29 Feb 2024 16:15 Ludlow
Winner: £18,000 (Penalty: £9,506); Distance: 2m 7f 171y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Forbra Gold Cup (Sponsored By Flowfit) Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Arizona Cardinal (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
63-1PP1 / 8 |
Jump (37) | C Gethings | S Edmunds Oakman Racing Club |
11/4 | |
| raced in third, closed on leader 7th, led 8th, not fluent 12th, bad blunder 14th, good jump when went clear 4 out, gradually asserted from 3 out, well in command before good jump last, coasted home unchallenged run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| 14 L |
One True King (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1) |
366372 / 9 |
Jump (8) | Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell | N A Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies |
3/1 | |
| held up last, not fluent 6th, left in last when went through top of 15th, rallied to go second before 4 out, tired jump 2 out, kept on before last, eased slightly when no chance with winner run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| 57 L |
Special Acceptance (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) |
552-224 / 11 |
Jump (53) | D A Jacob | P R Webber The Syndicators… |
11/1 | |
| close up, not fluent 1st, better jump when led 2nd, headed before 8th, switched towards nearside before bad mistake 9th, better jump and regained second after 10th, ridden when struggling before 4 out, weakened quickly before 3 out, tired jump last, kept going for very modest third | ||||||||||
PU |
2 |
| - |
Hardy Fella (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
21-4154 / 7 |
Jump (31) | Thomas Bellamy | Miss E C Lavelle Mighty Acorn Stables |
11/4 | |
| held up, mistake and dropped to last 5th, struggling from 13th, detached when pulled up before 15th | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Midnight Mary (GB) (filly, bay, 11 5) |
22-4353 / 8 |
Jump (35) | Bryony Frost | L Wadham Mr S A Richards… |
4/1 | |
| led, headed 2nd, raced in second, outpaced and lost position after 11th, struggling and lost ground rapidly before 12th, pulled up before 13th | ||||||||||
5 |
| - |
Magic Dancer (GB) (colt, bay, 10 13) |
135-PP5 / 12 |
Flat (3048), Jump (45) |
Liam Harrison | Kerry Lee The Magic Partnership |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
7 |
| - |
Duke Of Deception (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
1-31422 / 7 |
Jump (1) | Toby Wynne | O Greenall & J Guerriero The Salmon Family |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||