Result 14:25 · Cheltenham

Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase (A Handicap)

Grade 3Handicap2m 4f 110yGood To Soft4yo+ · 20 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 12.80s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Annacotty (IRE)	Ian Popham	A King	—	13.0	—
2	Buywise (IRE)	Paul Moloney	Evan Williams	½L	11.0	—
3	Sound Investment (IRE)	Sam Twiston-Davies	Paul Nicholls	1¼L	21.0	—
4	Double Ross (IRE)	Ryan Hatch	Nigel Twiston-Davies	4½L	17.0	—
5	Irish Cavalier (IRE)	Paul Townend	Rebecca Curtis	6½L	9.00	—
6	Art Mauresque (FR)	S Bowen	Paul Nicholls	6¾L	11.0	—
7	Splash Of Ginge (GB)	Jamie Bargary	Nigel Twiston-Davies	11¾L	21.0	—
8	Monetaire (FR)	Conor O'Farrell	D Pipe	19¾L	13.0	—
9	Johns Spirit (IRE)	R P McLernon	Jonjo O'Neill	26¾L	11.0	—
10	Next Sensation (IRE)	Liam Treadwell	Michael Scudamore	27¾L	51.0	—
11	Kings Palace (IRE)	Tom Scudamore	D Pipe	28½L	7.50	—
12	Oscar Rock (IRE)	Brian Hughes	Malcolm Jefferson	34½L	13.0	—
13	Cloud Creeper (IRE)	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs	50½L	26.0	—
14	Cocktails At Dawn (GB)	Nico de Boinville	N J Henderson	57½L	17.0	—
15	Generous Ransom (IRE)	Daryl Jacob	Nick Gifford	74½L	17.0	—
PU	Shanpallas (IRE)	Barry Geraghty	C Byrnes	—	21.0	—
PU	Present View (GB)	Brendan Powell	Jamie Snowden	—	26.0	—
PU	Boondooma (IRE)	William Kennedy	Dr Richard Newland	—	11.0	—
PU	Bennys Mist (IRE)	Aidan Coleman	Venetia Williams	—	34.0	—
PU	Darna (GB)	David Bass	Kim Bailey	—	26.0	—

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Sound Investment (IRE) t

7yo · 11-12 · OR 159

181 J Sam Twiston-Davies T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
25 Oct 15	Aintree	2m 4f	Good	C1	1/10	—	8.00
10 Oct 15	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Good	C1	8/17	12¾L	17.0
28 Feb 15	Newbury	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C1	1/11	—	4.50

2 wins from 3 · placed 2

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Johns Spirit (IRE)

8yo · 11-10 · OR 157

53P J R P McLernon T Jonjo O'Neill —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
25 Oct 15	Aintree	2m 4f	Good	C1	PU	—	3.75
10 Apr 15	Aintree	2m 4f	Good	C1	3/10	30½L	17.0
12 Mar 15	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Good	C1	5/14	15L	9.00

0 wins from 3 · placed 1

1 run here without a win

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Irish Cavalier (IRE) p

6yo · 11-9 · OR 156

31F421 J Paul Townend T Rebecca Curtis —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Oct 15	Newton Abbot	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C2	1/6	—	3.25
01 May 15	Punchestown	2m 5f	Good To Yielding	—	2/17	2¾L	10.0
28 Apr 15	Punchestown	3m 1f	Good To Yielding	—	4/5	4¼L	26.0

2 wins from 6 · placed 4

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Oscar Rock (IRE) b

7yo · 11-8 · OR 155

11F1 J Brian Hughes T Malcolm Jefferson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Sep 15	Market Rasen	2m 5f 110y	Good	C1	1/10	—	5.00
18 Apr 15	Ayr	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	F	—	2.38
21 Mar 15	Kelso	2m 5f 110y	Good To Soft	C2	1/5	—	2.25

3 wins from 4 · placed 3

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Boondooma (IRE)

8yo · 11-7 · OR 154

1 J William Kennedy T Dr Richard Newland —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Oct 15	Cheltenham	2m	Good	C2	1/12	—	8.00

1 win from 1 · placed 1

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Kings Palace (IRE) t

7yo · 11-7 · OR 154

16 J Tom Scudamore T D Pipe —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Mar 15	Cheltenham	3m 110y	Good	C1	6/8	24¼L	5.00
07 Feb 15	Newbury	2m 7f 110y	Soft	C3	1/2	—	1.15

1 win from 2 · placed 1

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Cocktails At Dawn (GB)

7yo · 11-6 · OR 153

4911 J Nico de Boinville T N J Henderson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Oct 15	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Good	C2	1/7	—	7.00
25 Apr 15	Sandown Park	2m 4f	Good	C2	1/10	—	8.50
10 Mar 15	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	9/20	28¾L	15.0

2 wins from 4 · placed 2

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Double Ross (IRE)

9yo · 11-3 · OR 153

602 J Ryan Hatch T Nigel Twiston-Davies —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
31 Oct 15	Ascot	3m	Good	C1	2/15	3¼L	17.0
12 Mar 15	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Good	C1	11/14	49½L	67.0
07 Feb 15	Newbury	2m 7f 110y	Soft	C1	6/6	25½L	34.0

0 wins from 3 · placed 1

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Cloud Creeper (IRE)

8yo · 11-3 · OR 150

111234 J Richard Johnson T Philip Hobbs —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Oct 15	Newton Abbot	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C2	4/6	5¼L	4.50
26 Sep 15	Market Rasen	2m 5f 110y	Good	C1	3/10	8¼L	9.00
09 May 15	Haydock Park	2m 5f 110y	Good To Soft	C2	2/7	5L	4.00

3 wins from 6 · placed 5

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Next Sensation (IRE) t

8yo · 11-3 · OR 150

1P9 J Liam Treadwell T Michael Scudamore —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Oct 15	Cheltenham	2m	Good	C2	9/12	29¼L	13.0
09 Apr 15	Aintree	2m	Good To Soft	C1	PU	—	8.00
13 Mar 15	Cheltenham	2m 110y	Soft	C1	1/20	—	17.0

1 win from 3 · placed 1

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

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Splash Of Ginge (GB)

7yo · 10-11 · OR 149

1P7P7 J Jamie Bargary T Nigel Twiston-Davies —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
31 Oct 15	Wetherby	3m	Soft	C1	7/9	126½L	15.0
10 Apr 15	Aintree	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C1	PU	—	13.0
12 Mar 15	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Good	C1	7/8	51½L	15.0

1 win from 5 · placed 1

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Buywise (IRE)

8yo · 11-1 · OR 148

1453 J Paul Moloney T Evan Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
25 Oct 15	Aintree	2m 4f	Good	C1	3/10	3¾L	5.50
11 Apr 15	Aintree	3m 1f	Good	C1	5/10	6L	4.00
12 Mar 15	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Good	C1	4/23	3L	8.50

1 win from 4 · placed 2

1 run here without a win

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Annacotty (IRE) p

7yo · 11-0 · OR 147

10F J Ian Popham T A King —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Apr 15	Aintree	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C1	F	—	29.0
10 Mar 15	Cheltenham	3m 1f	Good To Soft	C1	16/24	30½L	29.0
24 Jan 15	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Soft	C1	1/10	—	6.00

1 win from 3 · placed 1

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Art Mauresque (FR)

5yo · 11-0 · OR 147

151131 J S Bowen T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Oct 15	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Good	C2	1/5	—	6.00
09 Oct 15	Newton Abbot	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C2	3/6	3L	9.00
04 May 15	Kempton Park	2m 4f 110y	Good	C3	1/5	—	2.10

4 wins from 6 · placed 5

Course winner: 1 win from 1 here

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Shanpallas (IRE)

7yo · 10-13 · OR 146

P5B J Barry Geraghty T C Byrnes —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Oct 15	Limerick	3m	Yielding	—	BD	—	8.00
29 Jul 15	Galway	2m 6f 110y	Good	—	5/22	10L	7.00
03 Jun 15	Punchestown	2m 2f	Good	—	PU	—	15.0

0 wins from 3 · placed 0

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Darna (GB) t

9yo · 10-12 · OR 145

71B J David Bass T Kim Bailey —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Apr 15	Aintree	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C1	BD	—	21.0
12 Mar 15	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Good	C1	1/23	—	34.0
01 Jan 15	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Soft	C1	7/13	19¾L	13.0

1 win from 3 · placed 1

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Present View (GB) b

7yo · 10-10 · OR 143

64P J Brendan Powell T Jamie Snowden —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
31 Oct 15	Ascot	3m	Good	C1	PU	—	12.0
11 Oct 15	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Good	C2	4/9	9L	4.00
24 Jan 15	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	6/9	21½L	7.00

0 wins from 3 · placed 0

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Monetaire (FR)

9yo · 10-8 · OR 141

2U8 J Conor O'Farrell T D Pipe —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
02 May 15	Punchestown	2m 4f	Soft	—	8/22	19¾L	17.0
10 Apr 15	Aintree	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C1	UR	—	9.00
12 Mar 15	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Good	C1	2/23	1¼L	6.50

0 wins from 3 · placed 1

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Bennys Mist (IRE)

9yo · 10-7 · OR 140

42UP J Aidan Coleman T Venetia Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
31 Oct 15	Ascot	3m	Good	C1	PU	—	51.0
10 Apr 15	Aintree	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C1	UR	—	15.0
28 Feb 15	Newbury	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C1	2/11	¾L	10.0

0 wins from 4 · placed 1

2 runs at around this trip without a win

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Generous Ransom (IRE) p

7yo · 10-7 · OR 140

1340 J Daryl Jacob T Nick Gifford —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Oct 15	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Good	C3	11/16	33L	17.0
25 Apr 15	Sandown Park	2m 4f	Good	C2	4/10	39L	4.50
10 Mar 15	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	3/20	3L	9.00

1 win from 4 · placed 2

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