24 Jan 2015 13:15 Cheltenham
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £15,640); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
9 |
| - |
Generous Ransom (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 11) |
13-S513 / 8 |
Jump (29) | D A Jacob | N J Gifford Sir Christopher… |
6/1 | |
| held up in touch, closed 4 out, went 2nd after 3 out, led next, clear when mistake last, idled flat, driven out | ||||||||||
2nd |
13 |
| NK |
Astigos (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 1) |
263-533 / 11 |
Flat (1728), Jump (38) |
Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Lady Susan Brooke |
8/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, went 2nd last, stayed on well, unable to reach winnner | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 2 L |
Irish Cavalier (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 4) |
1417-32 / 8 |
Jump (44) | T Scudamore | Miss R Curtis Mr A McIver |
14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 5th, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| 5 L |
Carole's Destrier (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
710-21P / 12 |
Jump (49) | Michael Byrne | N P Mulholland Mrs C Skipworth |
14/1 | |
| tracked leader, hit 8th, not fluent 9th or 11th, led after 3 out, headed 2 out, no extra final 150 yards | ||||||||||
5th |
7 |
| 2¼ L |
Perfect Candidate (IRE) (horse (entire), bay, 11 1) |
5-17151 / 14 |
Jump (16) | Miss A Stirling | F O'Brien Isl Recruitment |
33/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 12th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
6th |
8 |
| ½ L |
Mosspark (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
11P-335 / 10 |
Jump (14) | G Sheehan | Miss E C Lavelle Mrs R J Lavelle |
8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and lost place 8th, well beaten 13th | ||||||||||
7th |
2 |
| 3½ L |
Stellar Notion (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
2112-11 / 13 |
Jump (29) | P J Brennan | T R George Mr Charles R Clark |
4/1 | |
| led, hit 11th, mistake 3 out, soon headed, weakened next | ||||||||||
8th |
6 |
| 14 L |
Black River (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
F44-P13 / 12 |
Jump (21) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Mrs S J Easterby |
8/1 | |
| mid-division, mistakes, struggling 12th, behind when blundered badly 4 out | ||||||||||
9th |
10 |
| 6 L |
Horatio Hornblower (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) |
P12-331 / 13 |
Jump (29) | Lizzie Kelly | Nick Williams Chasing Gold Racing… |
5/1 | |
| held up towards rear, mistakes, well beaten 4 out | ||||||||||
10th |
11 |
| 1 L |
Keel Haul (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 8) |
0-P5422 / 10 |
Jump (14) | James Davies | Henry Oliver Mr R G Whitehead |
25/1 | |
| in rear, mistake 8th, well beaten 13th | ||||||||||
11th |
12 |
| 6 L |
Benevolent (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 6) |
0/24P-31 / 8 |
Jump (29) | T Messenger | C C Bealby Paul Read & Dave… |
33/1 | |
| held up in rear, some headway 13th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
UR |
5 |
| - |
Garrahalish (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1B-1312 / 9 |
Jump (36) | C Poste | R Dickin Just 4 Fun |
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3 |
| - |
Ned Stark (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
2/21-114 / 13 |
Jump (23) | B J Geraghty | A King Ned Stark Partnership |
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