05 May 2023 20:17 Cheltenham
Winner: £5,500 (Penalty: £2,823); Distance: 2m 4f 127y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good.
Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Open Hunters' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
11 |
| - |
Paloma Blue (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) |
212111- / 13 |
Flat (744), Jump (19) |
Mr James King | J Newman Mr S J Clare |
9/1 | |
| jumped right at times, in touch, challenged 4th, led 5th, headed after 7th, led 12th, headed soon after last, led again flat, stayed on gamely, edged right towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| ¾ L |
Fix At All (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 4) |
335P11- / 8 |
Jump (32) | Mr J J Murphy-Knight | M Scudamore Mrs L Maclennan |
5/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 4th, 5th 3 out, challenged last, soon led, headed flat, carried right and held towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 2¾ L |
Solomon Grey (FR) (gelding, grey, 12 4) |
31/1562- / 13 |
Jump (9) | Mr D Andrews | Miss V Collins Miss Sarah A Dawson |
11/2 | |
| in touch, challenged 9th, every chance 2 out, switched right and held in 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 7 L |
Magic Saint (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 1) |
46/4210- / 10 |
Jump (22) | Miss Olive Nicholls | P F Nicholls Mr and Mrs J D… |
11/8 | |
| held up in rear, in touch 6th, chasing leaders 12th, 4th and held last, no extra flat | ||||||||||
5th |
9 |
| 1¾ L |
Funky Sensation (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
71/4461- / 10 |
Jump (6) | Mr Jake Bament | Mrs Helen Bament Mrs Helen Bament |
50/1 | |
| led until 5th, led after 7th, not fluent 8th, headed 12th, 5th and no extra last | ||||||||||
6th |
10 |
| 2¾ L |
Oistrakh Le Noir (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
F1/FU22- / 10 |
Flat (2198), Jump (25) |
Mr Zac Baker | Ed Partridge Mr Ed Partridge |
28/1 | |
| prominent, lost place from 9th, some headway after 4 out, well beaten from 3 out | ||||||||||
7th |
2 |
| 3¼ L |
Not That Fuisse (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 4) |
11/4127- / 10 |
Jump (22) | Miss Heidi Palin | D Skelton Mr Colm Donlon |
11/4 | |
| held up towards rear, in touch 6th, lost place before 8th, not fluent 4 out, well held 2 out | ||||||||||
8th |
7 |
| 7½ L |
Count Simon (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
721711- / 9 |
Flat (2030), Jump (13) |
Mr Daniel Kyne | R Varnham R W Varnham |
40/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, mistake 6th, outpaced in 6th 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
9th |
13 |
| 99 L |
What A Moment (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
44/4943- / 13 |
Jump (27) | Miss Lucinda Ticehurst | Miss Lucinda Ticehurst Bryan Drew & Steve… |
100/1 | |
| raced keenly, prominent, mistake and lost place 8th, mistake 10th, weakened 11th, well tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
8 |
| - |
Dickie Diver (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
8/PPP35- / 11 |
Jump (12) | Murray Dodd | J Whyte Mr John Whyte |
66/1 | |
| chased leaders, struggling 11th, behind when pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
6 |
| - |
Ballotin (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
67F/2P3- / 12 |
Flat (2454), Jump (13) |
Mr Martin McIntyre | A Ward-Thomas Mr Anthony Ward-Thomas |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
| - |
Dogon (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 1) |
455PP3- / 8 |
Jump (13) | Mr Charlie Marshall | Simon Cross Mrs S Cross |
100/1 | |
| towards rear, closed 6th, struggling before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
PU |
12 |
| - |
St Barts (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
98P322- / 8 |
Jump (20) | Mr Edward Rees | E M Rees Kelvin-hughes/mme… |
66/1 | |
| jumped right at times, soon behind, pulled up before 11th | ||||||||||