4:10
Cheltenham
13 Mar 2020
St. James's Place Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase
(Class 2) (3m2f70yds) 3m2½f New Good To Soft 22 fences
1st
£26,685 2nd
£8,379 3rd
£4,189.50 4th
£2,092.50 5th
£1,048.50 6th
£526.50 7th
£265.50 8th
£126
Error
Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
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10 | 120 | 126 | 137 | 155 | – |
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b g
Brian Boru |
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Midfield, mistake 3rd, headway 15th, led approaching 2 out, drew clear run-in, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
8 | 120 | 135 | 127 | 144 | – |
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b g
Well Chosen |
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Looked well; midfield, headway 17th, stayed on to chase winner 2 out, edged left from before last, no impression run-in (op 5/2 tchd 3/1) | ||||||||||
10 | 120 tb | 141 | 122 | 142 | – |
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b g
Shantou (USA) |
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Tracked leaders, stumbled 1st, not fluent 15th, led after 3 out, headed approaching 2 out where not fluent, unable to quicken before last, kept on same pace run-in (op 9/2) | ||||||||||
9 | 120 | 127 | 118 | 136 | – |
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b g
King's Theatre (IRE) |
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Midfield, headway 17th, chased leaders approaching 2 out, one pace run-in (op 5/1 tchd 7/1) | ||||||||||
10 | 120 tp | 142 | 110 | 129 | – | |||||
b g
Shirocco (GER) |
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Looked well; held up, headway 17th, chased leaders approaching 2 out, no extra before last (op 9/2) | ||||||||||
8 | 120 | 125 | 109 | 129 | – |
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b g
Presenting |
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Led, clear from 9th until after 4 out, headed after 3 out, still there 2 out, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
7 | 120 | – | 98 | 118 | – |
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b g
Gold Well |
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Midfield, mistake 4th (water), headway before 15th, chased leading bunch approaching 3 out, one pace and no impression before 2 out (op 20/1 tchd 25/1) | ||||||||||
8 | 117 | 122 | 90 | 110 | – |
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b m
Kalanisi (IRE) |
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In touch, lost place 15th, outpaced when not fluent 4 out, plugged on under pressure after 3 out, no impression (op 66/1) | ||||||||||
10 | 120 t | 141 | 95 | 115 | – |
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gr g
Turgeon (USA) |
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Held up, hit 4 out, ridden to go pace after 3 out, plugged on from 2 out, never a threat | ||||||||||
10 | 120 t | 130 | 94 | 114 | – |
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b g
Kalanisi (IRE) |
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Held up, headway approaching 18th, chased leading bunch approaching 3 out, no impression before 2 out | ||||||||||
11 | 120 | 142 | 88 | 108 | – |
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b g
Poliglote |
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In rear, pushed along after 12th, never involved (op 33/1) | ||||||||||
11 | 120 t | 125 | 87 | 108 | – |
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b g
Flemensfirth (USA) |
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Held up, headway into midfield 18th, never on terms with leaders | ||||||||||
13 | 120 tv | 140 | 75 | 106 | – | |||||
ch g
Kotky Bleu (FR) |
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Midfield early, in touch 4th (water), chased leader from approaching 13th to 3 out, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
8 | 120 p1 | 125 | 57 | 78 | – |
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b g
Golden Tornado (IRE) |
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Handy early, lost place before 5th, struggling after 13th, in rear-division after | ||||||||||
12 | 120 t | 132 | 56 | 82 | – | |||||
b g
King's Theatre (IRE) |
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Chased leaders, ridden when mistake 16th, weakened before 18th (op 66/1) | ||||||||||
12 | 120 t | 130 | 17 | 39 | – | |||||
b g
Westerner |
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Chased leaders until weakened before 17th, tailed off | ||||||||||
12 | 120 p | 127 | – | – | – | |||||
b g
Gold Well |
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Midfield, mistake 11th, mistake 16th, outpaced 17th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the ground, which was officially described as good to soft, soft in places on this occasion and would prefer a slower surface) | ||||||||||
12 | 120 p | 133 | – | – | – |
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bb g
Presenting |
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Chased leader, not fluent 12th, lost 2nd approaching 13th, ridden and weakened after 14th (water), tailed off when pulled up before 18th | ||||||||||
11 | 120 t | 139 | – | – | – |
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b g
Westerner |
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Looked well; in touch, weakened before 18th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 11/1 tchd 12/1) | ||||||||||
12 | 120 p | 135 | – | – | – |
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b g
Heron Island (IRE) |
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Midfield, lost place 5th, behind when pulled up before 7th (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 66/1) | ||||||||||
6 | 120 h | 122 | – | – | – |
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br g
Jeremy (USA) |
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Behind, mistake 15th and rider lost iron briefly, struggling 17th, hit 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 66/1) | ||||||||||
- 21 ran Off time: 4:10:32 Winning time: 6m 55.51s (slow by 9.51s) Total SP: 129%
- Non-runners: Chosen Dream (vet's certificate), Don Bersy (self certificate), Hazel Hill (vet's certificate)
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1st owner:
Mrs Alurie O'Sullivan (It Came To Pass)
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2nd owner:
J Turner (Billaway)
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3rd owner:
David Maxwell Racing Limited (Shantou Flyer)
- Tote win: £162.60 PL: £25.30 £1.50 £1.50 Ex: £872 CSF: £248.56 Tricast: £766.77 Trifecta: £13,995.40