2025-04-16 Cheltenham 16:25
Cheltenham

Weatherite Air Conditioning Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Distance: 3m2f

Going: Good

Prize: £15,609

Runners: 6

Winning time: 6m 42.70s (slow by 3.70s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 2

3 Manothepeople

J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien

Age:10 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:133 SP:100/30

Held up in rear - niggled along briefly 12th - headway 14th - went second 17th - disputed lead but not fluent 4 out - ridden 2 out - led last - kept on well(op 3/1)

2 12

5 Hymac

J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry

Age:9 Weight:10st 11lbs

OR:130 SP:6/5F

Prominent - disputed lead 10th - led clearly 17th - joined 4 out - lost position 2 out - weakened last(op 7/5)

3 27 39

1 Does He Know

J:Ciaran Gethings T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Age:10 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:147 SP:14/1

In touch with leaders - hit 9th - not fluent 16th - mistake and outpaced 4 out - went third 3 out - soon weakened(op 12/1)

4 19 58

7 Java Point

J:Gavin Sheehan T:Henry Oliver

Age:10 Weight:10st 9lbs

OR:128 SP:9/2

In rear - jumped right 3rd - headway 5th - dropped to last 13th - struggling from 17th - went modest fourth after 3 out(op 11/2)

4 Moroder

J:James Best T:Seamus Mullins

Age:11 Weight:10st 12lbs

OR:131 SP:13/2

Led - jumped right 2nd - joined 10th - headed 17th - weakened and lost third 3 out - pulled up 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)(op 11/2 tchd 7/1)

6 What Path

J:Adam Wedge T:Keiran Burke

Age:8 Weight:10st 10lbs

OR:129 SP:16/1

Prominent - lost position 4th - soon dropped to last - lost touch 8th - pulled up 9th (vet said gelding was found to have an irregular heartbeat and bled from the nose)(op 14/1)

Grandads Cottage

J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy

Age:10 Weight:11st 3lbs

OR:136 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £4.34

Tote place: £1.80 £1.30

Exacta: £8.80

Trifecta: £50.80

CSF: £8.25