Cheltenham

William Hill Extra Places With Bog 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race)

Distance: 3m1f

Going: Good

Prize: £21,784

Runners: 7

Winning time: 6m 27.47s (slow by 10.47s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 2

5 Leave Of Absence

J: Rex Dingle

T: Anthony Honeyball

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 7lbs

OR: 132

SP: 9/2

Prominent - disputed lead 9th - led clearly 2 out (usual 4 out) - ridden and faced challenge under 2f out - headed 1f out - rallied to lead towards finish(tchd 4/1)

2 2½

1 Pied Piper

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Age: 7

Weight: 11st 10lbs

OR: 150

SP: 13/2

Held up in rear - not fluent 5th - mistake 9th - headway 2 out (usual 4 out) - led going best 1f out - no extra and headed towards finish(tchd 7/1)

3 2¾ 5¼

6 Sporting Glory

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Age: 9

Weight: 11st 2lbs

OR: 133

SP: 6/1

Held up in rear - not fluent 1st - headway after 2 out (usual 4 out) - prominent home turn - outpaced from over 1f out(op 11/1 tchd 11/2)

4 3½ 8¾

2 Anyway

J: Darragh O'Keeffe

T: David Kenneth Budds

Age: 7

Weight: 11st 7lbs

OR: 141

SP: 17/2

Pressed leaders - outpaced home turn - kept on and went fourth inside final furlong(op 11/2)

5 13 21¾

4 Intense Approach

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 7lbs

OR: 137

SP: 2/1F

Prominent - led 2nd - joined 9th - lost position 2 out - weakened from 2f out - hung right final furlong(op 7/4)

6 15 36¾

7 Welcom To Cartries

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Age: 7

Weight: 11st 2lbs

OR: 133

SP: 4/1

Led - headed and prominent 2nd - reminder 8th - weakened after 2 out (usual 4 out)(op 9/2)

7 21 57¾

3 Baltic Bird

J: Patrick M O'Brien

T: William Durkan

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 7lbs

OR: 129

SP: 40/1

In touch with leaders - lost position 9th - weakened 2 out (usual 4 out)(tchd 33/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £5.50

Tote place: £2.40 £2.50

Exacta: £30

Trifecta: £137.60

CSF: £31.37