Horse Alert

16 Dec 2023 13:15 Cheltenham

Winner: £40,000 (Penalty: £20,812); Distance: 2m 62y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.

Quintessentially Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	7	-	Madara (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 2)	1F-82U6 / 5	Jump (29)	H Cobden	Mrs S Leech Bryan Drew and…	9/1
		close up, headway and every chance 2 out, disputed lead next, led flat, ridden and fan on
2^nd	6	3¼ L	In Excelsis Deo (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 10)	3/1P32-3 / 6	Flat (741), Jump (49)	J J Burke	H Fry Mr John P McManus	5/2
		towards rear, headway when mistake 4 out, not fluent next, every chance 2 out, disputed lead next, stayed on one pace
3^rd	1	11 L	Funambule Sivola (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	51F5-66 / 9	Jump (21)	Charlie Deutsch	Miss V Williams My Racing Manager…	15/2
		in touch, headway 6 out, tracked leaders next, ridden and every chance 3 out, stayed on one pace
4^th	2	2½ L	Calico (GER) (colt, bay, 11 7)	4121F-2 / 8	Flat (1182), Jump (29)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton Mr John J Reilly	11/4
		led, headed 2nd, led again 6 out, ridden and joined 2 out, headed approaching next, weakened flat
5^th	5	17 L	Prince Escalus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10)	817-774 / 9	Jump (29)	Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	J & A O'Neill The As You Like…	17/2
		led 2nd, headed 6 out, prominent, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
PU	3	-	Aucunrisque (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	103-035 / 8	Jump (21)	Rex Dingle	C Gordon Goodwin Racing…	7/2
		tracked leaders, lost place 7th, pushed along next, struggling 4 out, pulled up next
PU	4	-	Baron De Midleton (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11)	2211P-P / 11	Jump (41)	Henry Brooke	B Ellison Brian Ellison Racing…	80/1
		in rear, not fluent 5th, reminders next, struggling 8th, pulled up 4 out