Cheltenham

Holland Cooper 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race)

Distance: 1m7f199y
Going: Good To Soft
Prize: £21,784
Runners: 7
Winning time: 3m 54.65s (slow by 2.65s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 2
1
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 9lbs
OR: 141
SP: 9/4J
Pressed leader - clear with one other with one circuit to go - not fluent 8th - disputed lead 9th - led clearly 4 out - clear after 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - ridden out run-in(op 5/2)
2
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 9lbs
OR: 134
SP: 12/1
Towards rear - mistake 1st - hit 8th - headway 3 out - left in second 2 out - hung left and no impression run-in(tchd 14/1)
3 12
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 4lbs
OR: 137
SP: 9/4J
Midfield - mistake 1st - raced in third behind clear leaders before 5th - not fluent 5th - 17 lengths down 4 out - headway 3 out - soon went second - 4 lengths down when bad mistake and lost second 2 out - soon weakened(op 5/2)
4 15¾
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 9lbs
OR: 134
SP: 10/1
In rear - headway before 2 out - keeping on when mistake last(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
5 18 33¾
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 2lbs
OR: 126
SP: 17/2
Prominent - behind clear leaders with one circuit to go - lost third before 5th - weakened 3 out - mistake last(tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1)
PU
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 12lbs
OR: 145
SP: 18/5
In touch with leaders 2 out - mistake and dropped to last 1st - no chance from 5th - bad mistake 3 out - pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding made a mistake at the first fence and never travelled thereafter - before making a further mistake at the third last fence)(op 3/1)
PU
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 12lbs
OR: 135
SP: 28/1
Took keen hold - led - joined 9th - went clear with winner with one circuit to go - lost position 4 out - pulled up 2 out - mistake then lost second and weakened quickly 3 out(op 20/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £3.25
Tote place: £1.70 £4.10
Exacta: £24.30
Trifecta: £77.30
CSF: £27.49