3.50 bet365 Gold Cup Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) of £150,000.00 5-y-o plus(Class 1 ) 3m. 5f. 110yds.

Sandown Results Sat, 26th Apr, 2014

Going - Good to Soft (Soft in places).

Jackpot Pool - £205,820.06 Winning Units - 5.5 Dividend - £26,569.40. Placepot Pool - £177,955.52 Winning Units - 280.47 Dividend - £463.10. Quadpot Pool - £13,889.69 Winning Units - 619.72 Dividend - £16.50. Place Six Dividend - £518.22. Place Five Dividend - £48.16.

bet365 Gold Cup Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) of £150,000.00 5-y-o plus (Class 1 ) 3m. 5f. 110yds.

1st - £85,425.00, 2nd - £32,055.00, 3rd - £16,050.00, 4th - £7,995.00, 5th - £4,020.00, 6th - £2,010.00 19 Ran

1st

Hadrian's Approach (IRE) 11-0 (Mr & Mrs R Kelvin-hughes )
cp² Rated 146
High Chaparral (IRE) - Gifted Approach (IRE)(Roselier (FR))
Breeder - Marie Gavin

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

Nicky Henderson

B J Geraghty

Tote Win £15.30 Place £4.00

held up, headway 18th, ridden after 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, driven to lead flat, stayed on

11th Mar, 14 Cheltenham
14th Hcp Chs Rated 146 This
Race 12th Dec, 14 Cheltenham
6th Hcp Chs Rated 153

2nd

0.75L

Burton Port (IRE) 10-9 (Mr Trevor Hemmings )
cp³ Rated 141
Bob Back (USA) - Despute (IRE)(Be My Native (USA))
Breeder - Thomas P Meagher

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

Jonjo O'Neill

A P McCoy

Place £2.20

tracked leaders, went 2nd 14th, led before 3 out, driven and headed flat, held close home

5th Apr, 14 Aintree
u.r. Hcp Chs Rated 145 This
Race 25th Oct, 14 Aintree
4th Hcp Chs Rated 146

3rd

2.5L

Godsmejudge (IRE) 10-13 (Cecil Ross )
Rated 145
Witness Box (USA) - Eliza Everett (IRE)(Meneval (USA))
Breeder - Cecil and Martin McCracken

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

Alan King

W Hutchinson

Place £2.90

in touch, 3rd when mistake 13th, ridden after 4 out, stayed on flat, unable to challenge front pair

12th Apr, 14 Ayr
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 145 This
Race 24th Jan, 15 Doncaster
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 147

4th

Restless Harry (GB) 11-0 (Mr R G Whitehead )
Rated 146
Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Restless Native (IRE)(Be My Native (USA))

SP 20/1

R Dickin

C Poste

Place £5.50

mid-division, mistake and lost place 4th, headway 13th, outpaced 17th, rallied 3 out, stayed on flat, unable to get on terms with leaders

11th Mar, 14 Cheltenham
12th Hcp Chs Rated 146 This
Race 1st Nov, 14 Ascot
13th Hcp Chs Rated 148

5th

12L

Spring Heeled (IRE) 11-3 (Dr R Lambe )
cp⁸ Rated 149
Old Vic - Central Arch (GB)(Dilum (USA))
Breeder - Isidore and Padraic Murtagh

SP 12/1

J H Culloty

D N Russell

prominent, led after 1st until 2nd, stayed in touch, not fluent and lost place 16th, no impression after, plugged on from 2 out

13th Mar, 14 Cheltenham
1st Hcp Chs Rated 138 This
Race 30th Jul, 14 Galway
4th Hcp Chs Rated 149

6th

Summery Justice (IRE) 10-2 (Mrs H Brown )
Rated 134
Witness Box (USA) - Kinsellas Rose (IRE)(Roselier (FR))

SP 25/1

Miss Venetia Williams

Liam Treadwell

mistakes in rear, stayed on from 3 out, never on terms with leaders

12th Apr, 14 Ayr
5th Hcp Chs Rated 134 This
Race 13th Dec, 14 Lingfield
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 133

7th

Roalco De Farges (FR) 10-3 (Dr J O'sullivan & Mr D A Rees )
Rated 135
Dom Alco (FR) - Vonaria (FR)(Vorias (USA))

(Ring price: 10/1 9/1 8/1) SP 8/1Cfav

Philip Hobbs

R Johnson

held up, not fluent 4th or 12th, headway from 16th, went 2nd 3 out until 2 out, no extra before last

12th Apr, 14 Ayr
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 135 This
Race 18th Oct, 14 Cheltenham
1st Hcp Chs Rated 134

8th

3.5L

Poungach (FR) 10-6 (Mr Tom Joule )
bl⁵ Rated 138
Daliapour (IRE) - Shalaine (FR)(Double Bed (FR))

SP 14/1

Paul Nicholls

R Mahon

in touch, lost place before 14th, ridden and struggling 17th, mistake 19th, no impression

10th Mar, 14 Taunton
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 140 This
Race

9th

4.5L

Carruthers (GB) 10-13 (Mrs Sara V Bradstock )
ts⁹ Rated 148
Kayf Tara (GB) - Plaid Maid (IRE)(Executive Perk)

SP 25/1

M Bradstock

Mr N de Boinville(3)

tracked leaders, went 2nd before 3rd until 14th, weakened after 4 out

5th Apr, 14 Aintree
u.r. Hcp Chs Rated 148 This
Race 11th Oct, 14 Chepstow
8th Hcp Chs Rated 146

10th

14L

Bally Legend (GB) 10-12 (Mr Brian Derrick )
Rated 144
Midnight Legend (GB) - Bally Lira (GB)(Lir)

(Ring price: 20/1 25/1) SP 25/1

Mrs C Keevil

Ian Popham

mid-division, ridden 17th, well beaten after 4 out

16th Apr, 14 Cheltenham
4th Hcp Chs Rated 144 This
Race 4th Oct, 14 Fontwell
5th Hcp Hdl Rated 138

11th

21L

Ardkilly Witness (IRE) 10-4 (Mr Tim Thirlby )
Rated 136
Witness Box (USA) - Ardkilly Angel (IRE)(Yashgan)
Breeder - F. Tierney

SP 8/1Cfav

Dr Richard Newland

T J O'Brien

led until after 1st, tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened 2 out

6th Apr, 14 Market Rasen
1st Chs Rated 136 This
Race 18th Oct, 14 Cheltenham
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 135

12th

Opening Batsman (IRE) 10-8 (The Twelfth Man Partnership )
bl¹ Rated 140
Morozov (USA) - Jolly Signal (IRE)(Torus)
Breeder - A. Cogley

SP 33/1

H Fry

Nick Scholfield

prominent, led 2nd, clear before 11th until after 13th, not fluent 15th, headed before 3 out, weakened approaching next

1st Mar, 14 Kelso
5th Chs Rated 145 This
Race 8th Nov, 14 Wincanton
7th Hcp Chs Rated 136

13th

19L

Midnight Appeal (GB) 10-9 (Mr Richard Hawker )
bl⁺ Rated 141
Midnight Legend (GB) - Lac Marmot (FR)(Marju (IRE))
Breeder - William Wilkinson

SP 16/1

Alan King

J E Moore

held up in rear, hampered 1st, headway approaching 15th, weakened after 4 out

12th Apr, 14 Ayr
fell Hcp Chs Rated 141 This
Race 18th Oct, 14 Cheltenham
9th Hcp Chs Rated 139

u.r.

Houblon Des Obeaux (FR) 11-12 (Julian Blackwell & Mrs Angus Maclay )
Rated 158
Panoramic - Harkosa (FR)(Nikos (GB))
Breeder - Mme Marie Devilder & Benjamin Devilder

(Ring price: 22/1 20/1) SP 20/1

Miss Venetia Williams

Aidan Coleman

pecked and unseated rider 1st

3rd Apr, 14 Aintree
6th Chs Rated 158 This
Race 29th Nov, 14 Newbury
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 157

p.u.

Bury Parade (IRE) 11-10 (Highclerethoroughbredracing- Bury Para )
hd³ Rated 156
Overbury (IRE) - Alexandra Parade (IRE)(Mister Lord (USA))

SP 9/1

Paul Nicholls

N D Fehily

held up in rear, not fluent 10th, 14th or 17th, headway 18th, struggling 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next

22nd Feb, 14 Kempton
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 152 This
Race 22nd Nov, 14 Ascot
p.u. Chs Rated 153

p.u.

Rigadin De Beauchene (FR) 10-12 (Mr Andrew Wiles )
Rated 147
Visionary (FR) - Chipie D'angron (FR)(Grand Tresor (FR))
Breeder - Raymond Bellanger

SP 33/1

Miss Venetia Williams

R T Dunne(3)

held up towards rear, mistake 8th, behind 12th, pulled up after next

12th Apr, 14 Ayr
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 147 This
Race 10th Jan, 15 Warwick
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 143

p.u.

Rose Of The Moon (IRE) 10-4 (Middleham Park Racing Xxxiii & Partner )
cp² Rated 139
Moonax (IRE) - Little Rose (IRE)(Roselier (FR))

SP 20/1

David O'Meara

Jake Greenall(3)

mid-division, struggling when not fluent 14th, pulled up before 3 out

5th Apr, 14 Aintree
fell Hcp Chs Rated 140 This
Race 22nd Nov, 14 Haydock
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 138

p.u.

Same Difference (IRE) 10-5 (Mrs R Vaughan )
vs⁷ Rated 137
Mr Combustible (IRE) - Sarahs Reprive (IRE)(Yashgan)
Breeder - Mrs Marie Fenlon

(Ring price: 9/1 8/1) SP 8/1Cfav

Nigel Twiston-Davies

Sam Twiston-Davies

prominent until mistake 6th, ridden 12th, behind when pulled up before 14th

13th Mar, 14 Cheltenham
5th Hcp Chs Rated 141 This
Race 30th Dec, 15 Taunton
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 130

p.u.

Emperor's Choice (IRE) 10-2 (The Bellamy Partnership )
Rated 134
Flemensfirth (USA) - House-Of-Hearts (IRE)(Broken Hearted)
Breeder - Pat Browne

SP 33/1

Miss Venetia Williams

T Scudamore

held up, in rear when not fluent 7th, mistake 10th, behind next, pulled up before 14th

15th Mar, 14 Uttoxeter
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 136 This
Race 22nd Nov, 14 Haydock
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 132

Off 3.51
Time 7m. 35.80 secs, which is 0.55 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £104.30
Tote Trifecta- £1662.20
CSF- £78.58
Tricast- £837.01.

Non runner Twirling Magnet

2013 Quentin Collonges 9 10-12 A Tinkler 14/1 (H D Daly)

2012 Tidal Bay 11 11-12 D A Jacob 9/1 (Paul Nicholls)

2011 Poker De Sivola 8 10-12 T J Murphy 11/1 (Ferdy Murphy)

2010 Church Island 11 10-5 A P Heskin (7) 20/1 (Michael Hourigan)

2009 Hennessy 8 10-7 A P McCoy 13/2 (C Llewellyn)