Horse Alert

16 Mar 2018 16:10 Cheltenham

Winner: £45,000 (Penalty: £26,982); Distance: 3m 2f 70y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).

St. James's Place Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	10	-	Pacha Du Polder (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	34114-3 / 12	Flat (2731), Jump (23)	Miss H C Tucker	P F Nicholls The Stewart Family	25/1
		held up behind, headway after 3 out, chased leaders next, stayed on to lead narrowly after last, driven out, just held on
2^nd	16	NK	Top Wood (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0)	7542-11 / 13	Jump (77)	Mr S Davies-Thomas	Miss Kelly Morgan Mr J R Weatherby	50/1
		led before 2nd, headed 6th, tracked leader, led again 13th, ridden after 2 out, headed after last, kept on and every chance flat, just held
3^rd	2	3¼ L	Barel Of Laughs (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	131-121 / 12	Jump (26)	Alex Edwards	P Rowley Mrs Peter Andrews	14/1
		mid-division, chased leaders before 3 out, ridden after next, stayed on to dispute 3rd flat, no impression with front pair
3^rd	5	DHT	Cousin Pete (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	1FP-121 / 11	Jump (20)	Mr N Phillips	Mrs Brown Mrs Scilla Phillips	66/1
		soon mid-division, tracked leaders 11th, went 2nd 3 out, ridden after next, lost place last, kept on to dispute 3rd flat, no impression with front pair
5^th	4	HD	Caid Du Berlais (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	5F8-111 / 13	Jump (19)	Mr William Biddick	Mrs R Loxton Donlon, Doyle,…	12/1
		held up behind, headway after 4 out, chased leaders on inside 2 out, soon ridden, kept on and every chance flat, no extra and lost place inside final 100 yards
6^th	7	3 L	Grand Vision (IRE) (gelding, grey, 12 0)	120-121 / 13	Jump (43)	Mr B O'Neill	C L Tizzard J K Farms	14/1
		tracked leaders, went 2nd at 17th, lost place 3 out, soon outpaced, ridden after next, kept on same pace
7^th	1	½ L	Balnaslow (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	2521-2P / 12	Jump (34)	Mr Derek O'Connor	G J McKeever Margaret A Simpson	28/1
		held up in rear, headway under pressure after 3 out, chased leaders on inside after next, ridden and kept on flat, not pace to reach leaders
8^th	3	9 L	Burning Ambition (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	11-1112 / 9	Jump (33)	Mr J J Codd	Pierce Power Tynan/MacLennan/Carthy/Shanahan/Magnier	4/1
		tracked leaders, effort and went 2nd when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, lost place last, weakened flat
9^th	9	1¾ L	On The Fringe (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	24P5-P2 / 14	Jump (96)	Ms N Carberry	E Bolger John P McManus	14/1
		in touch on inside, lost place 5 out, 9th 3 out, headway under pressure between last 2, never reached leaders, weakened final 100 yards
10^th	17	4 L	Unioniste (FR) (gelding, grey, 12 0)	009-211 / 11	Jump (19)	Mr D Maxwell	P F Nicholls David Maxwell Racing…	12/1
		never better than mid-division, behind 4 out
11^th	20	3½ L	Volnay De Thaix (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0)	3-93311 / 9	Jump (27)	Mr Jack Andrews	Stuart Morris Mrs Judy Wilson	33/1
		mid-division on inside, blundered 17th, never dangerous, weakened 3 out
12^th	15	16 L	Sir Jack Yeats (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	P05311 / 12	Jump (29)	Mr James King	R Spencer Mr Fergal O'brien	20/1
		prominent, mistake 3rd, dropped to mid-division 6th, outpaced 3 out, well beaten when blundered next
13^th	19	1 L	Virak (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	6456-11 / 12	Jump (27)	Lorcan Williams	P F Nicholls Mr Clive Hitchings…	14/1
		mid-division, hampered 15th, weakened 3 out
14^th	14	63 L	Shotavodka (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0)	3736-12 / 13	Jump (27)	Hugh Nugent	Miss H Brookshaw Mrs Jane Gerard-Pearse	33/1
		always towards rear, weakened 3 out, finish, tired, walked over line
15^th	21	38 L	Warden Hill (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 0)	212-131 / 10	Jump (23)	Mr T Chatfeild-Roberts	Mrs H Connors Mr John Chatfeild-roberts	100/1
		tracked leaders, went 2nd 16th to next, lost place 4 out, weakened after 3 out, finish tired, walked over line
PU	22	-	Wells De Lune (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	3165-21 / 9	Jump (26)	Mr Peter Bryan	M Bowen The Smith Swinburne…	50/1
		in touch, led 6th, hit and headed 13th, lost place 16th, behind 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before next
PU	23	-	Wonderful Charm (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	1120-31 / 12	Jump (41)	Mr Sam Waley-Cohen	P F Nicholls Rjh Geffen, Sir…	11/2
		always towards rear, struggling 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 18th
UR	18	-	Vincitore (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	40-4062 / 13	Jump (43)	Miss S Rippon	Miss S Rippon Ms S K Baharuddin	200/1
		slowly away, detached in rear, blundered and unseated rider 5th
PU	13	-	Shantou Magic (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	4542-11 / 12	Jump (34)	Mr W B Ramsay	Capt W B Ramsay Mr Will Ramsay	100/1
		prominent, lost place when blundered 15th, not recover and pulled up before next
FE	12	-	Saddlers Encore (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 0)	1PP/3-12 / 9	Jump (25)	Mr Joshua Newman	Miss C Newman Robert & Janet…	100/1
		mistake 3rd, behind when fell 3rd
PU	11	-	Premier Portrait (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	10U-11U / 12	Jump (28)	Mr G Levinson	Dr Charles Levinson Charles Levinson…	100/1
		in touch on outside, dropped to mid-division 6th, weakened 5 out, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
PU	8	-	Minella For Value (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 0)	6113-22 / 12	Jump (284)	Mr D L Queally	D Queally Mrs B Queally	25/1
		led to before 2nd, tracked leaders, lost place 5 out, weakened 3 out, pulled up before next
PU	6	-	Foxrock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	1111P-2 / 10	Jump (54)	Ms K Walsh	A Fleming Barry Connell	9/2
		chased leaders on inside, hit 12th, soon lost place, behind from 3 out, pulled up before next
PU	24	-	Young Hurricane (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	112-112 / 12	Jump (33)	Mr John Dawson	Guy Brewer Mr C Helfferich	50/1
		held up behind, struggling 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out