13 Nov 2010 14:35 Cheltenham
Winner: £150,000 (Penalty: £85,515); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase (Grade 3 Handicap)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
7 |
| - |
Little Josh (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 8) |
F1F16-1 / 11 |
Jump (13) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies Mr Tony Bloom |
20/1 | |
| made all, clear 3 out, soon driven, stayed on strongly, ridden out | ||||||||||
2nd |
12 |
| 2¾ L |
Dancing Tornado (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 4) |
1R-3202 / 12 |
Jump (14) | A P Heskin | M Hourigan John P McManus |
20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, stayed on under pressure approaching last, went 2nd flat, never reached winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| 2 L |
Long Run (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) |
211113- / 11 |
Jump (241) | Mr Sam Waley-Cohen | N J Henderson Mr Robert Waley-Cohen |
2/1 | |
| in touch, not fluent 7th, driven to challenge when mistake 2 out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 12 L |
Mad Max (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) |
18/1341- / 11 |
Jump (219) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mrs C Skipworth |
15/2 | |
| chased leaders, effort before 2 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
5th |
1 |
| 6 L |
Poquelin (FR) (Gelding, black, 11 12) |
1212U-2 / 10 |
Flat (1648), Jump (21) |
Ian Popham | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family |
14/1 | |
| held up in touch, hard driven approaching 3 out, soon under pressure, weakened before last | ||||||||||
6th |
13 |
| 2¼ L |
Great Endeavour (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 4) |
0/31441- / 8 |
Jump (240) | T J Murphy | D Pipe Mr D A Johnson |
5/1 | |
| held up in touch, mistake 4th, chased leaders 8th, effort 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
7th |
14 |
| 3¾ L |
Sunnyhillboy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) |
415312- / 12 |
Jump (240) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
12/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, never on terms | ||||||||||
8th |
10 |
| 4½ L |
Edgbriar (FR) (Gelding, brown, 10 7) |
12318-1 / 10 |
Jump (28) | D Elsworth | P R Webber Mr D Allen |
33/1 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 11th, ridden 13th, weakened after 3 out, behind when hampered next | ||||||||||
9th |
19 |
| 1½ L |
Pigeon Island (GB) (Gelding, grey, 10 0) |
2F519-3 / 12 |
Flat (1496), Jump (28) |
P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies Mr H R Mould |
25/1 | |
| raced in rear, struggling 9th, some late headway, never nearer | ||||||||||
10th |
11 |
| 1½ L |
Catch Me (GER) (Gelding, bay, 10 5) |
5/1F43-3 / 11 |
Flat (755), Jump (14) |
Andrew J McNamara | E J O'Grady John P McManus |
10/1 | |
| mid-division, blundered 9th, headway 13th, weakening when hampered 2 out | ||||||||||
11th |
15 |
| 14 L |
Passato (GER) (Colt, bay, 10 1) |
9-11117 / 11 |
Flat (866), Jump (28) |
J E Moore | Miss J S Davis Mr Robbie Allsop |
66/1 | |
| mid-division, hard driven approaching 4 out, soon lost place | ||||||||||
12th |
5 |
| 5 L |
Finger Onthe Pulse (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) |
7PFU-13 / 12 |
Jump (59) | A P McCoy | T J Taaffe Mr John P McManus |
18/1 | |
| tracked leader, jumped left 5 out, hard driven approaching 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
13th |
8 |
| 6 L |
The Sawyer (BEL) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 8) |
11399-5 / 11 |
Jump (11) | Nathan Sweeney | R H Buckler Mr D R Fear |
25/1 | |
| held up in touch, pushed along approaching 11th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
PU |
9 |
| - |
Can't Buy Time (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) |
F/016F-8 / 10 |
Jump (14) | D C Costello | J & A O'Neill John P McManus |
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FE |
4 |
| - |
Tchico Polos (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) |
3F212-1 / 7 |
Jump (11) | N D Fehily | P F Nicholls Mrs Sandra Giles |
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18 |
| - |
Gonebeyondrecall (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
7F4112 / 14 |
Flat (944), Jump (41) |
A E Lynch | N F Glynn N F Glynn |
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PU |
17 |
| - |
Door Boy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
113F6-3 / 10 |
Jump (13) | B S Hughes | J Howard Johnson Mr John Wade |
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PU |
16 |
| - |
Awesome George (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
151P3-2 / 7 |
Jump (20) | Charlie Huxley | A King Mrs Gwen Meacham |
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FE |
6 |
| - |
Gwanako (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) |
F/U956-F / 11 |
Flat (1748), Jump (28) |
Nick Scholfield | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family |
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20 |
| - |
Rory Boy (USA) (Colt, bay, 10 0) |
23492-6 / 9 |
Flat (1136), Jump (28) |
Non Runner | N A Twiston-Davies Mr J D Gordon |
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