18 Mar 2022 16:10 Cheltenham
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £24,445); Distance: 3m 2f 70y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Billaway (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 1252-21 / 13 | Jump (34) | Mr P W Mullins | W P Mullins The Turner Family | 13/8 | |
| midfield, mistake 4th (water), jumped right 6th, mistake 18th, pushed along before 4 out, ridden before 3 out, 10 lengths down in 3rd 2 out, took 2nd last, stayed on strongly flat, led on line | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 19 |   | NK | Winged Leader (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 21-1111 / 9 | Jump (54) | Mr B O'Neill | D M Christie Samuel John Hegarty/miss… | 9/2 | |
| held up in touch, chased leader 6th, jumped ahead 17th, ridden and joined 3 out, led again 2 out, clear last, headed on line | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | 12 L | Mighty Stowaway (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 12211P / 12 | Jump (33) | Mr J J Codd | G Elliott Mr N Sutton | 33/1 | |
| held up in touch, ridden after 4 out, pressed leader 3 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 13 L | Dubai Quest (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 11/11-11 / 9 | Jump (41) | Miss Gina Andrews | T Ellis The Oak Partnership | 13/2 | |
| held up in touch, close up 17th, ridden after 4 out, one pace from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 18 |   | 2¼ L | Senor Lombardy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 422-121 / 12 | Jump (19) | Mr Lyall Hodgins | Mrs K Harding K&B Harding & A&K… | 66/1 | |
| midfield, hit 11th, ridden before 18th, lost touch with leaders before 4 out, drifted right before 3 out, stayed on from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 15 |   | 38 L | Pont Aven (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 4P3F11 / 12 | Jump (37) | Alex Chadwick | J P Owen Miss H M McMahon | 14/1 | |
| midfield, some headway 17th, not fluent 4 out and ridden, hit 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Overworkdunderpaid (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 47-U113 / 9 | Jump (27) | Mr G Chatterton | L Morgan The Overworkdunderpaid… | 50/1 | |
| in rear of midfield, blundered 1st and dropped to rear, pushed along after 10th, lost touch 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 16th | ||||||||||
| PU | 14 |   | - | Point The Way (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 0) | 2-11411 / 11 | Jump (12) | Mr Joe Wright | Guy Brewer Mr C H Brewer | 100/1 | |
| towards rear, lost touch 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 16 |   | - | Premier Magic (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 111-311 / 11 | Jump (47) | Mr Bradley Gibbs | B Gibbs Mr Julian Sherriff | 25/1 | |
| midfield, lost ground and towards rear 5th, detached 9th, well adrift when pulled up before 11th | ||||||||||
| PU | 17 |   | - | Rewritetherules (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 0) | 7021P9 / 11 | Jump (89) | Mr David O'Brien | David O'Brien Mr David O'brien | 150/1 | |
| held up in rear, mistake 1st, modest headway 12th, lost touch 17th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Monbeg Chit Chat (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 1-11311 / 11 | Jump (47) | Mr Christopher Furness | Mrs G B Walford Mrs J W Furness | 50/1 | |
| held up in midfield, hampered 9th, not fluent 12th, ridden after 13th, awkward 14th, tailed off 16th, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Back Bar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 3-21P21 / 12 | Jump (29) | Mrs Izzie Hill | A Hill Richard Cranfield | 100/1 | |
| in rear of midfield, mistake 8th, hit 12th, towards rear and ridden 13th, tailed off 17th, pulled up before 18th | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Lord Schnitzel (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 111121 / 10 | Jump (20) | Mr M C O'Donovan | D Queally Klaus Koentopp | 33/1 | |
| prominent, mistake 13th, hit 16th, pressed leaders 4 out, ridden before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, beaten when pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| PU | 9 |   | - | It Came To Pass (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 75-321F / 12 | Jump (61) | Miss Maxine O'Sullivan | E M O'Sullivan Mrs Alurie O'Sullivan | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, well adrift 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Fumet D'oudairies (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 12-1211 / 9 | Jump (48) | Mr Zac Baker | T Ellis D'oudes Partnership | 25/1 | |
| in rear, awkward 1st, hit 5th, blundered 13th, ridden after 15th, well adrift 17th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Don Bersy (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 21R/R-1R / 9 | Jump (292) | Mr Tommie M O'Brien | R Potter Mr R D Potter | 150/1 | |
| driven to start with rest, midfield 1st, led after 2nd, 5 lengths clear 3rd, reduced advantage 9th, mistake and headed 17th, weakened quickly 18th, pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Desire De Joie (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 436P12 / 10 | Jump (23) | Mr A Wright | N R Wright Nick Wright And… | 66/1 | |
| midfield, not fluent 8th, ridden after 15th, lost touch 18th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Cousin Pascal (FR) (gelding, brown, 12 0) | 11-1221 / 11 | Jump (27) | Mr James King | J J O'Shea Mr Nathan Richards | 12/1 | |
| led, headed after 2nd, lost place 7th, not fluent 11th, awkward 15th, reminders after 16th, slow 17th, pulled up before 18th | ||||||||||
| FE | 3 |   | - | Bob And Co (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 1U11-22 / 12 | Flat (2774), Jump (27) | Mr D Maxwell | P F Nicholls Mr David Maxwell | 11/2 | |
| towards rear, not fluent 7th, fell 9th | ||||||||||
| 20 |   | - | Zamparelli (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 1-F2672 / 11 | Jump (19) | Mr D Andrews | Miss V Collins Miss Sarah A Dawson | 0/0 | ||
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