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left 4:50 right Cheltenham 13 Mar 2018

National Hunt Challenge Cup Amateur Riders' Novices' Chase (Grade 2)

(Class 1) (5yo+) (3m7f170yds) 4m Old Soft 25 fences
1st £74,950 2nd £23,412.50 3rd £11,700 4th £5,850 5th £2,925 6th £1,475
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National Hunt Challenge Cup Amateur Riders' Novices' Chase (Grade 2), 4m - Soft, Class 1 5yo+
National Hunt Challenge Cup Amateur Riders' Novices' Chase (Grade 2), 4m - Soft, Class 1 5yo+
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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
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1   
10 116 150 77 159 right
b g Heron Island (IRE) right - Peggy Cullen (IRE) right (Presenting) right
Looked well; held up, mistake 11th, headway approaching 19th (water), chased leaders before 2 out, led just before last, hard pressed run-in, edged left, headed briefly final 75yds, gamely found extra towards finish (vet reported the gelding had post-race heat stress) (op 4/1 tchd 5/1)
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2  ½
7 1013 t 146 70 151 right
ch m Mahler right - Dolly Lewis right (Sir Harry Lewis) right
Led 2nd, headed 6th, remained prominent, every chance when hit 2 out, edged left after last and challenging strongly, led briefly final 75yds, held towards finish (op 13/2 tchd 5/1)
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3  21 [21½]
10 116 145 62 139 right
ch g Robin Des Champs (FR) right - Jolivia (FR) right (Dernier Empereur) right
Looked well; led, headed 2nd, prominent until regained lead 6th, not fluent 13th, pressed 2 out, headed just before last, weakened run-in (vet reported the gelding lost right hind shoe)
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4  [24]
8 116 p 132 60 135 right
b g Busy Flight right - Impulsive Ita (IRE) right (Supreme Leader) right
Prominent, mistake 16th, ridden after 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
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5  11 [35]
8 116 135 53 131 right
b g Darsi (FR) right - Minnie O'Grady (IRE) right (Welsh Term) right
Jumped badly, held up in rear, headway 21st, 5th about 6 lengths off the pace when blundered 3 out, soon lost place, ridden and weakened before 2 out (vet reported the gelding lost right hind shoe)
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6  23 [58]
7 116 h 145 36 107 right
br g Kayf Tara right - Dizzy Frizzy right (Loup Sauvage) right
Held up, steady headway from 20th, never able to get to leaders, weakened before 2 out (vet reported the gelding had post-race heat stress) (op 11/1)
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F   
7 116 143 right
b g Westerner right - You Take Care (IRE) right (Definite Article) right
Looked well; held up, fell 6th (op 20/1)
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F   
6 116 150
b g Yeats (IRE) right - Sejour (IRE) right (Bob Back) right
Tracked leaders, mistake 12th, fell 18th, fatally injured (op 11/2 tchd 7/1)
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PU   
8 116 b1 131 right
br g Gold Well right - Cocktail Bar (IRE) right (Hubbly Bubbly) right
In touch, blundered 18th, soon ridden, lost place after 19th (water), behind when pulled up before 4 out (op 50/1)
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PU   
9 116 109 right
b g Milan right - Rilmount (IRE) right (Roselier) right
In touch, dropped to midfield before not fluent 9th, lost place after 11th, ridden before 13th, behind 15th, pulled up before 19th (water)
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PU   
8 116 p 141 right
b g Presenting right - Phillis Hill right (Karinga Bay) right
Looked well; midfield, mistake 11th, headway before 20th where jumped slowly and lost place, weakened after 21st, behind when pulled up after 4 out (op 14/1)
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PU   
7 116 134 right
b g Presenting right - Gli Gli (IRE) right (Supreme Leader) right
Looked well; in touch, lost place 6th, towards rear 11th, struggling and behind after 18th, behind when pulled up after 4 out (op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
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PU   
7 116 t 126 right
b g Multiplex right - Sherry Darling (IRE) right (Alflora) right
Held up, no better than midfield, hampered and lost place 18th, struggling when mistake 20th, behind when pulled up before 4 out (op 100/1)
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REF   
8 116 tp1 125 right
b g Robin Des Pres (FR) right - Duggary Dancer (IRE) right (Saddlers' Hall) right
Midfield, blundered 1st and rider briefly lost iron, blundered again 17th and lost place quickly, behind when refused next (tchd 125/1)
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UR   
8 116 135 right
b g Midnight Legend right - Hannah Park (IRE) right (Lycius) right
Tracked leaders, hampered and lost place 18th, ridden after, weakened 21st, well behind when scrambled over 3 out and unseated rider
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UR   
7 116 t1 148 right
b g Well Chosen right - Swan Heart (IRE) right (Broken Hearted) right
Looked well; held up, hit 7th, not fluent 8th, headway after 18th, chased leaders 21st, ridden and weakened after 3 out, no danger when blundered and unseated rider 2 out (op 11/2)
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