Cheltenham

TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m4f127y
Going: Good To Soft
Prize: £84,405
Runners: 20
Winning time: 5m 15.50s (slow by 7.50s)
Age: 5yo+
Class: Class 1
1
Age: 6
Weight: 10st 10lbs
OR: 139
SP: 3/1F
Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - headway 3 out - led narrowly or disputed lead after 2 out - soon clear with one other - not fluent and ridden last - ridden and led clearly final 110yds - soon pricked ears - won going away(tchd 5/2)
2
Age: 8
Weight: 10st 10lbs
OR: 139
SP: 4/1
Midfield - headway and prominent before 3 out - briefly led 2 out - soon disputed lead and went clear with winner - no extra final 110yds(op 9/2 tchd 5/1)
3
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: 144
SP: 11/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - mistake 1st - headway on outer 4 out - went third 2 out - no extra final 110yds - just held third(op 17/2)
4 hd
Age: 9
Weight: 10st 7lbs
OR: 136
SP: 100/1
Towards rear - outpaced after 3 out - rallied and went fourth inside final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 80/1)
5 1
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 5lbs
OR: 148
SP: 9/1
Midfield on inner - not fluent 3rd - headway on outer before 2 out - edged left and no extra run-in(op 15/2)
6
Age: 8
Weight: 10st 7lbs
OR: 136
SP: 66/1
Held up in rear - headway and in touch with leaders before 2 out - weakened gradually final 110yds(tchd 80/1)
7 14¼
Age: 9
Weight: 11st 6lbs
OR: 149
SP: 8/1
Pressed leader early - in touch with leaders on inner from 4th - hit 12th - not fluent and weakened 2 out(op 17/2 tchd 15/2)
8 ¾ 15
Age: 11
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 157
SP: 40/1
Led narrowly - pressed leader 6th - led again 9th - headed when mistake 2 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the second last fence)(op 25/1)
9 ¾ 15¾
Age: 8
Weight: 10st 2lbs
OR: 131
SP: 20/1
In touch with leaders - weakened 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1)
10 20
Age: 12
Weight: 10st 12lbs
OR: 141
SP: 28/1
In touch with leaders - steady headway and went second 11th - weakened before 2 out(tchd 33/1)
11 nk 20¼
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 2lbs
OR: 145
SP: 12/1
Slowly into stride - in rear - brief headway on outer 2 out - edged left and weakened run-in(op 18/1)
12 2 22¼
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 2lbs
OR: 145
SP: 25/1
Taken down early - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 33/1)
13 25
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: 144
SP: 28/1
Didn't jump with fluency - always behind(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
14 ¾ 25¾
Age: 11
Weight: 11st 2lbs
OR: 145
SP: 20/1
Prominent on outer - not fluent 4th - weakened 3 out(op 25/1 tchd 16/1)
15 9 34¾
Age: 10
Weight: 11st 5lbs
OR: 148
SP: 20/1
Midfield - hit 4 out - weakening when mistake 3 out(tchd 22/1)
16 22 56¾
Age: 8
Weight: 10st 5lbs
OR: 134
SP: 18/1
Slowly into stride - towards rear throughout(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
17 16 72¾
Age: 9
Weight: 10st 13lbs
OR: 142
SP: 28/1
In touch with leaders - lost position 11th - lost touch before 3 out(tchd 40/1)
PU
Age: 8
Weight: 10st 12lbs
OR: 141
SP: 80/1
Didn't jump with fluency - always behind - pulled up after 8th(op 66/1)
PU
Age: 7
Weight: 10st 2lbs
OR: 131
SP: 100/1
In rear - mistake 6th - lost touch before 3 out - pulled up 2 out(op 66/1)
PU
Age: 6
Weight: 10st 8lbs
OR: 137
SP: 9/1
Didn't jump with fluency - slowly into stride - in rear - headway 2nd - led narrowly 6th - headed 9th - hit 12th - weakened 13th - pulled up after 4 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 11/1)
NR
jockey silk Lord Of Thunder
Age: 7
Weight: 10st 5lbs
OR: 134
SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £4
Tote place: £1.50 £1.70 £2.70
Exacta: £19
Trifecta: £132.80
Tricast: £128.18
CSF: £14.76