17 Nov 2012 14:35 Cheltenham
Winner: £160,000 (Penalty: £91,120); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase (Grade 3 Handicap)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Al Ferof (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 8) |
1/11343- / 11 |
Jump (219) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls J Hales |
8/1 | |
| took keen hold in touch, headway to chase leaders 9th, went 2nd 4 out, challenged on bit 3 out, soon led, ridden and stayed on strongly run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
12 |
| 3 L |
Walkon (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 6) |
7/1345P- / 10 |
Flat (1615), Jump (210) |
R Thornton | A King McNeill Family |
7/1 | |
| in touch, headway approaching 3 out, chased winner before next and every chance, held last, no extra run-in, stayed on for clear 2nd | ||||||||||
3rd |
10 |
| 12 L |
Nadiya De La Vega (FR) (filly, bay, 10 8) |
603/17-1 / 8 |
Jump (28) | A P McCoy | N J Henderson John P McManus |
12/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and every chance 3 out, driven and one pace before 2 out, went 3rd before mistake last, | ||||||||||
4th |
17 |
| 6 L |
Casey Top (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
336-120 / 12 |
Jump (59) | M A Enright | L Whitmore Casey Brothers… |
40/1 | |
| led, not fluent and headed 3 out, chased winner until approaching 2 out, no extra in 4th before last | ||||||||||
5th |
19 |
| 2¼ L |
Questions Answered (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 0) |
26/9-923 / 12 |
Jump (34) | Aidan Coleman | E McNamara Mrs Brenda Graham |
25/1 | |
| towards rear, blundered 11th, staying on when hit 3 out, went modest 5th 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
7 |
| 31 L |
Aerial (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
2/41412- / 11 |
Flat (1342), Jump (213) |
D A Jacob | P F Nicholls Tony Hayward And… |
25/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, headway to chase leaders 11th, weakened 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
16 |
| - |
Kingsmere (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
1F-211F / 11 |
Jump (29) | Sam Twiston-Davies | H D Daly Mr E R Hanbury |
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PU |
15 |
| - |
Triolo D'alene (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 1) |
41110-2 / 10 |
Jump (190) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr & Mrs Sandy… |
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14 |
| - |
Divers (FR) (Gelding, grey, 10 1) |
3U047-0 / 10 |
Flat (1959), Jump (28) |
T J Murphy | Ferdy Murphy Let's Live Racing |
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PU |
18 |
| - |
Finger Onthe Pulse (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
F7-3633 / 12 |
Jump (28) | Maurice Linehan | Jonjo O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
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PU |
13 |
| - |
The Disengager (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) |
S41141 / 10 |
Jump (49) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Govier & Brown |
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PU |
1 |
| - |
Poquelin (FR) (Gelding, black, 11 12) |
1/5U26-4 / 10 |
Flat (2383), Jump (14) |
Mr H Derham | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family |
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PU |
11 |
| - |
Micheal Flips (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
47124-5 / 11 |
Jump (14) | B S Hughes | Andrew Turnell John P McManus |
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PU |
9 |
| - |
Forpadydeplasterer (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) |
33464-2 / 11 |
Flat (19), Jump (42) |
P J Brennan | T Cooper Goat Racing Syndicate |
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8 |
| - |
Tanks For That (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 4) |
3/1F32P- / 12 |
Jump (219) | Non Runner | N J Henderson Mrs Christopher… |
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PU |
6 |
| - |
Quantitativeeasing (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) |
2/02175- / 12 |
Jump (203) | Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson Mr John P McManus |
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PU |
5 |
| - |
Grands Crus (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 6) |
2/61114- / 8 |
Jump (248) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Roger Stanley &… |
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PU |
4 |
| - |
Hunt Ball (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
211113- / 10 |
Jump (219) | Nick Scholfield | K Burke Atlantic Equine |
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PU |
3 |
| - |
Calgary Bay (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) |
F/85110- / 12 |
Jump (217) | D Elsworth | M R Channon Mrs T P Radford |
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FE |
20 |
| - |
Gilbarry (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
3P0F-39 / 7 |
Jump (28) | R P McLernon | Jonjo O'Neill Mrs Peter Bond |
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