Horse Alert

19 Mar 2021 13:55 Cheltenham

Winner: £75,000 (Penalty: £42,202); Distance: 2m 179y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).

McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	26	-	Belfast Banter (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0)	312562 / 9	Flat (275), Jump (19)	K C Sexton	Peter Fahey Direct Bloodstock…	33/1
		held up in mid-division, not clear run and lost ground after 3 out, headway final bend, 3rd last, led flat, stayed on well, clear towards finish
2^nd	1	1¼ L	Petit Mouchoir (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 12)	5-23352 / 11	Jump (20)	J C Gainford	Mrs D Foster Bective Stud	22/1
		chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, edged left and not able to quicken before last, rallied flat, went 2nd towards finish, stayed on, not able to trouble winner
3^rd	15	1 L	Milkwood (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11)	32-1430 / 9	Jump (26)	R T Dunne	N P Mulholland Ms Jo Bridel	28/1
		chased leaders, challenged after 2 out, led and carried right before last, headed flat, stayed on
4^th	18	HD	Eclair De Beaufeu (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 10)	12-FF06 / 10	Jump (41)	J W Kennedy	Mrs D Foster Yen Hall Farm Racing	11/1
		mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, switched left before last, close up behind leaders flat, stayed on
5^th	4	½ L	Edwardstone (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	26-5U13 / 10	Jump (26)	Tom Cannon	A King Robert Abrey &…	18/1
		mid-division, not fluent 2nd, headway after 2 out, 7th last, stayed on, not quite able to challenge leaders
6^th	10	HD	Third Time Lucki (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 0)	4-11214 / 9	Jump (40)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton The Craze Family	8/1
		held up in mid-division, good headway 3 out, challenged after 2 out, soon led, edged right and headed approaching last, led again briefly flat, no extra towards finish
7^th	7	NK	Drop The Anchor (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3)	6F-1B31 / 10	Jump (41)	S D Torrens	P A Fahy John P McManus	33/1
		held up in mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway final bend, not clear run before last, ran on flat, never nearer
8^th	22	1¾ L	Anna Bunina (FR) (filly, bay, 10 6)	112475 / 8	Flat (28), Jump (89)	C P McNamara	J C McConnell Ms Caroline Ahearn	125/1
		held up towards rear, some headway but still 12th flat, ran on flat, nearest finish
9^th	16	¾ L	Ciel De Neige (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 11)	220-519 / 9	Jump (41)	Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	W P Mullins Mr John P McManus	22/1
		chased leaders, driven final bend, 6th last, no impression flat
10^th	12	½ L	You Raised Me Up (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	2253-11 / 9	Jump (34)	D J O'Keeffe	M Brassil Chiat Kwong Ching…	5/1
		chased leaders on inside, driven after 2 out, not clear run approaching last, stumbled at last, no extra
11^th	24	2¼ L	Captain Kangaroo (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 2)	1-4322 / 9	Jump (34)	B Hayes	W P Mullins Kanga Racing &…	18/1
		held up towards rear, driven and headway approaching last, never involved
12^th	14	¾ L	Thyme White (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 11)	210-1U9 / 7	Flat (662), Jump (26)	H Cobden	P F Nicholls The Stewart Family…	28/1
		held up in rear, disputing 13th last, kept on, never dangerous
13^th	3	1¾ L	Cayd Boy (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	1/122-12 / 9	Jump (110)	M P Walsh	Miss E Doyle John P McManus	22/1
		mid-division, headway on inside after 2 out, disputing 13th last, no impression
14^th	17	1 L	Ganapathi (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 11)	125 / 8	Jump (41)	P Townend	W P Mullins Mrs Wilma Duffus	6/1
		held up towards rear, headway on outside 2 out, not clear run before last, well held flat
15^th	19	4¾ L	Saint D'oroux (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 9)	3-93323 / 6	Jump (41)	D A Jacob	Mrs D Foster Mr Simon Munir/mr…	40/1
		held up, mistake 1st, bumped about on inside before 2 out, 12 last, no extra
16^th	23	NK	Fifty Ball (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 6)	1-32112 / 9	Jump (26)	Joshua Moore	G & J Moore Mr Steven Packham	12/1
		led until after 1st, prominent, not fluent 3 out, weakened before last
17^th	9	½ L	Champagne Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1)	42-2132 / 8	Jump (41)	Rachael Blackmore	H De Bromhead Barry Maloney	6/1
		mid-division, some headway 2 out, driven final bend, weakening before last
18^th	25	¾ L	Strong Glance (GB) (gelding, black, 10 2)	328R11 / 9	Jump (32)	Aidan Coleman	O Murphy Welfordgolf Syndicate	40/1
		held up in rear, keen early, bad mistake 5th, no impression
19^th	5	2¼ L	Darasso (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 4)	0-42433 / 10	Jump (20)	J J Slevin	J P O'Brien Mr John P McManus	80/1
		held up in rear, behind from 3rd
20^th	20	1 L	Gowel Road (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8)	2411 / 8	Jump (26)	Sam Twiston-Davies	N A Twiston-Davies Options O Syndicate	12/1
		prominent, not fluent, weakened after 2 out
21^st	11	2¼ L	Mengli Khan (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 13)	641722 / 10	Flat (640), Jump (38)	N de Boinville	N J Henderson The Franglais Partnership	66/1
		prominent, led 2nd, headed after 2 out, weakened before last
22^nd	13	7 L	Wolf Prince (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11)	12-0220 / 8	Flat (151), Jump (49)	Jonathan Moore	G P Cromwell Mr Patrick Sheanon	66/1
		held up in mid-division, bumped about on inside approaching 2 out, again not much room at 2 out, soon weakened
23^rd	21	2¼ L	Getaway Gorgeous (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 7)	212580 / 7	Jump (40)	B J Cooper	W P Mullins Whitegrass Getaway…	66/1
		not fluent 1st, always towards rear
24^th	6	3½ L	Buildmeupbuttercup (GB) (filly, chestnut, 11 4)	511160 / 7	Flat (188), Jump (41)	D E Mullins	W P Mullins Mr J Turner	25/1
		held up in rear, not fluent 1st, ridden and struggling from 4th
	8	-	Le Patriote (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	0-1316U / 10	Jump (32)	Cillin Leonard	Dr R D P Newland Canard Vert Racing…	0/0
		NonRunner
PU	2	-	Global Citizen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	7/414-PP / 11	Jump (82)	David Bass	B Pauling The Megsons	100/1
		led after 1st, headed and slow 2nd, stayed prominent, lost place after 3 out, behind in last and mistake 2 out, pulled up before last