Full Result 4.25 Cheltenham | 18 April 2024

NAF Mares' Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-140, 5yo+) (2m62yds) 2m½f New Good 14 fences

1st £13,202.50 2nd £6,075 3rd £3,037.50 4th £1,520 5th £757.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Somespring Special (IRE) 6/5F Ben Godfrey ³ Anthony Honeyball	Ben Godfrey ³ Anthony Honeyball	6	913 t	112	114	119	–
b m Westerner - Natural Spring (Generous)
Towards rear, headway and prominent behind clear leader 8th, went second 9th, prominent 3 out, led last, idled run-in, always doing enough (op 5/6)

2 2	3. Sacre Coeur (FR) 10/1 Tristan Durrell ³ Dan Skelton	Tristan Durrell ³ Dan Skelton	8	112 h	129	128	132	–
gr m Montmartre (FR) - Singaporette (FR) (Sagacity)
Prominent early, led 1st, soon clear, 8 lengths ahead 9th, much reduced lead 3 out, headed when not fluent last, rallied run-in, no extra towards finish (op 12/1)

3 14 [16]	5. Royale Margaux (FR) 9/2 Ben Poste Tom Symonds	Ben Poste Tom Symonds	6	1013 t	123	105	113	–
ch m Doctor Dino (FR) - Royale Cazoumaille (FR) (Villez)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway 8th, prominent behind clear leader 10th, prominent 3 out, weakened 2 out (op 5/1 tchd 11/2)

4 18 [34]	4. Je T'Ai Porte (IRE) 12/1 Jonathan Burke Gavin Cromwell	Jonathan Burke Gavin Cromwell	6	1013 h	123	82	96	–
b m Footstepsinthesand - Hasanza (USA) (Mr Greeley)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, not fluent 7th, not fluent 8th, no chance from 4 out (op 20/1 tchd 22/1)

5 2¼ [36¼]	6. Voice Of Calm 9/1 Tom Bellamy Emma Lavelle	Tom Bellamy Emma Lavelle	8	108 t	118	74	91	–
b m Poet's Voice - Marliana (IRE) (Mtoto)
Led early, prominent behind clear leader after 1st, lost position 9th, not fluent 4 out, struggling from 3 out (op 17/2 tchd 10/1)

6 31 [67¼]	2. Pink Legend 11/1 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	10	118	132	48	75	–
b m Midnight Legend - Red And White (IRE) (Red Ransom)
Towards rear, lost ground 6th, detached 8th, tailed off (op 14/1)

PU	1. Found On (IRE) 11/1 Sean Bowen Martin Keighley	Sean Bowen Martin Keighley	9	120	138	–	–	–
b m Mahler - Court Gamble (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Raced wide, towards rear early, mistake 2nd, soon prominent behind clear leader, lost position before 5th, not fluent and dropped to rear 6th, hit 8th, soon pulled up (op 17/2 tchd 12/1)

UR	8. Lost Connections (IRE) 12/1 Shane Quinlan ³ Katy Price	Shane Quinlan ³ Katy Price	8	913 7 t	112	–	–	–
b m Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Mini Shan (IRE) (Kotashaan)
Soon prominent behind clear leader, pecked on landing 4th, mistake 7th, bad mistake and unseated 9th (op 14/1)

8 ran Off time: 4:25:23 Winning time: 4m 3.94s (slow by 4.94s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Yeo Racing Partnership (Somespring Special) 1st breeder: The Natural Spring Partnership
2nd owner: Dick And Mandy Higgins (Sacre Coeur)
3rd owner: Dahlbury Racing (Royale Margaux)
Tote win: £2.20 PL: £1.20 £1.70 £1.70 Ex: £11.80 CSF: £14.11 Tricast: £42.18 Trifecta: £50.20

4:25 Cheltenham 18 Apr 2024

NAF Mares' Handicap Chase