2025-03-13 Cheltenham 14:00
Cheltenham

Jack Richards Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m4f127y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £64,300

Runners: 19

Winning time: 5m 14.15s (slow by 6.15s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 1

3 Caldwell Potter

J: Harry Cobden T: Paul Nicholls

Age:7 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:146 SP:7/1

Jumped well - prominent early - led from 1st - shaken up and went clear 2 out - ridden and ran on run-in - readily(op 13/2 tchd 15/2)

2 6½

10 Anyway

J: Darragh O'Keeffe T: David Kenneth Budds

Age:7 Weight:10st 11lbs

OR:139 SP:125/1

Led early - prominent 1st - not fluent and in touch with leaders 4th - outpaced 3 out - rallying when went second just after last - kept on well but no match for winner(op 100/1)

3 2 8½

9 O'Moore Park

J: Sean O'Keeffe T: W P Mullins

Age:8 Weight:10st 12lbs

OR:140 SP:66/1

Prominent - outpaced after 3 out - kept on and went third inside final 110yds - just held third(tchd 50/1)

4 hd 8¾

8 Nurburgring

J: J J Slevin T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Age:5 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:143 SP:9/1

In touch with leaders - midfield with one circuit to go - not fluent 4 out - headway before 2 out - kept on well final 110yds - not pace to challenge(op 8/1)

5 nk 9

18 Es Perfecto

J: Tom Bellamy T: Alan King

Age:10 Weight:10st 6lbs

OR:134 SP:33/1

In touch with leaders - prominent 4th - went second 10th - lost ground 2 out - lost second just after last - no extra and lost two places inside final 110yds(tchd 28/1)

6 6 15

2 Firefox

J: Jack Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott

Age:7 Weight:11st 8lbs

OR:150 SP:4/1F

In touch with leaders - bumped 3 out - soon outpaced - no impression from 2 out

7 ¾ 15¾

12 The Other Mozzie

J: Conor Stone-Walsh(3) T: Gavin Cromwell

Age:6 Weight:10st 10lbs

OR:138 SP:20/1

In rear - hampered 3 out - headway before 2 out - no impression after 2 out(op 33/1)

8 2¼ 18

7 Insurrection

J: Jonathan Burke T: Paul Nicholls

Age:8 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:142 SP:25/1

Midfield - some headway when hampered 3 out - no impression from 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)

9 1½ 19½

6 Asian Master

J: Mr T Costello(7) T: W P Mullins

Age:8 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:144 SP:15/2

Dwelt start - in rear early - midfield after 1st - weakened after 2 out(op 7/1 tchd 17/2)

10 2½ 22

17 Lord Of Thunder

J: Brendan Powell T: Joe Tizzard

Age:7 Weight:10st 6lbs

OR:134 SP:12/1

In touch with leaders - prominent 4th - disputing third before 3 out - lost position after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 11/1)

11 1¾ 23¾

5 Answer To Kayf

J: John Shinnick(3) T: Terence O'Brien

Age:9 Weight:11st 3lbs

OR:145 SP:14/1

Towards rear - some headway when outpaced 3 out - soon no impression(op 11/1)

12 nk 24

4 Dee Capo

J: Danny Gilligan T: Gordon Elliott

Age:6 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:146 SP:50/1

Towards rear - mistake 4 out - slightly hampered 3 out - no impression when not fluent 2 out

13 3¼ 27¼

14 Pic Roc

J: Ben Jones T: Ben Pauling

Age:7 Weight:10st 9lbs

OR:137 SP:17/2

Dwelt start - in rear - struggling when hampered 3 out(op 9/1)

14 17 44¼

15 Densworth

J: Callum Pritchard(5) T: Ben Pauling

Age:8 Weight:10st 8lbs

OR:136 SP:50/1

In touch with leaders - jumped left and mistake 3 out - soon weakened(tchd 66/1)

15 15 59¼

11 San Salvador

J: Richard Deegan T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Age:9 Weight:10st 11lbs

OR:139 SP:40/1

In rear - mistake 5 out - slightly hampered 3 out - soon weakened(tchd 50/1)

1 Springwell Bay

J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill

Age:8 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:154 SP:13/2

Midfield - some headway when fell 3 out - fatally injured(tchd 6/1)

R22

R22 The Famous Five

J: Charlie Deutsch T: Venetia Williams

Age:7 Weight:10st 6lbs

OR:134 SP: -

R21

R21 Galunggung

J: Brian Hughes T: Donald McCain

Age:9 Weight:10st 6lbs

OR:134 SP: -

20 Shanbally Kid

J: Brian Hayes T: W P Mullins

Age:8 Weight:10st 6lbs

OR:134 SP:66/1

In rear - slow jump 1st - struggling when hampered 3 out - tailed off when pulled up 2 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 50/1)

13 What's Up Darling

J: Tiernan Power Roche(5) T: Gordon Elliott

Age:8 Weight:10st 10lbs

OR:138 SP:22/1

Midfield - slow jump 1st - soon in rear - mistake 5 out - brought down 3 out(op 25/1 tchd 20/1)

16 Moon D'Orange

J: Sean Bowen T: John C McConnell

Age:7 Weight:10st 7lbs

OR:135 SP:7/1

Towards rear - dropped to last 12th - struggling when mistake 4 out - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the water jump; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(op 11/1)

Ryan's Rocket

J: T: Fergal O'Brien

Age:7 Weight:10st 6lbs

OR:134 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £8.10

Tote place: £2.30 £19.10 £12.10

Exacta: £2008.80

Trifecta: £31261.20

Tricast: £41617.09

CSF: £715.64