Cheltenham Horse Racing Results | 13:50 16th December 2023

Horse Racing Cheltenham' Results | 16th December 2023

Virgin Bet December Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

(All 12 ran. 9 finished)

Race Type

Chase Turf

Class

Classifications

Chase, Cup, Gold, Handicap

Ground

Soft

Distance

2m 4f 127y

Prize Money

£130,000

Time

05:11:19

Fences Jumped

Win Odds

7.5

Place Pays

1/5

BF Win

8.3

BF Place

2.82

Winning jockey

G Sheehan

Winning trainer

R Hobson

Results
Charts

Position		Horse	Odds	Age	Trainer	Jockey	Weight Finishing Time	OR	Horse Most Likely To Win
1	2	Fugitif 21225-4 T CD G Cl Hcp Win Place “Held up towards rear, headway when hampered 4 out, ridden to chase leaders 2 out, chased leader flat, stayed on to lead final strides”	11.5 £11.5	8	R Hobson 0%	G Sheehan 33.33%	11-3 311.19	151	9%
2 (0.1)	5	Il Ridoto 4416P-3 T CD G Cl Hcp Place “Led, clear with one other 8th, ridden 3 lengths clear 2 out, headed final strides”	11.5 £11.5	6	P F Nicholls 32.43%	Bryony Frost 23.08%	10-9 311.21	143	11%
3 (9.6)	10	Frero Banbou 4340-32 CD G Cl Hcp Place “Prominent early, tracked clear leading pair 8th, ridden 2 out, stayed on one pace”	11.5 £11.5	8	Miss V Williams 27.27%	Charlie Deutsch 23.53%	10-2 313.11	133	7%
4 (9.9)	9	Grandeur D'ame 7115-51 C D G Cl Hcp “Tracked clear leading pair 8th, ridden 3 out, stayed on one pace”	11.5 £11.5	7	A King 7.41%	Thomas Bellamy 0%	10-2 313.17	133	5%
5 (11.4)	1	Fakir D'Oudairies 15/2132- BF CD G Cl Hcp “Held up towards rear, ridden and headway 3 out, kept on same pace, nearest finish”	11.5 £11.5	8	J P O'Brien 22.22%	Jonjo O'Neill Jr. 7.14%	12-0 313.47	162	9%
6 (13.15)	11	Torn And Frayed 322P1/F CD G Cl Hcp “Close up, ridden 3 out, weakened next”	11.5 £11.5	9	N A Twiston-Davies 24.14%	Sam Twiston-Davies 20.83%	10-2 313.82	133	5%
7 (14.9)	4	Monmiral 42/2247- CD G Cl Hcp “Tracked clear leading pair 8th, ridden 2 out, weakened approaching last”	11.5 £11.5	6	P F Nicholls 32.43%	H Cobden 21.21%	10-11 314.17	145	13%
8 (18.65)	7	Jay Jay Reilly 151-235 D G Cl Hcp “Always in rear, in touch, ridden and weakened 3 out”	11.5 £11.5	7	D Skelton 12.96%	Harry Skelton 16.67%	10-5 314.92	139	3%
9 (24.65)	8	Do Your Job 1/655-78 T C D G Cl Hcp “In touch, ridden and weakened 3 out”	11.5 £11.5	9	Miss Lucinda V Russell 11.11%	D R Fox 6.25%	10-2 316.12	136	3%

Non Runners

Position		Horse	Odds	Age	Trainer	Jockey	Weight	OR	Horse Most Likely To Win
Pulled Up	3	Thunder Rock 13362-1 CD G Cl Hcp “Not jump well, in touch, lost place 7th, behind when pulled up 4 out”	11.5 £11.5	7	O Murphy 28.57%	S Bowen 33.33%	10-12	146	18%
Fell	12	Railway Hurricane 41P223 B CD G Cl Hcp “In rear, fell 4 out”	11.5 £11.5	8	G P Cromwell 13.16%	C Stone-Walsh 14.29%	9-11	129	4%
Fell	6	So Scottish 1127U-4 T CD G Cl Hcp “In touch, going well when fell 4 out”	11.5 £11.5	6	E Mullins 50%	M P Walsh 35%	10-7	141	12%

Lengths Behind Winner

	SP	BSP	Plc. BSP
1st 2 Fugitif	7.5	8.3	2.82
2nd 5 Il Ridoto	9.5	10.14	3.28
3rd 10 Frero Banbou	10	12.54	3.65

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