11 Dec 2010 14:30 Cheltenham
Winner: £150,000 (Penalty: £85,515); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Vote A.P. Gold Cup (Grade 3 Handicap Chase)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Poquelin (FR) (Gelding, black, 11 12) |
212U-25 / 21 |
Flat (1676), Jump (28) |
Ian Popham | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family |
16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, led next, ridden and hard pressed last, held on well under pressure flat | ||||||||||
2nd |
11 |
| 1 L |
Great Endeavour (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 5) |
31441-6 / 8 |
Jump (28) | T J Murphy | D Pipe Mr D A Johnson |
13/2 | |
| in touch, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, challenged next, kept on and every chance flat, held towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
12 |
| 6 L |
Sunnyhillboy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 2) |
15312-7 / 12 |
Jump (28) | R P McLernon | Jonjo & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
9/1 | |
| behind, headway into mid-division 12th, outpaced when hampered 3 out, kept on under pressure from next, went 3rd towards finish, no chance with front pair | ||||||||||
4th |
10 |
| ½ L |
Calgary Bay (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) |
164-562 / 12 |
Jump (31) | Hadden Frost | Miss H C Knight Mrs T P Radford |
16/1 | |
| in touch on inside, effort 3 out, ridden next, chased leading pair approaching last, no impression flat, lost 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 11 L |
Little Josh (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) |
1F16-11 / 11 |
Jump (28) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies Mr Tony Bloom |
13/2 | |
| led, driven after 3 out, mistake and headed next, soon ridden and one pace, weakened last | ||||||||||
6th |
2 |
| 6 L |
Mad Max (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) |
8/1341-4 / 11 |
Jump (28) | Paul Carberry | N J Henderson Mrs C Skipworth |
10/1 | |
| tracked leader, driven 3 out, lost place before next, weakening when blundered last | ||||||||||
7th |
16 |
| 9 L |
Pigeon Island (GB) (Gelding, grey, 10 0) |
F519-39 / 12 |
Flat (1524), Jump (28) |
P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies Mr H R Mould |
33/1 | |
| mid-division, hit 9th, soon under pressure, no impression when hampered 3 out | ||||||||||
8th |
7 |
| 7 L |
Northern Alliance (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 10) |
41P-550 / 12 |
Flat (103), Jump (17) |
A P Heskin | A J Martin Irish Rover Syndicate |
20/1 | |
| in touch, under pressure when badly hampered 3 out, not recover and soon weakened | ||||||||||
9th |
5 |
| 4½ L |
Robinson Collonges (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 11) |
124-1F1 / 9 |
Jump (23) | N D Fehily | P F Nicholls Mr & Mrs G Calder |
15/2 | |
| towards rear of mid-division, pecked 5th, headway and in touch 5 out, outpaced when blundered 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
10th |
15 |
| 23 L |
Matuhi (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
133F-12 / 10 |
Flat (1518), Jump (15) |
T Scudamore | D Pipe Willsford Racing… |
12/1 | |
| chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, behind when hampered next, tailed off | ||||||||||
11th |
8 |
| 3¾ L |
Finger Onthe Pulse (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) |
PFU-130 / 12 |
Jump (28) | A P McCoy | T J Taaffe Mr John P McManus |
25/1 | |
| held up, always behind, tailed off 3 out | ||||||||||
12th |
6 |
| 1½ L |
Dave's Dream (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) |
6/1340-1 / 9 |
Jump (29) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson David Murdoch &… |
5/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, reminders from 4th, lost place 10th, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
| - |
Psycho (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
711F-41 / 13 |
Jump (17) | D N Russell | A J Martin Gerard A Spain |
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PU |
13 |
| - |
Gonebeyondrecall (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
7F4112 / 14 |
Flat (972), Jump (69) |
Paul Moloney | N F Glynn N F Glynn |
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PU |
14 |
| - |
Duers (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
505241 / 14 |
Flat (288), Jump (59) |
A E Lynch | P Magnier Miss Susan Olive… |
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FE |
9 |
| - |
Noble Alan (GER) (Gelding, grey, 10 6) |
116-313 / 12 |
Jump (21) | Brian Harding | N G Richards Mr Craig Bennett |
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