Full Result 2.10 Cheltenham | 16 March 2016

RSA Chase (Grade 1)

(Class 1) (5yo+) (3m80yds) 3m½f Old Good 20 fences

1st £85,425 2nd £32,055 3rd £16,050 4th £7,995 5th £4,020 6th £2,010

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Blaklion 8/1 Ryan Hatch Nigel Twiston-Davies	Ryan Hatch Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	114	150	105	162	–
b g Kayf Tara - Franciscaine I (FR) (Legend Of France)
Always close up, short of room after 3 out, ridden between last 2, led soon after last, stayed on very gamely, all out (op 10/1 tchd 11/1)

2 ½	7. Shaneshill (IRE) 16/1 Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	7	114	152	104	162	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Darabaka (IRE) (Doyoun)
Held up, hit 2nd and 11th, headway after 3 out, challenged next, ridden between last 2, jumped slightly left last, led very briefly soon after, stayed on well with every chance, held towards finish

3 8 [8½]	3. More Of That (IRE) 6/4F Barry Geraghty Jonjo O'Neill	Barry Geraghty Jonjo O'Neill	8	114	154	96	155	–
b g Beneficial - Guigone (FR) (Esprit Du Nord)
Held up in last pair, little slow 5th, nudged along after 15th, short of room when taking closer order before 3 out, ridden and every chance 2 out, close 3rd and still decent chance when squeezed up last, no extra (broke blood vessel) (vet said the gelding had bled from the nose) (op 13/8)

4 ¾ [9¼]	4. No More Heroes (IRE) 5/2 B J Cooper Gordon Elliott	B J Cooper Gordon Elliott	7	114	159	95	152	–
br g Presenting - What A Breeze (IRE) (Naheez)
Tracked leaders, disputed lead 3 out, ridden into narrow advantage between last 2, nodded on landing last and headed, no extra (vet said the gelding had struck into itself on its left fore) (op 3/1)

5 1¼ [10½]	8. Vyta Du Roc (FR) 12/1 Daryl Jacob Nicky Henderson	Daryl Jacob Nicky Henderson	7	114	145	93	151	–
gr g Lion Noir - Dolce Vyta (FR) (Grand Tresor)
Tracked leaders, reached for 3rd, ridden after 3 out, one pace and held in 6th when hit next (op 9/1)

6 10 [20½]	5. Roi Des Francs (FR) 10/1 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	7	114	151	83	142	–
b g Poliglote - Grande Souveraine (FR) (Sillery)
Tracked leader, pressed leader from 9th, disputed lead 3 out, ridden and headed between last 2, held in 5th when blundered last, weakened

7 12 [32½]	6. Seeyouatmidnight 9/1 Brian Hughes Sandy Thomson	Brian Hughes Sandy Thomson	8	114	151	71	132	–
b g Midnight Legend - Morsky Baloo (Morpeth)
Led, hit 1st and 14th, headed 3 out, soon weakened (op 10/1)

8 2 [34½]	2. Le Mercurey (FR) 33/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	6	114 tp	147	69	126	–
b g Nickname (FR) - Feroe (FR) (Bulington)
Tracked leaders, ridden when outpaced after 4 out, weakened after next (op 25/1)

8 ran Off time: 2:10:36 Winning time: 6m 6.20s (slow by 3.20s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: S Such & CG Paletta (Blaklion) 1st breeder: Mrs M D W Morrison
2nd owner: Andrea & Graham Wylie (Shaneshill)
3rd owner: John P McManus (More Of That)
Tote win: £9.40 PL: £2.50 £3.70 £1.30 Ex: £136.20 CSF: £111.32 Tricast: £294.44 Trifecta: £370.70

2:10 Cheltenham 16 Mar 2016

RSA Chase (Grade 1)