
Results From Cheltenham - Wednesday, 12th March 2025
Cheltenham 13:20 Result
Turners Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 11 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £84,405, 2nd £31,800, 3rd £15,915, 4th £7,950, 5th £3,990, 6th £1,995, 7th £990, 8th £510
- Distance 2m 5f 0y
- Going GOOD TO SOFT (Good in places on Cross-Country Course; Watered: 5.1)
- Off Time 13:21
- Winning Time 05:11
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
towards rear, steady headway from 3 out, going easily 2 out, pushed along and switched sharply right approaching last, pressed leader last, ridden run-in, led final 110yds, kept on well
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Ben Hutton - SPOTLIGHT
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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2nd¾
prominent, pressed leaders 3 out, led narrowly after 2 out, sustained duel with winner from last, edged right run-in, headed final 110yds, no extra towards finish
Naps:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Rory Delargy - The Irish Field
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- TOPSPEED
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3rd4 ¾
in touch with leaders, edged right before 3 out, headway 2 out, pressed leader home turn, not fluent last, outpaced run-in
Naps:
- Mirror Online
- Racing TV
- The Scotsman
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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4th9 ½
towards rear, outpaced 3 out, plenty to do 2 out, rallied approaching last, stayed on run-in, went fourth final 110yds, never dangerous
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5th2 ¾
prominent, not fluent 5th, not fluent 6th, pressed leader 7th, led after 3 out, headed after 2 out, lost position home turn, weakened gradually run-in, lost fourth final 110yds
Tipped by:
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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6th9 ½
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, pressed leaders on outer 2 out, lost ground quickly home turn, weakened approaching last
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7th10
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, outpaced 3 out, weakened and lost touch approaching last
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8th7
held up in rear, not fluent and lost ground 4th, outpaced 7th, weakened 2 out
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9th25
led, headed after 3 out, soon lost position, weakened 2 out, tailed off
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PU
held up in rear, stumbled badly 1st, raced wide after 2nd, in touch with leaders 4th, dropped to rear 7th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up after 2 out
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PU
raced wide, took keen hold, in touch with leaders, lost position after 3 out, weakened 2 out, pulled up approaching last
Cheltenham 14:00 Result
Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Broadway Novices' Chase) (GBB Race)
- 5yo+, 7 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £112,540, 2nd £42,400, 3rd £21,220, 4th £10,600, 5th £5,320, 6th £2,660, 7th £1,320, 8th £680
- Distance 3m 0f 110y
- Going GOOD TO SOFT (Good in places on Cross-Country Course; Watered: 5.1)
- Off Time 14:00
- Winning Time 06:28
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
prominent, led and pushed along before 2 out, soon edged left, ridden before last, hung right run-in, stayed on
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2nd4
in rear but in touch with leaders, mistake 11th, not fluent 14th, headway 3 out, went second 2 out, disputing second and no impression run-in
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3rdhd
raced in second, disputed lead 4 out, lost position before 2 out, soon switched right, no impression run-in, lost second final strides
Naps:
- Lawrence Taylor - attheraces.com
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4th4 ¼
in touch with leaders, not fluent 4th (water), outpaced from 2 out, went fourth again final strides
Tipped by:
- Templegate - The Sun
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5thshd
pulled hard, towards rear, dropped to last when bad mistake and jockey lost iron briefly 7th, not fluent 12th, slightly hampered 4 out, ridden before 2 out, went fourth and 6 lengths down last, lost fourth final strides (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the seventh fence and thereafter never travelled and jumped with a lack of fluency; vet had nothing to report)
Naps:
- Mercury - Daily Post
- Marlborough - Daily Telegraph
- Rory Paddock - Jersey Evening Post
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Keith Melrose - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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6th19
led but pestered, joined 4 out, mistake and lost position 3 out, soon weakened
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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U
in rear but in touch with leaders, brief headway 4th, mistake 5th, bad mistake and unseated 4 out
Tipped by:
- Rob Wright - The Times
Cheltenham 14:40 Result
Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 26 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £61,897, 2nd £23,320, 3rd £11,671, 4th £5,830, 5th £2,926, 6th £1,463, 7th £726, 8th £374
- Distance 2m 5f 0y
- Going GOOD TO SOFT (Good in places on Cross-Country Course; Watered: 5.1)
- Off Time 14:40
- Winning Time 05:11
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
in touch with leaders, took keen hold early, headway after 2 out, pushed along and challenging approaching last, ridden and led run-in, kept on well and went clear inside final 110yds
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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2nd3
travelled strongly, held up in midfield, headway 4th, soon in touch with leaders, challenging 2 out, led narrowly on turn last, soon pushed along, ridden and headed run-in, no extra inside final 110yds
Naps:
- Irish Herald
- Irish Post
- Racing Post
- Weekender
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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3rd1
towards rear, not fluent 4 out, headway from 2 out, went third and ridden run-in, stayed on
Naps:
- - picksfromthepaddock.co.uk
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4th1 ¼
prominent, challenging 2 out, not fluent last, ridden and no extra run-in
Naps:
- RP Ratings - Racing Post
- - The Guardian
- Jon Freeman - The i
- The Brigadier - punterslounge.com
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
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5thhd
midfield, headway and in touch with leaders 3 out, ridden and stayed on run-in
Naps:
- Wrexham Leader
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6th1
held up in midfield, headway before last, stayed on run-in
Naps:
- Morning Star
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7th½
midfield, in touch with leaders 2 out, no extra run-in
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8th1
held up in midfield, headway on outer 2 out, in touch with leaders when raced wide before last, weakened run-in
Naps:
- Norwich Evening News
- Sunday Mail
- Yorkshire Evening Post
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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9th¾
towards rear, pushed along soon after start, jumped right 2nd, some headway before last, no impression run-in
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10th1 ¼
held up in midfield, some headway approaching last, weakened run-in
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11th3 ½
in touch with leaders on outer, raced wide on turn before last, weakened last
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12th1 ¼
raced in second, prominent after 4th, weakened after 2 out
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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13th3 ¼
led, joined after 4th, headed on turn before last, soon weakened
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14th1 ¾
took keen hold, prominent on inner, weakened after 2 out
Naps:
- Scottish Sun
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15th½
held up in midfield on outer, hit 2nd, headway 2 out, raced wide on turn before last, soon weakened
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16th2 ¼
towards rear throughout
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17th1
didn't always jump with fluency, towards rear throughout
Naps:
- The Times
Tipped by:
- Rob Wright - The Times
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18th2 ¼
midfield, weakened after 2 out
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19th2 ½
in rear, mistake 1st, never on terms
Naps:
- Dean Kilbryde - East Anglian Daily Times
- Spotlight - Racing Post
- Fortunatus - Sheffield Star
- - sportinglife.com
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20th15
midfield on inner, weakened 2 out
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21st9 ½
took keen hold, didn't always jump with fluency, midfield, weakened 2 out (jockey said gelding had over raced and jumped poorly before stopping quickly when coming down the hill)
Naps:
- Ben Morgan - Racing Ahead
- Templegate - The Sun
Tipped by:
- Templegate - The Sun
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22nd18
in rear, hit 5th, mistake 2 out, soon weakened (jockey said mare made a bad mistake)
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PU
in touch with leaders on outer, weakened quickly after 3 out, pulled up before last
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PU
took keen hold, raced wide, prominent, joined leader after 4th, weakened quickly approaching last, eased and pulled up before last (jockey said gelding ran too freely)
Naps:
- The Judge - The Favourite
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PU
midfield on outer, lost position and towards rear 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
Naps:
- Andrew Mount - Racing and Football Outlook
- Steve Mullington - William Hill Racing
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PU
in touch with leaders, prominent 6th, lost ground quickly before 3 out, pulled up before last
Tote Returns
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Total Win£21.1
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Exacta£159.4
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Trifecta£3098.5
Cheltenham 15:20 Result
Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase (A Limited Handicap) (GBB Race)
- 5yo+, 16 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £39,023, 2nd £17,940, 3rd £8,970, 4th £4,485, 5th £2,243, 6th £1,118
- Distance 3m 5f 56y
- Going GOOD TO SOFT (Good in places on Cross-Country Course; Watered: 5.1)
- Off Time 15:22
- Winning Time 08:25
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
in touch with leaders, raced wide and lost position briefly 3rd, prominent 6th, in touch with leaders but outpaced and pushed along 27th, ridden and rallied approaching last, soon switched sharply left, led run-in, kept on well and went clear final 110yds
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Chris Wilson - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
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2nd7
travelled strongly, held up in rear, steady headway from 20th, pressed leader going easily 2 out, led narrowly approaching last, headed run-in, outpaced final 110yds
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
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3rd1 ¼
led, clear when took wrong route and dropped to rear 3rd, headway into midfield 11th, in touch with leaders 16th, outpaced when not fluent 2 out, rallied last, kept on well run-in, went third run-in, did well in the circumstances
Naps:
- Chris Wright - Liverpool Echo
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Rob Wright - The Times
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4th1 ¼
held up in rear, outpaced and detached 26th, plenty to do 3 out, some headway 2 out, kept on well approaching last, went fourth towards finish, stayed on
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5th3 ¾
towards rear, on inner when left in lead 3rd, headed 18th, outpaced 2 out, kept on but no impression run-in
Tipped by:
- Liam Headd - LAMBOURN
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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6th2 ¼
towards rear, steady headway from 21st, pressed leaders 2 out, challenging approaching last, weakened quickly run-in, finished tired
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7th7
midfield, prominent 3rd, in touch with leaders and pushed along 20th, outpaced and lost ground quickly 3 out, kept on from last, no telling impression
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8th1 ½
prominent, raced wide and lost ground 3rd, prominent 7th, pressed leader briefly 13th, not fluent 21st, led 22nd, headed and weakened quickly approaching last
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9th3 ½
midfield, outpaced 26th, weakened approaching last
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10th18
held up in rear, prominent 3rd, not fluent 14th, led 18th, headed 22nd, lost position 3 out, weakened approaching last
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PU
prominent, raced wide and lost position 3rd, midfield 4th, outpaced and lost position 25th, rallied 27th, weakened 3 out, pulled up approaching last
Naps:
- Luke Tucker - Cambridge Evening News
- The Duke - Yorkshire Post
- Tipman Tips - tipmantips.com
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
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PU
midfield, lost position 21st, dropped to rear 24th, pulled up before 27th
Naps:
- Moorestyle - Daily Star Sunday
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Templegate - The Sun
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PU
in touch with leaders, not fluent 10th, lost ground quickly and ridden 23rd, pulled up before 26th
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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PU
held up in rear, prominent 3rd, lost position 8th, towards rear 9th, pushed along 18th, struggling 20th, lost touch 23rd, pulled up before 24th
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PU
midfield, in rear when hit 8th, struggling 20th, lost touch 23rd, pulled up before 24th, pulled up before 25th
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PU
towards rear, headway into midfield 18th, lost position 23rd, dropped to last and struggling 24th, pulled up before 25th
Cheltenham 16:00 Result
BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
- 5yo+, 8 Runners
- jumps, 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 GOOD TO SOFT (Good in places on Cross-Country Course; Watered: 5.1)
- Off Time 16:03
- Winning Time 03:57
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
in touch with leaders, went second 3 out, pushed along and disputed lead 2 out, left clear last, ran on well
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Steve Boow - SPOTLIGHT
- Rob Wright - The Times
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2nd18
in touch with leaders, bad mistake and dropped to last 9th, pushed along and no impression before 2 out, 14 lengths down last, stayed on run-in, went modest second towards finish
Naps:
- Brian Flanagan - Irish Daily Star
- Computeform - The Racing App
- Adrian Wall - myracing.com
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Liam Headd - LAMBOURN
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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3rd1 ¼
in rear, some headway 4 out, mistake 3 out, went third 2 out, 8 lengths down when not fluent but left in second last, weakened run-in, lost second towards finish (kicked the railing in the parade ring, having been checked by the vet at the start, gelding was deemed fit to race)
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4th½
in touch with leaders, led 5th, headed 7th, not fluent 8th, outpaced after 3 out, weakened gradually from 2 out
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Templegate - The Sun
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5th5 ½
soon prominent, lost position but in touch with leaders 6th, outpaced before 2 out, 10 lengths down and weakening when left in third last, lost two places run-in
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FELL
raced in last, not fluent 2nd, in rear but only 4 lengths down when fell 3 out
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PU
disputed lead, lost position but prominent 3rd, led 7th, lost position just before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, pulled up last
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FELL
disputed lead, led clearly 3rd, headed but prominent 5th, led again just before 3 out, joined 2 out, ridden when fell last
Tote Returns
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Total Win£6
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Exacta£9.4
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Trifecta£181.1
Cheltenham 16:40 Result
Debenhams Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
- 5yo+, 20 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £84,405, 2nd £31,800, 3rd £15,915, 4th £7,950, 5th £3,990, 6th £1,995, 7th £990, 8th £510
- Distance 1m 7f 199y
- Going GOOD TO SOFT (Good in places on Cross-Country Course; Watered: 5.1)
- Off Time 16:42
- Winning Time 03:59
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
in touch with leaders on outer, prominent 3 out, led narrowly 2 out, ridden run-in, kept on well
Naps:
- Jason Heavey - The Star
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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2nd1 ½
prominent, pressed leader on outer 6th, led just after 3 out, headed and pressed leader 2 out, ridden run-in, no extra towards finish
Naps:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Matt Polley - Ipswich Star
- - The Irish Sun
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
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3rd1 ½
held up in midfield, headway from 3 out, jumped left and went fourth last, soon ridden, went third inside final 110yds, kept on well
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4th3 ¾
held up in midfield, slow jump 9th, smooth headway on outer 3 out, went third and going easily 2 out, ridden run-in, soon no extra, lost third and weakened inside final 110yds
Tipped by:
- Andrew Sheret - SPOTLIGHT
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5thnk
in touch with leaders, hit 2 out, no extra run-in
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
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6th3 ¾
towards rear, switched right and some headway before 2 out, never on terms
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7th3
disputed lead, pressed leader from 5th, weakened before 2 out
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8th1 ¼
held up in midfield, weakened after 2 out
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9th1 ½
in touch with leaders, bad mistake 2nd, not fluent 3 out, weakened after 2 out
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10thnse
towards rear throughout
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11th2
prominent on outer, mistake 2 out, soon weakened
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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12th3 ½
prominent, switched left and on inner before 2 out, bad mistake and pecked on landing 2 out, soon weakened
Naps:
- Racing Post
- Racing Post
- Racing Post
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
-
13th4 ½
never better than midfield
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14th1 ½
towards rear, dropped to last after 5th, pushed along and struggling 7th, tailed off when jumped left 3 out
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
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15th3 ¼
prominent on inner, weakened after 3 out
Naps:
- Whistler - Sunday Telegraph
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16thnk
always behind
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17th8
disputed lead, led narrowly from 5th, headed just after 3 out, soon weakened
Naps:
- On The Nose - Racing Post
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18th10
always behind
Tipped by:
- Rob Wright - The Times
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19th6 ½
disputed lead on inner, pressed leader after 5th, mistake 4 out, soon weakened
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PU
prominent, weakened quickly after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
Tote Returns
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Total Win£8.5
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Exacta£42.9
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Trifecta£2321.7
Cheltenham 17:20 Result
Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
- 4-6yo, 17 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £45,560, 2nd £17,096, 3rd £8,560, 4th £4,264, 5th £2,144, 6th £1,072
- Distance 2m 0f 87y
- Going GOOD TO SOFT (Good in places on Cross-Country Course; Watered: 5.1)
- Off Time 17:20
- Winning Time 03:59
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
midfield, headway on outer 4f out, pushed along over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
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2nd1 ½
led, headed inside final furlong, kept on
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3rd1 ½
midfield, in touch with leaders halfway, headway home turn, bumped over 1f out, ran on final furlong, went third final strides
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4thhd
prominent, kept on final furlong, lost third final strides
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5th1 ¾
midfield, headway from 3f out, headway and bumped rival over 1f out, kept on final furlong
Tipped by:
- Rob Wright - The Times
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6th1 ½
midfield, lost position and towards rear over 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong
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7th½
in touch with leaders, prominent home turn, outpaced from over 1f out
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8th1 ¼
prominent, outpaced over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
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9th¾
prominent, bumped home turn, soon lost position and weakened gradually
Tipped by:
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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10th1
towards rear, headway into midfield 3f out, no impression when bit short of room over 1f out
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11thhd
took keen hold, prominent, bumped home turn, weakened from over 1f out
Naps:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- - Sunday Express
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Alistair Jones - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
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12thnse
took keen hold, in rear, headway into midfield 3f out, outpaced from over 1f out
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- POSTDATA
-
13th¾
towards rear throughout
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14th1 ¼
held up in rear, some headway 3f out, no impression when short of room over 1f out
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15th6 ½
midfield, lost position 2f out, weakening when hung right over 1f out
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16thnk
midfield, weakened 3f out
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17th65
in rear, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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NR
self certificate
Tote Returns
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Total Win£5
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Exacta£138.4
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Trifecta£4800