29 Jan 2011 14:30 Cheltenham
Winner: £90,000 (Penalty: £51,309); Distance: 3m 1f 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Argento Chase (Registered As The Cotswold Chase) (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Neptune Collonges (FR) (Gelding, grey, 11 0) |
1F14/B0 / 23 |
Jump (50) | A P McCoy | P F Nicholls Mr J Hales |
11/2 | |
| jumped well, made all and soon clear, not fluent 4 out, clear last, stayed on gamely under pressure flat, unchallenged | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| 1¼ L |
Tidal Bay (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) |
4174-32 / 13 |
Jump (70) | B S Hughes | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… |
5/2 | |
| tracked leading trio, blundered 14th, stayed on from 3 out, went 2nd between last, kept on flat and closed on winner towards finish, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| 30 L |
Punchestowns (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 5) |
22/115-2 / 8 |
Flat (1265), Jump (31) |
B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mrs Judy Wilson |
11/10 | |
| not fluent, tracked leading pair, went 2nd 5th, not fluent 8th, dropped to 3rd 11th, not fluent 13th, disputing 2nd after until blundered 15th, went 2nd again 4 out until between last 2, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 4½ L |
The Tother One (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) |
2205-24 / 10 |
Jump (63) | D A Jacob | P F Nicholls Mr C G Roach |
5/1 | |
| chased clear winner until, not fluent 3rd, lost 2nd 5th, went 2nd again after 11th until next, 2nd again 15th until mistake 4 out, weakened from after next | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 2½ L |
Madison Du Berlais (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) |
44F-2F6 / 10 |
Jump (14) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Roger Stanley &… |
14/1 | |
| never going in rear, no chance from 16th, tailed off and soon pulled up | ||||||||||
1 |
| - |
Taranis (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
14P/1-7F / 12 |
Jump (28) | Non Runner | P F Nicholls Mrs Angela Yeoman |
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