18 Apr 2018 17:00 Cheltenham
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £15,640); Distance: 3m 2f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Weatherite Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
9 |
| - |
Another Hero (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) |
F/64300- / 9 |
Jump (361) | B J Geraghty | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
8/1 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders 14th, challenged and badly bumped 2 out, soon led, joined last, driven and stayed on towards finish, all out | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| SHD |
Singlefarmpayment (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
2-2F5P5 / 11 |
Jump (36) | R Johnson | T R George Mr N T Griffith… |
11/4 | |
| held up towards rear, steady headway on outside before 3 out, challenging and every chance when went badly left and hampered rivals 2 out, soon 2nd, hung right under pressure run-in, strong challenge near finish, just failed | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| 4 L |
Dell' Arca (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
1P7560 / 13 |
Flat (665), Jump (34) |
T Scudamore | D Pipe Prof Caroline Tisdall |
12/1 | |
| held up and behind, good headway on inside chasing leaders 4 out, went 3rd 2 out, stayed on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
6 |
| 5 L |
Lovely Job (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) |
F/12121 / 9 |
Jump (139) | N D Fehily | F O'Brien Paul & Clare Rooney |
7/1 | |
| chased leaders, led 7th, headed 2 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| 1¼ L |
Some Invitation (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
1816-1P / 7 |
Jump (113) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr T P Radford |
16/1 | |
| towards rear, headway on outside into mid-division 8th, chased leaders approaching 14th, 2nd 4 out, every chance 2 out, carried left soon after, weakened | ||||||||||
6th |
8 |
| 6 L |
Vic De Touzaine (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 13) |
U-1PPPP / 9 |
Jump (36) | Wayne Hutchinson | Miss V Williams A Brooks & G Moore |
25/1 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders approaching 13th, went 2nd 17th, led when badly hampered and lost place 2 out, weakened, not recover | ||||||||||
7th |
13 |
| 7 L |
More Buck's (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 1) |
14FP3-7 / 11 |
Jump (40) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Bucks Racing Club |
12/1 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders 11th, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
8th |
4 |
| 2¾ L |
Delusionofgrandeur (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
31353P / 8 |
Jump (4) | Sean Quinlan | J Parkinson & S Smith McGoldrick Racing… |
20/1 | |
| tracked leader 2nd until mistake 16th, chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
9th |
11 |
| 4 L |
Scotchtown (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 5) |
7-42542 / 8 |
Jump (34) | Jamie Bargary | N A Twiston-Davies Valda Burke & Bryan… |
25/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
10th |
2 |
| 11 L |
Smooth Stepper (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
502161 / 13 |
Jump (11) | Danny Cook | J Parkinson & S Smith Mr S Brackenbury |
16/1 | |
| chased leader until 4th, chased leaders, weakened 15th, behind after | ||||||||||
11th |
14 |
| 9 L |
What Happens Now (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 1) |
231732 / 9 |
Jump (33) | B S Hughes | D McCain Jnr Deva Racing Dr… |
8/1 | |
| led until 7th, remained prominent, hit 4 out, weakened after next | ||||||||||
12th |
1 |
| 10 L |
Double Treasure (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
51-1117 / 8 |
Jump (151) | Aidan Coleman | Jamie Snowden Mrs Carolyn Kendrick |
20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, mistake 14th, never on terms | ||||||||||
10 |
| - |
Alvarado (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 6) |
F6P4-32 / 14 |
Jump (124) | Non Runner | F O'Brien Mr & Mrs William… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
PU |
12 |
| - |
Coologue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) |
8P3-PPP / 9 |
Jump (25) | S Bowen | C E Longsdon The New Club Partnership |
10/1 | |
| always behind, jumped left 10th, not fluent 13th, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||