Full Result 1.50 Cheltenham | 16 December 2023

Virgin Bet December Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

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

1st £74,035 2nd £27,781 3rd £13,910 4th £6,929 5th £3,484 6th £1,742

Virgin Bet December Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race), 2m4½f - Soft, Class 1 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Fugitif (FR) 13/2 Gavin Sheehan Richard Hobson	Gavin Sheehan Richard Hobson	8	113 t	151	143	157	–
b g Ballingarry (IRE) - Turiane (FR) (Arvico)
Held up in rear, mistake 6th, headway after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, went second last, pressed leader run-in, led final strides

2 shd	5. Il Ridoto (FR) 17/2 Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls	Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls	6	109 tp	143	135	149	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - L'Exploratrice (FR) (Trempolino)
Led, clear with one other from 8th, 5 lengths ahead approaching last, ridden run-in, faced challenge final 110yds, headed final strides (op 9/1)

3 9½ [9½]	10. Frero Banbou (FR) 9/1 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	8	102 3	136	118	132	–
b g Apsis - Lady Banbou (FR) (Useful)
Prominent, pressed leader 7th, clear of remainder from 8th, 3 lengths down 2 out, lost second last, no extra run-in (tchd 17/2)

4 nk [10]	9. Grandeur d'Ame (FR) 22/1 Tom Bellamy Alan King	Tom Bellamy Alan King	7	102 3	136	118	132	–
b g Desir D'Un Soir (FR) - Sourya D'Airy (FR) (Sheyrann)
Pressed leader, raced in third from 7th, kept on from 2 out, not pace to challenge (tchd 25/1)

5 1½ [11½]	1. Fakir d'Oudairies (FR) 11/1 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Joseph Patrick O'Brien	8	120	162	143	156	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Niagaria Du Bois (FR) (Grand Tresor)
Held up in rear, midfield 4th, some headway after 2 out, kept on run-in (op 10/1)

6 1¾ [13¼]	11. Torn And Frayed (FR) 28/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	102 3	136	115	128	–
b g Califet (FR) - Chic Et Zen (FR) (Chichicastenango)
Prominent early, midfield from 8th, stayed on from 2 out, not pace to challenge (op 18/1)

7 1¾ [15]	4. Monmiral (FR) 4/1 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	6	1011	145	122	136	–
bl g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Achere (FR) (Mont Basile)
Prominent, struggling 3 out, weakened approaching last (op 9/2)

8 3¾ [18¾]	7. Jay Jay Reilly (IRE) 33/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	7	105	139	113	127	–
b g Fame And Glory - Garden City (IRE) (Shernazar)
Held up in rear, never near to challenge (op 28/1)

9 6 [24¾]	8. Do Your Job (IRE) 22/1 Derek Fox Lucinda Russell	Derek Fox Lucinda Russell	9	102 t	136	104	116	–
b g Fame And Glory - Full Of Birds (FR) (Epervier Bleu)
Midfield, hampered by faller 4 out, soon dropped to rear, weakened after 3 out

F	12. Railway Hurricane (IRE) 33/1 Conor Stone-Walsh ⁵ Gavin Cromwell	Conor Stone-Walsh ⁵ Gavin Cromwell	8	911 7 tb	136	–	–	–
b g Perugino (USA) - Rose Earley (IRE) (Definite Article)
Held up in rear, fell 4 out

F	6. So Scottish (FR) 5/1 Mark Walsh Emmet Mullins	Mark Walsh Emmet Mullins	6	107 t¹	141	–	–	–
b g Martaline - Mer D'Arabie (FR) (Ballingarry)
Midfield, fell 4 out (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

PU	3. Thunder Rock (IRE) 3/1F Sean Bowen Olly Murphy	Sean Bowen Olly Murphy	7	1012	146	–	–	–
b g Shirocco (GER) - La Belle Sauvage (Old Vic)
Didn't always jump with fluency, midfield, dropped to rear when mistake 3rd, hit 8th, soon detached, pulled up before 4 out (trainer said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding jumped poorly and was never travelling; vet reported gelding lost his right fore shoe) (op 10/3)

12 ran Off time: 1:50:42 Winning time: 5m 11.19s (slow by 3.19s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Carl Hinchy & Dr Emad Hussain (Fugitif) 1st breeder: Andre Rousseau
2nd owner: Giles, Hogarth, Mason & McGoff (Il Ridoto)
3rd owner: P Davies (Frero Banbou)
Tote win: £7.50 PL: £2.50 £2.60 £2.90 Ex: £48.30 CSF: £57.50 Tricast: £504.64 Trifecta: £576.90

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Virgin Bet December Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

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