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  2. Race Results
  3. Sat, 15th Dec, 2018
  4. Cheltenham
  5. 12.10
Going: Good to Soft. 
Jackpot: Not Won. Pool £19,697.35 carried forward to Southwell on Sun, 16th Dec
Placepot: Pool £176147.09  | Units £257.1  | Dividend £500.1
Quadpot: Pool £21191.59  | Units £262.03 £59.8  |  Place Six: £153.28  |  Place Five: £58.48
Summary
1st
silks
Nelson River (GB) 3, b g 11-2 (Cccp Syndicate)

Mount Nelson (GB) - I Say (IRE)(Oratorio (IRE))
Breeder - Raymond Clive Tooth

(Morning price: 12/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 8/1)
(Ring price: 8/1 15/2 7/1 6/1) SP 6/1

A Carroll
Harry Bannister
Tote Win £7.50 Place £2.40
loading past form
mid-division, headway 5th, outpaced in 4th 2 out, rallied in 3rd before last, stayed on well flat, led towards finish
2nd
1L
silks
Fanfan Du Seuil (FR) 3, b g 11-5 (Crossed Fingers Partnership)
Rated 133
Racinger (FR) - Nina Du Seuil (FR)(Blushing Flame (USA))
Breeder - Mr Jean Brest & Mme Catherine Boudot

(Morning price: 2/1 15/8 2/1 9/4 5/2 11/4)
(Ring price: 3/1 11/4 3/1 11/4 5/2 11/4) SP 11/4

Tom George
P J Brennan
Place £1.90
loading past form
mid-division, headway 5th, went 2nd after 2 out, led flat, edged right, headed towards finish
3rd
1L
silks
Katpoli (FR) 3, b g 11-2 (Mr C E Stedman)
ts3 Rated 132
Poliglote (GB) - Katkogarie (FR)(Ballingarry (IRE))
Breeder - Mr Gilles Le Baron

(Morning price: 6/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 9/2 4/1 10/3)
(Ring price: 10/3 3/1 10/3 7/2 10/3 3/1) SP 3/1

Dr Richard Newland
Sam Twiston-Davies
loading past form
raced freely, led, jumped left and not fluent 1st or 2nd, ridden before last, headed flat, no extra in 3rd near finish
4th
17L
silks
Ghost Serge (IRE) 3, gr g 11-2 (Mr James Finch)
Rated 122
Zebedee (GB) - Cornakill (USA)(Stormin Fever (USA))
Breeder - Tally-Ho Stud

(Morning price: 28/1 33/1)
SP 33/1

Mrs S Leech
Sean Bowen
loading past form
in rear, not fluent 3rd, pushed along after 5th, losing touch from 3 out, weakened before 2 out
5th
21L
silks
Fret D'estruval (FR) 3, no g 11-5 (Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isaac Souede)

No Risk At All (FR) - Udine D'estruval (FR)(Le Fou (IRE))
Breeder - Mme Bernard Le Gentil

(Morning price: 10/3 7/2 4/1 9/2 11/2)
(Ring price: 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 6/1) SP 6/1

Alan King
D A Jacob
loading past form
chased leader until after 2 out, weakened before last
6th
28L
silks
Swordbill (GB) 3, ch g 10-12 (Sohi & Sohi)
cp7
Champs Elysees (GB) - Dream Wild (GB)(Oasis Dream (GB))
Breeder - Juddmonte Farms Ltd

(Morning price: 20/1 22/1 25/1 33/1 28/1 33/1 25/1 18/1)
(Ring price: 18/1 20/1 22/1 25/1) SP 25/1

I Williams
T Scudamore
loading past form
chased leaders until not fluent 5th, weakened 3 out
u.r.
silks
Protektorat (FR) 3, b g 10-12 (Sir A Ferguson G Mason J Hales & L Hal)

Saint des Saints (FR) - Protektion (FR)(Protektor (GER))
Breeder - Mr Guy Cherel & Mme Isabelle Pacault

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

Dan Skelton
Harry Skelton
loading past form
held up in rear, blundered and unseated rider 4th
Off 12.11
Time 4m. 7.30 secs, which is 0.65 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £32.10
Tote Trifecta- £72.80
CSF- £23.87.

2017 Apple's Shakira 3 10-12 B J Geraghty 1/10Fav (Nicky Henderson)
2016 Defi Du Seuil 3 11-5 B J Geraghty 4/6Fav (Philip Hobbs)
2015 Sceau Royal 3 11-7 D A Jacob 7/4 (Alan King)
2014 Hargam 3 11-0 A P McCoy 8/11Fav (Nicky Henderson)
2013 Ballyglasheen 3 11-3 Paul Moloney 33/1 (E Williams)

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