Cheltenham Trial Day 26th February Handicap Chase (0-109) 2m
- (5yo+, 2m, 13 runners)
- Winner €6,900 2nd €1,600 3rd €700 4th €400
- Going: Soft to Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 4m 28.70s
- Off time: 15:26:03
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 Lead Kindly Light (IRE) | S Byrne | 8 | 11-0 t | A D Leigh | 8/1 | |
| SP 8/1 Waited with until closer order 4 out, travelling well straight, challenged going best and on terms from before last, soon led and ridden clear, easily | |||||||
| 2nd | 8 | 11 Yeoman (FR) | D J Ryan | 11 | 10-3 t | A P Heskin (5) | 5/1 |
| SP 5/1 Mid-division, closed 4 out, led 2 out, strongly pressed and joined from before last, soon headed and no impression, kept on same pace | |||||||
| 3rd | 2¼ | 3 Fourth Class (IRE) | H De Bromhead | 8 | 11-9 | A E Lynch | 12/1 |
| SP 12/1 Soon mid-division, closed from before 5 out, soon tracking leaders, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace approaching last | |||||||
| 4th | 1½ | 5 Hidden Diamond (IRE) | Ms M Kelly | 8 | 11-6 | S G McDermott | 8/1 |
| SP 8/1 Chased leaders until closed from before 5 out, 3rd 2 out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace approaching last opened 7/1 touched 9/1 | |||||||
| 5th | 5 | 6 Mr Eko (IRE) | T Doyle | 7 | 11-1 | Andrew J McNamara | 12/1 |
| SP 12/1 Soon mid-division, 8th 3 out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace without threatening from before next opened 11/1 | |||||||
| 6th | 1 | 2 Lismakeery (IRE) | C O'Dwyer | 9 | 11-12 | M P Walsh | 7/2j |
| SP 7/2j Prominent in chasing group, slightly slow jump at 4th, dropped to mid-division from before 5 out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace without threatening from 2 out opened 4/1 | |||||||
| 7th | 4 | 4 Rookery Rebel (IRE) | C W J Farrell | 10 | 11-9 | E J O'connell | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Soon chased leaders, closed up from before 5 out, 4th 2 out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace | |||||||
| 8th | 2¾ | 7 Dun Masc (IRE) | D T Hughes | 7 | 11-0 | R Loughran | 7/2j |
| SP 7/2j Soon chased leaders, lost place 4 out, towards rear next, no extra and kept on same pace from before 2 out opened 9/2 | |||||||
| 9th | 3¼ | 9 Lord Only Knows (IRE) | Ms C O'Connell | 10 | 10-13 | R C Colgan | 14/1 |
| SP 14/1 Led, reduced lead and joined from before 5 out, headed 2 out, soon no extra opened 10/1 | |||||||
| 10th | 14 | 1 Burren Ben (IRE) | C Byrnes | 11 | 11-12 | P T Enright | 14/1 |
| SP 14/1 Waited with towards rear, closed from 3 out, soon tracking leaders, no extra from after 2 out opened 12/1 | |||||||
| 11th | 7 | 10 Oscar Dubh (IRE) | M McCabe | 10 | 10-7 (+1) b | M Darcy | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Soon tracked leader, on terms approaching 5 out, headed approaching 2 out, soon no extra opened 14/1 | |||||||
| 12th | 37 | 12 Majic Moments (IRE) | P A Roche | 9 | 10-0 bt | D J Bates (5) | 20/1 |
| SP 20/1 Towards rear, no extra from before 2 out, tailed off opened 16/1 | |||||||
| PU | 13 Persian Buck (IRE) | D Buckley | 10 | 9-12 | A P Thornton (3) | 33/1 | |
| SP 33/1 Towards rear, never a factor, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £11.80 Tote Place £3.10 £2.10 £2.20 Straight Forecast £54.00 Exacta £78.10
Placepot €747.50
