Racecards
15:30 Cheltenham
Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P Cheesbrough
- Jockey C Grant
held up in rear, niggled along and feeling pace 12th, soon lost touch, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
- Weight 11-2
held up, steady headway from 13th, pressed leaders 3 out, ridden approaching next beaten before last
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
always behind, mistake 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 18th
- Weight 11-2
held up in rear, hit 9th, pushed along to close 15th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, behind when blundered last
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer M Hourigan
- Jockey P Niven
mid-division, hit 4 out, ridden next, gradually weakened, well beaten when pecked last
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer K C Bailey
- Jockey D Gallagher
led, headed after 1st, soon dropped to mid-division hit 16th, effort 3 out, ridden and outpaced approaching next
- Weight 11-2
mid-division, mistake 9th and 10th, awkward 14th (water) close up 4 out, ran on one pace
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Mrs J Pitman
- Jockey G Bradley
not fluent, soon well behind, feeling pace and lost touch final circuit, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P Beaumont
- Jockey M Dwyer
held up in touch, took closer order 18th, every chance 3 out, not fluent last, rallied flat, unable to quicken close home
- Weight 11-2
tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, niggled along to hold place 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out
- Weight 11-2
prominent, led approaching 3rd, hit 8th, jumped left 10th, headed 16th, niggled along 4 out, weakened from next
- Weight 11-2
never far away, chased leader 18th, challenging and going well 3 out, led last, ran on well
- Weight 11-2
prominent, effort 4 out, soon weakened
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
led after 1st, headed approaching 3rd, stayed with leader until led 16th, ridden and headed last, no extra
- Weight 10-12
mid-division, mistake 13th, effort when blundered and unseated rider 17th