Horse Alert

16 Mar 2016 17:30 Cheltenham

Winner: £70,000 (Penalty: £39,865); Distance: 2m 87y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO to 6YO; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).

Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1 Standard Open NH Flat Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Ballyandy (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	1121 / 13	Jump (32)	Sam Twiston-Davies	N A Twiston-Davies Options O Syndicate	5/0
		tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, rallied over 1f out, stayed on to challenge inside final furlong, led narrowly inside final 100 yards, just held on
2^nd	5	NS	Battleford (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	F-1 / 6	Jump (45)	Mr M P Fogarty	W P Mullins Andrea Wylie &…	25/0
		led early, tracked leaders, led again over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, headed narrowly inside final 100 yards, kept on, just held
3^rd	2	2 L	Bacardys (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	F1-1 / 11	Jump (81)	Ruby Walsh	W P Mullins Shanakiel Racing…	16/0
		mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon chased leaders, ridden and one pace over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd inside final 100 yards, no impression with front pair
4^th	6	1 L	Castello Sforza (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	1 / 9	Jump (346)	B J Geraghty	W P Mullins John P McManus	11/0
		in touch, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden and one pace over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, kept on into 4th towards finish, no impression
5^th	22	NK	Westend Story (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	FF-11 / 10	Jump (31)	R Johnson	P Hobbs & J White Mick Fitzgerald…	20/0
		mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders
6^th	12	1¼ L	High Bridge (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	2-311 / 7	Jump (92)	Aidan Coleman	J P Ferguson Mrs Margaret Ferguson	12/0
		tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out until outpaced by front pair inside final furlong, lost place closing stages
7^th	24	½ L	Augusta Kate (GB) (filly, bay, 10 12)	11 / 7	Jump (115)	P Townend	W P Mullins The Masters Syndicate	7/0
		in touch, chased leaders over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and kept on under pressure final furlong, no impression
8^th	21	NS	Very Much So (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	1 / 7	Jump (687)	D J Mullins	W P Mullins Oakroom Racing…	33/0
		mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon driven to chase leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression
9^th	18	DHT	Rather Be (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	U12 / 8	Jump (21)	Andrew Tinkler	N J Henderson Matt & Lauren Morgan	50/0
		towards rear, headway into mid-division over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace when carried left inside final furlong, never reached leaders
9^th	10	½ L	First Figaro (GER) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5)	2-212 / 13	Jump (78)	D N Russell	D K Weld Miss V M Williams	16/0
		in rear, headway into mid-division over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never nearer
11^th	7	NK	Coeur Blimey (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	2-1 / 12	Jump (89)	Lucy Gardner	Mrs S Gardner Keith Harris &…	16/0
		chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left and kept on inside final furlong, never on terms
12^th	1	1 L	Avenir D'une Vie (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 5)	4121 / 10	Jump (24)	Mr P W Mullins	W P Mullins Power Geneva Ltd	10/0
		tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out until inside final furlong, soon weakened
13^th	17	½ L	Pride Of Lecale (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	1-221 / 11	Jump (40)	P J Brennan	F O'Brien Noel Fehily Racing…	50/0
		towards rear of mid-division, headway on outside 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, soon outpaced, no impression final furlong
14^th	9	5 L	Criq Rock (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5)	6-115 / 10	Jump (18)	Wayne Hutchinson	A King Daniel Anthony…	33/0
		behind, headway into mid-division over 2f out, never nearer
15^th	20	2½ L	Turcagua (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 5)	3-1 / 8	Jump (466)	Ms K Walsh	W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci	33/0
		tracked leaders early, held up mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 3f out to 2f out, weakened final furlong
16^th	16	1½ L	Onthewesternfront (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	42 / 6	Jump (33)	Ms N Carberry	Jonjo O'Neill Mrs John Magnier,mr…	40/0
		towards rear on outside, headway over 3f out, soon outpaced, weakened over 1f out
17^th	8	½ L	Compadre (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	1 / 10	Jump (126)	N D Fehily	Jonjo O'Neill Mrs Jane Evans…	25/0
		mid-division on inside, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never reached leaders
18^th	11	4½ L	Geordie Des Champs (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 5)	2 / 11	Jump (18)	L P Aspell	Miss R Curtis Mr John P McManus	100/0
		always behind
19^th	13	½ L	Jot'em Down (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	451 / 8	Jump (16)	T Scudamore	D G Bridgwater Mr Simon Hunt	100/0
		mid-division on outside, outpaced 3f out, never a threat
20^th	4	1¼ L	Ballymalin (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	PP-3112 / 10	Jump (41)	Ryan Hatch	N A Twiston-Davies Mills & Mason Partnership	100/0
		towards rear of mid-division, outpaced 3f out, weakened over 1f out
21^st	15	2¾ L	New To This Town (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	11 / 8	Jump (55)	J J Burke	Mrs J Harrington Ann & Alan Potts…	6/0
		mid-division, outpaced 4f out, soon lost place and behind
22^nd	19	4 L	Spirit Of Kayf (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	312 / 8	Jump (39)	Danny Cook	A M Thomson Mrs Jacqueline…	100/0
		with leader, led after 3f, headed over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
23^rd	23	½ L	Winsome Bucks (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	361 / 8	Jump (80)	Mr D L Queally	T Hogan Across The Shannon…	66/0
		took keen hold, soon led, headed after 3f, with leader, lost place when hampered over 3f out, soon behind
	14	-	King Uther (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	2-521 / 10	Jump (17)	Tom Cannon	C Gordon Charles Nugent…	0/0
		NonRunner