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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
J:
Sean Bowen
T:
Olly Murphy
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
4½
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
7½
12
T:
Dan Skelton
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
3¾
15¾
J:
Eoin Staples
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
J:
Alex Harvey
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
J:
Jay Tidball
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