Full Result 1.50 Cheltenham | 24 January 2015

BetBright Cup Chase (Grade 2) (Registered as the Cotswold Chase)

(Class 1) (5yo+) (3m1f56yds) 3m1½f New Soft 21 fences

1st £56,950 2nd £21,370 3rd £10,700 4th £5,330 5th £2,680 6th £1,340

BetBright Cup Chase (Grade 2) (Registered as the Cotswold Chase), 3m1½f - Soft, Class 1 5yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Many Clouds (IRE) 4/1 Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	8	1110	161	108	166	–
br g Cloudings (IRE) - Bobbing Back (IRE) (Bob Back)
Soon disputing lead, outright leader 14th, ridden when challenged 2 out, stayed on very gamely from last, edged right towards finish, driven out

2 1¼	6. Smad Place (FR) 11/4 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	8	112	153	99	157	–
gr g Smadoun (FR) - Bienna Star (FR) (Village Star)
Tracked leaders, ridden in disputed 2nd after 3 out where short of room briefly turning in, good chance when nodded on landing last, stayed on but always being held final 100yds (tchd 5/2 and 3/1)

3 nk [1½]	2. Dynaste (FR) 5/2F Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	9	1110 tp	167	107	164	–
gr g Martaline - Bellissima De Mai (FR) (Pistolet Bleu)
Tracked leaders, stumbled 15th, nudged along after 4 out, challenged 2 out, ridden and every chance when good jump last, stayed on but no extra towards finish (op 9/4)

4 6 [7½]	4. The Giant Bolster 11/2 Tom Cannon David Bridgwater	Tom Cannon David Bridgwater	10	1110 v	164	102	159	–
b g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Divisa (GER) (Lomitas)
Tracked leaders, pushed along after 15th, ridden after 4 out, stayed on same pace from after 3 out (op 13/2)

5 1 [8½]	1. Black Thunder (FR) 8/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	8	1110 t	155	101	157	–
bl g Malinas (GER) - Blackmika (FR) (Subotica)
Disputed lead until 14th, tracked winner until ridden soon after 3 out, stayed on same pace from next (op 15/2)

6 9 [17½]	5. Theatre Guide (IRE) 16/1 Daryl Jacob Colin Tizzard	Daryl Jacob Colin Tizzard	8	116 t	149	90	146	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Erintante (IRE) (Denel)
Held up behind leaders, not fluent early, nudged along from 12th, headway and close enough after 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before last