16:10 Cheltenham

Friday 17 March 2023

All13:3014:1014:5015:3016:1016:5017:30

St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 7m 0.24s

1^st

Premier Magic

1012-0

66/1

T: B GibbsJ: Mr Bradley Gibbs

Raced out wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 13th, went 2nd and hampered by loose horse 3 out, led next, stayed on gamely run-in tchd 80/1

2^nd

1 ¾

Its On The Line

612-0

28/1

T: E MullinsJ: Mr Derek O'Connor

Held up in mid-division on inside, outpaced 3 out, only 7th jumping the last, ran on strongly run-in, went 2nd final 100 yards and closed, not reach winner op 33/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Shantou Flyer

1312-0

50/1

T: S LoxtonJ: Miss Olive Nicholls

Ran in snatches, headway on inside chasing leaders 6th, went 2nd 14th until 3 out, soon outpaced, rallied well run-in, went 3rd inside final 100 yards tchd 66/1

4^th

Rocky's Howya

712-0

11/1

T: D QueallyJ: Mr M C O'Donovan

Led, hit 7th and 14th, headed 2 out, ridden and chased winner until the last, went 2nd again run-in, soon slightly hampered by loose horse, lost 2nd final 100 yards, weakened into 4th soon after op 8/1 tchd 12/1

5^th

2 ½

Chris's Dream

1112-0

7/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Miss Maxine O'Sullivan

Front rank, pushed along and outpaced in 5th turning in, weakened between last two tchd 13/2

6^th

3 ½

Famous Clermont

812-0

13/2

T: C R BarberJ: Mr William Biddick

Mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders 3 out, pushed along in 3rd before next, went 2nd at the last, no chance with winner, weakened badly run-in, finished tired op 15/2

7^th

Vaucelet

812-0

9/4f

T: D M ChristieJ: Mr B O'Neill

Chased leaders, hampered by loose horse going to 4 out, ridden home turn, weakened soon after

8^th

Bob And Co

1212-0

20/1

T: Harry DerhamJ: Alice Stevens

Mid-division, towards rear and struggling 4 out, tailed off op 28/1

9^th

Le Malin

912-0

40/1

T: S McParlanJ: Mr N McParlan

Raced wide and never closer than mid-division, tailed off op 33/1 tchd 50/1

Also Ran

Billaway

1112-0

9/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Chased leaders on inside, hit 4th (water) and lost place, went right next, not fluent 6th, fell 10th op 5/1

Black Op

1212-0

100/1

T: E ClarkJ: Mr John Dawson

Soon off the pace towards rear, never involved, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out op 125/1

Brain Power

1212-0

50/1

T: W EwingJ: Mr D McGill

Off the pace towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out

Cat Tiger

912-0

28/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Mr Charlie Sprake

Raced on inside, towards rear, mistake 5th, hit 16th, tailed off when pecked badly 4 out, no chance when mistake 2 out, pulled up before the last tchd 33/1

Dandy Dan

1012-0

28/1

T: J BourneJ: Mr James King

Soon held up in mid-division out wide, towards rear when bad mistake 16th, pulled up soon after op 25/1

Dorking Cock

912-0

28/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr B G Crawford

Headway on inside chasing leaders 4th, lost place and towards rear 16th, tailed off and pulled up soon after tchd 25/1

Go Go Geronimo

812-0

28/1

T: Miss Kelly MorganJ: Mr T Chatfeild-Roberts

Chased leader until 14th, chased leaders, weakened before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up soon after op 25/1 tchd 33/1

I K Brunel

912-0

80/1

T: A HillJ: Mrs Izzie Hill

Held up towards rear, bit closer out wide in mid-division when mistake and unseated rider 10th tchd 100/1

Mighty Stowaway

1212-0

150/1

T: A HillJ: Ben Sutton

Never closer than mid-division, tailed off when bad mistake 15th, pulled up before 16th tchd 125/1 and tchd 200/1

Moratorium

1012-0

200/1

T: M OsborneJ: Mr Martin McIntyre

Mid-division early, soon lost place and towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 18th op 150/1

Myth Buster

1012-0

150/1

T: S BradstockJ: Miss L Bradstock

Chased leaders, weakened and hit 3 out, no chance when unseated rider next tchd 200/1

Secret Investor

1112-0

18/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Miss N Parker

Mid-division, fell 1st op 20/1 tchd 16/1

The Storyteller

1212-0

17/2

T: G ElliottJ: Mr J J Codd

Soon towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 18th op 8/1

Wotzizname

1312-0

200/1

T: Mrs D WardJ: Miss Megan Bevan

Towards rear, towards rear when went right and almost unseated rider 10th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 80/1

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Non-Runners

Not That Fuisse²⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 10

T: D Skelton J: Jack Andrews

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£67.70Pl:£13.00, £7.00, £12.10EX:£1,942.10Trifecta:£26,440.90Tricast:£59,185.51SF:£1,352.47Swingers:£215.00, £364.50, £152.00

Forecasts

Vaucelet (9/4), Billaway (9/2), Famous Clermont (13/2), Chris's Dream (7/1), The Storyteller (17/2), Rocky's Howya (11/1), Secret Investor (18/1), Bob And Co (20/1), Its On The Line (28/1), Go Go Geronimo (28/1), Cat Tiger (28/1), Dandy Dan (28/1), Dorking Cock (28/1), Not That Fuisse (33/1), Le Malin (40/1), Shantou Flyer (50/1), Brain Power (50/1), Premier Magic (66/1), I K Brunel (80/1), Black Op (100/1), Myth Buster (150/1), Mighty Stowaway (150/1), Wotzizname (200/1), Moratorium (200/1)

VAUCELET improved on his excellent strike rate back under Rules when beating the idling Dorking Cock at Down Royal on Boxing Day and is just about the form pick with this stiffer test sure to suit. Famous Clermont was most impressive at Haydock last month and rates the main threat ahead of last year's winner Billaway.

VAUCELET (FR)
FAMOUS CLERMONT (FR)
BILLAWAY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Billaway

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 10

J: Mr P W Mullins | T: W P Mullins

13/8

Prize Money

1st: £24,445.002nd: £12,220.003rd: £6,110.004th: £3,055.005th: £1,530.006th: £765.00