16:40 Cheltenham

Friday 14 March 2025

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

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 6m 51.04s

1^st

Wonderwall

912-0

28/1

T: S CurlingJ: Mr R James

Midfield, headway 17th, with leaders going well 3 out, led approaching next, ridden before last, wandered around flat, found extra final 50yds

2^nd

Its On The Line

812-0

4/1

T: E MullinsJ: Mr Derek O'Connor

Prominent, led briefly approaching 2 out, ridden approaching last, challenged winner final 75yds, stayed on op 10/3

3^rd

3 ¼

Willitgoahead

712-0

13/2

T: G ElliottJ: Mr J L Scallan

Mid-division, steady headway from 17th, chased leaders approaching 3 out, switched right and ridden approaching last, kept on flat op 8/1

4^th

9 ½

Music Drive

812-0

33/1

T: Miss Kelly MorganJ: Miss Ellie Callwood

Wore hood to post, held up in midfield, hit 12th, headway approaching 2 out, kept on one pace from last tchd 40/1

5^th

nse

Shearer

912-0

6/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Miss Olive Nicholls

Prominent, led before 3rd, headed approaching 2 out, no extra last op 7/1 tchd 5/1

6^th

1 ¾

Carnfunnock

812-0

100/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr Stephen Connor

Held up in mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, no extra from last tchd 80/1

7^th

2 ¼

Plan Of Attack

1212-0

66/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Mr B O'Neill

Midfield, headway 3 out, no extra from next tchd 40/1

8^th

Ontheropes

1112-0

33/1

T: T MullinsJ: Mr C Mullins

Towards rear, pushed along 3 out, never in contention op 40/1 tchd 50/1

9^th

Angels Dawn

1011-7

3/1f

T: S CurlingJ: Mr P A King

Midfield, not fluent 12th, headway 18th, with leaders going well 3 out, soon pushed along, weakened before last tchd 10/3

10^th

Ryehill

812-0

17/2

T: R O'SullivanJ: Mr L P Shanahan

Towards rear, jumped slow 7th, blundered 9th, plugged on through beaten rivals from 3 out, never threatened op 8/1 tchd 10/1

11^th

Bardenstown Lad

1012-0

66/1

T: D LoughnaneJ: Mr E Mahon

Prominent, hit 5th, slow 17th, lost place next, held when hampered 3 out op 40/1

12^th

What A Glance

1012-0

40/1

T: T BrittenJ: Toby McCain-Mitchell

Held up in midfield, hit 18th, lost touch from 3 out op 28/1

13^th

Lift Me Up

912-0

33/1

T: Miss M FilbyJ: Jack Andrews

Wore hood to post, not fluent at times, mistake 15th, pushed along when slow 17th, soon struggling op 40/1

14^th

6 ½

D'jango

1212-0

66/1

T: Miss V CollinsJ: Mr D Andrews

Never better than mid-division op 125/1 tchd 50/1

15^th

Rocky's Howya

912-0

11/1

T: D QueallyJ: Mr D L Queally

Chased leaders, jumped right 1st, lost place 15th, took closer order 17th, ridden when bumped after 3 out, soon faded tchd 14/1

16^th

Go On Chez

912-0

66/1

T: F HutsbyJ: Tom Hutsby

Chased leaders, went second after 16th, ridden and edged left after 3 out, soon faded op 50/1

17^th

9 ½

Au Fleuron

812-0

200/1

T: M ComleyJ: Miss Aimee Jones

Mid-division, dropped towards rear 9th, tailed off 13th

Also Ran

Allmankind

912-0

20/1

T: Mrs J OwenJ: Alex Chadwick

With leaders when hampered 1st, soon dropped to midfield, slow 8th, lost ground after 12th, pulled up before next op 28/1

Angels Breath

1112-0

66/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Mr Edward Vaughan

Midfield, blundered 8th, not fluent next, pulled up quickly after 12th op 100/1

Fairly Famous

812-0

17/2

T: Mrs G AndrewsJ: Miss Gina Andrews

Chased leaders, mistake 8th, weakened before 3 out where slightly hampered, pulled up before next tchd 8/1

Haven't Time

1112-0

66/1

T: Miss S McQueenJ: Miss Lucy Turner

Never better than mid-division, hampered 3 out, pulled up before next op 100/1 tchd 50/1

Lisleigh Lad

712-0

200/1

T: Ms E BroderickJ: Mr Darragh Allen

Led, headed before 3rd, lost place 4 out, held when hampered next, pulled up before 2 out tchd 150/1

Take All

1012-0

125/1

T: M OsborneJ: Mr Martin McIntyre

Slowly away, ridden patiently in rear, headway when mistake 17th, further headway when fell 3 out op 150/1 tchd 200/1

West Of Carrig

812-0

125/1

T: Don BrowneJ: Mr A J Browne

Took keen hold, held up in midfield, blundered 17th, tailed off when unseated rider last

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£33.40Pl:£6.70, £2.20, £2.70EX:£319.00Trifecta:£2,806.90Tricast:£869.67SF:£142.20Swingers:£40.20, £42.80, £8.20

Forecasts

Angels Dawn (3/1), Its On The Line (4/1), Shearer (6/1), Willitgoahead (13/2), Ryehill (17/2), Fairly Famous (17/2), Rocky's Howya (11/1), Allmankind (20/1), Wonderwall (28/1), Music Drive (33/1), Ontheropes (33/1), Lift Me Up (33/1), What A Glance (40/1), Plan Of Attack (66/1), Bardenstown Lad (66/1), D'jango (66/1), Go On Chez (66/1), Haven't Time (66/1), Angels Breath (66/1), Carnfunnock (100/1), Take All (125/1), West Of Carrig (125/1), Au Fleuron (200/1), Lisleigh Lad (200/1)

ANGELS DAWN is the class act and her Cheltenham Festival form under Patrick King stacks up, having been successful in the 2023 Kim Muir over C&D and in the process of running well when departing 2 out bidding for the follow-up last year. She ticks all the boxes and can come out on top. Willitgoahead is unexposed and very interesting for Gordon Elliott after his Thurles success. C&D winner Fairly Famous is a player at bigger odds while Its On The Line, second in 2023 and 2024, must be feared.

ANGELS DAWN (IRE)
WILLITGOAHEAD (IRE)
FAIRLY FAMOUS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Sine Nomine

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 8

J: Mr John Dawson | T: Fiona Needham

8/1

Prize Money

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