01 Jan 2025 14:05 Cheltenham
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,950); Distance: 2m 4f 127y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Springwell Bay (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
42U-132 / 8 |
Jump (19) | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill Mrs Gay Smith |
11/4 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway 4 out, challenged going well 2 out, led last, quickened away flat | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 9 L |
Marble Sands (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 2) |
4P16-13 / 9 |
Flat (88), Jump (32) |
Nick Slatter | D & G McPherson Dl Adams, Ja Adams… |
10/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway 12th, pushed along before 2 out, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner, kept on | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| 2¾ L |
Seddon (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
1/238-P5 / 12 |
Flat (80), Jump (19) |
Ben Harvey | J C McConnell Galaxy Horse Racing… |
14/1 | |
| prominent, led 3rd, clear 3 out until before 2 out, headed last, lost 2nd and no extra flat | ||||||||||
4th |
9 |
| 9½ L |
Lounge Lizard (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 7) |
33521-3 / 8 |
Jump (17) | Sam Twiston-Davies | H D Daly Arnold, Lukas,… |
15/2 | |
| jumped right, chased leaders, lost place 4th, closed before 8th, hung left after 3 out, soon beaten, well held 4th from 2 out | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 2¼ L |
Midnight River (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) |
01/3F-30 / 10 |
Jump (32) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr Frank McAleavy |
14/1 | |
| held up in rear, shaken up after 4 out, 5th before 2 out, unable to get on terms, well beaten after | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 35 L |
Gemirande (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
3/550-11 / 9 |
Jump (18) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams The Bellamy Partnership |
11/4 | |
| led until 3rd, chased leader until 3 out, weakened before 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
1 |
| - |
Hitman (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
09283-2 / 9 |
Jump (66) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mason, Hogarth,… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
FE |
3 |
| - |
Colonel Harry (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) |
1364-20 / 8 |
Jump (32) | G Sheehan | Jamie Snowden The GD Partnership |
5/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway on outside 11th, fell 4 out | ||||||||||
PU |
8 |
| - |
Lisnamult Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
28441F / 8 |
Jump (45) | S Bowen | Ian Donoghue Matthew Rogers |
9/1 | |
| prominent until 2nd, chased leaders, not fluent 10th, lost place 13th, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||