
Results From Cheltenham - Wednesday, 11th March 2020
Cheltenham 13:30 Result
Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
- 4YO plus, 12 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £70,338, 2nd £26,500, 3rd £13,262, 4th £6,625, 5th £3,325, 6th £1,662, 7th £825, 8th £425
- Distance 2m 5f 0y
- Going Soft-heavy in places on cross country course
- Off Time 13:31
- Winning Time 08:38
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
tracked leaders, shaken up to chase front pair on outside after 2 out, stayed on to lead last, edged left and asserted clear flat, ridden out
Naps:
- Gloucestershire Echo
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
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2nd4 ¼ lengths
raced keenly, in touch, tracked leader before 4th, ridden and every chance when switched inside before last, kept on same pace, no match for winner flat
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3rd3 ¾ lengths
tracked leader, led after 3rd, not fluent 3 out, driven turning in, soon hard pressed, ridden and headed last, kept on same pace, no impression in 3rd flat
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4th6 ½ lengths
mid-division, pushed along after 4 out, went 4th 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, never threatened leaders
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Emily Weber - SPOTLIGHT
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5th8 ½ lengths
in touch on outside, outpaced after 2 out, soon ridden, no impression between last 2
Tipped by:
- Rob Wright - The Times
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6th4 lengths
held up in last pair, behind and outpaced when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on past beaten rivals after last, never nearer
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7th3 ¼ lengths
tracked leaders, dropped to mid-division 4th, pushed along after 4 out, never going pace to get on terms with leaders after, weakened before last
Naps:
- West Country - Racing Post
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- POSTDATA
- TOPSPEED
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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8th1 length
in touch, ridden after 2 out, outpaced and no impression between last 2
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9th8 lengths
held up in last pair, driven 3 out, ridden after next, never a threat, weakened after last
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10th17 lengths
raced keenly, led to after 3rd, tracked leaders to before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off
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PU
held up towards rear on outside, struggling in rear 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
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PU
mid-division on inside, pushed along and lost place after 4 out, weakened and eased after next, pulled up before 2 out
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
Tote Returns
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Total Win£1.40
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Tote Place£1.10, £3.20, £2.50
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Exacta£9.60
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Trifecta£52.70
Cheltenham 14:10 Result
RSA Insurance Novices' Chase (Grade 1)
- 5YO plus, 10 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £98,472, 2nd £37,100, 3rd £18,568, 4th £9,275, 5th £4,655, 6th £2,328, 7th £1,155, 8th £595
- Distance 3m 0f 80y
- Going Soft-heavy in places on cross country course
- Off Time 14:10
- Winning Time 10:28
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
not always fluent, held up towards rear, closed 12th, slow next (water), effort before 3 out, 3rd and outpaced home turn, pecked 2 out, 10 lengths off front pair last, stayed on well final 150 yards, led towards finish
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
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2nd1 length
raced keenly, led until after 1st, led next, headed 5th, stayed pressing leader, led after 2 out, mistake last, hung right and pressed flat, headed towards finish
Naps:
- Dean Kilbryde - East Anglian Daily Times
- Matt Polley - Ipswich Star
- Brian Flanagan - Irish Daily Star
- Spotlight - Racing Post
- Jason Heavey - The Star
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Steve Boow - SPOTLIGHT
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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3rd1 length
led after 1st, headed next, led 5th, not fluent and pecked 12th, headed after 2 out, every chance from last, 3rd and no extra close home
Naps:
- Mercury - Daily Post
- - The Irish Sun
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Sam Walker - RP Ratings
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Irish Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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4th22 lengths
mid-division on outside, headway from 10th, every chance 3 out, 4th and outpaced before 2 out, weakened before last
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5th13 lengths
chased leaders, mistake 5th, pecked 12th, mistake and lost place 4 out, soon closed back up, weakened after 3 out
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6th33 lengths
held up towards rear on inside, not always fluent, headway 15th, lost place 3 out, soon weakened, hampered last, tailed off
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Fell
chased leaders, pushed along after 4 out, outpaced after next, soon weakened, fell last
Naps:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Karl Hedley - Irish Post
- Andy Morris - Shropshire Star
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- TOPSPEED
- Templegate - The Sun
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Fell
held up towards rear, headway 12th, outpaced after 4 out, weakened next, fell last
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
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PU
chased leaders, dropped into mid-division from 2nd, lost place before 8th, mistake 11th, pulled up before 14th
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U
held up in rear, not fluent 12th, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 14th, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and beaten before home turn, 5th and well held when blundered and unseated rider 2 out
Tote Returns
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Total Win£4.50
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Tote Place£1.90, £1.50, £1.40
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Exacta£18.30
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Trifecta£60.80
Cheltenham 14:50 Result
Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
- 4YO plus, 25 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £56,270, 2nd £21,200, 3rd £10,610, 4th £5,300, 5th £2,660, 6th £1,330, 7th £660, 8th £340
- Distance 2m 5f 0y
- Going Soft-heavy in places on cross country course
- Off Time 14:52
- Winning Time 08:45
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up in touch, tracked leaders 3 out, shaken up to challenge approaching last, ridden to lead flat, stayed on well, asserted near finish
Naps:
- Racing Post
- Racing TV
- Sunday Express
- Sunday Mail
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
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2nd2 ¼ lengths
tracked leaders, challenged turning in, led narrowly approaching last, ridden and headed flat, kept on, no extra near finish
Naps:
- Jon Freeman - The i
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3rd2 ½ lengths
in touch, driven to chase leaders after 2 out, not clear run and switched inside before last, soon every chance, ridden and hung left flat, no impression with front pair towards finish
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4th1 ¼ lengths
slowly away, in rear, pushed along after 4 out, headway under pressure 2 out, ridden to chase leaders before last, stayed on into narrow 4th flat, no impression
Naps:
- Sirius - The Sun On Sunday
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5thNose
tracked front pair, close 2nd 3 out, driven and every chance turning in, ridden and lost place before last, kept on same pace under pressure flat
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6th1 ¼ lengths
held up behind, headway after 2 out, ridden to chase leaders before last, kept on same pace, no impression
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7thNeck
disputed lead, definate leader 3 out, driven turning in, soon ridden and hard pressed, headed narrowly approaching last, no extra flat
Naps:
- Jim Delahunt - Scottish Sun
Tipped by:
- Richard Austen - SPOTLIGHT
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8th2 ¼ lengths
towards rear, headway after 2 out, ridden before last, kept on flat, never reached leaders
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9th¾ length
mid-division, driven when hampered 2 out, ridden and one pace before last, never threatened leaders
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10th1 ½ lengths
mid-division, headway on outside 2 out, driven to chase leaders turning in, ridden before last, soon beaten
Naps:
- Lawrence Taylor - attheraces.com
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
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11th½ length
mid-division on inside, pushed along before 2 out, ridden between last 2, kept on same pace, never a threat
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
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12thShort Head
towards rear, driven and stayed on into mid-division after 2 out, kept on same pace, never a threat
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13th2 ¼ lengths
tracked leaders, close up when blundered 2 out, driven and one pace between last 2, lost place and held when hampered last, weakened flat
Naps:
- Farringdon - Morning Star
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14th½ length
towards rear, outpaced 2 out, never a threat
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15th3 ¼ lengths
held up towards rear on outside, outpaced when blundered 2 out, soon ridden, never involved
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16th8 lengths
in touch on inside, driven and lost place 3 out, behind from next
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17th1 length
mid-division on outside, headway 4 out, ridden turning in, never reached leaders, weakened last
Naps:
- Rory Delargy - The Irish Field
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18th1 ½ lengths
chased leaders, mistake 4th, driven and lost place 4 out, behind from next
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19th¾ length
in touch on outside, lost place before 2 out, ridden and weakened before last
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20thNeck
disputed lead to 3 out, driven and lost place approaching next, weakened before last
Naps:
- - sportinglife.com
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
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PU
towards rear on inside, struggling 3 out, weakened after next, pulled up before last
Naps:
- Sky Sports Racing
- Wolverhampton Express & Star
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PU
in touch on outside, blundered and lost place 2 out, not recover and soon behind, weakened and pulled up before last
Naps:
- Racing Post
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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PU
in touch on inside, lost place 3 out, behind from next, pulled up before last
Naps:
- Daily Mirror
- Norwich Evening News
- Racing Post
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Rob Wright - The Times
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U
held up towards rear, pushed along when blundered and unseated rider 2 out
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Fell
mid-division, driven to chase leaders when hampered 2 out, staying on same pace in 6th when fell last
Naps:
- Arthur Shone - The Leader
- The Duke - Yorkshire Post
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NR
NonRunner
Tote Returns
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Total Win£5.40
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Tote Place£2.50, £3.30, £3.90, £7.30
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Exacta£79.10
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Trifecta£1042.80
Cheltenham 15:30 Result
Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)
- 5YO plus, 5 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £225,080, 2nd £84,800, 3rd £42,440, 4th £21,200, 5th £10,640, 6th £5,320, 7th £2,640, 8th £1,360
- Distance 1m 7f 199y
- Going Soft-heavy in places on cross country course
- Off Time 15:30
- Winning Time 06:50
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
made virtually all, clear before 2 out, ridden approaching last, driven flat, unchallenged
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2nd9 ½ lengths
chased leaders, disputing 2nd from 4th, mistake 4 out, pushed along after next, ridden and hanging left before last, no impression on winner
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3rd3 ¼ lengths
led until 1st, chased winner, pushed along after 3 out, no impression before 2 out, ridden before last, lost 2nd flat, no extra
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4th½ length
held up in touch on outside, rider lost right iron briefly 4 out, close enough 3 out, soon pushed along and beaten, well held when landed awkwardly last, closed on 3rd towards finish
Naps:
- Wise Owl - Belfast Newsletter
- Marlborough - Daily Telegraph
- Glendale - The Scotsman
- Templegate - The Sun
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Steve Boow - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
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5th32 lengths
held up in last, pushed along before 3 out, soon beaten, well behind 2 out, tailed off
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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NR
NonRunner
Naps:
- Daily Express
- Weekender
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- The Guardian
- Rob Wright - The Times
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NR
NonRunner
Tote Returns
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Total Win£6.30
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Tote Place£2.50, £2.40
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Exacta£33.00
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Trifecta£170.80
Cheltenham 16:10 Result
Glenfarclas Chase (Cross Country Chase)
- 5YO plus, 14 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £40,235, 2nd £11,947, 3rd £5,974, 4th £2,977, 5th £1,495, 6th £754, 7th £377, 8th £182
- Distance 3m 6f 37y
- Going Soft-heavy in places on cross country course
- Off Time 16:12
- Winning Time 15:09
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
tracked leaders, led 20th, made rest, ridden before last, clear flat, stayed on well
Naps:
- Whistler - Sunday Telegraph
- Lee Sobot - Yorkshire Evening Post
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
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2nd17 lengths
mid-division, headway and in touch halfway, went 2nd after 25th, driven and unable to quicken after 2 out, ridden and kept on under pressure before last, weakened flat
Naps:
- Moorestyle - Daily Star Sunday
- Rory Paddock - Jersey Evening Post
- - myracing.com
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Ben Hutton - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Rob Wright - The Times
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3rd18 lengths
behind, mistake 12th, headway when blundered 20th, lost place 25th, ridden after 2 out, stayed on into modest 3rd flat, no chance with clear pair
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4th3 lengths
mid-division, headway to track leaders 22nd, outpaced 4 out, plugged on in modest 4th from next
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5th1 length
held up towards rear, headway into mid-division 19th, chased leaders 24th, went 3rd before 26th, outpaced 3 out, no chance with front pair after, weakened flat
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6th¾ length
prominent, outpaced 4 out, never able to get back on terms, ridden before last, weakened flat
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7th9 ½ lengths
held up, always towards rear
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
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8th4 ¼ lengths
mid-division, close up 11th, outpaced 4 out, weakened after 2 out
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PU
keen early, led 2nd, headed 20th, weakened quickly and pulled up after 22nd
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U
led to 2nd, tracked leaders until blundered and unseated rider 19th
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PU
always towards rear, lost touch 25th, pulled up before last, dismounted
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PU
in touch, mid-division halfway, hampered and dropped towards rear 19th, no danger after, weakened and pulled up after 23rd
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PU
tracked leader to 16th, in touch until weakened 22nd, pulled up before next
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PU
always behind, lost touch 20th, tailed off when pulled up after 22nd
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NR
NonRunner
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NR
NonRunner
Tote Returns
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Total Win£3.50
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Tote Place£1.60, £1.10, £5.00
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Exacta£6.40
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Trifecta£161.20
Cheltenham 16:50 Result
Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (Registered As The Fred Winter)
- 4YO only, 22 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £45,016, 2nd £16,960, 3rd £8,488, 4th £4,240, 5th £2,128, 6th £1,064, 7th £528, 8th £272
- Distance 2m 0f 87y
- Going Soft-heavy in places on cross country course
- Off Time 16:50
- Winning Time 06:52
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
mid-division, headway travelling well before 3 out, led before last, pressed briefly flat, ran on well and asserting towards finish
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2nd1 length
held up towards rear, headway from 3 out, not much room briefly after 2 out, went 2nd soon after last, pressed winner, no impression towards finish
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3rd3 lengths
chased leaders, challenged after 3 out, led after next, headed before last, kept on same pace final 150 yards
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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4thNose
mid-division, headway 2 out, close up when not fluent last, edged right flat, kept on same pace
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5thNeck
chased leaders, ridden home bend, kept on same pace flat
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6thNeck
held up towards rear, headway and switched left before last, unable to challenge, kept on same pace final 150 yards
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7th¾ length
held up in rear, headway 3 out, chasing leaders when mistake 2 out, edged right flat, stayed on same pace
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8thNose
towards rear, not fluent 3rd, ridden on outside 3 out, headway before last, never on terms
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9th1 ¼ lengths
held up in rear, mistake 3 out, headway after 2 out, no impression
Naps:
- Fortunatus - Sheffield Star
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10thNose
held up rear of mid-division, took keen hold, headway 3 out, chasing leaders home bend, not quicken before last, weakened flat
Naps:
- Rob Wright - The Times
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Rob Wright - The Times
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11th6 ½ lengths
in touch in mid-division, mistake 5th, no impression from 2 out, mistake and weakened last
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12th1 length
tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, weakened flat
Naps:
- Ian Gaughran - Irish Herald
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
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13th2 ¼ lengths
mid-division on outside, weakened after 2 out
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14th2 ¼ lengths
prominent, led just after 3 out, headed after 2 out, weakened before last
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15th2 ¾ lengths
mid-division, took keen hold, headway approaching 4th, ridden home bend, beaten when mistake last, weakened
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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16th3 lengths
always towards rear
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17th1 ¼ lengths
always in rear
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18th56 lengths
tracked leaders, ridden after mistake 3 out, weakened next, mistake last
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PU
led until 3rd, stayed prominent, not fluent 3rd, weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out
Naps:
- - The Guardian
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Chris Wilson - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
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PU
-
PU
mid-division on inside, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last
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PU
towards rear, not fluent 3rd, struggling 4th, behind when pulled up before 3 out
Naps:
- Andrew Mount - Racing and Football Outlook
Tote Returns
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Total Win£8.30
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Tote Place£2.70, £5.00, £3.60, £3.40
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Exacta£196.90
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Trifecta£1887.20
Cheltenham 17:30 Result
Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1 Standard Open NH Flat Race)
- 4YO to 6YO, 23 Runners
- N_H_Flat, Turf
- Winner £42,202, 2nd £15,900, 3rd £7,958, 4th £3,975, 5th £1,995, 6th £998, 7th £495, 8th £255
- Distance 2m 0f 87y
- Going Soft-heavy in places on cross country course
- Off Time 17:32
- Winning Time 06:46
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up in last pair, steady headway over 4f out, chased leaders turning in, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, ridden clear final 75 yards
Tipped by:
- Templegate - The Sun
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2nd2 ½ lengths
in touch, smooth headway to lead narrowly turning in, ridden 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, no impression with winner final 75 yards
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- The Guardian
- Rob Wright - The Times
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3rd3 ¼ lengths
mid-division on outside, headway 4f out, driven to challenge turning in, kept on and every chance over 1f out until inside final furlong, no impression with front pair final 100 yards, just held on for 3rd
Tipped by:
- Alistair Jones - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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4thNeck
held up in last pair, steady headway over 4f out, driven to chase leaders turning in, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, just failed for 3rd, no impression with front pair
Naps:
- Chris Wright - Liverpool Echo
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
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5thHead
held up towards rear, smooth headway to track leaders turning in, driven and unable to quicken over 1f out, ridden and kept on under pressure inside final furlong, no impression with front pair, lost place near finish
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6th4 ½ lengths
held up towards rear, headway halfway, driven to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
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7th8 lengths
mid-division, headway towards outside 4f out, ridden over 1f out, never pace to challenge
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8th3 ¾ lengths
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 4f out, driven to chase leaders turning in, soon one pace, no impression from over 1f out
Naps:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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9th1 length
towards rear on inside, driven and headway into mid-division 3f out, kept on same pace, never threatened leaders
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10th½ length
mid-division, chased leaders 4f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong
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11th½ length
held up in touch, tracked leaders going well on inside 4f out, ridden and not quicken turning in, weakened final furlong
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12th3 ½ lengths
in touch, tracked leader halfway, led narrowly 6f out, driven and headed turning in, soon lost place, weakened final furlong
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13th9 lengths
in touch, driven and lost place over 4f out, soon outpaced, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
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14th1 ¾ lengths
chased leaders on inside, lost place halfway, outpaced 4f out, no danger after
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15th1 ¼ lengths
tracked leader to halfway, in touch, outpaced over 3f out, soon lost place, weakened final 2f
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16thNeck
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17th½ length
led, headed over 6f out, driven and lost place 4f out, weakened over 2f out
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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18thNeck
held up mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, weakened 2f out
Naps:
- Luke Tucker - Cambridge Evening News
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19thHead
chased leaders on inside, pushed along halfway, lost place over 6f out, soon behind
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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20thHead
mid-division, lost place halfway, soon behind
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21stNose
mid-division on inside, chased leaders halfway, driven and lost place over 3f out, weakened 2f out
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22ndShort Head
mid-division, outpaced over 4f out, soon behind
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23rd43 lengths
always towards rear on outside, lost touch over 4f out, tailed off
Tote Returns
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Total Win£13.40
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Tote Place£3.70, £1.90, £3.00
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Exacta£39.10
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Trifecta£176.20