2.25 BetVictor Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) of £160,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 1) 2m. 4f. 44yds.

Cheltenham Results Sat, 16th Nov, 2019

Going - Soft (Heavy in Places).

Jackpot Not Won.Pool £6,004.07 carried forward to on Sun, 17th Nov. Placepot Pool - £262,784.91 Winning Units - 371.86 Dividend - £515.80. Quadpot Pool - £22,445.69 Winning Units - 104.87 Dividend - £158.30. Place Six Dividend - £244.87. Place Five Dividend - £167.47.

BetVictor Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) of £160,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 1) 2m. 4f. 44yds.

1st - £90,032.00, 2nd - £33,920.00, 3rd - £16,976.00, 4th - £8,480.00, 5th - £4,256.00, 6th - £2,128.00 , 7th - £1,056.00, 8th - £544.00 17 Ran

Stewards Report
Race Conditions

1st

Happy Diva (IRE) 11-0 (Mr Will Roseff)
ts⁺ Rated 143
King's Theatre (IRE) - Megans Joy (IRE)(Supreme Leader)
Breeder - M. Harris & P. Mckeon

(Morning price: 16/1 14/1 16/1 12/1 14/1)
SP 14/1

Kerry Lee

Richard Patrick(3)

Tote Win £20.50 Place £3.20

held up, headway and in touch on inside 8th, went 2nd after 3 out (usual 4 out), led 2 out, ridden after last, stayed on well under pressure flat, just held on

1st Nov, 19 Wetherby
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 142 This
Race 29th Dec, 19 Doncaster
2nd Chs Rated 149

2nd

Brelan D'as (FR) 10-12 (Mr John P McManus)
ts⁺ Rated 138
Crillon (FR) - Las De La Croix (FR)(Grand Tresor (FR))
Breeder - Mr Jean-Pierre Mahe & Mme Florence Mahe

(Morning price: 25/1 20/1 18/1 20/1)
SP 20/1

Paul Nicholls

B J Geraghty

Place £5.60

held up mid-division, headway 3 out (usual 4 out), every chance when left 2nd 2 out, soon ridden, kept on towards finish, not quite reach winner

26th Oct, 19 Cheltenham
u.r. Hcp Chs Rated 138 This
Race 14th Dec, 19 Cheltenham
8th Hcp Chs Rated 143

3rd

Warthog (FR) 10-6 (Professor Caroline Tisdall & Bryan Dre)
ts⁺ Rated 132
Martaline (GB) - Shekira (FR)(Medaaly (GB))
Breeder - Mr Thierry Seguinotte

(Morning price: 33/1 28/1 33/1)
SP 33/1

David Pipe

David Noonan

Place £6.60

tracked leader, led narrowly 9th, headed 2 out, ridden and no extra after last, weakened flat

12th Mar, 19 Cheltenham
p.u. Chs Rated 134 This
Race 14th Dec, 19 Cheltenham
1st Hcp Chs Rated 132

4th

Belami Des Pictons (FR) 11-6 (Hills of Ledbury (Aga))
Rated 146
Khalkevi (IRE) - Nina Des Pictons (FR)(Denham Red (FR))
Breeder - S.C.E.A. du Marais des Pictons

(Morning price: 14/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 10/1)
SP 10/1

Miss Venetia Williams

Charlie Deutsch

Place £3.00

hampered 2nd, in rear, headway under pressure on long run before 2 out, stayed on to take 4th near finish, never nearer

2nd Feb, 19 Sandown
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 146 This
Race 27th Dec, 19 Kempton
8th Hcp Chs Rated 145

5th

0.75L

Magic Saint (FR) 11-8 (Mr and Mrs J D Cotton)
WS Rated 148
Saint des Saints (FR) - Magic Poline (FR)(Trempolino (USA))
Breeder - S.C.E.A. Des Prairies et al

(Morning price: 20/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 16/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 18/1 20/1) SP 20/1

Paul Nicholls

Harry Cobden

held up behind, headway on long run before 2 out, kept on same pace, never nearer

22nd Apr, 19 Chepstow
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 149 This
Race 30th Nov, 19 Newbury
1st Hcp Chs Rated 147

6th

Count Meribel (GB) 11-6 (Mr Charles C Walker)
sr Rated 146
Three Valleys (USA) - Bakhtawar (IRE)(Lomitas (GB))
Breeder - Genesis Green Stud Ltd

(Morning price: 8/1 9/1 8/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 8/1)
(Ring price: 10/1 9/1 8/1 17/2 9/1) SP 9/1

Nigel Twiston-Davies

M D Grant

in touch, driven to chase leaders after 3 out (usual 4 out), outpaced when left 4th 2 out, no danger after, lost 2 places near finish

3rd Nov, 19 Carlisle
2nd Chs Rated 146 This
Race 25th Jan, 20 Cheltenham
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 145

7th

15L

Us And Them (IRE) 11-12 (Burnham P & D Ltd)
ts⁷sr Rated 152(-2 after this run)
Stowaway (GB) - Manorville (IRE)(Flemensfirth (USA))
Breeder - Anne Marie Ryan

(Morning price: 8/1 7/1 15/2 8/1 9/1)
(Ring price: 9/1 8/1 7/1) SP 7/1

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

J J Slevin

never better than mid-division, behind from 11th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off

5th Oct, 19 Gowran Park
3rd Chs Rated 151 This
Race 7th Dec, 19 Navan
8th Hcp Chs Rated 150

8th

1.5L

Guitar Pete (IRE) 11-1 (Mrs Pat Sloan)
Rated 141
Dark Angel (IRE) - Innishmore (IRE)(Lear Fan (USA))
Breeder - P.J. Burke

(Morning price: 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1)
SP 16/1

N Richards

Ryan Day

tracked leaders, driven and lost place after 3 out (usual 4 out), weakened on long run before 2 out, tailed off

1st Nov, 19 Wetherby
1st Hcp Chs Rated 135 This
Race 26th Dec, 19 Wetherby
7th Hcp Chs Rated 141

p.u.

Siruh Du Lac (FR) 11-7 (John White & Anne Underhill)
sr Rated 150
Turgeon (USA) - Margerie (FR)(Le Balafre (FR))
Breeder - Mr Louis Fagalde

(Morning price: 11/2 5/1 11/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 8/1)
(Ring price: 7/1 8/1) SP 8/1

Nick Williams

Lizzie Kelly(3)

led, headed narrowly 9th, with leader, pushed along after 3 out (usual 4 out), soon lost place, weakened and pulled up before 2 out

14th Mar, 19 Cheltenham
1st Hcp Chs Rated 141 This
Race 12th Mar, 20 Cheltenham
fell Hcp Chs Rated 150

p.u.

Spiritofthegames (IRE) 11-10 (Mr N W Lake)
cp⁶WSsr Rated 150
Darsi (FR) - Lucy Walters (IRE)(King's Ride)
Breeder - Paddy Kinsella

(Morning price: 7/1 8/1)
SP 8/1

Dan Skelton

Harry Skelton

mid-division, chased leaders 3 out (usual 4 out), outpaced on long run before 2 out, soon ridden, never on terms, weakened and pulled up turning in

4th Apr, 19 Aintree
5th Chs Rated 150 This
Race 29th Nov, 19 Newbury
11th Hcp Chs Rated 148

fell

Slate House (IRE) 11-7 (Eric Jones, Geoff Nicholas, John Roman)
ts⁸ Rated 147
Presenting (GB) - Bay Pearl (FR)(Broadway Flyer (USA))
Breeder - Aaron Metcalfe

(Morning price: 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2)
(Ring price: 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 4/1) SP 4/1fav

C L Tizzard

R M Power

mistake 1st, held up behind, headway after 3 out (usual 4 out), switched outside to challenge turning in, every chance when fell 2 out

26th Oct, 19 Cheltenham
1st Chs Rated 135 This
Race 8th Dec, 19 Huntingdon
1st Chs Rated 153

p.u.

Mercian Prince (IRE) 11-6 (Mr Paul Murphy)
Rated 146
Midnight Legend (GB) - Bongo Fury (FR)(Sillery (USA))
Breeder - P. Murphy

(Morning price: 50/1 33/1 40/1 66/1)
(Ring price: 66/1 50/1 66/1) SP 66/1

Amy Murphy

J M Quinlan

tracked leaders, pushed along after 3 out (usual 4 out), weakened on long run before 2 out, soon pulled up

22nd Apr, 19 Plumpton
1st Hcp Chs Rated 143 This
Race 22nd Nov, 19 Ascot
5th Hcp Chs Rated 146

u.r.

Highway One O One (IRE) 11-4 (Mr Anthony Ward-Thomas)
Rated 144
Stowaway (GB) - High Accord (IRE)(Accordion)
Breeder - Kenneth Parkhill

(Morning price: 14/1 16/1 22/1 20/1 16/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 16/1) SP 16/1

C Gordon

Tom Cannon

mid-division, blundered and unseated rider 5th

5th Oct, 19 Fontwell
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 140 This
Race 30th Nov, 19 Newbury
4th Hcp Chs Rated 144

p.u.

Demi Sang (FR) 11-2 (Mr John P McManus)
cp⁷ Rated 142
Gris De Gris (IRE) - Morvandelle (FR)(Video Rock (FR))
Breeder - Herve d'Armaille

(Morning price: 66/1 50/1)
(Ring price: 40/1 50/1) SP 50/1

B M R Haslam

R P McLernon

held up towards rear, weakened 3 out (usual 4 out), soon pulled up

1st Nov, 19 Wetherby
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 143 This
Race 7th Dec, 19 Wetherby
4th Hcp Chs Rated 140

u.r.

Eamon An Cnoic (IRE) 10-12 (The Angove Family)
ts⁸cp⁺ Rated 138
Westerner (GB) - Nutmeg Tune (IRE)(Accordion)
Breeder - Mr Denis Tarrant

(Morning price: 14/1 12/1 14/1 16/1)
SP 16/1

David Pipe

T Scudamore

held up behind, blundered and unseated rider 2nd

2nd May, 19 Punchestown
10th Hcp Chs Rated 137 This
Race 29th Nov, 19 Newbury
10th Hcp Chs Rated 138

p.u.

Springtown Lake (IRE) 10-11 (Tim Syder)
sr Rated 137
Gamut (IRE) - Sprightly Gal (IRE)(Old Vic)
Breeder - Sunnyhill Stud

(Morning price: 10/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 8/1 9/1)
(Ring price: 8/1 17/2 9/1) SP 9/1

Philip Hobbs

R Johnson

mid-division on inside, hit 5th, lost place 8th, lost touch when blundered 11th, pulled up before next

2nd Nov, 19 Ascot
7th Hcp Chs Rated 138 This
Race 27th Dec, 19 Chepstow
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 134

p.u.

Splash of Ginge (GB) 10-4 (Mr J D Neild)
Rated 130
Oscar (IRE) - Land Of Honour (GB)(Supreme Leader)
Breeder - Stewart Pike

(Morning price: 25/1 33/1 28/1 25/1)
SP 25/1

Nigel Twiston-Davies

Jamie Bargary

chased leaders to 11th, weakened quickly and pulled up before next

1st Nov, 19 Wetherby
6th Hcp Chs Rated 134 This
Race

Off 2.26
Time 5m. 17.72 secs, which is 0.72 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £346.10
Tote Trifecta- £16825.90
CSF- £275.93
Tricast- £8783.64.

Non runners Saint Calvados (FR) ( Going (Not changed since declaration. Inspection called Friday 15 November.) ), Royal Village ( Self Cert (Cast in Box) ), Dell Oro (FR) ( Vets Cert (Blood Analysis Not Normal))
2018 Baron Alco 7 10-11 J E Moore 8/1 (G L Moore)
2017 Splash of Ginge 9 10-6 Tom Bellamy 25/1 (Nigel Twiston-Davies)
2016 Taquin Du Seuil 9 11-11 Aidan Coleman 8/1 (Jonjo O'Neill)
2015 Annacotty 7 11-0 Ian Popham 12/1 (Alan King)
2014 Caid Du Berlais 5 10-13 Sam Twiston-Davies 10/1 (Paul Nicholls)