16 Dec 2017 13:55 Cheltenham
Winner: £120,000 (Penalty: £68,340); Distance: 2m 4f 166y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Caspian Caviar Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
11 |
| - |
Guitar Pete (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 5) |
022219 / 11 |
Flat (159), Jump (28) |
R D Day | N G Richards Mrs Pat Sloan |
9/1 | |
| prominent on outside until 2nd, chased leaders on inside after, lost a little bit of ground 8th, closed 12th, not fluent 3 out, no impression on leader when left closer before 2 out, went 2nd last, led flat, stayed on | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 2¾ L |
Clan Des Obeaux (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
2514-21 / 10 |
Jump (21) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mr&Mrs P K Barber,G… |
3/1 | |
| held up towards rear, mistake 2nd, pushed along 4 out, headway after 3 out, no impression on leader when left with every chance before 2 out, led before last, headed flat, no impression towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
8 |
| 5 L |
King's Odyssey (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) |
1/3F30-3 / 12 |
Jump (33) | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams Mr & Mrs William… |
9/1 | |
| chased leaders, not fluent 5th, no impression on leader when left in lead before 2 out, headed approaching last, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
4th |
7 |
| 1¾ L |
Ballyalton (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
2F15/64 / 11 |
Jump (28) | T J O'Brien | Ian Williams Mr John Westwood |
15/2 | |
| chased leaders, dropped to mid-division from 2nd, not fluent 8th or 13th, outpaced after 4 out, closed but no impression on leader when left 5th and a little chance before 2 out, stayed on same pace last | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| ¾ L |
Romain De Senam (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
752-115 / 12 |
Jump (28) | N D Fehily | P F Nicholls Mr Daniel Cherriman |
14/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, mistake 12th, not fluent 4 out, left 6th when hit 2 out, closed when mistake last, no impression, one pace flat | ||||||||||
6th |
4 |
| 6 L |
Foxtail Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1F92-18 / 10 |
Jump (28) | Jamie Bargary | N A Twiston-Davies Options O Syndicate |
12/1 | |
| raced freely, led 1st until 3 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
7th |
9 |
| 4½ L |
Splash of Ginge (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) |
2500-41 / 11 |
Jump (28) | Thomas Bellamy | N A Twiston-Davies Mr J D Neild |
11/1 | |
| led until after 1st, chased leaders, pushed along 12th, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
8th |
2 |
| 15 L |
Le Prezien (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 9) |
138P-23 / 8 |
Jump (28) | B J Geraghty | P F Nicholls Mr John P McManus |
9/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside before 8th, disputing 5th when blundered 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
9th |
10 |
| 7 L |
Deauville Dancer (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 8) |
424111 / 10 |
Flat (491), Jump (14) |
Aidan Coleman | David Dennis Mr G Brandrick… |
28/1 | |
| held up towards rear, hit 11th, well beaten from 3 out | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Starchitect (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
1535-12 / 6 |
Flat (434), Jump (28) |
T Scudamore | D Pipe Paul & Clare Rooney |
13/2 | |
| chased leader from 2nd, led 3 out, soon clear, about 7 lengths ahead when went wrong and pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
5 |
| - |
Long House Hall (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
1U25/41- / 10 |
Jump (518) | Non Runner | D Skelton Mr Carl Hinchy |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||