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left 5:05 right Cheltenham 3 May 2019

Cheltenham Club Open Hunters' Chase

(Class 5) (5yo+) (2m62yds) 2m½f New Good To Soft 14 fences
1st £2,982.60 2nd £948.60 3rd £483.10 4th £250.10 5th £134.10
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Cheltenham Club Open Hunters' Chase, 2m½f - Good To Soft, Class 5 5yo+
Cheltenham Club Open Hunters' Chase, 2m½f - Good To Soft, Class 5 5yo+
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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
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13 113 104 90 117 right
b g Oscar Schindler (IRE) right - Gaelic Holly (IRE) right (Scenic) right
Mounted in chute, led until 7th, close up, effort after 3 out, ridden to lead next, soon pushed clear, comfortably (op 5/1)
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2  7
11 1110 p 117 80 112 right
b g Saffron Walden (FR) right - Angel's Folly right (Wesaam) right
Close up until 10th, ridden and lost place next, 8 lengths 3rd when not fluent last, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner (op 6/1 tchd 7/1)
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3  5 [12]
9 113 115 71 107
b g Turtle Bowl (IRE) right - Zita Blues (IRE) right (Zieten) right
Close up, mistsake 7th, led 3 out, ridden and already weakening when headed next, faded very tamely up hill, lost 2nd after last (op 11/2)
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4  ¾ [12¾]
7 1010 94 63 99 right
b m Champs Elysees right - Reel Style right (Rainbow Quest) right
Towards rear, hit 10th, ridden and weakened 3 out, went poor 4th after next (op 50/1)
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5  20 [32¾]
9 1110 132 57 96 right
ch g Mahler right - Kloetta (IRE) right (Grand Lodge) right
Raced wide, prominent, blundered 3rd, soon recovered, led 7th until ridden and headed 3 out, finished very weakly from next, tailed off (trainer said that the gelding was unsuited by the ground, which was officially described as Good to Soft, Good in places on this occasion following rainfall earlier in the afternoon, and would prefer a faster surface) (op 8/11)
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11 113 tb 69
b g Westerner right - Simiola right (Shaamit) right
Towards rear, mistake 5th, lost touch and hit 10th, poor 6th when fell next (jockey said gelding lost its right fore shoe)
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6 113 p 89
ch g Kheleyf (USA) right - Freedom Song right (Singspiel) right
Unruly start, mistakes in rear, lost touch after 5th, hopelessly tailed off before 11th, pulled up 2 out
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