16:10 Cheltenham
Friday 17 March 2023
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St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase
- 5YO plus | Class 2 | 3m 2f 70y | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 23 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 7m 0.24s
T: B GibbsJ: Mr Bradley Gibbs
Raced out wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 13th, went 2nd and hampered by loose horse 3 out, led next, stayed on gamely run-in tchd 80/1
T: E MullinsJ: Mr Derek O'Connor
Held up in mid-division on inside, outpaced 3 out, only 7th jumping the last, ran on strongly run-in, went 2nd final 100 yards and closed, not reach winner op 33/1
T: S LoxtonJ: Miss Olive Nicholls
Ran in snatches, headway on inside chasing leaders 6th, went 2nd 14th until 3 out, soon outpaced, rallied well run-in, went 3rd inside final 100 yards tchd 66/1
T: D QueallyJ: Mr M C O'Donovan
Led, hit 7th and 14th, headed 2 out, ridden and chased winner until the last, went 2nd again run-in, soon slightly hampered by loose horse, lost 2nd final 100 yards, weakened into 4th soon after op 8/1 tchd 12/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Miss Maxine O'Sullivan
Front rank, pushed along and outpaced in 5th turning in, weakened between last two tchd 13/2
T: C R BarberJ: Mr William Biddick
Mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders 3 out, pushed along in 3rd before next, went 2nd at the last, no chance with winner, weakened badly run-in, finished tired op 15/2
T: D M ChristieJ: Mr B O'Neill
Chased leaders, hampered by loose horse going to 4 out, ridden home turn, weakened soon after
T: Harry DerhamJ: Alice Stevens
Mid-division, towards rear and struggling 4 out, tailed off op 28/1
T: S McParlanJ: Mr N McParlan
Raced wide and never closer than mid-division, tailed off op 33/1 tchd 50/1
Also Ran
T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins
Chased leaders on inside, hit 4th (water) and lost place, went right next, not fluent 6th, fell 10th op 5/1
T: E ClarkJ: Mr John Dawson
Soon off the pace towards rear, never involved, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out op 125/1
T: W EwingJ: Mr D McGill
Off the pace towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
T: P F NichollsJ: Mr Charlie Sprake
Raced on inside, towards rear, mistake 5th, hit 16th, tailed off when pecked badly 4 out, no chance when mistake 2 out, pulled up before the last tchd 33/1
T: J BourneJ: Mr James King
Soon held up in mid-division out wide, towards rear when bad mistake 16th, pulled up soon after op 25/1
T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr B G Crawford
Headway on inside chasing leaders 4th, lost place and towards rear 16th, tailed off and pulled up soon after tchd 25/1
T: Miss Kelly MorganJ: Mr T Chatfeild-Roberts
Chased leader until 14th, chased leaders, weakened before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up soon after op 25/1 tchd 33/1
T: A HillJ: Mrs Izzie Hill
Held up towards rear, bit closer out wide in mid-division when mistake and unseated rider 10th tchd 100/1
T: A HillJ: Mr Ben Sutton
Never closer than mid-division, tailed off when bad mistake 15th, pulled up before 16th tchd 125/1 and tchd 200/1
T: M OsborneJ: Mr Martin McIntyre
Mid-division early, soon lost place and towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 18th op 150/1
T: Sara BradstockJ: Miss L Bradstock
Chased leaders, weakened and hit 3 out, no chance when unseated rider next tchd 200/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Miss N Parker
Mid-division, fell 1st op 20/1 tchd 16/1
T: G ElliottJ: Mr J J Codd
Soon towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 18th op 8/1
T: Mrs D WardJ: Miss Megan Bevan
Towards rear, towards rear when went right and almost unseated rider 10th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 80/1
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Not That Fuisse24
Weight: 12-0| Age: 10
T: D Skelton J: Jack Andrews
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£67.70Pl:£13.00, £7.00, £12.10EX:£1,942.10Trifecta:£26,440.90Tricast:£59,185.51SF:£1,352.47Swingers:£215.00, £364.50, £152.00
Forecasts
Vaucelet (9/4), Billaway (9/2), Famous Clermont (13/2), Chris's Dream (7/1), The Storyteller (17/2), Rocky's Howya (11/1), Secret Investor (18/1), Bob And Co (20/1), Its On The Line (28/1), Cat Tiger (28/1), Dandy Dan (28/1), Dorking Cock (28/1), Go Go Geronimo (28/1), Not That Fuisse (33/1), Le Malin (40/1), Shantou Flyer (50/1), Brain Power (50/1), Premier Magic (66/1), I K Brunel (80/1), Black Op (100/1), Myth Buster (150/1), Mighty Stowaway (150/1), Moratorium (200/1), Wotzizname (200/1)
VAUCELET improved on his excellent strike rate back under Rules when beating the idling Dorking Cock at Down Royal on Boxing Day and is just about the form pick with this stiffer test sure to suit. Famous Clermont was most impressive at Haydock last month and rates the main threat ahead of last year's winner Billaway.
- VAUCELET (FR)
- FAMOUS CLERMONT (FR)
- BILLAWAY (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £24,445.002nd: £12,220.003rd: £6,110.004th: £3,055.005th: £1,530.006th: £765.00
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