Racecards
18:35 Cheltenham
Winning Post At Cheltenham Hunters' Chase (Class H) (Class H)
- 20 Runners
- Distance: 4m 1f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Form 141P66-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-7
- Trainer Mrs O Bush
- Jockey Mr K Culligan
led 4th, headed 6th, mistake 5 out, chased leader to last, led flat, held on well
- Form U44211-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-4
- Trainer J Dufosee
- Jockey Mr C Studd
held up early, some late headway, one pace from 2 out
- Form UR3P64-
- Age 13
- Weight 12-4
- Trainer Mrs F Browne
- Jockey Reserve
in rear until unseated rider 18th
- Form 431404-
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs C Lambert
- Jockey Major C Lambert
always well behind (distance not recorded)
- Form 222512-
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Miss Joanna Holmes
led briefly 11th, chased leader until outpaced 18th, rallied to dispute lead 4 out, left in lead, headed flat, rallied close home
- Form P22F23-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Martin Jones
- Jockey Mr D Crosse
weakened from 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 20th
Down (FR)
11- Form 4/21411-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer R Waley-Cohen
- Jockey Mr Sam Waley-Cohen
good headway 11th, went 2nd 20th, weakened soon after
- Form 12P53P-
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Paul Keane
- Jockey Mr S Walsh
chased leaders until ridden and weakened 12th, pulled up before 20th
- Form 00P532-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer E Haddock
- Jockey Miss S Sharratt
prominent until led 6th, headed briefly 11th, disputing lead until fell 4 out
- Form 30P510-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs H Needham
- Jockey Mr J M Pritchard
outpaced from 17th, one pace from 4 out
Grecian Star
18- Form F/P1512-
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer G Tarry
- Jockey Mr G Tarry
headway to go prominent 13th, ran on from 2 out, not reach first two
- Form 031524-
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer J Young
- Jockey Mr David Turner
chased leader to 3rd, weakened from 17th, mistake next, soon tailed off
- Form 311135-
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Giles Smyly
- Jockey Mr H G Dowty
in rear, some moderate late headway, never dangerous
Pendragon
24- Form 5/P1262-
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs Sarah Faulks
- Jockey Mr N R Mitchell
fell 2nd
Rusty Fellow
18- Form P2P132-
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs G Shail
- Jockey Mr D Mansell
in rear, mistake 10th, reminders 14th, stayed on one pace from 2 out
- Form 1B/1103-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer P Williams
- Jockey Mr A Price
in touch, ridden to go prominent 13th, mistake next, beaten when pulled up before 2 out
- Form PPPP/32-
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer M Williamson
- Jockey Mr C J B Barlow
in touch to 12th, soon behind
- Form 34/PP6P-
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer C Willes
- Jockey Mr R Biddlecombe
soon ridden, weakened from 12th, pulled up before 16th
- Form 336PPP-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer Mrs Mair Hughes
- Jockey Mr D S Jones
in rear and tailed off when pulled up before 18th
In depth
Verdict
Another big field with 20 runners for backers to choose from although most look to have next to no chance of troubling the judge. Some of those with claims include the penalised Bright Approach, multiple point-to-point winner Down and the John Dufosse-trained Miners Dance. However, the most talented horse in the race is probably David Pipe's Barryscourt Lad, who showed enough at Aintree last time to suggest he should be good enough to win in this company