Results From Cheltenham - Wednesday, 17th April 2024
Cheltenham 13:30 Result
Citipost Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 7 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £10,892, 2nd £5,018, 3rd £2,508, 4th £1,256
- Distance 2m 4f 56y
- Going GOOD (Good to soft in places; watered; 6.8)
- Off Time 13:30
- Winning Time 05:03
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
in touch with leaders, headway 5th, pushed along and went second after 2 out, led approaching last, ridden run-in, kept on well
Naps:
- myracing.com
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Rob Wright - The Times
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2nd2 ¼
in touch with leaders, mistake 3 out, disputing second 2 out, 2 lengths third last, went second run-in, ran on
Tipped by:
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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3rd2 ¼
held up in last, not fluent 3rd, outpaced 2 out, headway before last where 7 lengths fourth, ran on well and went third run-in
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4th1 ¾
led, headed approaching last where not fluent, weakened and lost two places run-in
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5th9
raced in second, lost position after 2 out, soon weakened
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6th3 ¾
prominent, weakened after 2 out
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7th11
took keen hold, towards rear, hit 4 out, not fluent 3 out, soon dropped to last, weakened after 2 out
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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NR
unsuitable ground
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NR
vet's certificate
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Chris Wilson - SPOTLIGHT
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
Tote Returns
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Total Win£1.84
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Exacta£7.1
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Trifecta£103.4
Cheltenham 14:05 Result
Kingston Stud Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 15 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £13,008, 2nd £5,980, 3rd £2,990, 4th £1,495, 5th £748, 6th £373
- Distance 2m 4f 56y
- Going GOOD (Good to soft in places; watered; 6.8)
- Off Time 14:05
- Winning Time 04:57
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
midfield, steady headway after 2 out, ridden and hung right approaching last, switched left and kept on well run-in, led inside final 110yds, ran on
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
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2nd½
midfield, in touch with leaders 4th, good headway after 2 out, led approaching last, kept on against near rail run-in, headed inside final 110yds, no extra towards finish
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3rdnk
prominent, bit short of room and outpaced approaching last, rallied run-in, stayed on final 110yds, not pace to challenge
Naps:
- Lee Sobot - Yorkshire Evening Post
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Chris Wilson - SPOTLIGHT
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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4thhd
held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, raced wide when jumped left and outpaced 2 out, soon detached and ridden, switched left and joined main group approaching last, stayed on run-in, ran on well inside final 110yds, nearest finish, eyecatcher
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5th¾
prominent, raced wide early, pressed leader 2nd, led 3rd, awkward jump 5th, headed approaching last, drifted left and weakened gradually run-in
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6thhd
midfield, in touch with leaders 4th, bit short of room approaching last, soon switched left, kept on run-in, no impression towards finish
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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7th½
midfield, lost position 5th, rallied on inner 2 out, outpaced approaching last, not clear run and switched left run-in, ran on final 110yds, never dangerous
Naps:
- Racing Post
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8th½
took keen hold, prominent, outpaced and lost position gradually approaching last, kept on final 110yds
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9thnse
held up in rear, headway after 2 out, bit short of room home turn, not fluent last, kept on but no impression run-in
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10th2 ¼
midfield, in touch with leaders 3 out, lost position gradually approaching last, keeping on when not clear run run-in, soon switched left and weakened
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11th6 ½
towards rear, outpaced 2 out, brief headway towards near side approaching last, weakened quickly run-in
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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12th½
prominent, lost position gradually approaching last, weakened run-in, made respiratory noise
Naps:
- Rory Delargy - The Irish Field
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13th2 ¼
led, headed but pressed leader 3rd, lost position gradually approaching last, weakened quickly run-in, lost shoe
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
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14th15
in touch with leaders, mistake 6th, outpaced and lost position gradually after 3 out, weakened and lost touch approaching last
Naps:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Karl Hedley - Irish Post
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- TOPSPEED
- Rob Wright - The Times
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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15th30
in rear throughout, outpaced 7th, weakened and eased approaching last, tailed off
Naps:
- Lambourn - Racing Post
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NR
unsuitable ground
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NR
unsuitable ground
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NR
unsuitable ground
Cheltenham 14:40 Result
Matt Hampson Foundation Silver Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade 2) (A Limited Handicap) (GBB Race)
- 5yo+, 12 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £39,865, 2nd £14,959, 3rd £7,490, 4th £3,731, 5th £1,876, 6th £938
- Distance 2m 4f 127y
- Going GOOD (Good to soft in places; watered; 6.8)
- Off Time 14:41
- Winning Time 05:06
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
in touch with leaders, lost position 3rd, towards rear 4th, ridden 3 out, headway 2 out, went second and good jump last, soon led, kept on well, won going away
Naps:
- Dean Kilbryde - East Anglian Daily Times
- West Country - Racing Post
- Templegate - The Sun
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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2nd4 ¾
raced in last, not fluent 5th, progress into midfield 12th, awkward jump 3 out, headway to lead 2 out, faced challenge and hit last, soon headed and no extra
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3rd2 ¾
towards rear, not fluent 2nd, headway into midfield 4th, pressed leaders 4 out, went second just after 2 out, lost position and hit last, weakened run-in
Naps:
- Rockavon - Sunday Mail
- Whistler - Sunday Telegraph
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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4th1 ½
towards rear, headway 8th, in touch with leaders 3 out, outpaced 2 out, stayed on and went fourth run-in
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5th3 ¼
midfield, towards rear 6th, headway approaching last, stayed on run-in
Naps:
- Chris Connolly - Norwich Evening News
- Jason Heavey - The Star
Tipped by:
- Alistair Jones - SPOTLIGHT
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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6th2 ¼
raced in second, briefly led before 2 out, weakened approaching last
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7th5 ½
midfield, headway 9th, briefly disputed lead and going okay when bad mistake 2 out, weakened last
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8th3 ¾
in rear, headway 7th, lost position 10th, mistake 12th, soon no impression
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9thnk
led, mistake 6th, headed before 2 out, soon weakened
Naps:
- The Duke - Yorkshire Post
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- TOPSPEED
- The Guardian
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10th½
prominent, lost position after 13th, weakened before 3 out
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
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11th13
prominent, bad mistake 4 out, weakened 2 out
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PU
midfield, not fluent 1st, niggled along with one circuit to go, dropped to rear 10th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out
Naps:
- Brian Flanagan - Irish Daily Star
- Tom Park - Weekender
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
Cheltenham 15:15 Result
Gloucester Brewery Holman Handicap Chase
- 5yo+, 16 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £10,562, 2nd £4,860, 3rd £2,430, 4th £1,216, 5th £606
- Distance 3m 4f 21y
- Going GOOD (Good to soft in places; watered; 6.8)
- Off Time 15:16
- Winning Time 07:20
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
towards rear, headway on outer and pressed leader 4th, led 14th, clear with one other 2 out, faced challenge run-in, ridden out, gamely
Naps:
- 888Sport
- Racing Post
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- The Guardian
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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2nd1 ½
disputed lead early, lost position and towards rear when not fluent 4th, headway on outer and in touch with leaders 6th, went second 3 out, went clear with winner 2 out, pressed winner run-in, no extra towards finish
Naps:
- Ian Gaughran - Irish Herald
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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3rd8
midfield, headway after 3 out, went third last, no match for first two
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4th5
towards rear, midfield 9th, headway 3 out, went fourth and hit 2 out, weakened run-in
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5th5 ½
midfield, headway and went third after 3 out, lost ground after 2 out, weakened last
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6th½
didn't always jump with fluency, in rear, some headway before 2 out, never dangerous
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7th½
prominent, dropped to midfield 16th, outpaced 3 out, weakened 2 out
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Templegate - The Sun
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8th1 ¼
midfield, headway 16th, went second 4 out, lost position 3 out, weakened after 2 out
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9th2 ¾
didn't always jump with fluency, in touch with leaders, hampered 4th, weakened after 3 out
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- TOPSPEED
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10th½
never better than midfield
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11th½
didn't always jump with fluency, towards rear throughout
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12th1 ¼
prominent, led narrowly 2nd, headed 14th, weakened after 3 out
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PU
didn't jump with fluency, always behind, pulled up before 2 out
Naps:
- picksfromthepaddock.co.uk
Tipped by:
- Chris Wilson - SPOTLIGHT
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PU
didn't always jump with fluency, led narrowly, headed 2nd, hampered 4th, lost position 8th, pulled up after 10th
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PU
in touch with leaders, lost position 10th, pulled up before 4 out
-
U
always behind, no chance when stumbled and unseated just after last
-
NR
unsuitable ground
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
-
NR
self certificate
Naps:
- Matt Polley - Ipswich Star
Tipped by:
- Rob Wright - The Times
Tote Returns
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Total Win£6.5
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Exacta£42.3
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Trifecta£391.7
Cheltenham 15:50 Result
Safran Landing Systems Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 14 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £13,203, 2nd £6,075, 3rd £3,038, 4th £1,520, 5th £758
- Distance 2m 7f 213y
- Going GOOD (Good to soft in places; watered; 6.8)
- Off Time 15:51
- Winning Time 05:53
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
prominent, led 2nd, briefly headed 4th, hit 9th, pushed along home turn, ridden and kept on well run-in, edged left final 110yds, pushed out
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2nd2 ¼
midfield, steady headway on inner after 2 out, kept on run-in, went second towards finish, not pace to challenge
Tipped by:
- Alistair Jones - SPOTLIGHT
- Rob Wright - The Times
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3rd¾
prominent, pressed leader 2 out, kept on run-in, outpaced final 110yds, lost second towards finish
Naps:
- Lawrence Taylor - attheraces.com
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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4th1 ¾
towards rear, steady headway before 2 out, pressed leaders last, weakened gradually run-in
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5th¾
didn't always jump with fluency, midfield, not fluent and dropped to rear 3 out, short of room but rallied after 2 out, went fourth last, weakened gradually run-in, eyecatcher
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6th2 ½
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, outpaced approaching last, kept on but no impression run-in
Naps:
- Farringdon - Morning Star
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7th1
towards rear, steady headway after 2 out, outpaced and no impression when mistake last
Tipped by:
- Templegate - The Sun
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8th1 ¾
held up in rear, headway on outer after 2 out, outpaced approaching last, weakened run-in
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
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9th8 ½
took keen hold, prominent, mistake and nearly lost jockey 2 out, weakened approaching last
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10th6
held up in rear, outpaced 2 out, eased and lost touch approaching last
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11th¾
led, headed 2nd, briefly led 4th, mistake 5th, awkward jump 6th, outpaced and lost position before 2 out, weakened and lost touch approaching last
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12th2 ¼
midfield, outpaced 2 out, weakened quickly approaching last
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13th1 ¾
raced wide, in touch with leaders, bad mistake and lost ground 2nd, soon recovered, smooth headway 3 out, pressed leaders home turn, ridden and found little approaching last, soon lost position, weakening when not fluent last (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the second flight of hurdles)
Naps:
- Mercury - Daily Post
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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PU
midfield, dropped to rear 7th, soon raced awkwardly and lost touch, eased and pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
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NR
unsuitable ground
Tipped by:
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
-
NR
unsuitable ground
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- TOPSPEED
- The Guardian
- Jason Heavey - The Star
Tote Returns
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Total Win£5.5
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Exacta£22.1
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Trifecta£204.5
Cheltenham 16:25 Result
Weatherite Air Conditioning Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
- 5yo+, 14 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £15,609, 2nd £7,176, 3rd £3,588, 4th £1,794, 5th £897, 6th £447
- Distance 3m 2f 0y
- Going GOOD (Good to soft in places; watered; 6.8)
- Off Time 16:26
- Winning Time 06:44
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
prominent, disputed lead 18th, ridden and led clearly 2 out, 5 lengths ahead last, reduced lead towards finish, stayed on
Tipped by:
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Rob Wright - The Times
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2nd1 ½
led, joined 3rd, lost position 2 out, 5 lengths down last, kept on, just held second
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
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3rdhd
midfield, plenty to do 3 out, headway 2 out, went fourth last, stayed on
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4th3
towards rear, good headway after 3 out, edged right and lost third run-in, weakened towards finish
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Chris Wilson - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Templegate - The Sun
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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5th9 ½
midfield, headway 2 out, lost fourth last, weakened run-in
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6th3 ½
prominent, disputed lead 3rd, lost position 3 out, weakened from 2 out
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7th1 ½
towards rear, some headway 17th, no impression when hit 2 out
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- TOPSPEED
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8thnse
midfield, headway 3rd, bad mistake and lost position briefly 5th, dropped to midfield 15th, not fluent 17th, struggling in rear 18th, stayed on from 2 out
Naps:
- Daily Mail
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
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9th1
in touch with leaders on outer, weakened 2 out
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10th2
prominent, weakened 2 out
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11th1 ¾
in touch with leaders, not fluent 12th, hit 4 out, mistake and weakened 3 out
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12th3
midfield, towards rear 7th, mistake 17th, no chance from 4 out
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
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PU
in rear, struggling 14th, lost touch 4 out, pulled up 2 out
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PU
in rear, detached 9th, pulled up 10th
Cheltenham 17:00 Result
Cheltenham Pony Racing Authority Graduates Handicap Hurdle (Cond'/Amateurs') (Ridden In PRA Races)
- 4yo+, 18 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £10,406, 2nd £4,784, 3rd £2,392, 4th £1,196, 5th £598, 6th £298
- Distance 2m 0f 179y
- Going GOOD (Good to soft in places; watered; 6.8)
- Off Time 17:00
- Winning Time 04:00
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
midfield, steady headway before 2 out, went third but pushed along home turn, ridden approaching last, kept on run-in, switched right final 110yds, ran on well to lead towards finish, just prevailed
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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2ndnk
travelled strongly, pressed leader, led going easily approaching last, nudged along when mistake last, edged left and jockey dropped whip run-in, kept on but reduced lead final 110yds, no extra and headed towards finish
Tipped by:
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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3rd1 ¾
led but pestered, increased tempo 5th, headed approaching last, carried left run-in, weakened gradually inside final 110yds
Naps:
- RP Ratings - Racing Post
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Rob Wright - The Times
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4th1 ¼
in touch with leaders, outpaced 2 out, hung badly left but rallied 2 out, briefly went third approaching last, not fluent last, weakened gradually run-in
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5th11
midfield, lost position after 3 out, dropped to rear and struggling 2 out, rallied approaching last, stayed on run-in, never on terms
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6th2
midfield, briefly went third after 2 out, outpaced home turn, hung right and weakened quickly approaching last (jockey said gelding hung right-handed throughout)
Naps:
- Ben Morgan - Racing Ahead
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7th1 ¼
midfield, not fluent and dropped to rear 3rd, steady headway before 2 out, outpaced home turn, kept on run-in, no telling impression
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8th2 ¼
held up in rear, outpaced 2 out, bit short of room when switched left and stayed on approaching last, kept on but no impression run-in
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9th1 ½
midfield, outpaced 2 out, no impression when hung left approaching last
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10th¾
in touch with leaders, clipped heels and stumbled 1st, outpaced before 2 out, weakened approaching last
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11th4 ½
midfield, not fluent 2 out, soon outpaced, weakened approaching last
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12th2
midfield, dropped to rear 3rd, some headway but outpaced 2 out, soon no impression, weakened approaching last
Tipped by:
- Jeremy Grayson - SPOTLIGHT
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13th7
prominent, lost position 2 out, weakened quickly approaching last
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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14th5 ½
held up in rear, steady headway after 3rd, in touch with leaders when not fluent 3 out, lost ground 2 out, weakened approaching last (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
- Templegate - The Sun
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15th4 ¼
prominent, lost position 2 out, weakened quickly approaching last
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16th13
held up in rear, raced wide 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off
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PU
held up in rear, outpaced and cajoled along 5th, lost touch and pulled up before 2 out
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PU
in touch with leaders, outpaced and lost position 5th, dropped to rear 3 out, lost touch and pulled up before 2 out
Naps:
- - sportinglife.com