2025-03-12 Cheltenham 14:00
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

5 Lecky Watson

J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins

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

7 Stellar Story

J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott

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 4¼

2 Better Days Ahead

J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott

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 4¼ 8½

4 Gorgeous Tom

J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead

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 8½

1 Ballyburn

J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins

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

3 Dancing City

J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins

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)

6 Quai De Bourbon

J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins

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