened 3 out, tailed off
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PU
in touch with leaders, lost position from 14th, in rear 16th, pulled up after 17th
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PU
led narrowly or disputed lead, headed 6th, left in lead after 7th, pressed leader when headed 18th, mistake 19th, weakened quickly 22nd, pulled up after 23rd
Tipped by:
- Chris Wilson - SPOTLIGHT
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PU
prominent, hit 2nd, lost position after 17th, hampered 20th, in rear when pulled up 4 out
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FELL
held up in rear, headway from 21st, pressed leaders 4 out, weakening when fell 2 out
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Templegate - The Sun
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U
midfield, going okay when mistake and unseated 20th
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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PU
in rear, not fluent 1st, midfield 18th, weakened 22nd, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
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PU
always behind, pulled up after 23rd
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PU
midfield, in touch with leaders 10th, lost position gradually from 18th, weakened after 23rd, pulled up after 3 out
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PU
led narrowly or disputed lead, prominent when headed 6th, pressed leader after 7th, led 18th, headed after 4 out, weakened after 3 out, pulled up 2 out
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PU
midfield, dropped to rear after 17th, hampered 20th, soon pulled up
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-
took keen hold, midfield, headway after 4th, led 6th, soon hung right, ran out after 7th
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PU
midfield, dropped to rear after 7th, pulled up before 13th
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PU
midfield, struggling 17th, dropped to rear 20th, pulled up 4 out
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NR
vet's certificate
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NR
self certificate
Cheltenham 20:05 Result
Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Open Hunters' Chase
- 5yo+, 10 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £2,823, 2nd £1,412, 3rd £706, 4th £353
- Distance 2m 4f 127y
- Going GOOD (watered; 6.4)
- Off Time 20:08
- Winning Time 05:17
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
prominent, led before 2 out, faced challenge approaching last, kept on well final 110yds
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- The Guardian
- Rob Wright - The Times
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2nd1 ¾
held up in rear, midfield 4th, prominent 8th, pressed winner approaching last, kept on
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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3rd13
took keen hold, midfield, in touch with leaders 7th, went third approaching last, not pace to challenge
Tipped by:
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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4th3
slowly away, raced in last, steady headway after 4 out, kept on run-in, went fourth final strides
Tipped by:
- Chris Wilson - SPOTLIGHT
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5thhd
led, hit 13th, headed before 2 out, no extra when lost third approaching last, lost fourth final strides
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- TOPSPEED
- Templegate - The Sun
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6th14
prominent, lost position when outpaced after 12th, soon towards rear
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
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7th5 ½
pressed leader, prominent from 2nd, lost position after 7th, outpaced from 3 out
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8th1 ½
prominent, weakened after 3 out
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
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PU
held up in rear, midfield 12th, weakened after 2 out, soon pulled up
Tipped by:
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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PU
always behind, pulled up before 2 out
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NR
unsuitable ground