Full Result 3.50 Cheltenham | 18 April 2018

Nicholson Holman Chase (A Novices' Limited Handicap)

(Class 3) (0-135, 5yo+) (3m1f56yds) 3m1½f New Good 21 fences

1st £11,371.50 2nd £3,339 3rd £1,669.50 4th £834.75 5th £350 6th £350 7th £350 8th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Winter Lion (IRE) 8/1 Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien	Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien	8	1012 t	122	98	133	–
ch g Galileo (IRE) - Hill Of Snow (Reference Point)
Behind and wide first circuit, headway 16th, close 2nd 3 out, pushed ahead before next, urged along and held on well flat (tchd 17/2)

2 ½	4. Pure Vision (IRE) 12/1 Barry Geraghty Anthony Honeyball	Barry Geraghty Anthony Honeyball	7	114 t	128	104	139	–
b g Milan - Distillery Lane (IRE) (Exit To Nowhere)
Settled towards rear, effort 18th, 4th next, driven to go 2nd at last, kept on flat but always just held final 100yds (vet said gelding was suffering from heat stress post race) (op 14/1 tchd 16/1)

3 2¼ [2¾]	7. Tanarpino 8/1 Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish	Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish	7	111 p	125	99	133	–
ch g Tobougg (IRE) - Got Tune (FR) (Green Tune)
Led or close 2nd until driven 2 out, still on terms at last, stayed on until no extra final 120yds (op 12/1)

4 2½ [5¼]	5. Baden (FR) 4/1F Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	7	114 p	128	100	134	–
gr g Martaline - Ma Sonate (USA) (Val De L'Orne)
Close up, ridden and effort 2 out, pressed winner until last, not run on, eased closing stages (op 7/2 tchd 9/2)

5 7 [12¼]	10. Nightline 14/1 Jonathan Burke Charlie Longsdon	Jonathan Burke Charlie Longsdon	8	1010	120	86	121	–
b g Midnight Legend - Whichway Girl (Jupiter Island)
Prominent, left in lead 5th, in dispute until ridden after 3 out, beaten next, mistake last (op 12/1)

6 16 [28¼]	8. Kelvingrove (IRE) 25/1 Brendan Powell Jonjo O'Neill	Brendan Powell Jonjo O'Neill	8	110 p	124	77	112	–
b g Hurricane Run (IRE) - Silversword (FR) (Highest Honor)
Towards rear, not fluent 3rd, reminder 7th, never really looking happy, struggling 17th, mistake 3 out

7 4 [32¼]	1. Tintern Theatre (IRE) 5/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	1113	137	87	120	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Rith Ar Aghaidh (IRE) (Phardante)
Prominent, not fluent 18th, 5th and ridden 3 out, soon faded (op 6/1 tchd 13/2)

8 9 [41¼]	6. Sam Red (FR) 8/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	7	113 t	127	69	100	–
b g Denham Red (FR) - Call Me Nana (FR) (Call Me Sam)
In last place most of way, mistake 12th, driven and struggling before 18th, soon tailed off (op 17/2)

F	3. Red Infantry (IRE) 5/1 Robert Dunne Ian Williams	Robert Dunne Ian Williams	8	118 v	132	–	–	–
ch g Indian River (FR) - Red Rover (Infantry I)
Led, mistake 2nd, fell 5th (tchd 4/1)

PU	2. Ozzy Thomas (IRE) 12/1 Richard Johnson Henry Oliver	Richard Johnson Henry Oliver	8	1113 p	137	–	–	–
b g Gold Well - Bramble Leader (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Towards rear, not fluent 8th, soon pulled up, lost action (jockey said gelding lost it's action) (op 11/1)

UR	11. Definitly Grey (IRE) 20/1 Paul O'Brien ⁵ Charlie Longsdon	Paul O'Brien ⁵ Charlie Longsdon	7	101 t	116	–	–	–
gr g Daylami (IRE) - Caroline Fontenail (IRE) (Kaldounevees)
Held up in rear until hampered and unseated rider 5th (op 16/1)

11 ran Off time: 3:50:33 Winning time: 6m 33.00s (slow by 8.00s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Oscar Singh & Miss Priya Purewal (Winter Lion) 1st breeder: Abergwaun Farms
2nd owner: John P McManus (Pure Vision)
3rd owner: P and Mrs G A Clarke (Tanarpino)
Tote win: £10 PL: £2.90 £4.20 £3.10 Ex: £133.40 CSF: £97.42 Tricast: £797.71 Trifecta: £1,940.60

3:50 Cheltenham 18 Apr 2018

Nicholson Holman Chase (A Novices' Limited Handicap)