Cheltenham

Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Broadway Novices' Chase) (GBB Race)

Distance: 3m110y
Going: Good To Soft
Prize: £112,540
Runners: 7
Winning time: 6m 28.96s (slow by 23.96s)
Age: 5yo+
Class: Class 1
1
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 7lbs
OR: 152
SP: 20/1
Prominent - led and pushed along before 2 out - soon edged left - ridden before last - hung right run-in - stayed on(op 28/1)
2 4
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 7lbs
OR: 151
SP: 22/1
In rear but in touch with leaders - mistake 11th - not fluent 14th - headway 3 out - went second 2 out - disputing second and no impression run-in(tchd 20/1)
3 hd
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 7lbs
OR: 152
SP: 13/2
Raced in second - disputed lead 4 out - lost position before 2 out - soon switched right - no impression run-in - lost second final strides(op 8/1)
4
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 7lbs
OR: 149
SP: 11/1
In touch with leaders - not fluent 4th (water) - outpaced from 2 out - went fourth again final strides(op 12/1)
5 shd
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 7lbs
OR: 160
SP: 4/7F
Pulled hard - towards rear - dropped to last when bad mistake and jockey lost iron briefly 7th - not fluent 12th - slightly hampered 4 out - ridden before 2 out - went fourth and 6 lengths down last - lost fourth final strides (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 7th fence and thereafter never travelled and jumped with a lack of fluency; vet had nothing to report)(op 1/2)
6 19 27½
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 7lbs
OR: 152
SP: 8/1
Led but pestered - joined 4 out - mistake and lost position 3 out - soon weakened(op 7/1 tchd 13/2)
UR
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 7lbs
OR: 150
SP: 14/1
In rear but in touch with leaders - brief headway 4th - mistake 5th - bad mistake and unseated 4 out(op 16/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £22.90
Tote place: £5.70 £4.40
Exacta: £343.90
Trifecta: £950.10
CSF: £281