Full Results
14:00 Cheltenham
Murphy Group Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) (Class 1)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £40,000 added
- Winner: £22,804
- 2nd: £8,556
- 3rd: £4,284
- 4th: £2,136
- Form 1F0-F12
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 148
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
jumped well, chased leaders, went 2nd 10th, led 13th, in command from 2 out, stayed on strongly from last, driven out
- Form 64-5624
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer Miss H C Knight
- Jockey Hadden Frost
held up in touch, headway to 3rd at 11th, chased winner before 4 out, mistake and pecked next, driven before 2 out, soon held, kept on gamely for clear 2nd
- Form 521U1-5
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
held up last, blundered 3rd, steady headway 8th, 4th when blundered 3 out, went 3rd and no chance with leading duo when blundered badly last and great recovery from rider to stay in saddle
- Form 399-506
- Age 11
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer R H Buckler
- Jockey W T Kennedy
chased leading pair until 6th, weakened 12th, tailed off
- Form F16-115
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 155
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey P J Brennan
led, headed 13th, chased leader until before next, stayed in 3rd until mistake and weakened 3 out, tailed off
- Form 225-214
- Age 8
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
chased leader until 10th, weakening when mistake 4 out, tailed off
- Form F477B-3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 150
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
held up in rear, raced awkwardly and got well behind from 6th, mistake next, headway 11th, modest 5th when blundered 3 out, weakened, tailed off
- Form 3216-21
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey B S Hughes
towards rear, no chance when blundered 3 out, pulled up soon after
- Form 13211/2
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 157
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey A P McCoy
not fluent and never really travelled, in touch, lost place 6th, driven and mistake 10th, soon in rear, tailed off and pulled up
- Form 1/0PP-F6
- Age 10
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
towards rear when blundered badly and unseated rider 8th
- Form 6-61218
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey Peter Toole
Nonrunner
Betting breakdown
- Tote Win: £4.70Tote Place: £2.40,£2.30,£3.00
- Straight Forecast: £30.16Exacta: £35.70Trifecta: £294.00Swingers: 1&2:£6.00 2&3:£14.10 1&3:£5.30
- Placepot: £268.60Pool: £222,021.02,603.2 winning tickets
- Quadpot: £29.40Pool: £16,978.21,426.47 winning tickets