Results From Cheltenham - Friday, 18th March 2016
Cheltenham 13:30 Result
JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1)
- 15 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £68,340, 2nd £25,644, 3rd £12,840, 4th £6,396, 5th £3,216, 6th £1,608
- Distance Unknown
- Going Good
- Off Time 13:31
- Winning Time 05:55
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up in touch, headway 2 out, tracked leader between last 2, upsides last, ridden to lead final 120 yards, stayed on well
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2nd1 ¼ Lengths
always prominent, led after 3 out, driven between last 2, hard pressed approaching last, soon ridden, headed final 120 yards, kept on, held towards finish
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3rd6 Lengths
held up behind, pushed along 2 out, headway under pressure on inside between last 2, went 3rd before last, kept on, not pace to touble front pair
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4th7 Lengths
tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, soon ridden, outpaced by front trio approaching last, no impression after, kept on when hard pressed for 4th flat
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5thNeck
mid-division, pushed along 2 out, ridden to chase leaders before last, stayed on to press for 4th flat, no impression
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6th½ Length
tracked leaders, driven after 2 out, ridden and one pace before last, kept on under pressure flat, no impression
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7th½ Length
held up behind, outpaced 2 out, stayed on into mid-division before last, ridden and kept on flat, never reached leaders
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8th1 ¼ Lengths
in touch, driven after 2 out, kept on same pace before last, never on terms with leaders
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9th2 ¾ Lengths
mid-division on outside, headway before 3 out, effort after next, one pace before last, well held after
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10th4 Lengths
towards rear of mid-division, outpaced 2 out, soon ridden, never reached leaders
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11th½ Length
mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, lost place when ridden after next, weakened last
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12th1 Length
in touch on inside, ridden to chase leaders before last, never on terms, weakened from last
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13th7 Lengths
mid-division, outpaced after 2 out, never able to challenge, weakened last
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14th10 Lengths
tracked leaders, driven after 2 out, soon outpaced, weakened last
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15th77 Lengths
led, headed after 3 out, soon lost place, behind from next, tailed off
Tote Returns
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Total Win£5.30
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Tote Place£2.00, £3.90, £1.90
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Exacta£59.20
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Trifecta£371.40
Cheltenham 14:10 Result
Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
- 26 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £51,255, 2nd £19,233, 3rd £9,630, 4th £4,797, 5th £2,412, 6th £1,206
- Distance Unknown
- Going Good
- Off Time 14:11
- Winning Time 05:55
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up mid-division, headway after 2 out (usual 3 out), tracked leaders last (usual 2 out), ridden to lead approaching omitted last, soon clear, stayed on well
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2nd2 ½ Lengths
tracked leaders, challenged last (usual 2 out), every chance approaching omitted last, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression with winner on extended flat
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3rd3 ½ Lengths
pressed leader, led narrowly before last (usual 2 out), ridden and headed approaching omitted last,soon no impression with front pair, held on under pressure for 3rd flat
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4thHead
held up towards rear, headway before last (usual 2 out), soon chased leaders, stayed on to dispute 3rd from after omtted last, no impression
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5thNeck
in touch, driven after last (usual 2 out), headway under pressure before omitted last, ridden and stayed pressing for places flat, no impression
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6th3 ¼ Lengths
chased leaders, ridden after last (usual 2 out), kept on same pace, no impression
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7th¾ Length
mid-division, driven after last (usual 2 out), ridden and kept on under pressure on extended flat, never reached leaders
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8th1 Length
towards rear, outpaced on outside last (usual 2 out), headway under pressure approaching omitted last, ridden and kept on flat, never nearer
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9thShort Head
soon towards rear, outpaced before last (usual 2 out), soon ridden, headway under pressure bypassing omitted last, stayed on flat, not reach leaders
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10thShort Head
held up behind, headway on outside last (usual 2 out), soon ridden, kept on same pace, never on terms
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11thNeck
chased leaders to 3rd, soon behind, headway on inside last (2usual 2 out), soon outpaced, never reached leaders
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12th¾ Length
held up mid-division, hampered 2nd, tracked leaders last (usual 2 out), soon ridden and one pace, no impression after
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13th¾ Length
in touch, driven to chase leaders after last (usual 2 out), soon ridden and one pace, weakened flat
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14th1 ½ Lengths
mid-division, slightly hampered 2nd, driven after last (usual 2 out), kept on same pace, never troubled leaders
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15th2 Lengths
mid-division on outside, headway and in touch 3rd, outpaced last (usual 2 out), soon lost place
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16th2 ½ Lengths
mid-division, ridden after last (usual 2 out), never near leaders
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17th4 Lengths
towards rear, outpaced from last (usual 2 out)
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18th1 ½ Lengths
took keen hold, led to after 1st, tracked front pair, not fluent 3rd, ridden and lost place after last (usual 2 out), soon weakened
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19th1 ¾ Lengths
raced keenly, tracked leaders, lost place after 2 out (usual 3 out), soon outpaced and behind
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20th6 Lengths
held up in touch, lost place after 2 out (usual 3 out), soon behind
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21st6 Lengths
always behind
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22nd7 Lengths
always towards rear
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23rd19 Lengths
always behind, lost touch 5th, tailed off
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U
in touch when blundered and unseated rider 2nd
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FELL
held up towards rear, headway into mid-division when fell 4th
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PU
took keen hold, led after 1st, headed approaching last (usual 2 out), soon weakened, pulled up before omitted last
Tote Returns
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Total Win£7.50
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Tote Place£2.50, £8.60, £9.90, £2.50
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Exacta£474.60
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Trifecta£15357.70
Cheltenham 14:50 Result
Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1)
- 19 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £68,340, 2nd £25,644, 3rd £12,840, 4th £6,396, 5th £3,216, 6th £1,608
- Distance Unknown
- Going Good
- Off Time 14:51
- Winning Time 09:08
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up towards rear, slightly bumped 8th, headway after 3 out, pushed along after next, switched left before last, carried left, not fluent and led at hurdle, soon hung right, kept on well
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2nd1 ¼ Lengths
held up in rear, headway between last 2, 4th and closing last, kept on and went 2nd final 75 yards, held close home
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3rd1 ½ Lengths
chased leaders, not fluent 7th, went 2nd when not fluent 9th, challenged 3 out, every chance last, held by front pair and stayed on same pace final 75 yards
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4th1 ¾ Lengths
prominent, led 4th, edged right before last, then edged left, jumped left and headed at hurdle, soon hung left, hampered and stumbled, no extra final 75 yards
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5th11 Lengths
held up in rear, headway approaching 6th, chasing leaders 2 out, one pace and no impression last, no extra
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6th7 Lengths
tracked leaders on outside, mistake 3 out, weakened approaching last
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7th6 Lengths
mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, chasing leaders 2 out, weakened before last
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8th8 Lengths
held up in rear, hit 7th, headway after 3 out, ridden and no impression after next, weakened before last
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9th3 ¼ Lengths
chased leaders, weakened after 2 out
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10thHead
mid-division on outside, ridden and weakened after 3 out
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11th10 Lengths
took keen hold, mid-division, lost place before 3 out, soon behind
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PU
held up in mid-division, headway after 3 out, weakened after next, eased and pulled up before last
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U
held up in rear, mistake 3rd, hampered 8th, headway approaching 2 out, soon hard ridden, disputing 6 lengths 5th and keeping on when mistake and unseated rider last
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PU
prominent, lost place approaching 3 out, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before last
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PU
mid-division, lost place when not fluent 6th, behind 9th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
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PU
tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, lost place before 8th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
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FELL
held up in mid-division, fell 8th,
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PU
took keen hold, led, hit 3rd, headed 4th, stayed prominent until lost place 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last
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U
held up in mid-division, went wrong and unseated rider before 5th
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NR
Tote Returns
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Total Win£11.20
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Tote Place£2.80, £6.80, £4.60
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Exacta£357.00
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Trifecta£5226.00
Cheltenham 15:30 Result
Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1)
- 9 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £327,462, 2nd £122,878, 3rd £61,525, 4th £30,648, 5th £15,140, 6th £7,705
- Distance Unknown
- Going Good
- Off Time 15:30
- Winning Time 10:34
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
tracked leaders on outside, headway after 4 out, upsides when left sole threat next, led and went on before 2 out, in command after, driven out, stayed on well
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2nd4 ½ Lengths
held up in touch, tracked leaders from 5th, disputed lead after 16th, led 4 out, joined next, driven and headed before 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression with winner in clear 2nd after
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3rd10 Lengths
held up behind, struggling 16th, headway under pressure after 3 out, went 3rd from next, kept on, no chance with front pair
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4th7 Lengths
mid-division, outpaced when hit 16th, soon behind, well beaten in 7th before 2 out, stayed on under pressure before last, took 4th post, no chance with leaders
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5th0 Lengths
in rear, struggling 14th, some headway under pressure 3 out, went modest 4th after next, never any chance with leaders, lost 4th post
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6th16 Lengths
hit 1st, with leader, led narrowly 3rd, headed 16th, outpaced after 4 out, no impression with leaders before next, weakened from 2 out
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7th½ Lengths
led to 3rd, with leader, led again 1th, headed 4 out, outpaced by front trio when left 3rd next, soon ridden, lost place 2 out, soon weakened
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8th1 ½ Lengths
chased leaders to 7th, mid-division, struggling 13th, soon behind, no danger after
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FELL
held up in touch, tracked leaders when not fluent 11th, headway after 4 out, upsides between rival pair and going well when fell 3 out
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NR
Tote Returns
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Total Win£3.00
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Tote Place£1.50, £1.50, £1.80
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Exacta£12.40
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Trifecta£34.90
Cheltenham 16:10 Result
St. James's Place Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup
- 24 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £23,984, 2nd £7,492, 3rd £3,744, 4th £1,872, 5th £936, 6th £472
- Distance Unknown
- Going Good
- Off Time 16:11
- Winning Time 10:53
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up in touch, driven to chase leaders 3 out, headway under pressure next, ridden to lead last, kept on under pressure flat, just held on
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2ndNeck
towards rear, headway on outside 3 out, chased leaders next, ridden and stayed on to chase winner closing stages, just held
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3rd1 Length
chased leadrs on inside, outpaced 2 out, soon ridden, switched right and ran on flat, finished well to take 3rd towards finish, not reach front pair
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4th1 Length
mid-division, headway 15th, went 2nd 5 out, effort 2 out, soon ridden, every chance last, kept on flat, no extra and lost place closing stages
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5th½ Length
held up behind, steady headway 4 out, chased leaders 2 out, ridden and stayed on flat, finished well, not reach leaders
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6th1 ½ Lengths
towards rear, headway 5 out, chased leaders 3 out, ridden after next, switched inside and effort last, one pace flat
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7th2 Lengths
in touch, went left 10th, led next, soon clear, readuced advantage 2 out, ridden and headed last, no extra
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8th3 ½ Lengths
in touch on inside, chased leaders 3 out, one pace 2 out, driven and no impression from last
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9th4 ½ Lengths
tracked leaders, hit 9th, no impression from 2 out
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10th1 ½ Lengths
pressed leader, led 3rd to 7th, led again before 9th, headed 11th, chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, one pace when mistake next, well held after
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11th¾ Length
prominent, bumped 10th, outpaced after 4 out, no impression from next
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12th10 Lengths
mid-divison, outpaced after 3 out, never reached leaders
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13th5 Lengths
mid-division, lost place when mistake 18th, no danger after
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14th7 Lengths
chased leaders to 14th, mid-division, outpaced 3 out, weakened from next
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15th¾ Length
never better than mid-division, behind from 16th
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16th5 Lengths
in touch, led 7th to before 9th, chased leaders, lost place 17th, soon behind
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17th13 Lengths
in touch on outside, lost place 13th, hit 5 out, weakened before 2 out
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18th8 Lengths
chased leaders to before 13th, soon behind
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19th¾ Length
chased leaders to 13th, soon behind
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20th½ Length
behind most of way
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FELL
behind, mistake 8th, hit 4 out, headway when pecked next, chasing leaders when fell 2 out
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FELL
towards rear, headway into mid-division on inside 11th, no impression when fell 3 out
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U
led, mistake 2nd, headed next, chased leaders, ridden after 5 out, weakened 3 out, behind when unseated rider next
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PU
mistake 2nd, behind from 8th, lost touch when pulled up before 15th
Tote Returns
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Total Win£2.30
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Tote Place£1.70, £4.60, £1.90
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Exacta£29.70
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Trifecta£141.00
Cheltenham 16:50 Result
Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
- 24 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £37,536, 2nd £11,088, 3rd £5,544, 4th £2,772, 5th £1,386, 6th £696
- Distance Unknown
- Going Good
- Off Time 16:52
- Winning Time 07:32
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
mid-division, headway from normal 2 out, led bypassing omitted last, stayed on well, ridden out
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2nd1 ¼ Lengths
mid-division, headway 5th, went 2nd after 3 out until before next, challenged before omitted last, stayed on, held close home
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3rd1 ¼ Lengths
mid-division, took keen hold, headway after normal 2 out, tracking leaders when not clear run before omitted last, stayed on without being able to challenge after
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4th6 Lengths
held up towards rear, headway approaching 8th, went 2nd before next, led before omitted last, soon headed, no extra towards finish
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5thNeck
held up in mid-division, headway approaching 8th, chasing leaders next, not clear run approaching omitted last, beaten after, stayed on towards finish
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6th2 ¾ Lengths
held up in rear, hampered 4th, headway from 2 out, not clear run and hampered before omitted last, no impression after
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7th2 Lengths
mid-division, mistake 2nd, hampered 4th, headway normal 2 out, never on terms with leaders, no impression in 7th before omitted last
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8th3 ¾ Lengths
pulled hard, led, clear before 4th, jumped right and not fluent 6th or 7th, reduced lead before normal 2 out, headed approaching omitted last, no extra
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9th½ Length
held up in rear, shaken up before normal 2 out, stayed on from omitted last, never involved
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10th1 ½ Lengths
chased leaders, ridden on stands side before omitted last, soon well held
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11th4 Lengths
held up rear of mid-division, not fluent 6th, not clear run bend after next, no impression when badly hampered normal 2 out
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12thNeck
mid-division, hit 7th, ridden and chasing leaders before normal 2 out, soon lost place
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13th½ Length
held towards rear on outside, headway 5th, ridden after normal 2 out, weakened before omitted last
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14th1 ½ Lengths
tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, one pace before omitted last, weakened
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15th2 ¼ Lengths
held up towards rear, blundered badly 2 out, never dangerous
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16th8 Lengths
chased leaders, lost place after 8th, weakened before next
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17th22 Lengths
mid-division on inside, not fluent 6th, lost place after 8th, weakened before 2 out where mistake
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18th6 Lengths
always behind
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19th6 Lengths
held up in rear, mistake and badly hampered normal 2 out, no impression
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FELL
chased leader who went clear before 4th, ridden and weakening when fell normal 2 out
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PU
tracked leaders, ridden and struggling after 8th, pulled up before normal 2 out
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FELL
held up in rear, blundered 5th, some headway and in mid-division when fell normal 2 out
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U
chased leaders, mistake and unseated rider 4th
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PU
held up towards rear, well beaten after 8th, pulled up before omitted last
Tote Returns
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Total Win£14.90
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Tote Place£3.00, £2.10, £13.10, £11.50
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Exacta£202.80
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Trifecta£19699.10
Cheltenham 17:30 Result
Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Challenge Cup (Grade 3 Handicap)
- 24 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £56,950, 2nd £21,370, 3rd £10,700, 4th £5,330, 5th £2,680, 6th £1,340
- Distance Unknown
- Going Good
- Off Time 17:31
- Winning Time 05:59
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
mid-division, headway approaching 5th, hit 8th, led going best approaching last, edged right flat, stayed on well, drawing away towards finish
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2nd3 ¾ Lengths
mid-division, blundered badly 1st, headway after 3 out, went 2nd and edged left flat, stayed on, no impression on winner towards finish
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3rd½ Length
in touch, hampered 6th (water), ridden and chasing leaders 2 out, pressing for 2nd last, no impression on winner flat, kept on
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4th1 ¾ Lengths
held up towards rear, blundered 1st, headway 9th, every chance approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace final 150 yards
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5th0 Lengths
tracked leaders, hit 9th, every chance before 2 out, unable to quicken last, stayed on same pace flat
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5th2 ¼ Lengths
tracked leaders, not fluent 10th, challenged 4 out, led after next, headed approaching last, no extra towards finish
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7th1 Length
mid-division, hampered 6th (water), mistake 10th, soon ridden, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on flat, no impression
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8th1 Length
mid-division, headway approaching 5th, not clear briefly on bend after 3 out, ridden and chasing leaders next, hung left and no impression before last
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9th1 Length
mid-division, hampered 6th (water), headway after 3 out, ridden and no impression before last
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10th1 ¼ Lengths
mid-division, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, never threatened
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11th3 Lengths
mid-division, mistake 4 out, headway after next, effort when blundered 2 out, no impression, weakened flat
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12th3 Lengths
led, mistake 4 out, headed after next, weakening when mistake last
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13th½ Length
held up towards rear, headway 8th, chasing leaders 4 out, outpaced after next, weakened 2 out
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14th½ Length
pressed leader, every chance after 3 out, weakened 2 out
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15th8 Lengths
held up, hampered 6th (water), soon behind
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16th1 Length
tracked leaders, not fluent 9th, mistake 4 out, soon lost place, weakened before next
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17th11 Lengths
held up towards rear, well beaten when pecked 4 out
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18th23 Lengths
held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway on outside 5th, lost place 10th, well beaten when hampered 3 out
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U
took keen hold, held up, blundered and unseated rider 1st
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FELL
held up in rear, pecked 4 out, not better than mid-division but yet to be asked for effort when fell 3 out
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FELL
held up towards rear, headway approaching 9th, just about in touch on outside and still going ok when blundered badly 4 out, well beaten after, behind when fell 2 out
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PU
not always fluent in rear, well behind 4 out, pulled up after next
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PU
held up in rear, behind from 6th, blundered badly 9th, pulled up before 4 out
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FELL
tracked leaders, fell 6th (water)
Tote Returns
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Total Win£44.40
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Tote Place£9.00, £2.80, £1.80, £7.80
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Exacta£446.70
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Trifecta£4325.80