Full Result 3.50 Cheltenham | 20 April 2017

Llewellyn Humphreys Handicap Chase

(Class 2) (0-150, 5yo+) 3m2f New Good 22 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	4. Upswing (IRE) 4/1F Aidan Coleman Jonjo O'Neill	Aidan Coleman Jonjo O'Neill	9	112 7 p	134	55	143	–
b g Beneficial - Native Country (IRE) (Be My Native)
Held up in last pair, progress 8th, still delaying effort in 5th 2 out, racing awkwardly and edging left after, produced to lead last and quickened briefly to assert, ridden out (op 7/2)

2 2½	7. Belmount (IRE) 6/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	106 p	124	43	129	–
b g Westerner - Artist's Jewel (Le Moss)
Prominent, pressed leader from 18th, ridden 2 out, urged along and every chance last, winner soon in command but kept on steadily when clear of rest (op 5/1)

3 10 [12½]	2. Coologue (IRE) 6/1 Brian Hughes Charlie Longsdon	Brian Hughes Charlie Longsdon	8	119	141	52	137	–
b g Helissio (FR) - Scolboa (IRE) (Bob's Return)
Led 2nd, pushed along 2 out, headed last, faded on uphill finish (op 8/1)

4 2½ [15]	5. Lamb Or Cod (IRE) 5/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	10	111 t	133	42	127	–
ch g Old Vic - Princess Lizzie (IRE) (Homo Sapien)
Pressed leader 4th until ridden and lost place before 19th, rallied briefly next, faded before 2 out (op 6/1 tchd 13/2)

5 ½ [15½]	6. Federici 10/1 William Kennedy Donald McCain	William Kennedy Donald McCain	8	1010	128	37	121	–
b g Overbury (IRE) - Vado Via (Ardross)
Pressed leaders, every chance and still going well until shaken up nearing 3 out, immediately found nil, well beaten next (tchd 12/1)

6 28 [43½]	1. Virak (FR) 11/2 Bryony Frost ⁷ Paul Nicholls	Bryony Frost ⁷ Paul Nicholls	8	115 p	144	30	111	–
b g Bernebeau (FR) - Nosika D'Airy (FR) (Oblat)
Led until 2nd, remained pressing leaders until pushed along and dropped out rapidly 3 out, tailed off (op 9/2)

PU	3. Gentleman Jon 25/1 Tom O'Brien Colin Tizzard	Tom O'Brien Colin Tizzard	9	113 t	135	–	–	–
b g Beat All (USA) - Sudden Spirit (FR) (Esprit Du Nord)
Behind and lacked fluency, mistake 14th and struggling, tailed off when mistake 18th and pulled up (tchd 20/1)

PU	8. Talk Of The South (IRE) 9/2 Paddy Brennan Paul Henderson	Paddy Brennan Paul Henderson	8	100 3	118	–	–	–
b g Milan - Smalltowntalk (IRE) (Carroll House)
Mistakes in last pair, detached at 8th, struggling when clouted 15th and next, tailed off when blundered badly 18th and pulled up (op 5/1)

8 ran Off time: 3:50:45 Winning time: 6m 53.00s (slow by 14.00s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: John P McManus (Upswing) 1st breeder: Darren Quaid
2nd owner: Mrs S A Jones (Belmount)
3rd owner: The New Club Partnership (Coologue)
Tote win: £4.10 PL: £1.80 £2 £2.30 Ex: £26.90 CSF: £26.92 Tricast: £138.41 Trifecta: £141.40

3:50 Cheltenham 20 Apr 2017

Llewellyn Humphreys Handicap Chase