Cheltenham Horse Racing Results | 15:20 14th March 2014

Horse Racing Cheltenham' Results | 14th March 2014

BETFRED CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP CHASE GRADE 1 (1)

(13 ran, Non Runners: First Lieutenant. 11 finished)
Race Type
Chase Turf
Class
1
Classifications
Chase, Cup, Gold, Grade, Grade 1
Ground
Good
Distance
3m 2f 110y
Prize Money
£327,326
Time
6:43:87
Fences Jumped
22
Win Odds
21
BF Win
25.73
BF Place
5.67
Winning jockey
D N Russell
Winning trainer
J Culloty
Position Horse Odds Age Trainer Jockey Weight
Finishing Time
OR Horse Most
Likely To Win
1Silk 8
31-876
D
G
Cl
Hcp
Win Place
“In rear and detached 10th, driven 4 out, still plenty to do next, headway under pressure approaching 2 out, chased leaders last, led and hung badly right final 110yds, held on all out”
11.5
£11.5
8J Culloty
50%
D N Russell
3.45%
11-10
403.88
152

3%

2 (0.1)Silk 10
176611
D
Cl
Hcp
Place
“Led 4th, narrowly headed 8th, stayed challenging, led 11th, joined 4 out, narrowly headed, ridden 3 out, went right and bumped 2 out, rallied last, strong challenge and carried right final 110yds, just failed”
11.5
£11.5
10W P Mullins
13.64%
D J Casey
5.88%
11-10
403.897
161

5%

3 (0.85)Silk 13
7-7U51
CD
Cl
Hcp
Place
“In rear, tended to run in snatches, jumped slowly 8th, 11th and 12th, ridden 13th, hit 15th, headway 3 out, bumped 2 out, stayed on well to chase leaders, carried right final 110yds, kept on well close home”
11.5
£11.5
9D G Bridgwater
25%
T Scudamore
24.14%
11-10
404.022
160

5%

4 (1.85)Silk 11
1F3-31
Cl
Hcp
“Towards rear but in touch, steady headway 18th, challenged 4 out and soon led, ridden approaching 2 out, went left and then wandered right under pressure run-in, headed final 110yds, not recover”
11.5
£11.5
8P F Nicholls
6.98%
N Fehily
21.88%
11-10
404.188
177

23%

5 (4.1)Silk 1
/11-61
Cl
Hcp
“In rear, not fluent 4th and 9th, improved 16th, chased leaders from 4 out, not fluent 3 out, stayed on under pressure approaching next to chase leader last, pushed left soon after, wandered flat, no extra final 110yds”
11.5
£11.5
9N J Henderson
21.05%
B J Geraghty
32.14%
11-10
404.563
180

29%

6 (6.85)Silk 9
423-55
Hcp
“In touch, blundered 6th, dropped to rear 8th, headway to chase leaders from 16th, well there when hit 2 out, weakened run-in”
11.5
£11.5
7Debbie Hughes
10.53%
P J Carberry
14.29%
11-10
405.022
153

2%

7 (17.85)Silk 6
512512
CD
G
Cl
Hcp
“Led to 4th, chased leaders, dropped to rear 14th, stayed on again from 2 out”
11.5
£11.5
11Anthony Charlton
0%
J Faltejsek
0%
11-10
406.855
146

1%

8 (21.1)Silk 12
203-92
Cl
Hcp
“Pressed leaders, still upsides approaching 4 out when dropped to 3rd, one pace 3 out, weakened from 2 out, not fluent last”
11.5
£11.5
10Miss R Curtis
40%
Nick Scholfield
10%
11-10
407.397
153

2%

9 (24.1)Silk 4
-16143
CD
G
Cl
Hcp
“Chased leaders, mistake 18th, mistake and went right 4 out, soon weakened”
11.5
£11.5
7Miss V Williams
22.73%
L Treadwell
20%
11-10
407.897
158

1%

10 (30.1)Silk 14
81-131
D
G
Cl
Hcp
“In rear, headway to chase leaders 4 out, ridden next, one pace and held when badly bumped 2 out”
11.5
£11.5
7N J Henderson
21.05%
A P McCoy
11.43%
11-10
408.897
158

9%

11 (34.6)Silk 5
1-F443
D
G
Cl
Hcp
“Hit 3rd, in rear but in touch, blundered 13th, weakened and hit 4 out, no chance when blundered 3 out”
11.5
£11.5
8Miss V Williams
22.73%
Aidan Coleman
10.71%
11-10
409.647
155

2%

Non Runners
Position Horse Odds Age Trainer Jockey Weight OR Horse Most
Likely To Win
Non-runnerSilk 3
3-3423 BF
G
Hcp
11.5
£11.5
9M Morris
0%
D J Casey
5.88%
11-10
164

7%

Unseated RiderSilk 2
3-1012
D
G
Cl
Hcp
“Chased leaders, ridden 16th, weakened 4 out, tailed off when blundered and unseated rider last”
11.5
£11.5
8J Parkinson & S Smith
12%
Jonathan England
10%
11-10
157

1%

Unseated RiderSilk 7
111/31
Hcp
“With leaders, led 8th, headed 11th, stayed prominent until weakened 16th, blundered and unseated rider next”
11.5
£11.5
9P Fenton
0%
B T O'Connell
0%
11-10
170

11%

Lengths Behind Winner
SP BSP Plc. BSP
  1st  Silk
8 Lord Windermere
21 25.73 5.67
  2nd Silk
10 On His Own
17 24 5.38
  3rd Silk
13 The Giant Bolster
15 18 3.63