14:40 Cheltenham
Wednesday 12 March 2025
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Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
- 4YO plus  |  Class 1  |  2m 5f  |  Good to Soft  |  26 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 14:40Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 5m 11.98s
T:Â W P MullinsJ:Â Danny Mullins
Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, went 2nd before the last, ridden to lead run-in, stayed on strongly, won going away op 14/1
T:Â N J HendersonJ:Â N de Boinville
Held up in mid-division, headway tracking leaders before 5th, led turning in, ridden and headed run-in, stayed on same pace, well held
T:Â H De BromheadJ:Â Rachael Blackmore
Held up towards rear, good headway tracking leaders before 2 out, went 3rd and stayed on run-in, not quite pace to challenge op 20/1
T:Â H FryJ:Â Bryan Carver
Tracked leaders inside, led 2 out, pushed along and headed turning in, lost 2nd approaching last, chased leaders, weakened run-in op 13/2
T:Â L FowlerJ:Â Tiernan Power Roche (5)
Towards rear, reached mid-division 4 out, pushed along on inside chasing leaders after 2 out, ridden and weakened run-in op 22/1
T:Â H De BromheadJ:Â Darragh O'Keeffe
Off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders 2 out, pushed along and plugged on before the last, never going pace to get involved tchd 25/1
T:Â G ElliottJ:Â Danny Gilligan
Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, ridden and weakened before the last tchd 66/1
T:Â D SkeltonJ:Â Harry Skelton
Held up towards rear, good headway tracking leaders going well before 3 out, ridden turning in, weakened before the last op 7/2
T:Â G ElliottJ:Â Sam Ewing
Started slowly, mistake 1st, never going well in rear, mistake and reminders 5th, plugged on but never any chance tchd 50/1
T:Â P NolanJ:Â Sean O'Keeffe
Off the pace towards rear, pushed along and some headway turning in, ridden and weakened before the last op 18/1
T:Â W DurkanJ:Â Oakley Brown (5)
Mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, weakened turning in op 40/1
T:Â H FryJ:Â S Bowen
Tracked leader until 4th, chased leaders on inside, pushed along and when mistake 2 out, weakened soon after op 40/1
T:Â G P CromwellJ:Â Keith Donoghue
Led until headed 5th, chased leader, led again before 2 out, headed 2 out, ridden soon after, weakened quickly turning in tchd 28/1
T:Â N P MulhollandJ:Â C O'Farrell
Soon tracking leaders on inside and raced keenly, weakened 2 out op 40/1
T:Â W P MullinsJ:Â Brian Hayes
Mid-division on inside, pushed along when mistake 3 out, not fluent and weakened next op 80/1
T:Â Evan WilliamsJ:Â Adam Wedge
Always behind op 28/1
T:Â G ElliottJ:Â Jordan Gainford
Mistake 5th, off the pace and always towards rear op 25/1 tchd 33/1
T:Â G ElliottJ:Â Jack Kennedy
Held up and always towards rear tchd 28/1
T:Â J & A O'NeillJ:Â Kielan Woods
Always behind, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 3 out, never a factor op 12/1
T:Â P GundryJ:Â Stan Sheppard
Never closer than mid-division, no chance when mistake 3 out, tailed off tchd 80/1
T:Â J P O'BrienJ:Â Mark Walsh
Not fluent 1st, never closer than mid-division op 13/2
T:Â E MullinsJ:Â Donagh Meyler
Slowly away held up in rear, some headway when bad mistake 2 out, no chance after, op 40/1
Also Ran
T:Â G ElliottJ:Â James Smith (5)
Mid-division, headway tracking leaders 4 out, pushed along and struggling before next, soon lost place, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before last op 33/1
T:Â W P MullinsJ:Â Paul Townend
Close 3rd, went 2nd 4th, led next, pushed along out wide and hit 3 out, headed and and lost 2nd before next, chased leaders, weakened quickly turning in, tailed off and pulled up before last op 9/1 tchd 17/2
T:Â J C McConnellJ:Â H Cobden
Always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 50/1
T:Â N J HendersonJ:Â Sam Twiston-Davies
Hit 1st, mid-division out wide, headway tracking leaders before 3 out, weakened quickly before next, tailed off and pulled up after next
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£21.10Pl:£4.30, £2.20, £3.60, £2.20EX:£159.40Trifecta:£3,098.50Tricast:£1,786.27SF:£113.52Swingers:£33.60, £44.60, £21.80
Forecasts
Be Aware (3/1), Beat The Bat (11/2), Comfort Zone (11/2), Impose Toi (13/2), Bunting (12/1), Jipcot (14/1), Jimmy Du Seuil (16/1), Ballyadam (16/1), Sandor Clegane (20/1), Colonel Mustard (25/1), Al Gasparo (25/1), Sa Fureur (25/1), Beckett Rock (28/1), Might I (28/1), Samui (28/1), Maxxum (28/1), Eagle Fang (33/1), Ike Sport (33/1), Vischio (33/1), Staffordshire Knot (40/1), Minella Missile (40/1), King Alexander (66/1), Lossiemouth (66/1), Anna Bunina (66/1), Beacon Edge (80/1), Captain Morgs (100/1)
BE AWARE has held his own in some hot handicaps, catching the eye at Ascot at Christmas. The return to this sort of trip will suit and he can give Dan Skelton, the best in Britain at readying one for the Festival these days, a third win in a row in the Coral Cup. An extensive shortlist also includes Comfort Zone and Impose Toi for JP McManus, last year's second Ballyadam, and Bunting. Harry Fry's Beat The Bat is another to note at bigger odds.
- BE AWARE (FR)
- COMFORT ZONE (IRE)
- IMPOSE TOI (FR)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £61,897.002nd: £23,320.003rd: £11,671.004th: £5,830.005th: £2,926.006th: £1,463.007th: £726.008th: £374.00
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