Full Result 2.10 Cheltenham | 17 March 2023

McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Soft 8 hurdles

1st £56,270 2nd £21,200 3rd £10,610 4th £5,300 5th £2,660 6th £1,330 7th £660 8th £340

McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race), 2m1f - Soft, Class 1 5yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	23. Faivoir (FR) 33/1 Bridget Andrews Dan Skelton	Bridget Andrews Dan Skelton	8	107	134	120	141	–
b g Coastal Path - Qape Noir (FR) (Subotica)
Held up in rear, good headway after 2 out, shaken up to challenge approaching last, faced sustained challenge when led narrowly run-in, all out (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that gelding was better suited by the going here at Cheltenham)

2 hd	2. Pied Piper 12/1 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott	Davy Russell Gordon Elliott	5	1113 t	154	139	161	–
ch g New Approach (IRE) - Pure Fantasy (Fastnet Rock)
Midfield, headway after 2 out, briefly led but pecked on landing last, soon ridden, kept on well and every chance run-in, just held

3 2½ [2¾]	14. Filey Bay (IRE) 6/1 Mark Walsh Emmet Mullins	Mark Walsh Emmet Mullins	7	110 t¹	141	123	147	–
b g Fame And Glory - You Should Know Me (IRE) (Oscar)
Midfield, mistake 3rd, blundered 4th, headway after 2 out, ridden and every chance approaching last, soon held but kept on

4 nk [3]	1. Sharjah (FR) 10/1 Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	10	120 t	155	137	160	–
b g Doctor Dino (FR) - Saaryeh (Royal Academy)
Held up in rear, headway after 2 out, pushed along and prominent when not clear run approaching last, soon ridden, kept on but not pace to challenge (tchd 9/1)

5 1¼ [4¼]	6. Ballyadam (IRE) 12/1 Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead	Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead	8	117 t	148	129	150	–
b g Fame And Glory - Grass Tips (IRE) (Bob Back)
Travelled strongly, midfield, headway after 5th, went third after 2 out, ridden approaching last, soon held but kept on

6 ½ [4¾]	11. Highway One O Two (IRE) 80/1 Freddie Gordon ⁷ Chris Gordon	Freddie Gordon ⁷ Chris Gordon	8	109	143	123	145	–
bb g Shirocco (GER) - Supreme Dreamer (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Raced in second, led 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on

7 1½ [6¼]	17. Petit Tonnerre (FR) 33/1 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	5	1013	140	118	140	–
b g Waldpark (GER) - Perpette (FR) (Le Triton)
Held up in rear, hit 3 out, headway after 2 out, ridden before last, stayed on but held run-in (op 25/1)

8 ½ [6¾]	26. Luttrell Lad (IRE) 150/1 Harry Cobden Tom Lacey	Harry Cobden Tom Lacey	7	106	133	111	133	–
b g Beat Hollow - Fairly Definite (IRE) (Definite Article)
Held up in last, good headway when on inner after 2 out, ridden approaching last, kept on but not pace to challenge (op 125/1 tchd 100/1)

9 hd [7]	12. Anna Bunina (FR) 28/1 Ben Harvey ⁵ John C McConnell	Ben Harvey ⁵ John C McConnell	7	1011 t	143	121	143	–
b m Poet's Voice - Russian Society (Darshaan)
Prominent, ridden after 2 out, kept on until no extra final 110yds (op 50/1 tchd 66/1)

10 1½ [8½]	15. Pinkerton (IRE) 28/1 Sean Flanagan Noel Meade	Sean Flanagan Noel Meade	7	110 t	141	117	139	–
br g Ocovango - Mistress Pope (IRE) (Catcher In The Rye)
Midfield, ridden after 2 out, kept on run-in (op 22/1)

11 ½ [9]	5. First Street 18/1 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	6	1111 t¹	152	127	151	–
b g Golden Horn - Ladys First (Dutch Art)
Midfield, ridden after 2 out, no impression when hampered last, kept on run-in (op 12/1)

12 5 [14]	8. Hunters Yarn (IRE) 11/2 Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	6	116	147	116	140	–
b g Fame And Glory - Full Of Birds (FR) (Epervier Bleu)
Held up in rear, headway after 2 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 13/2)

13 hd [14¼]	25. Wonderwall (IRE) 25/1 Sean Bowen Richard Spencer	Sean Bowen Richard Spencer	7	107 p¹	134	103	128	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Rock Me Gently (Sulamani)
Prominent, ridden after 2 out, weakening when mistake last (op 22/1 tchd 28/1)

14 1½ [15¾]	3. Winter Fog (IRE) 25/1 Kieran Callaghan ⁷ W P Mullins	Kieran Callaghan ⁷ W P Mullins	9	114	152	120	144	–
b g Papal Bull - Banphrionsa (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Raced wide, midfield, hit 2nd, dropped to rear 3 out, raced in last before 2 out, well held but kept on approaching last (op 22/1)

15 ½ [16¼]	22. Gin Coco (FR) 13/2 Jonathan Burke Harry Fry	Jonathan Burke Harry Fry	7	108	135	102	127	–
b g Cokoriko (FR) - Qlementine (FR) (Video Rock)
Towards rear of midfield, some headway when ridden after 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 8/1)

16 4¾ [21]	18. Highland Charge (IRE) 125/1 Sam Ewing Noel Meade	Sam Ewing Noel Meade	8	1012	139	100	127	–
b g Fame And Glory - Full Of Birds (FR) (Epervier Bleu)
Midfield, ridden after 2 out, soon weakened (op 100/1)

17 3½ [24½]	21. Pembroke 9/2F Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	6	109	136	93	118	–
b g Blue Bresil (FR) - Moyliscar (Terimon)
Held up in rear, headway into midfield 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon ridden and beaten (trainer said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding had made a bad mistake jumping the second last hurdle)

18 3½ [28]	7. Aucunrisque (FR) 16/1 Tom Cannon Chris Gordon	Tom Cannon Chris Gordon	7	116	147	100	126	–
b g No Risk At All (FR) - Saintheze (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
Prominent, ridden after 2 out, soon weakened (trainer said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding was unsuited by the going which was in his opinion riding tacky) (tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1)

19 4 [32]	4. Saint Sam (FR) 33/1 Jack Foley ³ W P Mullins	Jack Foley ³ W P Mullins	6	118 h	152	100	127	–
b g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Ladeka (FR) (Linda's Lad)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, midfield 3 out, weakened after 2 out

20 5 [37]	10. Glory And Fortune (IRE) 50/1 Stan Sheppard Tom Lacey	Stan Sheppard Tom Lacey	8	113 t	144	86	114	–
b g Fame And Glory - Night Heron (IRE) (St Jovite)
Midfield, headway after 5th, ridden after 2 out, soon weakened

21 5 [42]	9. Prairie Dancer (IRE) 100/1 Brendan Powell Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Brendan Powell Joseph Patrick O'Brien	5	113 b	144	80	109	–
b g Territories (IRE) - Polka Dot (IRE) (Galileo)
Led, headed 2 out, soon ridden, weakened before last

22 8 [50]	19. Ganapathi (FR) 150/1 Alan Doyle ⁵ Patrick Neville	Alan Doyle ⁵ Patrick Neville	7	104 tp¹	136	62	93	–
b g Samum (GER) - Une Dame D'Avril (FR) (Meshaheer)
Midfield, dropped to rear after 5th, weakened before 2 out (op 125/1)

PU	13. Milkwood (IRE) 50/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Neil Mulholland	Sam Twiston-Davies Neil Mulholland	9	110 h¹	141	–	–	–
b g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Tropical Lake (IRE) (Lomond)
Midfield, dropped to rear after 4th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 40/1)

PU	16. Path d'Oroux (FR) 12/1 Keith Donoghue Gavin Cromwell	Keith Donoghue Gavin Cromwell	6	110	141	–	–	–
b g Coastal Path - Belle Du Bresil (FR) (Blue Bresil)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden after 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last

24 ran Off time: 2:10:46 Winning time: 4m 6.12s (slow by 9.12s) Total SP: 137%
Non-runners: Glan (self certificate), Magnor Glory (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Mrs Suzanne Lawrence (Faivoir) 1st breeder: E A R L Trinquet & M & O Trinquet
2nd owner: Caldwell Construction Ltd (Pied Piper)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Filey Bay)
Tote win: £66.40 PL: £10.40 £2.60 £2.20 Ex: £963.10 CSF: £392.62 Tricast: £2,746.97 Trifecta: £10,592.70

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