11 Mar 2020 14:10 Cheltenham
Winner: £175,000 (Penalty: £98,472); Distance: 3m 80y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
RSA Insurance Novices' Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
| - |
Champ (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
121-11F / 12 |
Jump (70) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr John P McManus |
4/1 | |
| not always fluent, held up towards rear, closed 12th, slow next (water), effort before 3 out, 3rd and outpaced home turn, pecked 2 out, 10 lengths off front pair last, stayed on well final 150 yards, led towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
8 |
| 1 L |
Minella Indo (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
321-121 / 11 |
Jump (53) | Rachael Blackmore | H De Bromhead Mr Barry Maloney |
3/1 | |
| raced keenly, led until after 1st, led next, headed 5th, stayed pressing leader, led after 2 out, mistake last, hung right and pressed flat, headed towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 1 L |
Allaho (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
413-221 / 10 |
Jump (46) | P Townend | W P Mullins Cheveley Park Stud |
5/2 | |
| led after 1st, headed next, led 5th, not fluent and pecked 12th, headed after 2 out, every chance from last, 3rd and no extra close home | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 22 L |
Battleoverdoyen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1P-111F / 11 |
Jump (38) | D N Russell | G Elliott Pioneer Racing |
7/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, headway from 10th, every chance 3 out, 4th and outpaced before 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 13 L |
Aye Right (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
41-12U1 / 11 |
Jump (51) | Callum Bewley | Mrs H O Graham Geoff And Elspeth… |
100/1 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 5th, pecked 12th, mistake and lost place 4 out, soon closed back up, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
6th |
10 |
| 33 L |
Slate House (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
8-1F11P / 11 |
Jump (46) | R M Power | C L Tizzard Eric Jones, Geoff… |
20/1 | |
| held up towards rear on inside, not always fluent, headway 15th, lost place 3 out, soon weakened, hampered last, tailed off | ||||||||||
FE |
7 |
| - |
Easy Game (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
83-7212 / 10 |
Jump (38) | D E Mullins | W P Mullins Mr Nick Peacock |
10/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 12th, outpaced after 4 out, weakened next, fell last | ||||||||||
UR |
4 |
| - |
Castlebawn West (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
P4-6514 / 7 |
Jump (38) | M P Walsh | W P Mullins Mrs Rose Boyd &… |
50/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 12th, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 14th, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and beaten before home turn, 5th and well held when blundered and unseated rider 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
9 |
| - |
Pym (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
10-211P / 10 |
Jump (25) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson National Hunt Racing… |
33/1 | |
| chased leaders, dropped into mid-division from 2nd, lost place before 8th, mistake 11th, pulled up before 14th | ||||||||||
FE |
6 |
| - |
Copperhead (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) |
11-5111 / 10 |
Jump (25) | H Cobden | C L Tizzard Mrs G C Pritchard |
6/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along after 4 out, outpaced after next, soon weakened, fell last | ||||||||||