Full Result 4.00 Ludlow | 2 March 2017

Forbra Gold Cup Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-140, 5yo+) (2m7f171yds) 3m Soft 19 fences

1st £12,512 2nd £3,696 3rd £1,848 4th £924 5th £462 6th £232

Forbra Gold Cup Handicap Chase, 3m - Soft, Class 3 5yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Marcilhac (FR) 100/30 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	8	1011	124	90	138	–
b g Smadoun (FR) - One Way I (FR) (Exit To Nowhere)
2nd until left with leader 14th, jumped right 16th, headed briefly next, pushed along to go clear with ears pricked from 2 out, 6 lengths ahead last, readily (op 7/2 tchd 4/1)

2 8	5. Nansaroy 3/1F Adam Wedge Evan Williams	Adam Wedge Evan Williams	7	1011 p	124	83	127	–
br g Indian River (FR) - Jurado Park (IRE) (Jurado)
Pressed leaders, ridden 16th, outpaced by winner next, went well held 2nd at last and kept on steadily (tchd 7/2)

3 2 [10]	3. Roc D'Apsis (FR) 7/2 A P Heskin Tom George	A P Heskin Tom George	8	114 p	131	88	132	–
gr g Apsis - Rocapina (FR) (Solon)
Midfield, ridden and effort before 16th, outpaced next, plodded into modest 3rd close home

4 nk [10¼]	1. Dusky Lark 8/1 James Best Robert Walford	James Best Robert Walford	7	1112 t	139	96	142	–
b g Nayef (USA) - Snow Goose (Polar Falcon)
Led, not fluent 13th, blundered next, vied for lead until 3 out, ridden and hit next, lost 2nd at last and faded to lose 3rd near finish (op 15/2 tchd 7/1)

5 26 [36¼]	4. Belmount (IRE) 6/1 William Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	William Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	110 p	127	60	108	–
b g Westerner - Artist's Jewel (Le Moss)
Jumped slowly 3rd, towards rear, driven after 15th, soon struggling, eased last (op 7/1)

6 30 [66¼]	2. Gallery Exhibition (IRE) 10/1 David Bass Kim Bailey	David Bass Kim Bailey	10	115 t	132	38	76	–
b g Portrait Gallery (IRE) - Good Hearted (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Last pair, slow 12th, ridden and not travelling after, mistake 13th, tailed off 16th (op 11/1 tchd 12/1)

PU	7. Valleyofmilan (IRE) 12/1 William Kennedy Donald McCain	William Kennedy Donald McCain	10	108 p	121	–	–	–
b g Milan - Ikdam Valley (IRE) (Ikdam)
Midfield, ridden 7th, last and sulking from 10th, tailed off 12th, pulled up after 15th (vet reported the gelding, which was pulled up, had lost both front shoes) (tchd 11/1)

7 ran Off time: 4:00:22 Winning time: 6m 17.90s (slow by 24.90s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: A Brooks (Marcilhac) 1st breeder: S C E A Du Haras Des Sablonnets Et Al
2nd owner: T Hywel Jones (Nansaroy)
3rd owner: David Rea & Miss Diane Fudge (Roc D'Apsis)
Tote win: £4.20 PL: £2.10 £2.20 Ex: £16.60 CSF: £13.75 Trifecta: £51.90

left 4:00 right Ludlow 2 Mar 2017

Forbra Gold Cup Handicap Chase

4:00 Ludlow 2 Mar 2017