Full Results
15:50 Cheltenham
Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Novices' Chase (Class 2)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Form 02-2112
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
raced enthusiastically, made all, drew clear after 2 out, stayed on well
- Form 7P0PP-2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey P J Brennan
chased winner 3rd until ridden after 3 out, left 2nd 2 out, soon beaten
Cruchain (IRE)
132- Form 7310-P1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up in rear, not always fluent, mistake 8th, closed when blundered 3 out, left 3rd and slightly hampered 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 61-1411
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Jack Doyle
held up in 4th, mistake 12th, closed 4 out, bumped 3 out, went close 2nd when fell 2 out
- Form 8-91712
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer H De Bromhead
- Jockey A E Lynch
pressed winner until hit 3rd, remained prominent, mistake 8th, not fluent 11th or 14th, disputing close 3rd when fell 2 out
- Form 34P2-13
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer W K Goldsworthy
- Jockey R Johnson
held up in rear, not fluent 4th or 5th, closed 3 out, well in touch when mistake nowhere to go and brought down 2 out