Full Result 2.50 Cheltenham | 16 March 2016

Coral Cup (A Handicap Hurdle) (Grade 3)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m5f26yds) 2m5f Old Good 10 hurdles

1st £51,255 2nd £19,233 3rd £9,630 4th £4,797 5th £2,412 6th £1,206

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Diamond King (IRE) 12/1 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott	Davy Russell Gordon Elliott	8	113 t	149	104	154	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Georgia On My Mind (FR) (Belmez)
Held up in midfield, steady progress on inner before 2 out going well, ridden to lead last, driven out (op 9/1 tchd 11/1)

2 1¼	22. Long House Hall (IRE) 16/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	8	108 ht	140	94	144	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Brackenvale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Held up in midfield, progress to track leaders 5th, close up from 3 out, ridden before last, stayed on to take 2nd near finish

3 nk [1½]	10. Ubak (FR) 28/1 Joshua Moore Gary Moore	Joshua Moore Gary Moore	8	1012	144	98	148	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Gesse Parade (FR) (Dress Parade)
Pressed leader, not fluent 4th, ridden to lead before last, headed last, stayed on same pace (tchd 33/1)

4 ½ [2]	18. Blazer (FR) 8/1 Barry Geraghty W P Mullins	Barry Geraghty W P Mullins	5	109	141	94	144	–
ch g Network (GER) - Juppelongue (FR) (Trebrook)
Always close up, not fluent 3 out, closed to challenge and upsides last, driven and kept on same pace flat (op 12/1)

5 nk [2¼]	24. Baoulet Delaroque (FR) 11/1 Noel Fehily Paul Nicholls	Noel Fehily Paul Nicholls	5	108	140	93	142	–
b g Ungaro (GER) - Opale De La Roque (FR) (Bricassar)
Well placed, close up from 3 out, driven before last, stayed on but never quite able to challenge (op 12/1)

6 shd [2½]	14. Waxies Dargle 33/1 Mark Walsh Noel Meade	Mark Walsh Noel Meade	7	1010	142	95	144	–
b g Sakhee (USA) - Cup Of Love (USA) (Behrens)
Held up well in rear, progress after 7th, chased leaders 2 out, soon ridden, tried to mount a challenge on outer before last, stayed on same pace

7 1¼ [3¾]	5. Brother Tedd 25/1 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	7	114	150	102	151	–
gr g Kayf Tara - Neltina (Neltino)
Held up in midfield, progress from 3 out, driven after 2 out, stayed on from last but never going pace to challenge (op 22/1)

8 ½ [4¼]	23. The Romford Pele (IRE) 16/1 Leighton Aspell Rebecca Curtis	Leighton Aspell Rebecca Curtis	9	108 b	140	91	141	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Back And Fore (IRE) (Bob Back)
Settled in rear, effort before 3 out, ridden 2 out, no impression before last, stayed on well final 150yds (op 25/1)

9 ½ [4¾]	11. Avant Tout (FR) 22/1 Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	6	1012	144	95	144	–
ch g Agent Bleu (FR) - Quiwfty (FR) (Dark Moondancer)
Held up well in rear, last of main group before 3 out, soon ridden, progress from 2 out, stayed on well under hard driving from last, nearest finish (op 20/1 tchd 25/1)

10 nk [5]	6. Arbre De Vie (FR) 8/1 David Mullins ³ W P Mullins	David Mullins ³ W P Mullins	6	111	150	101	149	–
b g Antarctique (IRE) - Nouvelle Recrue (FR) (Ragmar)
Held up well in rear, some progress from 3 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on but never a real threat (op 11/1)

11 ½ [5½]	16. Qewy (IRE) 33/1 Aidan Coleman John Ferguson	Aidan Coleman John Ferguson	6	1010 p	142	92	141	–
b g Street Cry (IRE) - Princess Nada (Barathea)
Prominent, not fluent 3 out, right on terms with leaders after 2 out until weakened just before last

12 ¾ [6¼]	25. Baron Alco (FR) 16/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	5	108	140	90	138	–
ch g Dom Alco (FR) - Paula (FR) (Network)
Led, set moderate pace, ridden 2 out, headed and weakened before last

13 nse [6¼]	4. Commissioned (IRE) 66/1 Mikey Ennis ⁵ John Ferguson	Mikey Ennis ⁵ John Ferguson	6	111 b	152	102	150	–
b g Authorized (IRE) - Zelda (IRE) (Caerleon)
Never better than midfield, in touch but ridden after 2 out, no real progress (op 50/1)

14 3 [9¼]	7. Theinval (FR) 33/1 Jeremiah McGrath Nicky Henderson	Jeremiah McGrath Nicky Henderson	6	113	149	96	145	–
b g Smadoun (FR) - Kinevees (FR) (Hard Leaf)
Prominent, close up behind leaders 2 out, ridden and weakened before last

15 1½ [10¾]	1. Volnay De Thaix (FR) 40/1 Freddie Mitchell ⁵ Nicky Henderson	Freddie Mitchell ⁵ Nicky Henderson	7	117	158	104	152	–
ch g Secret Singer (FR) - Mange De Thaix (FR) (Mont Basile)
Held up in rear, ridden after 3 out, one pace and no great progress from 2 out (op 33/1)

16 3¼ [14]	26. Hunters Hoof (IRE) 14/1 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	7	107	139	82	131	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Madgehil (IRE) (Anshan)
Pressed leaders, still right there after 3 out, weakened quickly before last

17 3 [17]	2. Call The Cops (IRE) 25/1 Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	7	117	153	93	140	–
b g Presenting - Ballygill Heights (IRE) (Symboli Heights)
Jumped right 1st, always well in rear, shaken up and no progress after 3 out

18 nk [17¼]	19. Three Kingdoms (IRE) 50/1 Mr Alex Ferguson ⁷ John Ferguson	Mr Alex Ferguson ⁷ John Ferguson	7	102 p	141	81	131	–
ch g Street Cry (IRE) - Chan Tong (BRZ) (Hampstead)
Raced on outer in midfield, in touch when not fluent 3 out, weakened after 2 out (op 33/1)

19 shd [17½]	20. Sgt Reckless 33/1 Brian Hughes Mick Channon	Brian Hughes Mick Channon	9	108	140	79	127	–
b g Imperial Dancer - Lakaam (Danzero)
Held up well in rear, still in rear 3 out but looked to be going well enough, shaken up and no progress after 2 out, never involved

20 2¾ [20¼]	15. Politologue (FR) 9/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	5	1010	142	79	126	–
gr g Poliglote - Scarlet Row (FR) (Turgeon)
Tracked leaders, challenged from 3 out until weakened quickly soon after 2 out (tchd 17/2)

21 17 [37¼]	12. Mister Fizz 100/1 Sean Bowen Miss Imogen Pickard	Sean Bowen Miss Imogen Pickard	8	1012	144	65	111	–
b g Sulamani (IRE) - Court Champagne (Batshoof)
Raced on outer, always towards rear, in touch after 7th, weakened 3 out, tailed off (op 80/1)

22 17 [54¼]	3. Rock The Kasbah (IRE) 15/2F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	116	152	57	102	–
ch g Shirocco (GER) - Impudent (IRE) (In The Wings)
Tracked leaders, dropped to midfield and pushed along 6th, struggling when trapped behind weakening rival after next, soon tailed off (jockey said the gelding was never travelling) (op 9/1)

23 7 [61¼]	17. Days Of Heaven (FR) 33/1 David Bass Nicky Henderson	David Bass Nicky Henderson	6	109 h	141	40	84	–
b g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Daramour (FR) (Anabaa Blue)
Taken down early, took keen hold, tracked leaders on outer, still in touch when not fluent 3 out, weakened quickly, tailed off

PU	9. Blood Cotil (FR) 14/1 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	7	1013	145	–	–	–
b g Enrique - Move Along (FR) (Northern Crystal)
Held up well in rear, pushed along and lost touch after 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 12/1)

PU	21. One For Harry (IRE) 50/1 Brian Harding Nicky Richards	Brian Harding Nicky Richards	8	108	140	–	–	–
b g Generous (IRE) - Strawberry Fool (FR) (Tel Quel)
Dropped to last and weakened 4th, tailed off from next until pulled up before 7th (vet said the gelding had lost its left fore shoe) (op 40/1)

PU	13. Beast Of Burden (IRE) 33/1 Jonathan Burke Rebecca Curtis	Jonathan Burke Rebecca Curtis	7	1011	143	–	–	–
ch g Flemensfirth (USA) - Nuit Des Chartreux (FR) (Villez)
Took keen hold, prominent until weakened rapidly and mistake 7th, soon well tailed off, pulled up before 2 out (vet said the gelding had bled from the nose)

26 ran Off time: 2:50:48 Winning time: 5m 2.90s (slow by 0.90s) Total SP: 133%
1st owner: Mrs Diana L Whateley (Diamond King) 1st breeder: Cleaboy Stud
2nd owner: J D Duggan (Long House Hall)
3rd owner: Nick Peacock (Ubak)
Tote win: £11.50 PL: £2.80 £4.60 £9.50 Ex: £208.30 CSF: £168.76 Tricast: £5,256.59 Trifecta: £9,234.30

2:50 Cheltenham 16 Mar 2016

Coral Cup (A Handicap Hurdle) (Grade 3)