CF Roberts Electrical Mechanical Services Handicap Hurdle 2m 1f

  • (3yo+, 2m 1f, Class 3, 17 runners)
  • Winner £7,507 2nd £2,218 3rd £1,109 4th £554 5th £277 6th £139
  • Going: Heavy (Soft in places; Cross Country: Soft, Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
  • Winning time: 4m 24.00s
  • Off time: 13:21:25
Sky Bet

3 or more winning favourites 5/2

Full Result

13:20 Cheltenham
Pos Dist Horse Trainer Age Weight Jockey SP
1st 4 Dark Lover (GER) P F Nicholls 7 11-8 R Walsh 9/2f
SP 9/2f Mid-division, smooth headway before 2 out, went 3rd between last 2, led going well approaching last where not fluent, driven clear flat, comfortably opened 5/1 £3300-£600 £10000-£2000
2nd 16 14 Open Day (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill 6 10-10 Maurice Linehan (7) 7/1
SP 7/1 Mid-division, headway under pressure on outside 2 out, soon chased leaders, switched inside and went 2nd flat, no chance with winner opened 15/2
3rd 3¼ 2 Dan Breen (IRE) D Pipe 7 11-12 p F J Hayes (10) 12/1
SP 12/1 In touch, headway 3 out, went 2nd approaching next, led narrowly between last 2, headed and 1 length down when stumbled and almost unseated rider last, soon lost place, kept on same pace opened 10/1
4th nk 15 Gallox Bridge Tim Vaughan 7 10-9 t R Johnson 10/1
SP 10/1 Led, ridden after 2 out, headed between last 2, kept on same pace approaching last, no impression flat opened 12/1
5th 4½ 6 Top Of The Range (IRE) N J Henderson 5 11-5 A Tinkler 14/1
SP 14/1 Mid-division, outpaced on outside 3 out, never reached leaders
6th s.h 17 Talkin Thomas (IRE) N G Richards 6 10-3 Brian Harding 12/1
SP 12/1 Held up behind, headway on inside 3 out, chased leaders next, soon ridden and outpaced, no impression before last opened 14/1
7th ½ 3 Bold Chief (IRE) H Fry 7 11-10 t N Fehily 12/1
SP 12/1 Tracked leader, lost place approaching 3 out, soon ridden, every chance on outside next, weakened before last opened 16/1
8th ¾ 5 Arctic Court (IRE) J S Goldie 8 11-6 Lucy Alexander (3) 66/1
SP 66/1 In touch, mistake 3rd, lost place 5th, no danger after
9th 3¼ 12 Turn Over Sivola (FR) A King 5 11-0 R Thornton 7/1
SP 7/1 Mid-division on inside, smooth headway after 3 out, chased leading pair briefly after next, no extra and weakened before last opened 11/2
10th 9 8 Zama Zama Evan Williams 5 11-4 Paul Moloney 66/1
SP 66/1 Always behind
11th 1¾ 9 Nampour (FR) C L Tizzard 7 11-4 J Tizzard 16/1
SP 16/1 Tracked leaders, lost place and ridden after 3 out, soon behind opened 14/1
12th 18 10 Kayaan Mrs P Sly 5 11-2 W Hutchinson 50/1
SP 50/1 Towards rear, ridden after 2 out, never near leaders
13th 3¾ 11 Falcarragh (IRE) Tim Vaughan 5 11-2 D C Costello 8/1
SP 8/1 Held up behind, headway into mid-division 2 out, soon weakened opened 10/1
14th 2 16 Trip The Light P W Middleton 7 10-8 b Thomas Garner (7) 25/1
SP 25/1 Mid-division, ridden 2 out, soon weakened
15th 2½ 13 Secret Dancer (IRE) A E Jones 7 10-10 Nick Scholfield 66/1
SP 66/1 Always towards rear
16th 9 1 Hawkhill (IRE) Tim Vaughan 6 11-12 t Jason Kiely (10) 20/1
SP 20/1 Tracked leaders, went 2nd approaching 3 out, lost place before next, soon weakened
PU 7 Tom Du Lys (FR) N J Henderson 4 11-5 B J Geraghty 6/1
SP 6/1 In touch, lost place before 2 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before last opened 7/1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win £4.50 Tote Place £1.50 £2.50 £3.10 £3.20 Straight Forecast £35.90 Exacta £40.70 Trifecta £233.60 Swingers 1&2 £5.50, 2&3 £99.20, 1&3 £11.30

Jackpot £54,926.67 carried forward to Doncaster, 15th Dec
Placepot £623.40, Pool: £151134.39, 176.96 winning tickets
Quadpot £44.30, Pool: £18688.73, 312.02 winning tickets