Cheltenham

Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Distance: 3m1f
Going: Good To Soft
Prize: £84,405
Runners: 24
Winning time: 6m 23.22s (slow by 4.22s)
Age: 5yo+
Class: Class 1
1
Age: 8
Weight: 10st 3lbs
OR: 127
SP: 13/2F
Made all - soon pestered - not fluent 15th - faced challenges before 2 out - clear when ridden run-in - readily(op 8/1)
2 11
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 2lbs
OR: 140
SP: 7/1
Prominent - went second 4 out - pressed winner before 2 out - kept on but no chance with winner from last(op 13/2)
3 14¾
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 4lbs
OR: 142
SP: 14/1
Towards rear - stumbled 2nd - steady headway and in touch with leaders 3 out - outpaced after 2 out - rallied and went third final 110yds - stayed on(op 16/1)
4 ¾ 15½
Age: 11
Weight: 11st 2lbs
OR: 140
SP: 28/1
Midfield - steady headway 4 out - prominent after 3 out - edged left and weakened final 110yds
5 ½ 16
Age: 8
Weight: 10st 8lbs
OR: 132
SP: 11/1
Didn't jump with fluency - took keen hold - in rear - bad mistake 8th - headway before 3 out - no impression from 2 out(op 12/1)
6 ½ 16½
Age: 9
Weight: 11st 4lbs
OR: 142
SP: 18/1
Midfield - slightly hampered 1st - headway 13th - no extra before 2 out(op 20/1)
7 19¾
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 9lbs
OR: 147
SP: 33/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - weakened 2 out
8 8 27¾
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 7lbs
OR: 145
SP: 14/1
Slowly into stride - soon midfield - headway on outer before 3 out - hung left and weakened after 2 out(op 12/1)
9 32½
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 0lbs
OR: 138
SP: 11/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - headway 14th - weakened after 3 out(op 8/1)
10 10 42½
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 6lbs
OR: 144
SP: 16/1
In rear - hit 14th - never on terms(tchd 18/1)
11 44¼
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 12lbs
OR: 150
SP: 25/1
Towards rear on outer throughout
12 52¾
Age: 9
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: 139
SP: 25/1
Whipped round start - slowly away - in rear - headway and in touch with leaders on outer 4th - weakened before 3 out(tchd 28/1)
PU
Age: 10
Weight: 10st 10lbs
OR: 134
SP: 50/1
Pressed winner - hit 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 2 out(op 66/1)
PU
Age: 10
Weight: 11st 12lbs
OR: 150
SP: 125/1
Raced wide - in touch with leaders - weakened quickly and pulled up before 12th(op 100/1)
PU
Age: 10
Weight: 10st 3lbs
OR: 127
SP: 33/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - always behind - pulled up before 2 out(op 40/1)
F
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 12lbs
OR: 150
SP: 25/1
Midfield on inner - fell 4th(op 28/1)
F
Age: 9
Weight: 10st 8lbs
OR: 132
SP: 50/1
Prominent - fell 1st(op 66/1)
PU
Age: 9
Weight: 11st 4lbs
OR: 142
SP: 40/1
In touch with leaders on inner - bad mistake 8th - lost position when hit 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 3 out
PU
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: 139
SP: 22/1
In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield halfway - not fluent 12th - weakened 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 25/1)
PU
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 11lbs
OR: 149
SP: 22/1
Got loose beforehand - slowly away - always behind - pulled up before 3 out
PU
Age: 9
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 152
SP: 25/1
Didn't jump with fluency - slowly into stride - in rear throughout - pulled up 15th (jockey said gelding missed the start and was never travelling)(op 40/1)
PU
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 12lbs
OR: 150
SP: 11/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - dropped to midfield halfway - pulled up after 15th (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 10/1)
PU
Age: 7
Weight: 10st 13lbs
OR: 137
SP: 7/1
Slowly into stride - in rear - jumped right 1st - raced wide and headway into midfield 3rd - prominent 9th - weakened after 4 out - pulled up before 2 out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)
PU
Age: 7
Weight: 10st 12lbs
OR: 136
SP: 12/1
Prominent - badly hampered by faller 1st - soon in rear - not recover - pulled up before 3 out(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £7.50
Tote place: £2.40 £2.40 £4
Exacta: £65.40
Trifecta: £998.20
Tricast: £655.45
CSF: £48.32