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Going - Soft. Overcast
Jackpot Pool - 5,000.00 Winning Units - 18 Dividend - 194.40. Placepot Pool - 20,788.59 Winning Units - 88.18 Dividend - 165.00. Pick Six Pool - 25,000.00 Winning Units - 23.5 Dividend - 744.60.
1st

Death Duty (IRE) 11-12 (Gigginstown House Stud )
(6:20.0 4.20 secs slower on today's going )
Shantou (USA) - Midnight Gift (IRE)(Presenting (GB))
Breeder - Geoffrey Thompson
(6:20.0 4.20 secs slower on today's going )
Shantou (USA) - Midnight Gift (IRE)(Presenting (GB))
Breeder - Geoffrey Thompson
(Morning price: 1/3 1/4)
(Ring price: 2/7 1/4 2/9 1/5 2/9 1/5 2/9 1/5)
SP 1/5fav

prominent, slight mistake 1st, on terms 3rd and soon led, bad mistake 5th, soon went on, reduced lead from 3 out, went on again from next until bad mistake last, soon strongly pressed and joined, ridden out hands and heels to assert again near finish
2nd
0.75L

Cap D'Aubois (FR) 11-12 (Longfellas Partnership )
(6:20.1)
Snow Cap (FR) - Caline Grace (FR)(Marmato)
Breeder - Mlle Valerie Vatel
(6:20.1)
Snow Cap (FR) - Caline Grace (FR)(Marmato)
Breeder - Mlle Valerie Vatel
(Morning price: 3/1 10/3 4/1 3/1)
SP 7/2

led, joined 3rd and soon headed and chased leader, not match winner from 2 out until closing when left with every chance from last and soon on terms, not match winner and one pace near finish
3rd
23L

Inis Meain (USA) 11-12 (M G Hogan )
(6:24.7) Rated 123
Bernstein (USA) - Runaway Fields (USA)(Runaway Groom (CAN))
Breeder - Castleton Lyons
(6:24.7) Rated 123
Bernstein (USA) - Runaway Fields (USA)(Runaway Groom (CAN))
Breeder - Castleton Lyons
(Morning price: 9/1 7/1 8/1 6/1)
SP 5/1

soon chased leaders in 3rd, no impression from 3 out, one pace
4th
39L

Tinos Tank (IRE) 11-12 (T J & Mrs H Parrott Partnership )
(6:32.5)
Flemensfirth (USA) - Tinopasa (FR)(No Pass No Sale)
Breeder - Patrick McCormack
(6:32.5)
Flemensfirth (USA) - Tinopasa (FR)(No Pass No Sale)
Breeder - Patrick McCormack
(Morning price: 50/1)
SP 20/1

held up, bumped at 2nd, remote 7th at 6th, not a factor after, kept on without threatening run-in into distant 4th near finish
5th
0.5L

Red River Gold (IRE) 11-12 (C A Smart )
(6:32.5) ts6 Rated 105
Croco Rouge (IRE) - Adeline's Pearl (IRE)(Phardante (FR))
Breeder - C Smart
(6:32.5) ts6 Rated 105
Croco Rouge (IRE) - Adeline's Pearl (IRE)(Phardante (FR))
Breeder - C Smart
(Morning price: 50/1 66/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 25/1)
SP 25/1

chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, remote 4th at 6th, not a factor after, mistake 11th, one pace run-in and dropped to distant 5th near finish
6th
9L

Tristram Shandy (IRE) 11-12 (Mrs R W H Fox )
(6:34.4)
Wizard King (GB) - Lady Windgates (IRE)(Yashgan)
Breeder - R W H Fox
(6:34.4)
Wizard King (GB) - Lady Windgates (IRE)(Yashgan)
Breeder - R W H Fox
(Morning price: 66/1 100/1)
SP 50/1

held up, slow jump 1st, jumped right 2nd and bumped rival, remote 6th at 6th, soon no danger
7th
53L

Checker Hill (IRE) 11-5 (Four Amigos Partnership )
(6:45.1)
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Shuil Saoirse (IRE)(Zaffaran (USA))
Breeder - Noel Delahunty
(6:45.1)
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Shuil Saoirse (IRE)(Zaffaran (USA))
Breeder - Noel Delahunty
(Morning price: 100/1 66/1 80/1 100/1)
SP 50/1

soon in rear, never a factor, completely tailed off
p.u.

Baily Fox (IRE) 11-9 (John F Gleeson )
ts1
Milan (GB) - Shed (GB)(Halling (USA))
Breeder - Mr Eamonn Bracken
ts1
Milan (GB) - Shed (GB)(Halling (USA))
Breeder - Mr Eamonn Bracken
(Morning price: 66/1 80/1 100/1)
(Ring price: 33/1 40/1 50/1)
SP 50/1

chased leaders, remote 5th at 6th, not a factor after, mistake 9th, pulled up 2 out
Off 3.52
Time 6m. 20.00 secs, which is 4.20 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €1.90
Tote Trifecta- €3.40
CSF- €2.30.
2012 Abandoned
Time 6m. 20.00 secs, which is 4.20 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €1.90
Tote Trifecta- €3.40
CSF- €2.30.
2012 Abandoned

Cheltenham Tips

that’s job done. You get messy races like that but he never came out of second gear. He (Russell) said he was so brave the whole way, he was trying to get him to pop. He said going down to the last, I didn’t want to give him a kick going down to it as he could turn upside down, so he said ‘I had to sit and get in close’. He is a very good horse and the one thing he has to be, to be a champion is he has heart. He could have got beat there when he made the mistake but to be a champion you have to have the heart. He has won over 2m4f last year and I’d imagine we’ll find one more race and then the Drinmore, all being well. If he went down and winged the last, he’d have won six or seven lengths on the bridle but he could do no more than what he did.
Gordon Elliott, trainer



