19 Apr 2017 17:00 Cheltenham
Winner: £24,000 (Penalty: £15,014); Distance: 2m 62y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Watered).
Weatherite Novices' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Mick Thonic (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 0) |
FP32F0 / 14 |
Jump (33) | H Cobden | C L Tizzard Ann & Alan Potts… |
13/8 | |
| chased leaders, not fluent 6th (water), 2nd from 9th, led when mistake 2 out, 1 length ahead when mistake last, soon strongly pressed, ridden out, holding rival towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| ½ L |
Marracudja (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
P-1142P / 11 |
Jump (81) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Foxtrot Racing… |
8/11 | |
| led into start, led until 3rd, led after next, headed 2 out, driven before last, left with every chance flat, stayed on, held towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 3¾ L |
Deadly Approach (GB) (colt, bay, 11 5) |
33UU14 / 8 |
Flat (1279), Jump (16) |
R T Dunne | S-J Davies Quadriga Racing |
16/1 | |
| keen early, chased leader, led 3rd, headed after next, not fluent and lost 2nd 9th, no impression from 3 out but not did not lose any more ground on front pair | ||||||||||
FE |
2 |
| - |
Aminabad (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
374130 / 7 |
Flat (354), Jump (11) |
Nick Scholfield | P Griffin Mr D G Pryde |
20/1 | |
| raced in last and sometimes a little detached, pushed along from 4 out, never able to get on terms, still last and 7 lengths down when fell at the last | ||||||||||