18 Apr 2018 17:00 Cheltenham
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £15,640); Distance: 3m 2f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Weatherite Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Another Hero (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | F/64300- / 9 | Jump (361) | B J Geraghty | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders 14th, challenged and badly bumped 2 out, soon led, joined last, driven and stayed on towards finish, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | SHD | Singlefarmpayment (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 2-2F5P5 / 11 | Jump (36) | R Johnson | T R George Mr N T Griffith… | 11/4 | |
| held up towards rear, steady headway on outside before 3 out, challenging and every chance when went badly left and hampered rivals 2 out, soon 2nd, hung right under pressure run-in, strong challenge near finish, just failed | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 4 L | Dell' Arca (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 1P7560 / 13 | Flat (665), Jump (34) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Prof Caroline Tisdall | 12/1 | |
| held up and behind, good headway on inside chasing leaders 4 out, went 3rd 2 out, stayed on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 5 L | Lovely Job (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | F/12121 / 9 | Jump (139) | N D Fehily | F O'Brien Paul & Clare Rooney | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, led 7th, headed 2 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 1¼ L | Some Invitation (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 1816-1P / 7 | Jump (113) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr T P Radford | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, headway on outside into mid-division 8th, chased leaders approaching 14th, 2nd 4 out, every chance 2 out, carried left soon after, weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 6 L | Vic De Touzaine (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 13) | U-1PPPP / 9 | Jump (36) | Wayne Hutchinson | Miss V Williams A Brooks & G Moore | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders approaching 13th, went 2nd 17th, led when badly hampered and lost place 2 out, weakened, not recover | ||||||||||
| 7th | 13 |   | 7 L | More Buck's (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 1) | 14FP3-7 / 11 | Jump (40) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Bucks Racing Club | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders 11th, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 2¾ L | Delusionofgrandeur (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 31353P / 8 | Jump (4) | Sean Quinlan | J Parkinson & S Smith McGoldrick Racing… | 20/1 | |
| tracked leader 2nd until mistake 16th, chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11 |   | 4 L | Scotchtown (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 5) | 7-42542 / 8 | Jump (34) | Jamie Bargary | N & W Twiston-Davies Valda Burke & Bryan… | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2 |   | 11 L | Smooth Stepper (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 502161 / 13 | Jump (11) | Danny Cook | J Parkinson & S Smith Mr S Brackenbury | 16/1 | |
| chased leader until 4th, chased leaders, weakened 15th, behind after | ||||||||||
| 11th | 14 |   | 9 L | What Happens Now (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | 231732 / 9 | Jump (33) | B S Hughes | D McCain Jnr Deva Racing Dr… | 8/1 | |
| led until 7th, remained prominent, hit 4 out, weakened after next | ||||||||||
| 12th | 1 |   | 10 L | Double Treasure (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 51-1117 / 8 | Jump (151) | Aidan Coleman | Jamie Snowden Mrs Carolyn Kendrick | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, mistake 14th, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 10 |   | - | Alvarado (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 6) | F6P4-32 / 14 | Jump (124) | Non Runner | F O'Brien Mr & Mrs William… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Coologue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | 8P3-PPP / 9 | Jump (25) | S Bowen | C E Longsdon The New Club Partnership | 10/1 | |
| always behind, jumped left 10th, not fluent 13th, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
