Horse Alert

13 Mar 2020 16:10 Cheltenham

Winner: £45,000 (Penalty: £26,685); Distance: 3m 2f 70y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft 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	12	-	It Came To Pass (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	U1U17P / 14	Jump (47)	Miss Maxine O'Sullivan	E M O'Sullivan Mrs Alurie O'Sullivan	66/1
		held up mid-division, headway 4 out, close up going well next, led 2 out, ridden clear before last, stayed on well, comfortably
2^nd	3	10 L	Billaway (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	6312-21 / 12	Jump (47)	Mr P W Mullins	W P Mullins The Turner Family	11/4
		held up mid-division, headway on outside before 3 out, soon tracked leaders, ridden into 2nd when switched inside between last 2, kept on same pace, no chance with winner
3^rd	19	5 L	Shantou Flyer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	5112-11 / 14	Jump (28)	Mr D Maxwell	Mrs R Loxton Mr Paul Nicholls	3/1
		tracked leaders, blundered 15th, headway on inside after 4 out, led after next, headed 2 out, no impression in 3rd before last
4^th	21	3¼ L	Staker Wallace (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	4413/21 / 10	Jump (26)	Mr J J Codd	E Bolger John P McManus	15/2
		mid-division, headway 4 out, tracked leaders next, driven and not quicken after 2 out, well held in 4th from last
5^th	15	7½ L	Minella Rocco (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	PP-P811 / 10	Jump (41)	Mr Derek O'Connor	J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus	5/1
		held up towards rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, one pace before 2 out, never able to challenge
6^th	14	1 L	Marcle Ridge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	112-122 / 11	Jump (54)	Mr Sam Jukes	Sam Jukes Mr C J Bennett	100/1
		led, driven and headed after 3 out, ridden before next, no extra and lost place between last 2, weakened flat
7^th	13	11 L	Law Of Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	21-1111 / 11	Jump (41)	Mr D Peters	D Kemp Mr David Kemp	12/1
		mid-division, mistake 4th (water), headway under pressure before 3 out, soon ridden, never threatened leaders, weakened after next
8^th	24	¾ L	Kalabaloo (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 7)	13-1411 / 11	Jump (40)	Miss Gina Andrews	T Ellis Mrs Shona Westrope	40/1
		chased clear leaders to 15th, struggling in mid-division next, no danger after
9^th	1	1¼ L	Alcala (FR) (gelding, grey, 12 0)	426-F12 / 12	Jump (19)	Angus Cheleda	P F Nicholls Owners Group 016	33/1
		behind, pushed along after 4 out, plugged on past beaten rivals from last, never nearer
10^th	10	NK	Dylrow (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	60-P115 / 12	Jump (47)	Mr B O'Neill	D M Christie D M Christie	50/1
		mid-division, headway under pressure before 3 out, soon ridden, never reached leaders, weakened next
11^th	8	5½ L	Don Poli (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	P30-P11 / 11	Jump (62)	Tristan Durrell	N A Pearce Darren & Annaley…	25/1
		always towards rear
12^th	2	SHD	Arctic Skipper (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	11181P / 12	Jump (26)	Mr J C Barry	V Halley Laurence V Halley	100/1
		behind, some headway into mid-division after 4 out, never reached leaders, weakened after 2 out
13^th	23	12 L	Top Wood (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0)	2P/31-26 / 13	Jump (83)	Tabitha Worsley	Miss Kelly Morgan Mr J R Weatherby	25/1
		tracked leaders, went 2nd at 13th, lost place 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
14^th	9	18 L	Duhallow Tornado (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	1111/4-1 / 9	Jump (27)	Mr Tommie M O'Brien	O Pimlott Mr Douglas Livingston	66/1
		never better than mid-division behind from 16th, tailed off 3 out
15^th	20	HD	Southfield Theatre (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	91-1121 / 13	Jump (19)	Miss L Bradstock	Sara Bradstock Mrs Angela Yeoman	50/1
		chased leaders, blundered and lost place 17th, soon behind, tailed off
16^th	16	39 L	Mr Mercurial (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	01-1361 / 12	Jump (41)	Capt W B Ramsay	Capt W B Ramsay Capt Will Ramsay	100/1
		chased leaders to 17th, soon behind, weakened 3 out, tailed off
17^th	18	48 L	Sausalito Sunrise (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	30/21-41 / 12	Jump (47)	Mr J Smith-Maxwell	Alexandra Dunn Mrs K R Smith-Maxwell	100/1
		mid-division on inside, mistake 16th, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
	11	-	Hazel Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	111-112 / 13	Jump (41)	Alex Edwards	P Rowley Mrs D Williams	0/0
		NonRunner
PU	22	-	Stellar Notion (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	1P112-P / 13	Jump (61)	Mr James King	P A Kirby Mr Charles R Clark	100/1
		chased leader, not fluent 13th, lost place next, behind from 16th, pulled up after next
	7	-	Don Bersy (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	42-121R / 9	Jump (34)	Liam Harrison	R Potter Mr R D Potter	0/0
		NonRunner
PU	5	-	Caid Du Berlais (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	51/1P-11 / 13	Jump (54)	Mr William Biddick	Mrs R Loxton Donlon, Doyle,…	8/1
		chased leaders on inside, lost place 15th, weakened 3 out, behind when pulled up before next
PU	4	-	Bishops Road (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	63-1F22 / 13	Jump (66)	Mr Zac Baker	T R David Six Star Racing	33/1
		mid-division on outside, lost place and behind from 5th, not travel well and pulled up before 7th
	6	-	Chosen Dream (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	4-36P82 / 12	Jump (34)	Mr N McParlan	G J McKeever Margaret A Simpson	0/0
		NonRunner
PU	17	-	Rewritetherules (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 0)	6-11611 / 10	Jump (26)	Mr T Hamilton	J J Hanlon Mr David O'brien	50/1
		always behind, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 15th, hit 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out