Cheltenham

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Cheltenham
Finished
Jumps race · big fences · weighted to be fair About 3.2 miles Good ground High-level race 9 runners £49,185 prize money
Turf track
Result, in finishing order ?
1st
J. Best · E. Lavelle · 7yo · 10st 8lb
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Last odds: 14/1 Official rating 110 Stepping up to a harder race Won 1 of last 5 Likes this ground (wins 25% of runs) —
prominent, not fluent and dropped to midfield 6th, headway and disputed lead 14th, led clearly before 4 out, pushed along 3 out, ridden and faced challenge when jumped right 2 out, headed final 110yds, rallied and led again towards finish, gamely (trainer said, regarding the apparent improved form shown, that the mare was suited by a more galloping track on this occasion)
2nd
D. Jacob · H. Whittington · 9yo · 10st 11lb
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Last odds: 10/1 Official rating 113 Stepping up to a harder race Back after 114 days off Won 2 of last 5 0.8 lengths
prominent, pushed along and switched left after 3 out, challenging 2 out, ridden approaching last, briefly led final 110yds, no extra and headed towards finish
3rd
H. Kimber · J. Tizzard · 8yo · 12st 0lb
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Last odds: 5/2 Official rating 130 Wearing cheekpieces Jockey in form (3 wins in 14 days) Won 2 of last 5 5 lengths
held up in rear, not fluent 16th, niggled along before 5 out, pushed along before 4 out, headway before 3 out, ridden and went third before 2 out, no extra run-in
4th
2 Credo
R. Dingle · A. Honeyball · 8yo · 11st 9lb
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Last odds: 4/1 Official rating 125 Won 2 of last 5 31 lengths
held up in rear, niggled along before 5 out, pushed along when hampered by faller 4 out, ridden and no impression from 3 out
5th
H. Bannister · B. Case · 7yo · 10st 13lb
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Last odds: 6/1 Official rating 115 Wearing cheekpieces Jockey in form (3 wins in 14 days) Won 0 of last 5 38.5 lengths
took keen hold, prominent, pushed along and outpaced when bad mistake 3 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out (jockey said mare made a bad mistake at the third last fence)
Pulled Up
S. Houlihan · S. Gardner · 8yo · 11st 6lb
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Last odds: 16/1 Official rating 122 Won 1 of last 5 Pulled Up
midfield, niggled along and dropped to rear before 6th, not fluent and detached 11th, not fluent 12th, pushed along after 15th, struggling 5 out, pulled up after 3 out, suffered wound to right-hind (vet reported mare suffered a wound to her right-hind)
Pulled Up
L. Williams · J. Scott · 8yo · 10st 13lb
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Last odds: 4/1 Official rating 115 Wearing cheekpieces Won 1 of last 5 Likes this ground (wins 33% of runs) Pulled Up
held up in rear, not fluent 5 out, pushed along and outpaced before 4 out, ridden and no impression before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, made respiratory noise (trainer said the mare made a respiratory noise)
Fell
H. Cobden · A. Honeyball · 7yo · 10st 5lb
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Last odds: 8/1 Official rating 107 Wearing blinkers Won 0 of last 5 Fell
took keen hold, led, headed before 4 out, pushed along when fell 4 out
What the colours mean
40+ Very strong chance 20–39 Strong chance 12–19 Solid chance 6–11 Could surprise Under 6 Long shot Scores in a race add up to 100.How scores workModel estimates, not guaranteed. Past performance is no guide.

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Our top pick
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TrackLab Score
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Ground
How the going was on the day, from Firm (hard and dry) to Heavy (very wet and muddy). On all-weather tracks it's Standard, Fast or Slow.
Race level (Class)
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Group, Grade and Listed
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Handicap
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Maiden
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Novice
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Chase, hurdle and bumper
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Distance (m and f)
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Each way
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Weight
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Jockey claim
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Headgear
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