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  3. Fri, 1st Jan, 2016
  4. Cheltenham
  5. 12.45
Going: Heavy (Soft in places). 
Placepot: Pool £208881.31  | Units £179.11  | Dividend £851.3
Quadpot: Pool £25029.79  | Units £189.2 £97.8  |  Place Six: £723.43  |  Place Five: £207.86
Summary
1st
silks
Perfect Candidate (IRE) 9, b g 11-7 (Isl Recruitment)
ts1 Rated 134
Winged Love (IRE) - Dansana (IRE)(Insan (USA))
Breeder - Hugh Suffern Bloodstock Ltd

(Morning price: 7/2 4/1)
(Ring price: 4/1 9/2 4/1) SP 4/1

F M O'Brien
P J Brennan
Tote Win £5.30 Place £1.70
loading past form
held up on outside, headway 12th, went 2nd after 16th, left in lead next, pressed from 2 out until last, drew clear flat, stayed on strongly
2nd
8L
silks
Beg To Differ (IRE) 6, ch g 11-6 (Mrs John Magnier,mr D Smith & Mr M Tab)
Rated 133
Flemensfirth (USA) - Blossom Trix (IRE)(Saddlers' Hall (IRE))

(Morning price: 9/2 4/1 9/2 5/1)
(Ring price: 5/1 11/2 5/1) SP 5/1

Jonjo O'Neill
R Johnson
Place £1.60
loading past form
not fluent, held up in rear, headway approaching 14th, ridden in close 3rd before last, went 2nd flat, stayed on, no impression on winner
3rd
11L
silks
Financial Climate (IRE) 9, b g 11-2 (Sara Fillery & Friends)
cp7 Rated 132
Exit To Nowhere (USA) - Claudia's Pearl (GB)(Deploy)
Breeder - Mrs E. M. Motherway

(Morning price: 8/1 9/1)
(Ring price: 9/1 10/1 11/1 12/1) SP 12/1

O Sherwood
Thomas Garner(3)
Place £3.00
loading past form
tracked leader, pushed along after 11th, lost 2nd after 16th, stayed on same pace from after 2 out, mistake last, went 3rd close home
4th
1.25L
silks
Alternatif (FR) 6, b g 11-10 (Prof Caroline Tisdall)
cp5 Rated 137
Shaanmer (IRE) - Katerinette (FR)(Video Rock (FR))

(Morning price: 5/2 9/4)
SP 9/4fav

David Pipe
T Scudamore
loading past form
held up in touch, closed 11th, hampered 3 out, challenged next, every chance when mistake last, weakened flat, lost 3rd close home
5th
12L
silks
Indian Castle (IRE) 8, b g 11-12 (Askew Dick Hernon Reynard)
Rated 139
Dr Massini (IRE) - Indian Legend (IRE)(Phardante (FR))
Breeder - Robert McCarthy

(Morning price: 8/1 13/2)
(Ring price: 7/1 13/2 6/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1) SP 5/1

I Williams
Aidan Coleman
loading past form
tracked leaders on inside, ridden and lost place 14th, well beaten 2 out, plugged on
6th
4.5L
silks
Hollow Blue Sky (FR) 9, gr g 10-1 (The Hollow Partnership)
ts+cp7 Rated 119
Turgeon (USA) - Run For Laborie (FR)(Lesotho (USA))

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

Nigel Twiston-Davies
Jamie Bargary(5)
loading past form
held up in rear, ridden and effort 3 out, mistake and one pace 2 out, soon weakened
7th
16L
silks
Al Co (FR) 11, ch g 11-12 (Mr F Lloyd)
Rated 139
Dom Alco (FR) - Carama (FR)(Tip Moss (FR))
Breeder - Mr Jacky Rauch & Mme Colette Rauch

(Morning price: 25/1)
(Ring price: 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1) SP 20/1

Peter Bowen
Sean Bowen
loading past form
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place 15th, weakened after next
u.r.
silks
De Kerry Man (IRE) 8, b g 10-7 (In It For The Crack)
Rated 125
Westerner (GB) - Fishy Fishy (IRE)(Mull of Kintyre (USA))
Breeder - R Goodwin

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

D Bridgwater
Jake Hodson(5)
loading past form
led, 3 lengths clear when stumbled and unseated rider 3 out
Off 12.46
Time 7m. 23.40 secs, which is 6.36 secs slower than the course average on today's going
CSF- £24.63
Tricast- £218.42.

2015 Mon Parrain 9 11-7 Sean Bowen (5) 25/1 (Paul Nicholls)
2014 Mendip Express 8 11-7 Mr W Biddick (5) 7/1 (H Fry)

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