Horse Alert

14 Mar 2025 16:40 Cheltenham

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

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	23	-	Wonderwall (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	343211 / 9	Flat (517), Jump (131)	Mr R James	S Curling Mr J O'leary	28/1
		midfield, headway 17th, with leaders going well 3 out, led approaching next, ridden before last, wandered around flat, found extra final 50yds
2^nd	10	NK	Its On The Line (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 0)	121-123 / 8	Jump (34)	Mr Derek O'Connor	E Mullins Mr John P McManus	4/1
		prominent, led briefly approaching 2 out, ridden approaching last, challenged winner final 75yds, stayed on
3^rd	22	3¼ L	Willitgoahead (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	P-11121 / 7	Jump (54)	Mr J L Scallan	G Elliott Bective Stud	13/2
		mid-division, steady headway from 17th, chased leaders approaching 3 out, switched right and ridden approaching last, kept on flat
4^th	13	9½ L	Music Drive (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	1329/11 / 8	Jump (34)	Miss Ellie Callwood	Miss Kelly Morgan Foxfield Stud Syndicate	33/1
		wore hood to post, held up in midfield, hit 12th, headway approaching 2 out, kept on one pace from last
5^th	18	NS	Shearer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	88/11-11 / 9	Jump (24)	Miss Olive Nicholls	P F Nicholls McNeill Family…	6/1
		prominent, led before 3rd, headed approaching 2 out, no extra last
6^th	5	1¾ L	Carnfunnock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	425211 / 8	Jump (34)	Mr Stephen Connor	S R B Crawford Largy Bloodstock	100/1
		held up in mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, no extra from last
7^th	15	2¼ L	Plan Of Attack (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	2321-21 / 12	Jump (20)	Mr B O'Neill	H De Bromhead Benjamin Halsall	66/1
		midfield, headway 3 out, no extra from next
8^th	14	2 L	Ontheropes (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 0)	5-80F12 / 11	Jump (34)	Mr C Mullins	T Mullins Mrs H Mullins	33/1
		towards rear, pushed along 3 out, never in contention
9^th	24	NK	Angels Dawn (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 7)	273F-11 / 10	Jump (74)	Mr P A King	S Curling Mr Alfred Sweetnam	3/1
		midfield, not fluent 12th, headway 18th, with leaders going well 3 out, soon pushed along, weakened before last
10^th	17	½ L	Ryehill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	121-421 / 8	Jump (34)	Mr L P Shanahan	R O'Sullivan Outback Syndicate/Conor…	17/2
		towards rear, jumped slow 7th, blundered 9th, plugged on through beaten rivals from 3 out, never threatened
11^th	4	28 L	Bardenstown Lad (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0)	P32511 / 10	Jump (28)	Mr E Mahon	D Loughnane The Stay Between…	66/1
		prominent, hit 5th, slow 17th, lost place next, held when hampered 3 out
12^th	21	1 L	What A Glance (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	22-1122 / 10	Jump (26)	Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell	T Britten Mrs Ann Taylor	40/1
		held up in midfield, hit 18th, lost touch from 3 out
13^th	11	18 L	Lift Me Up (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	21-32P1 / 9	Jump (53)	Mr Jack Andrews	Miss M Filby Mr & Mrs C Horner	33/1
		wore hood to post, not fluent at times, mistake 15th, pushed along when slow 17th, soon struggling
14^th	6	6½ L	D'jango (FR) (gelding, brown, 12 0)	6-3P554 / 12	Jump (17)	Mr D Andrews	Miss V Collins Miss Sarah A Dawson	66/1
		never better than mid-division
15^th	16	14 L	Rocky's Howya (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	12/1-241 / 9	Jump (47)	Mr D L Queally	D Queally Mrs Margaret C…	11/1
		chased leaders, jumped right 1st, lost place 15th, took closer order 17th, ridden when bumped after 3 out, soon faded
16^th	8	12 L	Go On Chez (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	1-14644 / 9	Jump (28)	Mr T Hutsby	F Hutsby Mrs Christine Osborne	66/1
		chased leaders, went second after 16th, ridden and edged left after 3 out, soon faded
17^th	3	9½ L	Au Fleuron (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	07153P / 8	Jump (103)	Miss Aimee Jones	M Comley Mr J Jones & Mrs…	200/1
		mid-division, dropped towards rear 9th, tailed off 13th
PU	2	-	Angels Breath (IRE) (gelding, grey, 12 0)	45P-212 / 11	Jump (36)	Mr Edward Vaughan	Tim Vaughan Mr Stephen Clarke	66/1
		midfield, blundered 8th, not fluent next, pulled up quickly after 12th
UR	20	-	West Of Carrig (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	U23311 / 8	Jump (33)	Mr A J Browne	Don Browne Mr Adrian Joseph…	125/1
		took keen hold, held up in midfield, blundered 17th, tailed off when unseated rider last
FE	19	-	Take All (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	68R215 / 10	Jump (27)	Mr Martin McIntyre	M Osborne Mrs Martine Scott	125/1
		slowly away, ridden patiently in rear, headway when mistake 17th, further headway when fell 3 out
PU	9	-	Haven't Time (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	8/513-32 / 11	Jump (24)	Miss Lucy Turner	Miss S McQueen Miss S McQueen	66/1
		never better than mid-division, hampered 3 out, pulled up before next
PU	7	-	Fairly Famous (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	P1-1311 / 8	Jump (47)	Miss Gina Andrews	Mrs G Andrews The Signy & Marriage…	17/2
		chased leaders, mistake 8th, weakened before 3 out where slightly hampered, pulled up before next
PU	12	-	Lisleigh Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	6-541P5 / 7	Jump (54)	Mr Darragh Allen	Miss E Broderick Miss Eleanor Broderick	200/1
		led, headed before 3rd, lost place 4 out, held when hampered next, pulled up before 2 out
PU	1	-	Allmankind (GB) (colt, bay, 12 0)	0/33411 / 9	Flat (868), Jump (33)	Mr Alex Chadwick	Mrs J Owen The Gredley Family	20/1
		with leaders when hampered 1st, soon dropped to midfield, slow 8th, lost ground after 12th, pulled up before next