Fergal O'Brien Horse Racing Form | Cheltenham 15:15 17th April 2019

always prominent, led 5th, pushed clear after 3 out, comfortably

midfield, ridden along and dropped towards rear 4 out, rallied 3 out, stayed on to go 4th towards finish

raced in last place for most of race, never looked like reaching leaders

behind, headway 8th, pressing leaders when blundered badly 13th, not recover, mistake 3 out, well beaten when went wrong and pulled up after 3 out, fatally injured

midfield, jumped slowly at times, went 3rd at 8th, driven and outpaced next, went 2nd 2 out, stayed on after hitting last but went left and always held

behind, ridden and struggling before 7th, tailed off 3 out

led, clear 11th until after 14th, ridden and headed approaching next, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out

towards rear, ridden after 3 out, never a threat

mid-division, ridden and slightly outpaced approaching 3 out, stayed on again between last 2

held up, headway after 4 out, soon chased leaders, ridden 2 out, weakened last

in touch, mistake 3rd, switched to outer and headway approaching 3 out, soon tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, weakened run-in

midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

led, 4 lengths clear briefly 8th, bumped along and headed after 3 out, dropped back 3rd, rallied to lead 2 out, stayed on gamely flat

behind, blundered 4th, 5th and driven and outpaced before 3 out, rallied next, every chance last, urged along and outpaced final 100yds

held up in last pair, headway after 7th, close up after 3 out, ridden after next, kept on to go 2nd after last, not pace of winner

midfield, ridden over 3f out, effort over 2f out, one pace over 1f out

chased leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, outpaced from over 1f out

close up, driven 6f out, soon struggling, tailed off

chased leaders, led 2 out, soon ridden, driven out and stayed on well

tracked leaders, led 7th, pecked 2 out, edged left final 150yds, headed towards finish

held up in rear, jumped carefully 6th, effort to challenge between last two, every chance last, soon ridden, kept on same pace final 175yds

held up in rear, hit 3 out, headway 2 out, led last, pushed out, readily

held up, ridden 7th, went 3rd last (usual 2 out), soon weakened

chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, no impression after 2 out, weakened after last

mid-division, outpaced approaching 3 out, stayed on again between last 2 but no threat to leaders

tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 3rd entering final furlong, kept on but not quite pace to get on terms

chased leaders, led after 7th, ridden approaching 2 out where nearest pursuer fell, stayed on well, clear last, eased towards finish

tracked leaders, big jump and bumped 1st, led 4th until ridden and headed 3 out, one pace and held by comfortable winner from between last 2

chased leader, pushed along when left in lead 4 out, ridden and headed just before 2 out where mistake, in rear after, weakened last

in rear, jumped carefully 7th, ridden after 4 out, outpaced when jumped left 3 out, no impression on leaders when blundered last

held up, ran wide 10f out, headway on outer over 6f out, shaken up over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

held up, not fluent 11th, headway soon after, led 2 out, ridden and headed when jumped right last, hung left and no extra flat

led, not fluent 4th, headed next, ridden and weakened after 7th

midfield, lost place 3 out, headway after 2 out, driven to chase leaders between last 2, unable to quicken approaching last, kept on run-in and edged right, not pace to trouble leaders

held up in rear, ridden approaching 2 out, driven and switched left between last 2, continued to edge left when headway approaching last, kept on, edged right run-in, never able to trouble leaders

looked well; slowly away, never travelling, always behind, tailed off 13th, pulled up after next

in rear, jumped slowly 1st, some headway approaching 3 out, ridden when no impression before 2 out, soon well beaten

held up towards rear, ridden after 7th, not pace to get involved

ran in snatches, effort and chasing leaders 2f out, beaten 1f out

tracked leaders, struggling 17th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

pressed leaders, effort 3 out, clear with one other after next, ridden to lead before last, soon clear, readily

settled in rear, headway 8th, led after 3 out, hard pressed last, edged left, ran on under hands and heels close home

3rd until jumped right and unseated rider 6th

tracked leaders, hit 5th, dropped to last and ridden 7th, stayed on to chase winner approaching 2 out, challenged between last 2, unable to quicken run-in

looked well, held up well off the pace in last, progress on inner on long run before 2 out, one pace and no impression on leaders before last

held up, ridden and headway 3 out, one pace from next

close up behind leading pair, ridden to take narrow lead 2 out, headed last, kept on flat but just held when short of room near finish

led, clear 3rd, jumped slowly 6th, came back to the field after 4 out, headed after 2 out, weakened flat

held up in touch, every chance when hampered 4 out, shaken up approaching last, weakened flat

close up until lost place after 9th, rallied after 5 out, no impression from next

mid-division, effort after 9th, weakened before next, tailed off

2nd or 3rd until bumped ahead over 2f out, kept on steadily until collared close home

held up, headway over 4f out, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish

in touch, pushed along briefly over 4f out, soon headway and joined leader, ridden and outpaced in 2nd 2f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace

held up towards rear, steady progress from 3f out, switched left over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, went 3rd final stride

in touch on outer, lost place after 13th, weakened and behind after 5 out

jumped right, held up, steady headway after 4 out, outpaced next, beaten final 2

never travelling, always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up 12th

in touch, outpaced halfway, rallied and prominent when mistake 3 out, outpaced next, just over 8 lengths fourth and beaten when hit and unseated rider last

led, jumped right 7th, ridden when headed 2 out, chased winner after, edged left run-in, stayed on same pace

always towards rear

held up towards rear, headway after 7th, tracked leaders after next, ridden and every chance between last 2, held last, no extra

chased leader until led 2nd, headed approaching 4th, chased leader again until led after 9th, joined when rival fell 3 out, ridden approaching last, stayed on

in touch, headway to track leader after 8th, ridden to lead between last 2, stayed on well

held up, headway 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out

not fluent 3rd, soon ridden and not travelling, well beaten 3 out, mistake last

close up, led 3 out, hard pressed from next, held on gamely run-in

midfield, ridden and outpaced 2 out, 5 lengths 3rd at last, soon left 2nd flat, driven and stayed on, just failed

tracked leaders, ridden along and struggling before 4 out, slow jump 3 out, soon tailed off

prominent, raced quite keenly, led over 3f out, ridden and strongly pressed 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong

led narrowly, ridden and headed before 3 out, weakened 2 out

mid-division, headway after 6th, challenged 3 out, soon ridden, every chance 2 out, soon held, stayed on same pace from last

held up towards rear, headway after 6th, tracked leaders next, ridden and every chance turning in, held after next, stayed on same pace from 2 out

held up, headway after 3 out, weakened before last

led until after 5th, tracked leader until ridden after 9th, one pace from next

held up in touch, went 2nd after 9th, led 4 out, drew clear 2 out, easily

always in rear, lost touch 9th, tailed off

held up, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong, never able to challenge

led to 4th, remained prominent, led approaching 3 out, ridden and edged right before last, headed final 175yds, intimidated by rival and carried right run-in, kept on to challenge, held near finish

held up, in touch when mistake 14th, no progress after next, poor 5th before 3 out, very tired after and virtually pulled up after last

tracked leader, not fluent 6th, lost 2nd 3 out, weakened soon after, tailed off

held up, headway after 6th, ridden and hung left approaching 8th, weakened before next

prominent, lost place after 5th, headway 7th, joined leaders next, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened next, jumped righ tlast, hung right flat

tracked leaders, close up when went wrong and pulled up after 6th

in rear, headway after 4 out, went 2nd approaching 3 out, soon challenging, upsides last, soon led briefly, edged left run-in, no extra towards finish

in touch, headway 3 out, challenged next, soon ridden, kept on same pace from last

never better than midfield, ridden 3 out, soon weakened and behind

held up last, good headway after 2 out, led inside final furlong, drew clear final 120yds, comfortably

held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, outpaced after 3 out, headway approaching last, stayed on but never going pace to threaten

tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, left challenging for held 2nd at the last, stayed on same pace

held up in midfield, closed after 7th, mistake next, 5th and under pressure 2 out, kept on steadily flat but never getting on terms with leaders

led, jumped right, mistake and bumped rival 1st, headed 8th, led again 10th, mistake 14th, soon headed and ridden, dropped to last and beaten next, soon weakened, tailed off

jumped right at times, soon pushed into lead, headed 3 out, soon under pressure, switched right, lost 2nd and well beaten 2 out, weakened before last

ran in snatches, mainly towards rear on outer, driven before, chased clear leading quartet, bend approaching 2 out, stayed on to go 3rd soon after last, drifted right and kept on flat, no chance with winner

mid-division, headway on outer turning in, ridden with chance over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, always being held by winner

tracked leaders, led after 3 out, soon hard pressed, ridden 2 out, edged left after last, kept on well but headed final stride

in rear, mistake 2nd, jumped slowly 4th, ridden after 6th, behind when pulled up before 14th

held up in last trio, closed into midfield on long run after 8th, 4th and ridden after 3 out, no impression and never any threat to winner after, kept on flat to snatch well beaten 2nd last stride

held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace from next

tracked leader, driven over 3f out, weakened 2f out

held up, effort 3 out, headway to lead narrowly 2 out, driven and headed last, ridden run-in, kept on well but always held

held up, blundered badly 5th, headway after 11th, went 2nd 3 out, soon ridden, one pace and no chance with winner from 2 out

held up, ridden after 3 out, headway and not fluent last, not trouble leaders

midfield, mistake 7th, closed to chase leaders 11th, left 3rd and badly hampered 14th, driven after next and close enough in 3rd when blundered 3 out, well beaten after, clung on to 3rd close home

not fluent, held up, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, never a threat

jumped left, not fluent 6th, chased winner until 7th, ridden to challenge for 2nd after next but soon no chance with very easy winner, went 2nd close home

in touch, pushed along in last before 3 out, no progress and well beaten before 2 out

prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace in 3rd inside final furlong

led until after 1st, tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, chased leader last, stayed on but always held

in touch towards rear, ridden 6f out, soon struggling and well behind final 2f, tailed off

held up, mistake 4th, headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden, ran on to go 2nd post

in touch, ridden in 4th approaching 3 out, weakened between last 2

with winner to 6th, raced in 2nd after until pushed along to join winner again 14th to approaching 17th, soon ridden, lost 2nd 3 out, stayed on same pace

held up, headway 3 out, led next, shaken up to go clear last, stayed on strongly