25 Feb 2025 16:45 Leicester
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £7,450); Distance: 2m 6f 151y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 6YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Cottesmore Open Hunters' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Bennys King (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 4) |
12-UPP2 / 14 |
Jump (36) | Miss Heidi Palin | D Skelton Mezzone Family… |
5/1 | |
| soon raced in second, narrowly led 4th, went four lengths clear with one other rival before 5th, asserted and went further clear 8th, reduced lead 3 out, asserted again after 2 out, ran on strongly after last, unchallenged run-in, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 8½ L |
Autonomous Cloud (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 4) |
40-3P43 / 9 |
Jump (36) | Mr H D O'Dwyer | F O'Brien Mr Terry Warner… |
4/1 | |
| prominent, raced in third behind clear leaders before 5th, steady headway from 8th, went second 4 out, briefly disputed 3 out, chased winner from 2 out, no impression from last, kept on run-in, weakened and just held on to second towards finish (vet said gelding lost right-fore shoe) | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| ¾ L |
Bothwell Bridge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
121-132 / 10 |
Jump (23) | Miss Ellie Callwood | Miss Kelly Morgan The Fernie Dingley… |
18/1 | |
| held up last, headway from 4 out, went third 3 out, outpaced by leading pair before 2 out, rallied after last, kept on run-in, closed on runner-up but no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 40 L |
D'jango (FR) (gelding, brown, 12 4) |
46-3P55 / 12 |
Jump (18) | Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell | Miss V Collins Miss Sarah A Dawson |
33/1 | |
| prominent early, settled towards rear after 3rd, outpaced from before 4 out, tailed off from 3 out | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
| - |
Gracchus De Balme (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 4) |
23-0612 / 9 |
Jump (10) | Mr Huw Edwards | J J O'Shea Mr D A Malam |
5/4 | |
| soon raced in share of third behind clear leaders, outpaced and dropped towards rear 8th, hung-right handed and struggling when pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
| - |
Rebel Dawn Rising (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 4) |
U/210-12 / 11 |
Jump (270) | Mr D Peters | D Kemp Mr David Kemp |
11/1 | |
| prominent early, settled to race in midfield after 3rd, closed on leaders after 4 out, pushed along 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
6 |
| - |
Givega (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 1) |
P1P/4-11 / 9 |
Jump (12) | Non Runner | L Morgan Mrs G Morgan |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
PU |
8 |
| - |
Lord Du Mesnil (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
264P-43 / 12 |
Jump (18) | Mr D Maxwell | R Hobson Mr David Maxwell |
5/1 | |
| soon led, narrowly headed 4th, went four lengths clear with leader before 5th, outpaced after 7th, struggling from 4 out, tailed off from 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||