Racecards
16:05 Cheltenham
William Hill Most Top Prices Novices' Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £40,000 added
- Winner: £20,812
- 2nd: £9,568
- 3rd: £4,784
- 4th: £2,392
- Form 3602-14
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
chased leaders, left 2nd 8th, led after last (normal 3 out), clear bypassing omitted last, stayed on well
- Form 133P-41
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey J C Gainford
raced in las pair, mistake 1st, not fluent 3rd, outpaced 10th, well beaten when fell last (normal 3 out)
- Form 2/P5306-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 130
led until slow 1st, chased leader until bad mistake 8th, not recover, behind from 2 out (normal 4 out), tailed off
- Form 23310-3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer J C McConnell
- Jockey Ben Harvey
held up in 4th, mistake 8th, closed next, outpaced final bend, went 3rd bypassing omitted last but well held
- Form 1/232F0-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer R Bandey
- Jockey David Bass
led 1st, headed after last (normal 3 out), weakening and lost 3rd bypassing omitted last
- Form 231581-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey James Bowen
not always fluent in last pair, headway 9th, went 2nd final bend, no impression on winner before bypassed last
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Hyland (FR) 5-2 (11-10) Led until 6th, not fluent 4 out, outpaced 2 out, no extra last, 4th of 5, 10 1/2l behind Riskintheground (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Jun.
Yeats Star (IRE) 6-5fav (11-12) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, headway to dispute 3 out, pushed along approaching next, ridden to lead before last, kept on well, won at Listowel 2m 6f sft in Sep beating Sportinthepark (11-12) by 3 1/2l, 6 ran.
Bowtogreatness (IRE) 9-1 (11-4) Towards rear, some headway after 5 out, 6th and pushed along 3 out, no impression approaching next, no extra, 6th of 21, 23 1/4l behind The Gradual Slope (10-2) at Punchestown 3m 7f hcp sft in May.
Moon D'orange (FR) 28-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression on leaders entering straight, no extra before last, kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 9 1/4l behind Fascile Mode (11-12) at Punchestown 2m 1f Good - Yielding in Oct.
Theatre Man (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, bad mistake 5th, lost place and weakened quickly before 3 out, 13th of 19, dist behind Kateira (11-5) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (1) sft in Apr.
Transmission (IRE) 10-3fav (12-0) Off the pace in last trio, not fluent 5th, headway out wide chasing leaders under pressure after 3 out, carried wide home turn, hung left and went 2nd between last two, led last, stayed on well to go clear run-in, won at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Apr beating Broomfields Cave (11-5) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.