| R2 GB - CHELTENHAM | 28 January 2023 |
| Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) 5U NCHSE HCP ($53,290), 4139m 5:15.10 | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 1. STAGE STAR (IRE) 7yo Gelding | P F NICHOLLS MR H COBDEN | 76.0 $3.75 | |||||||
| FAME AND GLORY (GB) - SPARKY MAY (GB) | ||||||||||
| OWNERS GROUP 044 | 2nd | 4. DATSALRIGHTGINO (GER) 7yo Gelding | JAMIE SNOWDEN GAVIN SHEEHAN | 74.5 $13.00 | ||||||
| IT'S GINO (GER) - DELIGHTFUL SOFIE (GER) | ||||||||||
| THE GD PARTNERSHIP | 3rd | 3. UNEXPECTED PARTY (FR) 8yo Gelding | DAN SKELTON HARRY SKELTON | 75.5 $12.00 | ||||||
| MARTALINE (GB) - REFORM ACT (USA) | ||||||||||
| O'REILLY MACLENNAN TYNAN CARTHY SHANAHAN | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8. PANIC ATTACK (IRE) 7yo Mare | D E PIPE TOM SCUDAMORE | 71.0 $9.00 | |||||||
| 5th | 5. LLANDINABO LAD (GB) 8yo Gelding | T SYMONDS DAVID NOONAN | 71.0 $17.00 | |||||||
| 6th | 7. MALINELLO (GB) 8yo Gelding | B PAULING MR LUCA MORGAN | 71.0 $9.00 | |||||||
| 7th | 10. DALAMOI (IRE) 6yo Gelding | TIM VAUGHAN ALAN JOHNS | 70.5 $5.50 | |||||||
| 8th | 6. ANY NEWS (IRE) 8yo Gelding | N P MULHOLLAND ADAM WEDGE | 71.0 $34.00 | |||||||
| 99th | 2. FERN HILL (IRE) 8yo Gelding | B I CASE MR J QUINLAN | 75.5 $19.00 | |||||||
| 99th | 9. IAMASTAR (FR) 5yo Gelding | P J HOBBS MR DAVID MAXWELL | 69.0 $101.00 | |||||||
| 99th | 11. FIRE DANCER (FR) 7yo Gelding | MISS VENETIA WILLIAMS CHARLIE DEUTSCH | 66.0 $5.50 | |||||||
Grade One winner over hurdles last season, exciting novice Stage Star has taken a bit of time to get things to click this season but he did that - and then some - under top-weight in a hot running of the Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase to announce his Festival prospects for trainer Paul Nicholls, jockey Harry Cobden and the Owners Group syndicate.
