Alan Johns Horse Racing Form | Cheltenham 16:25 17th April 2019

never really travelling, soon towards rear, never on terms, tailed off

in touch, badly hampered and carried right 1st, behind when jumped badly left 2nd, pulled up after 3rd

led, ridden headed just before 2 out, still chasing leaders under pressure approaching last, no extra final 75yds

tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, unable to quicken and outpaced next, well held and jumped left last

in touch, lost place 8th, ridden and weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out

led, headed 8th, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened after 5 out

held up, mistake 2nd, fell 5th

pressed leader, mistake 4 out and lost place, weakened after 3 out

settled in rear, tailed off 5th

led until 4th, mistake 9th, lost 2nd and blundered 14th, mistake next, tailed off and pulled up 18th

mid-division, hit 5th and 6th, pushed along from 11th, left 3rd 14th, ridden to chase leader next, led between last 2, stayed on, ridden out

mistakes, chased leaders until 13th, behind 15th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out

blundered and dropped to rear 1st, not jump well after, detached in last trio after 9th, losing touch when pulled up 13th

made all, clear 4th until pressed but held together 10th, shaken up between last 2, driven, ran on well and always just holding rival flat

always towards rear, lost touch 6th, tailed off

prominent, led 13th, headed after 5 out, ridden along 3 out, already weakening when mistake 2 out

midfield, quickly losing place when hampered 6f out, tailed off when pulled up 3f out

always towards rear, shaken up after 8th, no chance when stumbled 3 out, tailed off

in touch on outer, challenged going well leaving back straight, led over 2f out, pushed out final furlong

tracked leaders, close 3rd after 3 out, soon ridden, held when one pace in 4th and fell next

held up, outpaced by leading trio after 3 out, no chance from next, tailed off

led to 5th, led again 3 out, headed and weakened soon after 2 out

held up in touch, not fluent 2nd, chased leader 6th, every chance 3 out, soon ridden and weakened

led, blundered 10th, headed 13th, close 3rd home turn, driven to lead before last, held on well close home

close up, challenged halfway to over 2f out, outpaced from over 1f out

led and clear to 5 out, ridden and headed 2 out, rallied and chased (clear) winner before last, kept on, no impression

tracking leaders when fell heavily 9th

jumped right at times, chased leader, led approaching 3 out, drew clear between last 2, easily

held up, under pressure when 4th 4 out, never able to threaten front three

held up on outer, shaken up in share of 4th 2 out, ridden in share of 2 lengths 2nd last, one pace under pressure run-in

led, clear after 3rd, not fluent next, came back to the field after 6th, jumped left 3 out, hung right after 3 out, headed next, ridden and every chance last, stayed on same pace flat

held up, not fluent 5th, weakened after next

held up, pushed along after 4th, weakened 6th, behind when pulled up before 3 out

led to 2nd, chased leaders until weakened after 7th

tracked winner, mistake 5th, driven and lost 2nd after 3 out, weakened between last 2

held up, ridden after 8th, weakened 3 out

settled towards rear, effort in 2nd after 8th, clear of rest after next, ridden to lead bypassing 2 out, soon hung left, stayed on steadily to hold runner-up from last

up and down through field and tending to jump very slowly, last at 5th, terrible mistake 6th, went 3rd at 9th and again after 3 out where driven, reluctant after and soon tailed himself off

held up, headway 13th, not clear run 4 out, shaken up before next, ridden when mistake and weakened last

prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakening when hung left over 2f out

took keen hold early, virtually always last, slow 2nd and 5th, almost out of touch 8th, went 5th before last, promising

led, blundered 1st, blundered and unseated rider 2nd

difficult to saddle and very late to paddock, always behind, badly tailed off 3 out

jumped left, led until 5th, tracked leader, ridden after 4 out, weakened before next, blundered last, virtually pulled up

struggling 6th, always towards rear, tailed off

always towards rear

held up towards rear, headway after 9th, ridden before 2 out, stayed on but not pace to get involved

midfield, weakened after 4th, tailed off 3 out

midfield until dropped to rear 5th, ridden next, soon struggling, well behind when pulled up before 10th

raced in last and not going that well, driven and detached 3 out, started to stay on in straight, took 2nd 2 out, led final 150yds, kept on dourly

jumped badly, tailed off from 3rd, pulled up before 3 out

in touch until dropped to last trio 10th, mistake next, struggling 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 17th

always towards rear, tailed off

made all, joined when left distance clear 3 out

took keen hold, held up on inside, effort and ridden over 3f out, no impression final 2f

prominent, went second 7th, effort and hung left from 3 out, kept on to lead towards finish

close up, slow 5th, led on bit home turn, easily drew right away

led, hung right and headed before 3 out, soon weakened, mistake 3 out

led, raced quite keenly, not fluent 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened last

mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, ridden before 2 out, slight lead last, headed entering final furlong, stayed on but no extra close home

took keen hold, jumped well, made all, clear 4 out, kept on well from next, very easily

led, pushed along and 3 lengths up when fell 2 out

blundered 1st and 17th and several other mistakes, settled in 3rd, went 2nd before 3 out, challenged next, ridden to lead and hit last, soon drew clear flat

2nd or 3rd until after 6th, ridden and weakened next, midfield when fell heavily last, winded but recovered

tracked leader, hampered and made a mistake 5 out, headway under pressure approaching 3 out, soon driven and stayed on well after last

led briefly until headed by winner after 1st, mistake 4th, dropped to last 5th, well held when hampered 3 out, tailed off

held up, behind from halfway

chased leaders, lost place approaching 4th, behind from next

held up in touch, pushed along before 4 out, weakened and behind before 3 out

mid-division, struggling 3 out, never troubled leaders

tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd after 3 out, challenging for 2nd and 2 lengths down on winner when mistake last, stayed on but always being held

led until after 1st, prominent until 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off

mistake 3rd, struggling 5th, always towards rear, tailed off

struggling 5th, always in rear, tailed off when pulled up 7th

held up, pushed along and headway 4 out, ridden in 4th after 3 out, stayed on approaching last, kept on well into 2nd run-in

led, pushed along and headed 2 out, soon ridden and weakened

lost place halfway, no chance from 4 out

led at strong gallop, mistakes 16th, next (where field were spreadeagled) and 2 out, ridden and 9 lengths ahead last, hung left flat, bold ride

led at slow pace, ridden and headed 2 out, 3rd and beaten last

well place until weakened under pressure soon after 3 out

chased leaders, shaken up after 3 out, ridden to challenge and briefly disputed lead after 2 out, 4th and held when fell last

took keen hold, detached in last, effort on inner after 2 out, 4th when tried to run up inner on home turn and checked in run, ridden and went 2nd at last, stayed on but always held, arguably unlucky

not fluent on occasions, led, ridden when mistake 2 out, nearly 3 lengths in front and keeping on well when fell last

chased leaders, not fluent 1st, went second after 4 out, led going well 2 out, ridden clear after last

held up, some headway after 6th, weakened well before next

held up in touch, steady headway after 4 out, not fluent and outpaced next, rallied to chase clear leading pair run-in, no impression

left in lead 1st, joined 6th, headed 11th, pressed leader to 6 out, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, rallied to chase leading pair run-in, kept on, broke blood vessel

in touch, pushed along 5th, struggling before next, behind before 2 out

tracked leaders, mistake 10th, ridden along before 3 out, weakened after 2 out

led, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon outpaced and beaten

prominent, not fluent 5 out, ridden to challenge between last 2, slightly untidy last, one pace run-in

not fluent 1st, prominent until lost place 5th, tailed off 2 out

plunged start, pulled hard early, always last, awkward 2nd and hampered, badly tailed off 6th, pulled up next

tracked leaders, ridden along and outpaced in 5th after 4 out, rallied approaching last, stayed on well, led towards finish

held up, headway going well 4 out, led on bit between last 2, pushed clear, readily

led until 12th, tracked leader, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before last

mid-division, headway 5th, ridden after 3 out, went 4th between last 2, kept on but not pace to get on terms

disputed lead until 7th, chased leaders, struggling 15th, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before next

mid-division, ridden in last pair before 6th, headway after 3 out, stayed on from next, went 4th run-in

held up, headway from 16th, ridden in 5th after 18th, left disputing well held 2nd 2 out, stayed on but no chance with winner

led at decent pace, headed after 13th, weakened after next, pulled up before 3 out

tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd and 3rd and dropped to rear, soon struggling, no chance after 5th, tailed off

made all, pushed along and asserted after 3 out, jumped well until hit last, kept on well run-in

led, mistake 1st, headed 5th, remained close up until weakened 7th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 3 out

held up, hit 4th, soon ridden and lost touch

held up, steady headway 8th, led approaching 2 out, pushed clear between last 2, comfortably

held up, blundered badly 6th, not recover and pulled up soon after

chased leader to 7th, lost place 10th, struggling in rear when mistake 14th, behind when pulled up before 2 out

held up, jumped slowly 1st, struggling and left behind before 4 out

raced keenly, made all, ridden and edged right before last, driven out and ran on well run-in

held up, ridden 5f out, plugged on final 2f, never a threat

led after 1st until next, prominent, ridden after 3 out, every chance from next, held when stumbled last, no extra towards finish

in touch, headway from 7th, tracked leaders 3 out, led turning in, ridden when strongly challenged between last 2, headed soon after last, stayed on

prominent, lost place before 6th and soon towards rear, ridden along 4 out, rallied before 2 out, plugged on to go 3rd last

tracked leaders, blundered 3 out, soon ridden, no extra in 3rd between last 2

tracked leader, pushed along to lead extended run-in, ridden and stayed on well to draw clear final furlong

midfield, ridden and weakened before 2 out

held up, weakened and behind after 3 out, pulled up before last