Full Result 1.15 Cheltenham | 16 November 2013

Roy Blandford 65 Years At Cheltenham Novices' Chase

(Class 2) (5yo+) (3m80yds) 3m½f Old Good 20 fences

1st £12,512 2nd £3,696 3rd £1,848 4th £924 5th £462 6th £232

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Le Bec (FR) 3/1 Noel Fehily Emma Lavelle	Noel Fehily Emma Lavelle	5	114	142	126	155	–
ch g Smadoun (FR) - La Pelode (FR) (Dress Parade)
Tracked leader, mistake 12th, led after 4 out, reminders after 3 out, driven and kept on finding run-in (op 4/1)

2 ¾	3. Shutthefrontdoor (IRE) 9/4J A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	6	114	–	126	154	–
bb g Accordion (IRE) - Hurricane Girl (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Held up towards rear but in touch, disputed 3rd from 15th, disputed 2nd from 3 out until chased winner approaching last, kept on under pressure but always held (tchd 7/4 and 5/2 in places)

3 2½ [3¼]	6. Sam Winner (FR) 10/1 Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls	Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls	6	1013	–	119	148	–
b g Okawango (USA) - Noche (IRE) (Night Shift)
In rear but in touch, headway to close on leaders from 12th, disupted 2nd from 3 out, ridden before next, one pace into 3rd approaching last (op 17/2)

4 23 [26¼]	4. African Gold (IRE) 9/4J Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	1013 t	–	100	132	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Mrs Dempsey (IRE) (Presenting)
Tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, well there on inner when bumped and mistake 3 out, weakened soon after (tchd 5/2 and 11/4 in a place)

5 1¾ [28]	5. Bob Ford (IRE) 25/1 Tom Scudamore Rebecca Curtis	Tom Scudamore Rebecca Curtis	6	1013	128	98	129	–
b g Vinnie Roe (IRE) - Polar Lamb (IRE) (Brush Aside)
Led, not fluent 14th, mistake and headed 4 out, still challenging when blundered 3 out, soon weakened, no chance when blundered last (op 20/1 tchd 28/1)

6 7 [35]	1. White Star Line (IRE) 8/1 B J Cooper D T Hughes	B J Cooper D T Hughes	9	117	143	100	126	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Fairly Deep (Deep Run)
Held up in rear, not fluent 10th, headway after 4 out to close on leaders next when not fluent, soon beaten

6 ran Off time: 1:15:42 Winning time: 6m 16.17s (slow by 13.17s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Tim Syder (Le Bec) 1st breeder: N Madamet, I Kellitt & D Thomlinson
2nd owner: John P McManus (Shutthefrontdoor)
3rd owner: Mrs Angela Yeoman (Sam Winner)
Tote win: £3.60 PL: £2.10 £2.10 Ex: £12.20 CSF: £10.25 Trifecta: £54.80 Pool: £3012.52 - 41.17 winning units.

1:15 Cheltenham 16 Nov 2013

Roy Blandford 65 Years At Cheltenham Novices' Chase