Full Results
14:25 Cheltenham
Boylesports.com Gold Cup Handicap Chase (grade 3) (Class 1)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £150,000 added
- Form 1387-12
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 151
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
soon close up on inside, challenging from 4 out, switched out approaching 2 out, led 2 out, in command last, kept on strongly flat
- Form F313-91
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey P J Brennan
chased leaders, led after 7th, kept advantage until mistake, headed 2 out, chased winner after, held before last, kept on gamely to hold 2nd
- Form 1141-31
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey B P Harding
held up in mid-division, headway to get in behind leaders when blundered 4 out, not fluent next, chased leaders soon after, kept on into 3rd after last
- Form 211F2-F
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 153
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey D A Jacob
held up towards rear, steady headway from 11th, chasing leaders before 2 out, challenging for 2nd and staying on when blundered and nearly unseated rider last, unable to recover
- Form 1145-15
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey P Townend
towards rear, stayed on approaching 2 out, kept on well flat, never nearer
- Form 6P9353
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer W K Goldsworthy
- Jockey R Thornton
not always fluent, chased leaders, hit 10th, still well there under pressure approaching 3 out, weakened before next
- Form 1341P7/
- Age 10
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
behind, pushed along from 8th, never on terms with leaders
- Form 231/21-3
- Age 10
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Flint
towards rear, mistakes 7th and 12th, no chance, well in rear when hit 4 out
- Form U125F-U
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 155
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up towards rear, headway, in touch 12th, blundered badly 4 out, unable to recover
- Form 44/30-P4
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer E J O'Grady
- Jockey A J Mcnamara
mid-division, mistake 12th, soon struggling, well in rear when blundered 3 out
- Form 1F/2F21-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 148
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey B J Geraghty
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 6th, challenged from 4 out until weakened quickly after next
- Form 1P04PF-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 148
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey S Durack
chased leaders, ridden, lost place after 11th, well in rear, no chance when blundered 3 out
- Form 3/2837-2
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 153
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
left in lead after 3rd, headed 7th, stayed well there until ridden, lost place quickly 10th, tailed off in rear
- Form 1/PP4-61
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 155
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Danny Cook
led until took wrong course and ran out on bend after 3rd
- Form 180P-3P
- Age 11
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 146
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey N D Fehily
behind, mistake 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 8th
- Form 86FF-1F
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer Andrew Turnell
- Jockey E Cookson
chased leaders until unseated rider 1st
- Form 5020-11
- Age 10
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey J Tizzard
mid-division, mistake 3rd, blundered 8th, soon struggling, dropped to rear 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 13th