Full Result 2.25 Cheltenham | 14 November 2014

Steel Plate And Sections Novices' Chase

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m4f78yds) 2m4½f Old Soft 10 fences 6 omitted

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	3. Champagne West (IRE) 7/2 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	112	–	125	147	–
b g Westerner - Wyndham Sweetmarie (IRE) (Mister Lord)
Held up 5th, (not fluent 5th), took closer order 8th, led last (usual 3 out), ridden over 1f out, stayed on well

2 3¼	4. Colour Squadron (IRE) 7/4F Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	8	112	152	122	144	–
b g Old Vic - That's The Goose (IRE) (Be My Native)
Held up, smooth headway after last (usual 3 out) to track winner 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, soon hung left, stayed on but not pace to challenge (op 2/1 tchd 13/8 and 9/4 in places)

3 8 [11¼]	7. Urban Hymn (FR) 4/1 Brian Hughes Malcolm Jefferson	Brian Hughes Malcolm Jefferson	6	112	141	114	135	–
b g Robin Des Champs (FR) - Betty Brune (FR) (Dark Stone I)
Jumped slightly right, led until last (usual 3 out) soon ridden, not pace of front pair final 2f (op 9/2)

4 4 [15¼]	5. Dell' Arca (IRE) 9/2 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	5	112	–	110	131	–
b g Sholokhov (IRE) - Daisy Belle (GER) (Acatenango)
Tracked leaders, ridden after last (usual 3 out), soon one pace (op 4/1 tchd 5/1)

5 8 [23¼]	6. The Wexfordian (IRE) 66/1 Aidan Coleman Martin Keighley	Aidan Coleman Martin Keighley	5	112 h¹	–	102	125	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Going My Way (Henbit)
Tracked leaders, ridden after last (usual 3 out), soon outpaced (op 50/1)

6 14 [37¼]	2. Splash Of Ginge 8/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	1110	146	95	127	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Land Of Honour (Supreme Leader)
Tracked leader, not fluent 3rd, ridden when dropped to close 4th after 2 out (usual 4 out), rallied last (usual 3 out), weakened by-passing omitted 2 out (op 7/1)

6 ran Off time: 2:35:15 Winning time: 5m 17.30s (slow by 14.80s) Total SP: 110%
Non-runners: Bullet Street (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: R S Brookhouse (Champagne West) 1st breeder: Peter Byrne
2nd owner: John P McManus (Colour Squadron)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs G Calder (Urban Hymn)
Tote win: £3.70 PL: £1.70 £1.60 Ex: £7.90 CSF: £9.97 Trifecta: £32.70

All fences in home straight omitted both circuits; low sun.

2:25 Cheltenham 14 Nov 2014

Steel Plate And Sections Novices' Chase