Horse Alert

17 Mar 2023 16:10 Cheltenham

Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £24,445); Distance: 3m 2f 70y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).

St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	18	-	Premier Magic (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	11P1-11 / 11	Jump (40)	Mr Bradley Gibbs	B Gibbs Mr Julian Sherriff	66/1
		raced out wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 13th, went 2nd and hampered by loose horse 3 out, led next, stayed on gamely run-in
2^nd	12	1¾ L	Its On The Line (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 0)	P22311 / 7	Jump (26)	Mr Derek O'Connor	E Mullins John P McManus	28/1
		held up in mid-division on inside, outpaced 3 out, only 7th jumping the last, ran on strongly run-in, went 2nd final 100 yards and closed, not reach winner
3^rd	21	1¼ L	Shantou Flyer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	1-5112U / 14	Jump (12)	Miss Olive Nicholls	S Loxton Mr Paul Nicholls	50/1
		ran in snatches, headway on inside chasing leaders 6th, went 2nd 14th until 3 out, soon outpaced, rallied well run-in, went 3rd inside final 100 yards
4^th	19	1 L	Rocky's Howya (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	9-11111 / 7	Jump (40)	Mr M C O'Donovan	D Queally Mrs Margaret C…	11/1
		led, hit 7th and 14th, headed 2 out, ridden and chased winner until the last, went 2nd again run-in, soon slightly hampered by loose horse, lost 2nd final 100 yards, weakened into 4th soon after
5^th	6	2½ L	Chris's Dream (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	PU/U0-11 / 11	Jump (61)	Miss Maxine O'Sullivan	H De Bromhead Robcour	7/1
		front rank, pushed along and outpaced in 5th turning in, weakened between last two
6^th	9	3½ L	Famous Clermont (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	1-P1111 / 9	Jump (27)	Mr William Biddick	C R Barber Biddiscombe, Rousell,…	13/2
		mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders 3 out, pushed along in 3rd before next, went 2nd at the last, no chance with winner, weakened badly run-in, finished tired
7^th	23	HD	Vaucelet (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	11-2111 / 9	Jump (81)	Mr B O'Neill	D M Christie Samuel John Hegarty…	9/4
		chased leaders, hampered by loose horse going to 4 out, ridden home turn, weakened soon after
8^th	3	½ L	Bob And Co (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	U11/22F- / 12	Flat (3138), Jump (364)	Alice Stevens	Harry Derham Mr David Maxwell	20/1
		mid-division, towards rear and struggling 4 out, tailed off
9^th	13	20 L	Le Malin (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	1/34221 / 10	Jump (19)	Mr N McParlan	S McParlan S McParlan	40/1
		raced wide and never closer than mid-division, tailed off
FE	20	-	Secret Investor (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	101/611 / 12	Jump (28)	Miss N Parker	P F Nicholls Mr C J Hitchings	18/1
		mid-division, fell 1st
	17	-	Not That Fuisse (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	111-412 / 10	Jump (24)	Mr Jack Andrews	D Skelton Mr Colm Donlon	0/0
		NonRunner
PU	22	-	The Storyteller (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0)	P-11172 / 12	Jump (33)	Mr J J Codd	G Elliott Mrs Pat Sloan	17/2
		soon towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 18th
UR	16	-	Myth Buster (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	0-2P2F1 / 11	Jump (20)	Miss L Bradstock	Sara Bradstock The Buzz Syndicate	150/1
		chased leaders, weakened and hit 3 out, no chance when unseated rider next
PU	15	-	Moratorium (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	1-25321 / 10	Jump (19)	Mr Martin McIntyre	M Osborne Mrs L Osborne	200/1
		mid-division early, soon lost place and towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 18th
PU	14	-	Mighty Stowaway (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	11P3-P4 / 12	Jump (76)	Mr Ben Sutton	A Hill Mr N Sutton	150/1
		never closer than mid-division, tailed off when bad mistake 15th, pulled up before 16th
PU	2	-	Black Op (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 0)	5641-11 / 12	Jump (61)	Mr John Dawson	E Clark Mr Charles R Clark	100/1
		soon off the pace towards rear, never involved, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
PU	4	-	Brain Power (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	121F11 / 12	Jump (48)	Mr D McGill	W Ewing Mr W Ewing	50/1
		off the pace towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
PU	5	-	Cat Tiger (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	52102-5 / 10	Jump (119)	Mr Charlie Sprake	P F Nicholls Mr David Maxwell	28/1
		raced on inside, towards rear, mistake 5th, hit 16th, tailed off when pecked badly 4 out, no chance when mistake 2 out, pulled up before the last
PU	7	-	Dandy Dan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	U11-133 / 10	Jump (19)	Mr James King	J Bourne Mr P J Andrews	28/1
		soon held up in mid-division out wide, towards rear when bad mistake 16th, pulled up soon after
PU	8	-	Dorking Cock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	2/311-32 / 10	Jump (81)	Mr B G Crawford	S R B Crawford S R B Crawford…	28/1
		headway on inside chasing leaders 4th, lost place and towards rear 16th, tailed off and pulled up soon after
PU	10	-	Go Go Geronimo (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	11-2211 / 9	Jump (47)	Mr T Chatfeild-Roberts	Miss Kelly Morgan Mr John Chatfeild-roberts	28/1
		chased leader until 14th, chased leaders, weakened before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up soon after
UR	11	-	I K Brunel (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	3156-11 / 9	Jump (24)	Miss Izzie Marshall	A Hill The I K Brunel…	80/1
		held up towards rear, bit closer out wide in mid-division when mistake and unseated rider 10th
FE	1	-	Billaway (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	211-121 / 12	Jump (34)	Mr P W Mullins	W P Mullins The Turner Family	9/2
		chased leaders on inside, hit 4th (water) and lost place, went right next, not fluent 6th, fell 10th
PU	24	-	Wotzizname (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	31-1256 / 13	Jump (19)	Miss Megan Bevan	Mrs D Ward Miss L B Gould	200/1
		towards rear, towards rear when went right and almost unseated rider 10th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out