27 Jan 2024 13:15 Cheltenham
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,270); Distance: 2m 4f 127y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Paddy Power Cheltenham Countdown Podcast Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Ga Law (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
1F5P-67 / 8 |
Jump (56) | G Sheehan | Jamie Snowden The Footie Partnership |
8/1 | |
| close up, led 10th, pushed along and faced challenge before 2 out, hit 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on gamely run-in, always doing enough | ||||||||||
2nd |
12 |
| 1¾ L |
Lounge Lizard (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
311-335 / 7 |
Jump (49) | J J Burke | H D Daly Arnold, Lukas,… |
25/1 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 4th, pushed along in 2nd home turn, pressed leader before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on but no telling impression run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 4¾ L |
Il Ridoto (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
416P-32 / 7 |
Jump (42) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Giles, Hogarth,… |
4/1 | |
| pressed leader, pushed along in 3rd before 2 out, stayed on same pace, always held | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 11 L |
Jetoile (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
32411-1 / 9 |
Jump (90) | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | R Potter Ms J Bennett |
18/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden 3 out, plugged on, not pace to challenge | ||||||||||
5th |
13 |
| ½ L |
Champagne Mystery (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
2-2F942 / 10 |
Jump (62) | Nicolas Gauffenic | T R George The Franglais Partnership |
50/1 | |
| towards rear, headway on outer 4 out, prominent 3 out where not fluent, pushed along in 4th turning in, not fluent 2 out, no extra before last | ||||||||||
6th |
10 |
| 3 L |
Frere D'armes (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 6) |
127-52P / 7 |
Jump (26) | C J Todd | D Skelton Belbroughton Racing… |
22/1 | |
| rear mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, plugged on, never on terms | ||||||||||
7th |
5 |
| 1 L |
Victtorino (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
2574-11 / 6 |
Jump (35) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams Martians Racing |
9/2 | |
| mid-division, outpaced 3 out and soon dropped away | ||||||||||
8th |
7 |
| 3¾ L |
Bill Baxter (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 10) |
F11-384 / 8 |
Jump (35) | Sam Twiston-Davies | W Greatrex Glassex Holdings… |
12/1 | |
| led, mistake and headed 10th, pushed along and weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
9th |
1 |
| 1 L |
Hitman (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
1P236-0 / 8 |
Jump (90) | Freddie Gingell | P F Nicholls Mason, Hogarth,… |
12/1 | |
| front mid-division, pushed along home turn, no progress and soon beaten | ||||||||||
10th |
8 |
| 1¼ L |
Straw Fan Jack (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 9) |
1444-23 / 9 |
Jump (35) | Sean Houlihan | Sheila Lewis Mr Graham Wilson |
22/1 | |
| chased leaders, steadily lost ground from 12th, pushed along and beaten next | ||||||||||
11th |
6 |
| 19 L |
Excello (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 12) |
2212-31 / 5 |
Jump (35) | James Bowen | N J Henderson Mrs Angela Yeoman |
5/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along and no response 3 out | ||||||||||
12th |
9 |
| 4¾ L |
Easy As That (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
2115-66 / 9 |
Jump (42) | Shane Quinlan | Miss V Williams Brooks & Taylor… |
10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, lost position 5th, not fluent and dropped to rear 9th, mistake 11th and struggling | ||||||||||
UR |
11 |
| - |
Grandeur D'ame (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 5) |
115-514 / 8 |
Jump (42) | Thomas Bellamy | A King Syders & Burkes |
9/1 | |
| prominent, mistake and unseated rider 1st | ||||||||||