Jonbon wins third Shloer Chase at Cheltenham

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Nov, 22:20 · Archive

Jonbon won the Shloer Chase for the third time, maintaining his record of never finishing outside the first two in 29 races.

Jonbon won the Shloer Chase at Cheltenham on Friday for the third time in four seasons, with jockey Harry Cobden recording his first public ride on the ten-year-old as a successful one. The odds-on favourite won by two and a quarter lengths from Mighty Bandit. Jonbon maintained his remarkable record of never finishing outside the first two in 29 National Hunt races and recorded his 21st career victory.

The race was less competitive than expected after second-favourite Gidleigh Park was withdrawn a couple of hours before racing due to concerns about the drying ground. The ground conditions affected the meeting more broadly, with nine non-runners across the card and further absences expected for Saturday's Paddy Power Gold Cup. Other issues on the day included horses slipping on bends and low sun forcing runners to bypass several obstacles in the Albert Bartlett Novice Hurdle later on the card.

The official going description was changed from good, good-to-soft in places to good later in the afternoon ahead of Saturday's racing.

How it is being reported

• Jonbon shines on yet another trying day for troubled home of jumps racingPopular chaser victorious but ground issues, horses slipping and the low sun are all negatives for Cheltenham One of the more remarkable career records in jumping was extended again on Friday as Jonbon, one of the most popular chasers in training, won the Shloer Chase for the third time in the last four seasons and maintained his lifetime streak of never having finished outside the first two in 29 starts under National Hunt rules. On the opening day of Cheltenham’s second-biggest meeting, though, it also felt like a somewhat flat success, out of keeping with the setting and occasion. Jonbon…Guardian Sport · 13 Nov, 18:36
• Jonbon records Shloer Chase hat-trick at CheltenhamHarry Cobden made his first ride on Jonbon in public a successful one as the odds-on favourite landed a third Shloer Chase in gritty fashion at Cheltenham.Sky Sports · 13 Nov, 14:46

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