Results From Cheltenham - Wednesday, 14th March 2018
Cheltenham 13:30 Result
Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered as The Baring Bingham)
- 4YO plus, 14 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £71,188, 2nd £26,712, 3rd £13,375, 4th £6,662, 5th £3,350, 6th £1,675
- Distance 2m 5f 26y
- Going Chase and hurdle: heavy-soft in places; cross-country: soft-heavy in places
- Off Time 13:31
- Winning Time 08:38
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up in touch, tracked leaders going well 3 out, led turning in, ridden clear before last, edged right flat, stayed on well
Naps:
- Yorkshire Evening Post
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Steve Boow - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
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2nd2 ¾ lengths
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3rd5 lengths
mid-division on inside, outpaced 3 out, ridden after next, no impression in 6th before last, edged right and rallied flat, took 3rd near finish, no chance with clear pair
Naps:
- Daily Post
- Sunday Mail
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Rob Wright - The Times
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4thNeck
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5th1 length
held up towards rear, headway into mid-division 5th, chased leaders when hit 3 out, outpaced in 5th between last 2, ridden and stayed on to dispute beaten 3rd flat, no impression with clear pair
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6th¾ length
tracked leaders, challenged when not much room on inside after 3 out, led approaching next, headed turning in, one pace before last, ridden and stayed on to dispute beaten 3rd flat, no extra towards finish
Naps:
- Whistler - Sunday Telegraph
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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7th14 lengths
held up behind, ridden and outpaced on outside after 3 out, never theatened leaders
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8thShort Head
made most to before 2 out, ridden and weakened before last
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9th2 ¼ lengths
mid-division, lost place after 4 out, behind and weakened from 2 out
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10th9 lengths
held up towards rear, outpaced before 2 out, never near leaders, weakened approaching last
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11th2 ¼ lengths
held up towards rear, ridden after 2 out, never involved
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
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12th2 ½ lengths
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13th16 lengths
held up, always towards rear, struggling after 4 out, tailed off from last
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PU
always in rear, mistake 4th, lost touch and pulled up before next
Tote Returns
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Total Win£1.60
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Tote Place£1.10, £1.70, £1.40
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Exacta£7.90
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Trifecta£22.00
Cheltenham 14:10 Result
RSA Insurance Novices' Chase (Grade 1)
- 5YO plus, 10 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £99,662, 2nd £37,398, 3rd £18,725, 4th £9,328, 5th £4,690, 6th £2,345
- Distance 3m 0f 80y
- Going Chase and hurdle: heavy-soft in places; cross-country: soft-heavy in places
- Off Time 14:11
- Winning Time 10:32
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up in rear, headway from 4 out, went 2nd going well after 3 out, led before next, clear from last, stayed on well
Naps:
- Marlborough - Daily Telegraph
- Mark Edwards - Oxford Mail
- Chris Goulding - Scottish Express
Tipped by:
- Steve Boow - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Rob Wright - The Times
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2nd7 lengths
tracked leaders, raced keenly, went 2nd after 7th, led 3 out, headed when mistake 2 out, no impression on winner last, kept on and well clear of rest
Naps:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Glendale - The Scotsman
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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3rd7 lengths
led, dived at 1st, headed after 2nd, tracked leader until after 7th, ridden after 4 out, still in touch on outside 3 out, soon outpaced, went 3rd but no impression flat
Naps:
- West Country - Racing Post
Tipped by:
- Templegate - The Sun
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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4th1 ½ lengths
chased leaders, outpaced after 3 out, not fluent last, switched right and stayed on flat, went 4th towards finish
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5th1 ¾ lengths
jumped low and hit the top of several fences, pressed leader, led after 2nd, mistake 3rd, headed 3 out, soon outpaced and beaten, left modest 3rd last, no extra and dropped to 5th flat
Naps:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Postdata - Racing Post
- Andrew Bladen - Wolverhampton Express & Star
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- TOPSPEED
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
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PU
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Fell
held up in mid-division on inside, closing 5th when mistake 4 out, ridden after 3 out, 4 lengths 3rd and looking beaten when jumped right and fell 2 out
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Fell
held up in mid-division, lost place approaching 11th, never back in contention, well beaten 7th after 3 out, fell last
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PU
not that fluent, held up in mid-division, dropped into rear after 6th, mistake 14th and 15th, struggling after, well beaten 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
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PU
in rear, several slow jumps, struggling 14th, well behind next, pulled up after clambering over 4 out
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
Tote Returns
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Total Win£3.00
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Tote Place£1.40, £1.50, £2.20
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Exacta£10.80
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Trifecta£88.60
Cheltenham 14:50 Result
Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
- 4YO plus, 26 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £56,950, 2nd £21,370, 3rd £10,700, 4th £5,330, 5th £2,680, 6th £1,340
- Distance 2m 5f 26y
- Going Chase and hurdle: heavy-soft in places; cross-country: soft-heavy in places
- Off Time 14:51
- Winning Time 08:40
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up behind, headway before 3 out, driven to chase leaders after next, ridden before last, challenged flat, stayed on to lead narrowly inside final 100 yards, held on
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2ndNeck
in touch, challenged 2 out, led narrowly last, soon ridden, kept on when headed inside final 100 yards, just held
Naps:
- PicksfromthePaddock - Glasgow Herald
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Templegate - The Sun
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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3rd1 ¼ lengths
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4th1 ¼ lengths
tracked leaders, effort after 2 out, ridden and every chance before last, kept on same pace in 4th flat
Naps:
- - sportinglife.com
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- POSTDATA
- TOPSPEED
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
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5th2 ¾ lengths
held up behind, switched towards outside and headway before 2 out, chased leaders turning in, soon every chance, one pace last, ridden and no impression in 5th flat
Naps:
- - The Guardian
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
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6th1 length
mid-division, chased leaders 3 out, ridden after next, kept on, not pace to challenge
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7th½ length
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8th½ length
tracked leader, led 2 out, soon hard pressed, ridden and headed last, gradually weakened flat
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9th4 ½ lengths
towards rear, headway under pressure into mid-division 2 out, soon ridden, not pace to threaten leaders
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10th3 ¾ lengths
tracked leaders on inside, driven 2 out, soon one pace, ridden and weakened last
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Richard Austen - SPOTLIGHT
- Colin Russell - THE NORTH
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11th3 lengths
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12th½ length
mid-division in touch, lost place 2 out, ridden before last, never a threat
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13th½ length
tracked leaders, lost place 3 out, weakened after next
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14th1 length
in touch on outside, challenged 2 out, driven and one pace when not clearest of runs turning in, soon lost place, weakened last
Naps:
- Rob Wright - The Times
Tipped by:
- Rob Wright - The Times
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15th½ length
mid-division on outside, outpaced before 2 out, never on terms, weakened last
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16thNeck
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17th1 ½ lengths
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18th2 lengths
tracked leaders on outside, lost place after 3 out, weakened from next
Naps:
- Paul Kealy - Weekender
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19th2 lengths
led, headed 2 out, weakened before last
Naps:
- Farringdon - Morning Star
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20th2 ¼ lengths
held up, always towards rear, weakened after 2 out
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21st12 lengths
held up, always towards rear, weakened 2 out
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22ndHead
mid-division on inside, hit 3 out, soon outpaced and beaten, weakened between last 2
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PU
held up behind when badly hampered 2nd, not recover and pulled up quickly soon after
Naps:
- Karl Hedley - Irish Post
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Fell
mid-division, fell 2nd
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PU
-
PU
held up, always behind, weakened 2 out, tailed off when pulled up before last
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NR
NonRunner
Tote Returns
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Total Win£35.10
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Tote Place£7.00, £2.40, £4.10, £2.30
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Exacta£413.30
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Trifecta£2732.20
Cheltenham 15:30 Result
Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1)
- 5YO plus, 9 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £227,800, 2nd £85,480, 3rd £42,800, 4th £21,320, 5th £10,720, 6th £5,360
- Distance 1m 7f 199y
- Going Chase and hurdle: heavy-soft in places; cross-country: soft-heavy in places
- Off Time 15:30
- Winning Time 06:47
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
mid-division, went 4th at the 7th, niggled along before 3 out, not much room and switched right before 2 out, soon close up and challenging, led soon after last, stayed on strongly to draw clear final 130 yards, impressive
Naps:
- Ebor - The Press, York
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Mel Cullinan - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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2nd7 lengths
held up towards rear, headway after 9th, hampered 4 out, going well from 3 out until led 2 out, headed soon after last, no impression on winner final 130 yards
Naps:
- Rory Delargy - The Irish Field
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- The Guardian
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3rd11 lengths
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4th5 lengths
mid-division, headway 6th, hampered 4 out, soon led, ridden and headed before 2 out, beaten in 3rd last, faded into 4th final 100 yards
Tipped by:
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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5th12 lengths
held up in rear, hampered 6th, behind 8th, headway on outside before 3 out, 5th and well in touch when jumped right 2 out, weakened last
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Fell
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PU
set good gallop, clear 4th until got in very tight at the 5th, headed 7th, left in lead 4 out, soon headed, slow and lost place 3 out, weakened after, pulled up before 2 out
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Fell
-
PU
Tote Returns
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Total Win£1.80
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Tote Place£1.10, £1.30, £4.20
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Exacta£4.20
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Trifecta£62.00
Cheltenham 16:10 Result
Glenfarclas Chase (Cross Country Chase)
- 5YO plus, 16 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 Chase and hurdle: heavy-soft in places; cross-country: soft-heavy in places
- Off Time 16:11
- Winning Time 14:11
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
always prominent, challenged 6 out, led next, driven 3 lengths clear before last, ridden out flat, kept on well
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2nd2 lengths
mid-division, tracked leaders 6 out, went 2nd between last 2, 3 lengths down when not fluent last, ridden and kept on flat, not reach winner
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3rd11 lengths
tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, outpaced by front pair before last, well held after
Naps:
- Racing Post
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Ben Hutton - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
- Rob Wright - The Times
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4th4 ½ lengths
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5thNeck
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6th25 lengths
mid-division, headway and in touch 13th, lost place 20th, weakened 3 out, tailed off
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7th1 ½ lengths
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PU
held up behind, hampered by loose horse 12th, no danger after, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- The Guardian
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
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Fell
with leader, led narrowly 3rd until fell 12th
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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PU
-
PU
held up in rear, some headway past beaten horses 4 out, hit next, soon outpaced, never reached leaders, weakened between last 2, pulled up before last
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PU
-
PU
-
PU
chased leaders, lost place 17th, soon behind, lost touch when pulled up before 5 out
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PU
-
PU
always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Tote Returns
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Total Win£7.20
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Tote Place£2.30, £4.10, £1.60
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Exacta£113.60
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Trifecta£571.20
Cheltenham 16:50 Result
Boodles Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
- 4YO only, 22 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £45,560, 2nd £17,096, 3rd £8,560, 4th £4,264, 5th £2,144, 6th £1,072
- Distance 2m 0f 87y
- Going Chase and hurdle: heavy-soft in places; cross-country: soft-heavy in places
- Off Time 16:51
- Winning Time 06:51
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, led before last, soon wandered, still wandering flat but ran on well
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2nd3 lengths
mid-division, not much room 2nd, headway before 3 out, 3rd last, stayed on, went 2nd final 75 yards, unable to challenge winner
Naps:
- Fortunatus - Sheffield Star
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3rd1 length
mid-division, headway before 4th, led after 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, no impression on winner flat, kept on, lost 2nd final 75 yards
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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4th2 ¾ lengths
in touch on outside, hit 3 out, disputing 6th on last bend, went 4th and stayed on flat
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5th4 lengths
tracked leaders, challenged after 3 out, every chance 2 out, beaten last, lost 4th and faded flat
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6th¾ length
held up towards rear, mid-division 3 out, 7th last, kept on, never on terms
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7th1 ½ lengths
mid-division, headway 5th, ridden and hanging right when outpaced after next, no impression on leaders before kept on from before last
Naps:
- RP Ratings - Racing Post
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- TOPSPEED
- The Guardian
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
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8th½ length
tracked leaders, badly hampered 3rd, lost place after 2 out, kept on with being a threat flat
Naps:
- The North - Racing Post
Tipped by:
- Colin Russell - THE NORTH
- Rob Wright - The Times
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9th2 ¼ lengths
tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, ridden 2 out, close up on last bend, 6th and no extra last, weakened flat
Tipped by:
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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10th6 lengths
prominent, led 5th, headed after 2 out, weakened flat
Naps:
- Jason Heavey - Sunday Express
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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11th1 length
held up in rear, hampered 3rd, headway after 5th, weakened from 2 out
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12th1 ¼ lengths
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13th15 lengths
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14th11 lengths
mid-division, towards rear and struggling 4th, in rear when hampered next, well behind 3 out
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PU
led until 2nd, not fluent and left in lead next, headed 5th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
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PU
mid-division on inside, hampered and lost place 3rd, well behind 3 out, pulled up before last
Naps:
- Andy Morris - Shropshire Star
- Alex Hammond - Sky Sports News
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PU
held up in rear, mistake 4th, well beaten 3 out, pulled up before last
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PU
jumped right, chased leaders, ridden and lost place before 4th, well behind 3 out, pulled up before last
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PU
-
PU
held up towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, soon well beaten, pulled up before last
Naps:
- Templegate - The Sun
Tipped by:
- Templegate - The Sun
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Fell
raced keenly, prominent, led 2nd, fell next
Tipped by:
- Mel Cullinan - SPOTLIGHT
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Fell
Tote Returns
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Total Win£46.30
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Tote Place£7.70, £4.60, £2.20, £5.60
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Exacta£642.10
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Trifecta£13676.10
Cheltenham 17:30 Result
Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1)
- 4YO to 6YO, 23 Runners
- N_H_Flat, Turf
- Winner £42,712, 2nd £16,028, 3rd £8,025, 4th £3,998, 5th £2,010, 6th £1,005
- Distance 2m 0f 87y
- Going Chase and hurdle: heavy-soft in places; cross-country: soft-heavy in places
- Off Time 17:31
- Winning Time 06:44
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up in rear, pushed along and still plenty to do 3f out, headway on outside under pressure turning in, soon ridden, went 2nd when edged left inside final furlong, ran on, led inside final 100 yards, held on
Tipped by:
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
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2ndNeck
smartly away, led, ridden over 1f out, edged right under pressure inside final furlong, headed inside final 100 yards, kept on, just held near finish
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- The Guardian
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3rd3 ¼ lengths
mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leader over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on, readily outpaced by front pair inside final furlong
Tipped by:
- Alistair Jones - SPOTLIGHT
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4th1 ¾ lengths
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, soon lost place, no impression in 4th inside final furlong
Naps:
- - Racing and Football Outlook
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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5th½ length
mid-division in touch, tracked leaders over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong
Naps:
- Jim Delahunt - Scottish Sun
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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6th1 ¾ lengths
held up in touch, tracked leaders going well 3f out, went 2nd turning in, ridden over 1f out, lost place and faded inside final furlong
Naps:
- Wise Owl - Belfast Newsletter
- Melissa Jones - Gloucestershire Echo
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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7th½ length
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8th1 ½ lengths
held up behind, headway on outside 3f out, outpaced when ridden and edged left inside final, never troubled leaders
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9th1 ¼ lengths
in touch, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, one pace and well held over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
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10th3 ¼ lengths
mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, chased leaders and wide into straight, soon ridden and one pace, weakened final furlong
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11thHead
held up towards rear, headway into mid-division under pressure over 2f out, not pace to threaten leaders
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12th1 ¼ lengths
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13th3 ¾ lengths
tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
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14th9 lengths
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
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15thNeck
behind, outpaced 3f out, never a threat
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16th1 ½ lengths
mid-division, ridden 3f out, never near leaders, weakened over 1f out
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17th1 length
mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, weakened 2f out
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18th3 ¾ lengths
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19th3 lengths
tracked leaders on outside, driven and lost place 3f out, weakened over 1f out
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20th1 ½ lengths
tracked leaders, driven and lost place 3f out, soon behind
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21st9 lengths
mid-division on inside, lost place over 4f out, soon behind
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22nd48 lengths
raced keenly, mid-division, lost place over 4f out, soon behind, tailed off
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PU
held up behind, struggling 4f out, weakened over 2f out, pulled up inside final furlong
Naps:
- Lambourn - Racing Post
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
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NR
NonRunner
Tote Returns
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Total Win£28.40
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Tote Place£6.10, £3.10, £4.80
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Exacta£229.50
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Trifecta£1656.50