Results From Cheltenham - Tuesday, 12th March 2024
Cheltenham 13:30 Result
Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 11 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £75,965, 2nd £28,620, 3rd £14,324, 4th £7,155, 5th £3,591, 6th £1,796, 7th £891, 8th £459
- Distance 2m 0f 87y
- Going SOFT (Heavy in places; 3.7) changing to HEAVY (Soft in places) after Race 2 (2.10)
- Off Time 13:31
- Winning Time 04:12
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
took keen hold early, prominent, pushed along and briefly led before last, ridden and clear with one other run-in, edged right and bumped inside final 110yds, soon led again, won going away
Naps:
- attheraces.com
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- The Guardian
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2nd1 ½
towards rear, waiting for room after 3 out, headway after 2 out, led last, soon went clear with winner, edged left and bumped inside final 110yds, soon headed, no extra towards finish
Naps:
- myracing.com
Tipped by:
- Steve Boow - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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3rd3 ½
midfield, steady headway when not fluent 3 out, pushed along when hampered and outpaced before last, soon stumbled, rallied and went third inside final 110yds, did well in the circumstances
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4thnk
raced wide, in touch with leaders, outpaced on turn before last, rallied and went fourth inside final 110yds, soon no extra
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5th2 ¼
taken down early, held up in rear on inner, headway after 2 out, prominent when edged right before last, weakened and lost two places inside final 110yds
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6th2 ¼
didn't jump with fluency, in rear, bad mistake 1st, some headway before last, weakened run-in
Naps:
- Jeffrey Ross - Sporting Times
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7th½
held up in last, hit 4th, not fluent and struggling 2 out, some headway before last, no impression
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8th2 ¼
took keen hold early, led but pestered, headed and pressed leader 3rd, led again 2 out, headed before last, weakened run-in
Naps:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- The Punt - Racing Post
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- POSTDATA
- TOPSPEED
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9th3
in touch with leaders, weakened on turn before last
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10thnk
pressed leader, led but pestered 3rd, headed 2 out, lost position when bumped before last, soon edged right and weakened
Tipped by:
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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PU
in touch with leaders on inner, weakened after 2 out, pulled up before last
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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NR
self certificate
Tote Returns
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Total Win£4.5
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Exacta£19.8
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Trifecta£95.2
Cheltenham 14:10 Result
My Pension Expert Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
- 5yo+, 10 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £98,473, 2nd £37,100, 3rd £18,568, 4th £9,275, 5th £4,655, 6th £2,328, 7th £1,155, 8th £595
- Distance 1m 7f 199y
- Going SOFT (Heavy in places; 3.7) changing to HEAVY (Soft in places) after Race 2 (2.10)
- Off Time 14:10
- Winning Time 04:08
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
travelled strongly, prominent, switched right and pressed leaders going easily 2 out, led approaching last, pushed along and went clear run-in, impressive
Tipped by:
- Jonathan Pearson - RP Ratings
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2nd8 ½
prominent, pressed leader 3 out, led when jumped right 2 out, headed approaching last, weakened gradually run-in, no match for winner
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3rd4 ¾
didn't jump well, in touch with leaders, mistake and dropped to rear 7th, bad mistake and stumbled 4 out, outpaced 3 out, rallied home turn, left in fourth and ridden 2 out, went third run-in, stayed on, did well in the circumstances
Naps:
- Templegate - The Sun
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- POSTDATA
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Templegate - The Sun
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4th6
led, pushed along after 3 out, headed 2 out, hung left and lost position approaching last, not fluent last, weakened run-in
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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5th2 ¼
held up in rear, not fluent 1st, awkward jump 4th, outpaced and niggled along before 3 out, soon switched right and some headway on outer, not fluent and hampered by faller 2 out, kept on approaching last, never on terms
Naps:
- Sunday Express
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
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6th9 ½
held up in rear, not fluent 8th, some headway but pushed along 3 out, outpaced 2 out, weakened approaching last
Naps:
- The Times
Tipped by:
- Rob Wright - The Times
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7th3
midfield, in touch with leaders 6th, outpaced home turn, hampered by faller and swerved sharply left 2 out, weakened approaching last
Naps:
- Rory Paddock - Jersey Evening Post
Tipped by:
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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8th5
took keen hold, slowly away, held up in rear, hampered by faller 2nd, in touch with leaders on outer 3rd, lost position gradually after 4 out, dropped to last 3 out, lost touch 2 out
Naps:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
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FELL
midfield, pushed along but went fourth after 3 out, 3 lengths down and keeping on when fell 2 out
Tipped by:
- Richard O'Brien - SPOTLIGHT
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FELL
in touch with leaders, mistake and fell 2nd
Tote Returns
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Total Win£3
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Exacta£14.5
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Trifecta£47.5
Cheltenham 14:50 Result
Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
- 5yo+, 21 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £70,338, 2nd £26,500, 3rd £13,263, 4th £6,625, 5th £3,325, 6th £1,663, 7th £825, 8th £425
- Distance 3m 1f 0y
- Going SOFT (Heavy in places; 3.7) changing to HEAVY (Soft in places) after Race 2 (2.10)
- Off Time 14:50
- Winning Time 06:55
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
travelled strongly, prominent early, in touch with leaders from 3rd, hit 6th, went second 15th, led before 3 out, soon faced challenge, pushed along and 2 lengths ahead when pecked on landing last, went clear inside final 110yds
Naps:
- Dean Kilbryde - East Anglian Daily Times
- West Country - Racing Post
- Sirius - The Sun On Sunday
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
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2nd4 ½
raced wide, led, headed and prominent 3rd, pressed winner after 3 out, lost ground after 2 out, edged right and no extra final 110yds
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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3rd1 ¼
took keen hold, didn't jump with fluency, midfield, headway going easily and prominent after 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, edged left and rallied final 110yds
Naps:
- Yorkshire Evening Post
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4th16
midfield, steady headway and went fourth before 4 out, weakened 2 out
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5th12
towards rear, headway going easily and in touch with leaders 3 out, weakened just before 2 out
Naps:
- Racing Post
Tipped by:
- Emily Weber - SPOTLIGHT
- Templegate - The Sun
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6th¾
in touch with leaders, lost position 16th, weakened before 3 out
Naps:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Moorestyle - Daily Star Sunday
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
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7th½
midfield, hit 8th, lost position 13th, struggling from 15th
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8th7
raced in last, hampered by faller 2nd, not fluent 4th, headway into midfield 11th, weakened before 3 out
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PU
always behind, hit 3rd, pulled up before 4 out
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PU
never better than midfield, weakened and pulled up before 13th
Naps:
- Steve Mullington - 888Sport
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PU
didn't always jump with fluency, towards rear throughout, pulled up before 2 out
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PU
raced wide, midfield, mistake 15th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
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PU
midfield on outer, weakened and pulled up after 4 out
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
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FELL
in rear, not fluent 1st, fell 2nd
Naps:
- The Score - Racing TV
- Rockavon - Sunday Mail
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- The Brigadier - punterslounge.com
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- The Guardian
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Rob Wright - The Times
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PU
didn't always jump with fluency, took keen hold, in touch with leaders, hit 8th, weakened 16th, pulled up before 3 out
Naps:
- Andrew Mount - Racing and Football Outlook
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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PU
midfield on inner, weakened after 16th, pulled up before 3 out
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PU
prominent, joined leader 3rd, led narrowly 4th, headed 12th, lost position 15th, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
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PU
didn't jump with fluency, towards rear, mistake and sprawled on landing 4th, pulled up before 4 out
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PU
always behind, pulled up before 4 out
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PU
midfield, lost position 9th, struggling when mistake 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
Naps:
- Daily Mail
- Irish Post
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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PU
didn't always jump with fluency, midfield, headway on outer and led narrowly 3rd, mistake and headed 4th, soon pressed leader, led again 12th, headed just before 3 out, weakened and pulled up after 3 out, fatal
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NR
unsuitable ground
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NR
unsuitable ground
Tote Returns
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Total Win£7
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Exacta£202.4
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Trifecta£2457
Cheltenham 15:30 Result
Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 8 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £262,078, 2nd £98,739, 3rd £49,416, 4th £24,685, 5th £12,389, 6th £6,194, 7th £3,074, 8th £1,584
- Distance 2m 0f 87y
- Going SOFT (Heavy in places; 3.7) changing to HEAVY (Soft in places) after Race 2 (2.10)
- Off Time 15:30
- Winning Time 04:13
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
prominent on inner, not fluent 3 out, switched right and pressed leaders going easily home turn, led approaching last, ridden and kept on run-in
Naps:
- Glendale - The Scotsman
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Steve Boow - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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2nd1 ¼
prominent, pressed leader going easily after 3 out, led narrowly home turn, soon faced challenge, headed approaching last, kept on run-in
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- The Guardian
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3rd2 ¼
took keen hold, prominent on outer, in touch with leaders after 2nd, switched left 3 out, went third going okay before last, kept on run-in
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4th6
took keen hold, held up in rear, mistake 5 out, headway after 2 out, went fourth before last, weakened run-in
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5th1 ½
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, not fluent 3rd, not fluent and outpaced 2 out, rallied approaching last, kept on run-in, not pace to challenge
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6th6 ½
prominent, not fluent 1st, raced in second after 2nd, mistake 3rd, led after 4 out, mistake 2 out, headed home turn, soon weakened quickly
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7th37
took keen hold, soon led, mistake 5 out, headed and pressed leader after 4 out, mistake 3 out, mistake and dropped to last 2 out, soon weakened
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PU
held up in rear but in touch with leaders on inner, not fluent 2 out, soon weakened quickly, pulled up before last
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
Cheltenham 16:10 Result
Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle (Registered As The David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 11 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £67,524, 2nd £25,440, 3rd £12,732, 4th £6,360, 5th £3,192, 6th £1,596, 7th £792, 8th £408
- Distance 2m 3f 200y
- Going SOFT (Heavy in places; 3.7) changing to HEAVY (Soft in places) after Race 2 (2.10)
- Off Time 16:10
- Winning Time 05:10
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
travelled strongly, in rear, headway before 3 out, prominent 2 out, smooth headway and led approaching last, ridden final 110yds, readily
Naps:
- Mercury - Daily Post
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Andrew Sheret - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
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2nd3
prominent early, in touch with leaders, headway before 5th, led but faced challenge 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on but no match for winner
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
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3rd9 ½
in touch with leaders, some headway 2 out, outpaced approaching last, soon went modest third, kept on
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4thshd
held up in rear, steady headway from 4 out, in touch with leaders when not fluent 2 out, outpaced approaching last, stayed on
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5th1 ¼
mounted in chute, towards rear, headway on outer before 5 out, pressed leader 2 out, ridden approaching last, soon weakened
Naps:
- Ben Morgan - Racing Ahead
Tipped by:
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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6th15
towards rear, short of room before 4 out, not fluent 3 out, lost touch from 2 out
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7th18
prominent, led 2nd, headed 4th, weakened 2 out, tailed off
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PU
took keen hold, led, headed but prominent 2nd, led again 4th, headed 2 out, soon weakened, eased and pulled up before last
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
-
PU
in touch with leaders, mistake 4 out, weakened quickly before 3 out, pulled up after 2 out
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
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PU
unseated rider before start, in rear throughout, pulled up before last
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
- Rob Wright - The Times
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PU
prominent, lost position before 5th, dropped to last before 3 out, swerved left 2 out, soon pulled up
Cheltenham 16:50 Result
Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Fred Winter) (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
- 4yo, 22 Runners
- jumps, 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; 3.7) changing to HEAVY (Soft in places) after Race 2 (2.10)
- Off Time 16:50
- Winning Time 04:19
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
raced wide, towards rear, headway 3 out, led on turn before last, ridden out final 110yds
Naps:
- Chris Connolly - Norwich Evening News
- Jim Delahunt - Scottish Sun
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Rob Wright - The Times
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2nd2
disputed lead early, in touch with leaders on outer before 2nd, bit short of room before 2 out, headway on outer and went second before last, bumped run-in, kept on, no match for winner
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3rdnk
midfield, headway and disputing second before last, edged right and bumped rival run-in, kept on final 110yds
Naps:
- Ian Gaughran - Irish Herald
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
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4th5 ½
didn't always jump with fluency, in rear, headway after 2 out, went fourth before last, no extra final 110yds
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5th3 ½
midfield, headway and in touch with leaders on turn before last, not fluent last, soon weakened
Naps:
- Postdata - Racing Post
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6th3 ½
in touch with leaders, headway 3 out, weakened before last
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
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7th6 ½
in rear, slightly hampered 4th, headway after 2 out, weakened before last
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8th1 ½
raced wide, midfield, headway going easily and briefly disputed lead on turn before last, soon ridden and weakened
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9th6 ½
midfield, headway after 2 out, weakened before last
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10th3 ¾
didn't jump with fluency, never better than midfield
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11th2 ¾
took keen hold, led, headed but pressed leader after 2nd, led again 4 out, soon clear with one other, not fluent 3 out, headed on turn before last, soon weakened
Naps:
- Chris Wright - Liverpool Echo
- Spotlight - Racing Post
- Fortunatus - Sheffield Star
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12th22
midfield on inner, weakened after 4 out, tailed off
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13th9
always behind, not fluent 3 out, hit and weakened 2 out, tailed off (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown)
Naps:
- Marlborough - Daily Telegraph
- - Mirror Online
- Jon Freeman - The i
- Tipman Tips - tipmantips.com
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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PU
raced wide, towards rear throughout, lost touch and pulled up after 4 out
-
PU
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before last
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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in rear, brought down 4th
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-
took keen hold, towards rear, brought down 4th, fatally injured
Naps:
- The Duke - Yorkshire Post
-
PU
took keen hold, prominent, led narrowly after 2nd, headed but pressed leader 4 out, soon clear with one other, weakened and pulled up before last
Naps:
- - The Guardian
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- TOPSPEED
- The Guardian
-
PU
prominent, not fluent and lost position 3 out, weakened and pulled up after 2 out
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PU
didn't jump with fluency, in touch with leaders, mistake and stumbled 3 out, soon pulled up
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FELL
took keen hold, midfield, fell heavily 4th
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PU
in rear, badly hampered by faller 4th, soon pulled up (jockey said gelding was badly hampered by the fallers at the fourth last hurdle resulting him to pull up)
Naps:
- Morning Star
- Racing Post
- The Irish Sun
Tipped by:
- The Irish Sun
Cheltenham 17:30 Result
Maureen Mullins National Hunt Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
- 5yo+, 7 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £60,388, 2nd £30,188, 3rd £15,113, 4th £7,550, 5th £3,775, 6th £1,875, 7th £950, 8th £475
- Distance 3m 5f 201y
- Going SOFT (Heavy in places; 3.7) changing to HEAVY (Soft in places) after Race 2 (2.10)
- Off Time 17:31
- Winning Time 08:25
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up in rear, in touch with leaders on outer 10th, pressed leaders going easily after 3 out, good jump to lead 2 out, soon went clear, readily
Naps:
- Irish Daily Star
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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2nd17
held up in rear, mistake 3rd, mistake 15th, headway when not fluent 3 out, went second and 1 length down when bad mistake 2 out, soon no chance with winner, kept on run-in (vet said gelding had an irregular heartbeat)
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- POSTDATA
- Jonathan Pearson - RP Ratings
- Rob Wright - The Times
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3rd8 ½
led, mistake 8th, headed after 3 out, soon rallied, no chance with winner but disputing second when mistake last, weakened run-in
Naps:
- Luke Tucker - Cambridge Evening News
- Whistler - Sunday Telegraph
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
- TOPSPEED
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4th6 ½
prominent, mistake 9th, mistake 4 out, 2 lengths down when awkward jump 2 out, soon no chance, went fourth last, weakened run-in
Tipped by:
- Templegate - The Sun
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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5th13
prominent on outer, went second 8th, pecked on landing 14th, mistake 18th, pressed leader 3 out, soon briefly led, weakened from 2 out, lost fourth last
Naps:
- Rory Delargy - The Irish Field
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PU
raced in second, lost second and prominent 8th, pecked on landing 16th, mistake and lost ground 18th, pulled up before 4 out
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PU
towards rear, pecked on landing 10th, not fluent 11th, not fluent 18th, dropped to last 4 out, pulled up after 3 out
Naps:
- Matt Polley - Ipswich Star
- Tom Park - Weekender
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Richard Austen - SPOTLIGHT
- The Guardian
Tote Returns
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Total Win£2.88
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Exacta£5.4
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Trifecta£42.6