3:40
Cheltenham
19 Mar 2021
St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase
(Class 2) (3m2f70yds) 3m2½f New Good To Soft 22 fences
1st
£21,113.99 2nd
£6,237 3rd
£3,118.50 4th
£1,559.25 5th
£779.63 6th
£391.50
Error
Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
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10 | 120 | 135 | 135 | 147 | – |
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b g
Kayf Tara |
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Midfield, smooth headway after 16th, going easily when close up 4 out, led narrowly 2 out, soon ridden and faced strong challenge, stayed on run-in, just held on, all out (op 14/1) | ||||||||||
9 | 120 | 141 | 135 | 147 | – |
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b g
Well Chosen |
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Tracked leaders, pressed leader 11th, led narrowly home turn, headed when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, kept on well and every chance run-in, just held | ||||||||||
10 | 120 | 134 | 125 | 135 | – |
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b g
King's Theatre (IRE) |
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Towards rear of midfield, some headway after 16th, hampered 3 out, soon ridden, went fourth but held before 2 out, stayed on run-in, went third final strides (op 11/1 tchd 17/2) | ||||||||||
8 | 120 | 137 | 125 | 135 | – |
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b g
Passing Glance |
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Tracked leader, prominent 5th, led 11th, pecked on landing 3 out, soon ridden, headed home turn, stayed on but held from 2 out, no extra when lost third final strides (op 18/1) | ||||||||||
13 | 120 | 143 | 123 | 134 | – | |||||
b g
Milan |
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Jumped right throughout, midfield, not fluent 6th, ridden after 4 out, well held but stayed on from 2 out (op 22/1 tchd 28/1) | ||||||||||
10 | 120 tb | 129 | 106 | 115 | – |
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b g
Stowaway |
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Held up in rear, some headway after 16th, ridden after 18th, stumbled 4 out, weakened after 3 out (tchd 40/1) | ||||||||||
11 | 120 | 144 | 105 | 116 | – |
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b g
Brian Boru |
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Held up in rear, blundered 9th, on outer but headway from 11th, tracked leaders 14th, disputing third 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before 2 out (op 8/1) | ||||||||||
7 | 120 | – | 98 | 107 | – |
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b g
Publisher I (USA) |
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Tracked leader, led 5th, prominent when headed 11th, mistake 18th, ridden after 4 out, weakened after 3 out (op 33/1 tchd 50/1) | ||||||||||
9 | 120 | 139 | 82 | 89 | – | |||||
b g
Sulamani (IRE) |
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Tracked leaders, lost position after 12th, midfield 13th, blundered 16th, ridden after 18th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off (op 11/1) | ||||||||||
9 | 120 b | 137 | 31 | 35 | – |
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b g
Flemensfirth (USA) |
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Midfield, dropped to rear 13th, weakened after 16th, tailed off (op 9/1) | ||||||||||
13 | 120 | 120 | – | – | – |
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b g
Oscar (IRE) |
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Always towards rear, weakened after 16th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out (op 125/1) | ||||||||||
11 | 120 p | 130 | – | – | – | |||||
b g
Gold Well |
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Jumped left on occasions, midfield, struggling when mistake 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (tchd 66/1) | ||||||||||
11 | 120 | 137 | – | – | – |
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b g
Beneficial |
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Tracked leaders, lost position after 14th, weakening when mistake 16th, soon pulled up (op 40/1) | ||||||||||
11 | 120 | 120 | – | – | – | |||||
bb g
Presenting |
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Led, tracked leader when headed 5th, lost position after 12th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 15th (op 200/1) | ||||||||||
8 | 120 t | 130 | – | – | – |
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b g
Laveron |
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Didn't jump with fluency, soon raced in last and became detached, pulled up after 6th (jockey said gelding jumped poorly) (op 25/1 tchd 28/1) | ||||||||||
8 | 120 | 123 | – | – | – |
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b g
Gold Well |
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Tracked leaders, mistake 4th, hampered when midfield 11th, in rear and struggling 13th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out (op 66/1) | ||||||||||
8 | 120 | 134 | – | – | – |
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b g
Schiaparelli (GER) |
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Jumped left on occasions, midfield, not fluent 14th, weakened after 17th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out (op 28/1) | ||||||||||
10 | 120 ht | 146 | – | – | – |
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b g
Dom Alco (FR) |
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In touch with leaders, dropped to midfield 7th, headway after 13th, tracked leaders 15th, going okay when stumbled badly and unseated rider 3 out (vet said gelding had blood in its right nostril post-race) (tchd 4/1) | ||||||||||
- 18 ran Off time: 3:40:44 Winning time: 6m 55.68s (slow by 9.68s) Total SP: 124%
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1st owner:
John Studd (Porlock Bay)
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2nd owner:
J Turner (Billaway)
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3rd owner:
John P McManus (Staker Wallace)
- Tote win: £15 PL: £3.70 £1.70 £3.10 Ex: £72.60 CSF: £48.54 Tricast: £331.19 Trifecta: £641.40