Cheltenham Horse Racing Results | 16:50 16th March 2021

Horse Racing Cheltenham' Results | 16th March 2021

Sam Vestey National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

(12 ran, Non Runners: Soldier Of Love. 8 finished)
Race Type
Chase Turf
Class
1
Classifications
Chase, Cup, Grade, Hunt, National, National Hunt, Novice, Grade 2
Ground
Good To Soft
Distance
3m 5f 201y
Prize Money
£93,750
Time
07:57:84
Fences Jumped
22
Win Odds
4.5
BF Win
6.59
BF Place
2.28
Winning jockey
J W Kennedy
Winning trainer
I R Ferguson
Position Horse Odds Age Trainer Jockey Weight
Finishing Time
OR Horse Most
Likely To Win
1Silk 3
22-1111
C
Cl
Hcp
Win Place
“Held up in mid-division, mistake 2nd and 7th, closed gradually from 18th, tracking leaders 3 out, challenged last, soon led, stayed on well”
11.5
£11.5
7I R Ferguson
-
J W Kennedy
29.41%
11-6
477.84
152

27%

2 (1.5)Silk 8
131/211
C
G
Cl
Hcp
Place
“Tracked leader, led after 3 out, headed 2 out, close 3rd last, went and stayed on flat, not able to trouble winner”
11.5
£11.5
9P F Nicholls
29.41%
H Cobden
29.55%
11-6
478.113
153

18%

3 (3)Silk 2
110-512
C
Cl
Hcp
Place
“Chased leaders, mistake 7th, dived at 15th, challenged after 3 out, led next, pressed last, soon headed, held by winner and faded into 3rd flat”
11.5
£11.5
7Mrs D Foster
24%
Adrian Heskin
5.56%
11-6
478.385
147

16%

4 (17)Silk 13
92-3212 BF
G
Cl
Hcp
“Chased leaders on inside, outpaced in 5th when switched right before 2 out, went 4th from last, kept on but no impression”
11.5
£11.5
9C E Longsdon
20%
Aidan Coleman
33.33%
10-13
480.931
138

5%

5 (23)Silk 10
P33-111
T
C
G
Cl
Hcp
“Led, hit 4 out, headed after 3 out, lost 4th and weakened from last”
11.5
£11.5
8D Pipe
27.78%
T Scudamore
26.67%
11-6
482.022
146

9%

6 (24.75)Silk 12
0-132P0
C
G
Cl
Hcp
“Mid-division, not fluent 12th, headway 17th, mistake 4 out, outpaced after 3 out, well beaten 2 out”
11.5
£11.5
9N J Gifford
14.29%
James Davies
6.9%
11-6
482.34
140

2%

7 (26.25)Silk 5
2/12-F52
T
Cl
Hcp
“Held up towards rear, not fluent 9th, some headway before 3 out, 7th and ridden bend before 2 out, no impression”
11.5
£11.5
6W P Mullins
21.43%
P Townend
38.46%
11-6
482.613
148

10%

8 (31.25)Silk 1
4-044P5
C
G
Cl
Hcp
“Held up towards rear, pecked 15th, tried to close on downhill run to 3 out, made no impression and well beaten after 3 out”
11.5
£11.5
7D Pipe
27.78%
David Noonan
5.56%
11-6
483.522
125

2%

Non Runners
Position Horse Odds Age Trainer Jockey Weight OR Horse Most
Likely To Win
Non-runnerSilk 11
11112P
T
C
G
Hcp
“NonRunner”
11.5
£11.5
8P F Nicholls
29.41%
Bryony Frost
16.67%
11-6
144

3%

Pulled UpSilk 4
6-3243R
V
C
D
G
Cl
Hcp
“Mid-division on inside, not fluent and lost place 13th, slow 14th and 15th, behind when pulled up before 18th”
11.5
£11.5
10Jonjo O'Neill
7.41%
Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
0%
11-6
125

2%

Pulled UpSilk 6
5P39U1
C
Cl
Hcp
“Jumped slowly at times in rear, behind 18th, pulled up before next”
11.5
£11.5
8D Hogan
0%
S W Flanagan
5.88%
11-6
131

2%

Pulled UpSilk 7
P4-2522
P
C
G
Cl
Hcp
“Chased leaders on outside, mistake 6th, jumped left 8th and 9th, blundered 19th and lost place, blundered 4 out, behind 3 out, pulled up before 2 out”
11.5
£11.5
8B Pauling
4.76%
Luca Morgan
0%
11-6
136

2%

Pulled UpSilk 9
444-314 BF
T
C
G
Cl
Hcp
“Held up towards rear, not fluent 17th, tried to close after 4 out, no impression, not fluent and weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out”
11.5
£11.5
7C L Tizzard
11.43%
R M Power
23.81%
11-6
143

3%

Lengths Behind Winner
SP BSP Plc. BSP
  1st  Silk
3 Galvin
4.5 6.59 2.28
  2nd Silk
8 Next Destination
4 4.4 1.79
  3rd Silk
2 Escaria Ten
3.75 3.75 1.81

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