12 Nov 2011 14:35 Cheltenham
Winner: £150,000 (Penalty: £85,425); 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 |
6 |
| - |
Great Endeavour (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 3) |
41/62F6- / 8 |
Jump (217) | T J Murphy | D Pipe Mr D A Johnson |
8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 8th, led 3 out, clear when mistake last, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
14 |
| 7 L |
Quantitativeeasing (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 0) |
7/7112-0 / 12 |
Jump (201) | Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson Mr John P McManus |
20/1 | |
| held up, hampered 6th, headway 12th, went 2nd after 3 out until after 2 out, stayed on to go 2nd again flat, well held by winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
18 |
| 3½ L |
Divers (FR) (Gelding, grey, 10 0) |
15911-P / 10 |
Flat (1588), Jump (13) |
G Lee | Ferdy Murphy Let's Live Racing |
20/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway after 4 out, chased winner after 2 out, no impression, demoted to 3rd and one pace flat | ||||||||||
4th |
16 |
| 4½ L |
Aerial (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
5F4712- / 11 |
Flat (971), Jump (216) |
R Mahon | P F Nicholls Tony Hayward And… |
33/1 | |
| mid-division, hit 6th and 9th, blundered 11th, headway approaching 3 out, went 4th 2 out, stayed on | ||||||||||
5th |
19 |
| 13 L |
Billie Magern (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
35028-1 / 9 |
Jump (28) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies Exors Of The Late… |
20/1 | |
| prominent, lost place 7th, hit next, rallied approaching 3 out, no impression before next | ||||||||||
6th |
2 |
| 3¾ L |
Wishfull Thinking (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) |
12121-1 / 13 |
Jump (190) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Diana L Whateley |
7/2 | |
| prominent, led approaching 4th, hit 8th, headed 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
7th |
5 |
| ½ L |
Mon Parrain (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
12/5312- / 12 |
Jump (218) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr And Mrs R H… |
9/2 | |
| held up in touch, hampered 9th, lost place and pushed along when hampered 11th, well beaten after 4 out | ||||||||||
8th |
11 |
| 6 L |
Calgary Bay (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 2) |
56242F- / 12 |
Jump (217) | Hadden Frost | Miss H C Knight Mrs T P Radford |
20/1 | |
| prominent, mistake 6th, lost place 12th, well beaten after 4 out | ||||||||||
9th |
20 |
| HD |
Fine Parchment (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
1821U-2 / 13 |
Jump (21) | Peter Carberry | C J Mann Mr N W A Bannister |
33/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along approaching 6th, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
10th |
12 |
| HD |
Araldur (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 0) |
22211-2 / 12 |
Jump (15) | R Thornton | A King Mr David Sewell |
12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, hit 3rd and 8th, blundered badly and struggling from 11th | ||||||||||
11th |
7 |
| 1 L |
Dave's Dream (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 3) |
1340/10- / 9 |
Jump (336) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson David Murdoch &… |
9/1 | |
| held up in touch, jumped left 9th, 3rd 4 out, weakened after next | ||||||||||
12th |
3 |
| 5 L |
Oiseau de Nuit (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) |
83124-3 / 12 |
Jump (11) | Brendan Powell | C L Tizzard Mr Terry Warner |
33/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway when bad mistake 11th and lost place, no impression after, well beaten from 4 out | ||||||||||
13th |
10 |
| 10 L |
Finger Onthe Pulse (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 2) |
300-701 / 12 |
Jump (57) | Paul Carberry | T J Taaffe Mr John P McManus |
33/1 | |
| mid-division, struggling from 12th | ||||||||||
14th |
15 |
| ½ L |
Swincombe Rock (GB) (colt, chestnut, 10 0) |
1/114P-2 / 8 |
Jump (35) | David England | N A Twiston-Davies Mills & Mason Partnership |
40/1 | |
| held up, ridden and struggling from 8th, well behind 4 out | ||||||||||
15th |
4 |
| 2 L |
Loosen My Load (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
43-2512 / 11 |
Jump (34) | A E Lynch | H De Bromhead Ann & Alan Potts… |
16/1 | |
| held up, struggling 10th, well behind 4 out | ||||||||||
16th |
8 |
| 5 L |
Holmwood Legend (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 3) |
52F112- / 12 |
Jump (213) | J W Farrelly | K Burke Mr Brian Derrick |
33/1 | |
| led, mistake 2nd, headed approaching 4th, hit 9th, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
FE |
17 |
| - |
Tullamore Dew (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 0) |
12123-5 / 14 |
Flat (1987), Jump (21) |
L Treadwell | N J Gifford Give Every Man… |
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UR |
13 |
| - |
Noble Alan (GER) (Gelding, grey, 10 0) |
13F7-4U / 12 |
Jump (49) | D C Costello | N G Richards Mr Craig Bennett |
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UR |
1 |
| - |
Poquelin (FR) (Gelding, black, 11 12) |
25141-5 / 10 |
Flat (2012), Jump (14) |
David Prichard | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family |
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UR |
9 |
| - |
The Giant Bolster (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
1F1UF-4 / 11 |
Jump (21) | T Scudamore | D G Bridgwater Simon Hunt & Gary… |
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21 |
| - |
Aigle D'or (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
60/10-53 / 9 |
Flat (1869), Jump (108) |
Reserve 1 | N J Henderson John P McManus |
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