14:20 Cheltenham

Saturday 16 November 2024

Premier Race Day Text
All12:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:3016:00

Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 4f 44y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:20  |   Winning time: 4m 59.53s
1st
Horse silk
13
10/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Gingell (3)
Mounted in chute and wore red hood to post, tracked leaders, pressed leader 3 out, led approaching 2 out, ridden before last where good jump and went clear, ran on run-in, edged right towards finish op 9/1 tchd 17/2
2nd
Horse silk
4 ½
2
811-2
9/2
T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan
Mounted in chute and went to post early wearing red hood, front mid-division, mistake 7th, disputed 4th 3 out and pushed along, chased front pair before 2 out, no impression when not fluent last, kept on run-in op 5/1 and tchd 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
10
15/2
T: H De BromheadJ: M P O'Connor (3)
Prominent on outer, led 10th, faced challenge 3 out, pushed along and headed approaching 2 out, ridden before last, stayed on one pace run-in op 8/1 and tchd 9/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
12
510-2
16/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell (3)
Towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, stayed on steadily after 3 out, took 4th on run-in, never nearer op 25/1
5th
Horse silk
5 ½
6
910-13
28/1
T: R HobsonJ: S Bowen
In rear, hit 1st, pushed along and steady headway after 12th, disputed 4th before 2 out, no impression and jumped left final fence op 25/1 tchd 22/1
6th
Horse silk
4
1
9/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Mid-division, hit rail after jumping 3rd, closer 12th, chased leaders 4 out, pushed along after 3 out, not fluent and faded 2 out op 8/1
7th
Horse silk
8 ½
5
1011-0
40/1
T: W P MullinsJ: B Hayes
Mid-division, bumped 3 out, soon pushed along and no response op 33/1
8th
Horse silk
6 ½
14
40/1
T: Sheila LewisJ: Sean Houlihan
Mid-division, pushed along after 4 out, no headway
9th
Horse silk
25
11
33/1
T: G P CromwellJ: J J Burke
Towards rear, not much room 8th, badly hampered by faller 4 out and pushed along, no progress op 28/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
3/1f
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Handy on inner, went 2nd at 12th, hit 3 out and pushed along, soon dropped away tamely, pulled up before 2 out op 11/4 tchd 5/2 and tchd 16/5
PU
Horse silk
4
100/1
T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan
Led, bad mistake and headed 10th (water), lost ground quickly and pulled up after 12th op 66/1
PU
Horse silk
7
610-6
6/1
T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien
Mid-division, never on terms and pulled up before 3 out op 13/2 and tchd 7/1
PU
Horse silk
8
910-6
66/1
T: R PotterJ: Dylan Johnston (3)
Chased leaders, pushed along and lost ground after 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out
UR
Horse silk
9
8/1
T: H FryJ: Bryan Carver
Mid-division, mistake and unseated rider 4 out op 15/2 tchd 17/2
PU
Horse silk
15
20/1
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor
Rear mid-division, lost touch 12th, pulled up before next op 22/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.00Pl:£3.00, £2.30, £2.60EX:£60.60Trifecta:£522.00Tricast:£370.97SF:£54.54Swingers:£10.20, £11.50, £8.50

Forecasts

Ginny's Destiny (3/1), Ga Law (9/2), Imagine (6/1), Lets Go Champ (15/2), In Excelsis Deo (8/1), Protektorat (9/1), Il Ridoto (10/1), Madara (16/1), Weveallbeencaught (20/1), Fugitif (28/1), Hartur D'arc (33/1), Janidil (40/1), Straw Fan Jack (40/1), Jetoile (66/1), Editeur Du Gite (100/1)

Verdict

GINNY'S DESTINY has a similar profile to Stage Star who won this for the Nicholls/Cobden combination last year and can enhance his excellent Cheltenham record. 2022 winner Ga Law is feared most on the back of his fine reappearance second at Chepstow. In Excelsis Deo, another with strong Cheltenham form, is next on the list ahead of Harry Derham's new recruit Imagine.

  1. GINNY'S DESTINY (IRE)
  2. GA LAW (FR)
  3. IN EXCELSIS DEO (FR)

Previous Winners

2023
Stage Star
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 7
4/1

Prize Money

1st: £84,405.002nd: £31,800.003rd: £15,915.004th: £7,950.005th: £3,990.006th: £1,995.007th: £990.008th: £510.00

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