Full Result 1.50 Cheltenham | 12 December 2020

Caspian Caviar Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m4f127yds) 2m4½f New Soft 17 fences

1st £59,797.50 2nd £22,438.50 3rd £11,235 4th £5,596.50 5th £2,814 6th £1,407

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	14. Chatham Street Lad (IRE) 16/1 Darragh O'Keeffe Michael Winters	Darragh O'Keeffe Michael Winters	8	1010	141	149	163	–
br g Beneficial - Hearts Delight (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Travelled strongly, midfield, mistake 12th, headway after 13th, going best when disputing fourth after 4 out, led 2 out, clear last, kept on strongly and went further clear run-in, easily

2 15	6. Midnight Shadow 12/1 Ryan Mania Sue Smith	Ryan Mania Sue Smith	7	113	148	141	154	–
b g Midnight Legend - Holy Smoke (Statoblest)
Tracked leaders, every chance 2 out, soon ridden and held, kept on but no match for winner (op 11/1)

3 12 [27]	13. Benatar (IRE) 25/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	8	1011	142	123	134	–
b g Beneficial - Carrigeen Lily (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
In touch with leaders, went third 9th, pressed leader from 12th, briefly led when ridden before 2 out, no extra approaching last, just held third (op 22/1)

4 ½ [27½]	8. Good Boy Bobby (IRE) 6/1 Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies	Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	111	146	127	141	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Princess Gaia (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, midfield 7th, towards rear when mistake 13th, ridden and steady headway from 3 out, stayed on and went fourth run-in, never dangerous (op 8/1)

5 ¾ [28¼]	12. Annie Mc (IRE) 18/1 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	6	1011 p¹	142	122	134	–
b m Mahler - Classic Mari (IRE) (Classic Cliche)
Towards rear of midfield, struggling after 11th, steady headway after 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, never on terms (op 28/1 and tchd 33/1)

6 10 [38¼]	11. Coole Cody (IRE) 10/1 Adam Wedge Evan Williams	Adam Wedge Evan Williams	9	1012	143	112	125	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Run For Cover I (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
Jumped right on occasions, disputed lead, led clearly 3rd, tracked leader when headed after 7th, led 11th, pecked on landing when jumped right 3 out, soon ridden, headed before 2 out, weakened approaching last

7 ¾ [39]	1. Master Tommytucker 15/2 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	9	1112	157	126	142	–
b g Kayf Tara - No Need For Alarm (Romany Rye)
Disputed lead, prominent when headed 3rd, led after 7th, tracked leaders when headed 11th, close up when mistake 2 out, soon weakened (op 7/1)

8 1¾ [40¾]	17. Militarian 33/1 James Bowen Andrew J Martin	James Bowen Andrew J Martin	10	107	138	105	117	–
b g Kayf Tara - Mille Et Une (FR) (Trempolino)
Towards rear of midfield, outpaced 4 out, stayed on but well held from 2 out

9 17 [57¾]	3. Al Dancer (FR) 5/1F Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	119	154	103	119	–
gr g Al Namix (FR) - Steel Dancer (FR) (Kaldounevees)
Held up in midfield, dropped to rear when badly hampered by faller 5th, headway into midfield 12th, ridden after 3 out, weakened before 2 out

10 2¾ [60½]	10. Southfield Stone 16/1 Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls	Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls	7	110	145	91	105	–
gr g Fair Mix (IRE) - Laureldean Belle (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Disputed lead, chased leaders when headed 3rd, lost position gradually from 9th, tailed off (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the ground, which was officially described as soft on this occasion, and would prefer a faster surface) (op 12/1)

BD	16. Romain De Senam (FR) 33/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	8	107 t	138	–	–	–
b g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Salvatrixe (FR) (Housamix)
Held up in rear, brought down 5th (op 20/1 tchd 40/1)

F	15. Champagne Mystery (IRE) 22/1 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	6	108	139	–	–	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Spanker (Suave Dancer)
Midfield, fell 5th (op 20/1 tchd 25/1)

PU	9. Drumconnor Lad (IRE) 100/1 Conor Brassil ⁵ Adrian Paul Keatley	Conor Brassil ⁵ Adrian Paul Keatley	10	109 tb	145	–	–	–
b g Winged Love (IRE) - Drumconnor Lady (IRE) (Shahrastani)
Tracked leaders, lost position gradually from 10th, behind when pulled up before 2 out (op 50/1)

PU	4. Huntsman Son (IRE) 33/1 Kielan Woods Alex Hales	Kielan Woods Alex Hales	10	113 t	148	–	–	–
b g Millenary - Daly Lady (IRE) (Lord Of Appeal)
Held up in rear, headway from 13th, midfield after 4 out, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out

PU	2. Cepage (FR) 9/1 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	8	1110	155	–	–	–
b g Saddler Maker (IRE) - Sience Fiction (FR) (Dom Alco)
Chased leaders, lost position gradually after 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

PU	5. Windsor Avenue (IRE) 12/1 Brian Hughes Brian Ellison	Brian Hughes Brian Ellison	8	113	148	–	–	–
b g Winged Love (IRE) - Zaffarella (IRE) (Zaffaran)
Hampered start, soon midfield, dropped to rear 8th, lost touch from 10th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out (op 9/1)

PU	7. Saint Sonnet (FR) 10/1 Aidan Coleman Paul Nicholls	Aidan Coleman Paul Nicholls	5	112 t¹	147	–	–	–
b g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Leprechaun Lady (FR) (Irish Wells)
Towards rear of midfield, badly hampered by faller and dropped to rear 5th, behind when pulled up before 11th (jockey said gelding was badly hampered by the faller) (op 12/1)

17 ran Off time: 1:52:01 Winning time: 5m 21.68s (slow by 13.68s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Vivian Healy (Chatham Street Lad) 1st breeder: P Magee
2nd owner: Mrs Aafke Clarke (Midnight Shadow)
3rd owner: Ashley Head (Benatar)
Tote win: £17 PL: £3.60 £3.30 £5.60 Ex: £214.60 CSF: £180.48 Tricast: £4,736.17 Trifecta: £7,968.60

1:50 Cheltenham 12 Dec 2020

Caspian Caviar Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race)