Cheltenham Result

Sat, 25th Jan, 2014

Going: Heavy (Soft in places).

Summary

freebets.com Trophy Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) of £50,000.00 5-y-o plus (Class 1 ) 2m. 5f.

1st - £28,475.00, 2nd - £10,685.00, 3rd - £5,350.00, 4th - £2,665.00, 5th - £1,340.00, 6th - £670.00 10 Ran

1st

Wishfull Thinking (GB) 11-12 (Mrs Diana L Whateley )
ts⁺ Rated 156
Alflora (IRE) - Poussetiere Deux (FR)(Garde Royale)
Breeder - Cobhall Court Stud

(Morning price: 13/2 7/1)
(Ring price: 7/1 15/2 8/1 9/1) SP 9/1

Philip Hobbs

R Johnson

Tote Win £8.00 Place £2.50

held up mid-division, headway on outside 14th, went 2nd and challenged 2 out, led narrowly last, soon ridden, stayed on well towards finish

7th Dec, 13 Aintree
2nd Chs Rated 156 This
Race 12th Mar, 14 Cheltenham
5th Chs Rated 162

2nd

1.75L

Double Ross (IRE) 11-4 (Options O Syndicate )
Rated 148
Double Eclipse (IRE) - Kinross(Nearly a Hand)
Breeder - T. McIlhagga

(Morning price: 3/1)
(Ring price: 10/3 3/1 10/3 3/1) SP 3/1fav

Nigel Twiston-Davies

Sam Twiston-Davies

Place £1.70

mistake 1st, with leader, led narrowly before 2 out, headed last, soon ridden, kept on and every chance flat, no extra towards finish

1st Jan, 14 Cheltenham
1st Hcp Chs Rated 140 This
Race 13th Mar, 14 Cheltenham
3rd Chs Rated 152

3rd

Tap Night (USA) 10-12 (Mr John P McManus )
Rated 142
Pleasant Tap (USA) - Day Mate (USA)(Dayjur (USA))
Breeder - Edward P. Evans

(Morning price: 9/1 8/1)
(Ring price: 6/1 11/2 5/1 9/2) SP 9/2

Miss L Russell

A P McCoy

Place £2.20

held up in last pair, headway before 2 out, went 3rd before last, ridden and kept on flat, never reached front pair

14th Dec, 13 Cheltenham
8th Hcp Chs Rated 145 This
Race 13th Mar, 14 Cheltenham
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 145

4th

12L

Sew On Target (IRE) 10-0 (Mr A Selway )
Rated 128
Needle Gun (IRE) - Ballykea (IRE)(Montelimar (USA))

(Morning price: 14/1 16/1)
SP 14/1

C L Tizzard

Brendan Powell

tracked leaders, effort 2 out, one pace before last, ridden and weakened flat

11th Jan, 14 Warwick
6th Hcp Chs Rated 130 This
Race 1st Feb, 14 Sandown
1st Hcp Chs Rated 128

5th

1.25L

Shangani (USA) 10-4 (The Bellamy Partnership )
Rated 134
Giant's Causeway (USA) - Tanzania (IRE)(Alzao (USA))

(Morning price: 6/1)
(Ring price: 15/2 7/1 13/2 6/1 11/2) SP 11/2

Miss Venetia Williams

Aidan Coleman

mid-division, close up 6th, ridden after 14th, kept on and every chance 2 out, no extra between last 2, weakening when mistake last

11th Jan, 14 Kempton
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 135 This
Race 7th Feb, 14 Kempton
2nd Chs Rated 132

6th

Cedre Bleu (FR) 10-13 (Tangledupinblue )
ts⁸bl⁵ Rated 143
Le Fou (IRE) - Arvoire (IRE)(Exit To Nowhere (USA))

(Morning price: 6/1)
(Ring price: 7/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 8/1) SP 8/1

Paul Nicholls

D A Jacob

tracked leaders, driven and effort 2 out, one pace before last, ridden and weakened flat

1st Jan, 14 Cheltenham
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 141 This
Race 4th Apr, 14 Aintree
10th Hcp Chs Rated 141

7th

0.5L

Renard (FR) 10-13 (Miss V M Williams )
Rated 143
Discover d'Auteuil (FR) - Kirmelia (FR)(Chamberlin (FR))
Breeder - Mr Guillaume Moinon & Mr Pierre Julienne

(Morning price: 12/1 14/1)
SP 16/1

Miss Venetia Williams

S Thomas

led to 3rd, tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced on long run before 2 out, never on terms, weakened between last 2

18th Jan, 14 Ascot
4th Hcp Chs Rated 144 This
Race 1st Mar, 14 Doncaster
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 141

8th

12L

Ulck Du Lin (FR) 10-7 (Mrs Johnny de la Hey )
Rated 137
Sassanian (USA) - Miss Fast (FR)(Prince Fast (FR))

(Morning price: 10/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 11/1) SP 11/1

Paul Nicholls

B J Geraghty

held up in last pair, outpaced on long run before 2 out, never able to challenge, weakened before last

21st Dec, 13 Ascot
5th Hcp Chs Rated 140 This
Race 1st Mar, 14 Newbury
5th Hcp Chs Rated 133

9th

11L

Kumbeshwar (GB) 10-13 (Kelso Lowflyers & Mr Pjs Russell )
bl⁺ Rated 143
Doyen (IRE) - Camp Fire (IRE)(Lahib (USA))
Breeder - G E Amey

(Morning price: 14/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 20/1 16/1) SP 16/1

Alan King

W Hutchinson

with leaders, led narrowly 3rd, headed before 2 out, weakened before last

1st Jan, 14 Cheltenham
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 145 This
Race 1st Feb, 14 Sandown
7th Hcp Chs Rated 140

p.u.

Our Mick (GB) 10-10 (Mr K Benson & Mrs E Benson )
bl¹ Rated 140
Karinga Bay - Dawn's Della (GB)(Scottish Reel)

(Morning price: 8/1)
(Ring price: 8/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 8/1) SP 8/1

Donald McCain

J M Maguire

with leader, hit 2nd, lost place 4th, not fluent after behind when blundered 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 10th

7th Dec, 13 Aintree
3rd Chs Rated 142 This
Race 5th Apr, 14 Aintree
6th Hcp Chs Rated 137

Off 1.50
Time 5m. 36.70 secs, which is 9.28 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £27.50
Tote Trifecta- £547.20
CSF- £37.85
Tricast- £141.29.

2013 Katenko 7 10-13 Aidan Coleman 4/1Fav (Miss Venetia Williams)

2012 The Giant Bolster 7 10-3 T Scudamore 7/2 (D Bridgwater)

2011 Wishfull Thinking 8 11-3 R Johnson 9/2Fav (Philip Hobbs)

2010 The Sawyer 10 10-0 Nathan Sweeney (10) 11/2 (R Buckler)

2009 The Sawyer 9 10-0 W Kennedy 9/1 (R Buckler)