15 Mar 2019 15:30 Cheltenham
Winner: £625,000 (Penalty: £351,688); Distance: 3m 2f 70y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Al Boum Photo (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
F2F1R-1 / 12 |
Jump (73) | P Townend | W P Mullins Mme J Donnelly |
12/1 | |
| held up in rear, steady headway from 8th, hampered 10th, not fluent 13th, close 3rd 19th, not much room bend before 2 out, soon came through to lead, clear from last, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 2½ L |
Anibale Fly (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
1F34-62 / 12 |
Jump (27) | B J Geraghty | A J Martin John P McManus |
22/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway bypassing normal 3 out, went 3rd last, stayed on well and went 2nd final 100 yards, unable to trouble winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 3¾ L |
Bristol De Mai (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 10) |
1632-1F / 12 |
Jump (79) | D A Jacob | N A Twiston-Davies Mr Simon Munir… |
18/1 | |
| held up towards rear, closed from 13th, went 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner last, lost 2nd 100 yards out | ||||||||||
4th |
12 |
| 3 L |
Native River (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
13/11-23 / 11 |
Jump (79) | R Johnson | C L Tizzard Brocade Racing |
6/1 | |
| slow away, headway to chase leaders 3rd, led 11th, headed 15th, led again 16th, headed before 2 out, stayed on but no impression on leaders flat | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| 1¾ L |
Clan Des Obeaux (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
123-411 / 10 |
Jump (27) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mr&Mrs P K Barber,G… |
5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and unable to go with leaders last, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
6th |
8 |
| 15 L |
Elegant Escape (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
33-1212 / 11 |
Jump (48) | T J O'Brien | C L Tizzard Mr J P Romans |
20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along before 15th, beaten off last bend, weakened between last 2 | ||||||||||
7th |
15 |
| 3½ L |
Yala Enki (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
166-135 / 12 |
Jump (27) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams Hills of Ledbury… |
100/1 | |
| chased leaders on outside, blundered and lost place 6th, outpaced and struggling from 15th, hampered before 2 out, passed 2 rivals flat | ||||||||||
8th |
13 |
| 3½ L |
Presenting Percy (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
31121-1 / 9 |
Jump (50) | D N Russell | P G Kelly Philip J Reynolds |
10/3 | |
| held up towards rear on inside, not fluent 3rd, headway after 19th, soon niggled along, ridden and weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
9th |
16 |
| 2¾ L |
Shattered Love (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 3) |
125-220 / 10 |
Jump (77) | J W Kennedy | G Elliott Gigginstown House… |
20/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden and headway after 19th, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
UR |
10 |
| - |
Kemboy (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
4F11-11 / 10 |
Jump (77) | D J Mullins | W P Mullins Kemboy/bret Graham/ken… |
8/1 | |
| landed awkwardly and unseated rider 1st | ||||||||||
PU |
11 |
| - |
Might Bite (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
1121-57 / 11 |
Jump (79) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson The Knot Again… |
14/1 | |
| prominent, led 2nd, not fluent and headed next, led 4th, headed 11th, led 15th, hit next and headed, bumped on last bend, weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
7 |
| - |
Double Shuffle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
74-F252 / 12 |
Jump (20) | J J Burke | T R George Crossed Fingers… |
100/1 | |
| held up in mid-division on outside, hampered 10th, lost place before 13th, tailed off 17th, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
BD |
6 |
| - |
Definitly Red (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
16U-112 / 12 |
Jump (29) | Danny Cook | B Ellison Phil & Julie Martin |
50/1 | |
| prominent, brought down 10th | ||||||||||
PU |
14 |
| - |
Thistlecrack (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
12/54-32 / 12 |
Jump (79) | T Scudamore | C L Tizzard John and Heather… |
12/1 | |
| mid-division, hampered and lost place 10th, last when stumbled 12th, behind when pulled up before 17th | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Bellshill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
3/151-41 / 10 |
Jump (40) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins D & D Armstrong… |
9/1 | |
| mid-division, blundered badly and lost place 5th, mistake 7th and 8th, pulled up before 9th | ||||||||||
FE |
9 |
| - |
Invitation Only (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
3P3U-31 / 8 |
Jump (50) | Mr P W Mullins | W P Mullins Andrea & Graham… |
33/1 | |
| led until 2nd, led 3rd until 4th, with leader, mistake 5th, fell 10th | ||||||||||