17:20 Cheltenham

Thursday 13 March 2025

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Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 2  |   3m 2f  |   Good to Soft  |   23 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:22  |   Winning time: 6m 56.29s
1st
Horse silk
18
12/1
T: P NolanJ: Mr Barry Thomas Stone (7)
Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, chased winner 2 out, went 2nd 2 out, led flat, held on op 20/1
2nd
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nk
4
811-10
9/2f
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Mr Derek O'Connor
Chased leaders early, settled in touch behind leaders, closed on inside 17th, led before 2 out, slowed into last and not fluent, headed flat, stayed on op 5/1 tchd 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
11
3
8/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins
Jumped right at times, led after 2nd, headed 10th, led 12th, headed 3 out, edged right before last, 3rd and no impression flat op 7/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 9/1
4th
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1 ½
7
28/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell (3)
Held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, mistake last, went 4th and stayed on flat tchd 25/1 and tchd 33/1
5th
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2 ¾
9
40/1
T: F O'BrienJ: Miss Gina Andrews
Soon prominent, led 10th, headed 12th, led 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon held, plugged on tchd 33/1
6th
Horse silk
nk
22
910-13
33/1
T: James OwenJ: Mr Alex Chadwick
Prominent, outpaced after 3 out, plugged on flat but no impression op 40/1 tchd 28/1
7th
Horse silk
3 ¼
17
911-0
28/1
T: N J HendersonJ: Mr Joshua Newman
Mid-division, mistake 9th, closed from 12th, outpaced 4 out, kept on flat but no impression op 20/1
8th
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½
24
50/1
T: D G BridgwaterJ: Mr T Hutsby (7)
Chased leaders, lost place before jumping right 11th, closed 17th, disputing 3rd 2 out, weakened flat tchd 80/1
9th
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2 ½
2
11/1
T: G P CromwellJ: Mr D G Lavery
Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway when not much room before 3 out, chasing leaders when not fluent 2 out, no impression last, no extra op 12/1
10th
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½
11
14/1
T: Jamie SnowdenJ: Mr William Biddick
In touch 3rd, lost place 3 out, well held 2 out op 11/1
11th
Horse silk
hd
23
7/1
T: G BrownJ: Mr Alan O'Sullivan (5)
Chased leaders, dropped into mid-division 3rd, mistake 5th and 13th, effort when not much room before 3 out, no impression 2 out op 5/1 tchd 8/1
12th
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3 ¼
12
11/1
T: B ConnellJ: Mr F Maguire
Held up towards rear, headway when not much room before 3 out, lost place before 2 out op 14/1
13th
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42
16
16/1
T: O MurphyJ: Mr James King
Held up in mid-division, mistake 7th and 15th, well beaten 4 out, tailed off op 18/1 tchd 20/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
22/1
T: N J HendersonJ: Mr J W Hendrick (3)
Mid-division, in touch on outside 14th, lost place before 18th, pulled up before 2 out op 33/1
PU
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5
50/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Miss Olive Nicholls (3)
Rear of mid-division, mistake and in rear 7th, pulled up after slow jump 8th op 66/1 tchd 80/1
UR
Horse silk
6
8/1
T: G P CromwellJ: Mr B O'Neill
Held up towards rear, bad mistake and unseated rider 15th op 17/2 tchd 9/1
PU
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8
33/1
T: G ElliottJ: Mr Harry Swan
Held up in touch in mid-division, closed 11th, lost place before not much room before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 28/1
PU
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10
40/1
T: Fiona NeedhamJ: Mr John Dawson
Always towards rear, pulled up before last op 28/1
PU
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13
8/1
T: J P FlavinJ: Mr N McParlan
Led until after 2nd, in touch, lost place before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 7/1 tchd 17/2
PU
Horse silk
14
20/1
T: G ElliottJ: Mr R James (3)
In rear, struggling 4 out, pecked 3 out, pulled up before 2 out tchd 25/1
PU
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19
80/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Miss Lucy Turner
Always towards rear, pushed along 10th, behind when pulled up before 14th op 100/1 tchd 66/1
PU
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20
80/1
T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr Stephen Connor (3)
Never better than mid-division, mistake 15th, well beaten 17th, pulled up before 3 out op 100/1 tchd 150/1
PU
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21
125/1
T: Miss R CurtisJ: Mr Jack Andrews
Prominent, mistake 7th, lost place 17th, well beaten when mistake 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 80/1

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Non-Runners

15
Horse silk
Where It All Began21
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 9
T: G Elliott  J: Mr J L Scallan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£14.80Pl:£3.20, £1.90, £2.90, £6.10EX:£94.30Trifecta:£1,362.30Tricast:£489.22SF:£64.26Swingers:£19.80, £30.60, £7.20

Forecasts

Johnnywho (9/2), Walking On Air (7/1), Sa Majeste (8/1), Midnight Our Fred (8/1), Mint Boy (8/1), Yeah Man (11/1), Nine Graces (11/1), Daily Present (12/1), Git Maker (14/1), Westerninthepark (16/1), Music Of Tara (20/1), Fantastic Lady (22/1), Weveallbeencaught (28/1), Wiseguy (28/1), Grozni (33/1), Cleatus Poolaw (33/1), Manothepeople (40/1), Sine Nomine (40/1), Dom Of Mary (50/1), Where It All Began (50/1), Gelino Bello (50/1), Now Where Or When (80/1), Galop De Chasse (80/1), Pats Fancy (125/1)

Verdict

Gavin Cromwell landed an almighty punt in this race a year ago and has a couple of very live chances in MINT BOY and Yeah Man. There's slightly more substance to the latter's form but the former could take off over this sort of trip, so is marginally preferred. Johnnywho certainly won't lack for assistance from the saddle so he's feared, with Manofthepeople one to consider at longer odds with her rider having won this race before.

  1. MINT BOY (IRE)
  2. YEAH MAN (IRE)
  3. JOHNNYWHO (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Inothewayurthinkin
Weight: 12-0  |Age: 6
13/8

Prize Money

1st: £36,668.002nd: £18,330.003rd: £9,165.004th: £4,582.005th: £2,295.006th: £1,148.00
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