Result 13:15 · Cheltenham

Paddy Power Cheltenham Countdown Podcast Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Class 1Handicap2m 4f 110yGood To Soft5yo+ · 13 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 22.35s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Ga Law (FR)	G Sheehan	Jamie Snowden	—	9.00	10.0
2	Lounge Lizard (GB)	J J Burke	Henry Daly	1¾L	26.0	27.6
3	Il Ridoto (FR)	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls	6½L	5.00	6.20
4	Jetoile (IRE)	Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	Ryan Potter	17½L	19.0	32.0
5	Champagne Mystery (IRE)	Nicolas Gauffenic	Tom George	18L	51.0	63.6
6	Frere dArmes (FR)	C J Todd	D Skelton	21L	23.0	37.6
7	Victtorino (FR)	Charlie Deutsch	Venetia Williams	22L	5.50	7.23
8	Bill Baxter (IRE)	Sam Twiston-Davies	Warren Greatrex	25¾L	13.0	16.4
9	Hitman (FR)	Freddie Gingell	Paul Nicholls	26¾L	13.0	16.0
10	Straw Fan Jack (GB)	Sean Houlihan	Sheila Lewis	28L	23.0	26.7
11	Excello (FR)	James Bowen	N J Henderson	47L	6.00	6.40
12	Easy As That (IRE)	Shane Quinlan	Venetia Williams	51¾L	11.0	13.0
UR	Grandeur dAme (FR)	Tom Bellamy	A King	—	10.0	11.5

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Hitman (FR) t,p

8yo · 11-9 · OR 156

1P2360 J Freddie Gingell T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Oct 23	Aintree	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C1	11/11	114¼L	4.50
14 Apr 23	Aintree	2m 4f	Soft	C1	6/7	62½L	7.00
16 Mar 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	3/9	3L	23.0

3 wins from 16 · placed 12

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Ga Law (FR) p

8yo · 11-8 · OR 150

1F5P67 J G Sheehan T Jamie Snowden —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
02 Dec 23	Newbury	3m 2f	Good To Soft	C1	7/20	19½L	34.0
04 Nov 23	Wetherby	3m	Soft	C1	6/6	35¾L	13.0
13 Apr 23	Aintree	3m 1f	Good To Soft	C1	PU	—	26.0

4 wins from 12 · placed 7

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Jetoile (IRE) t

9yo · 11-8 · OR 150

324111 J Jonjo O'Neill Jr. T Ryan Potter —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Oct 23	Aintree	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C1	1/11	—	26.0
28 Apr 23	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	1/7	—	2.38
19 Mar 23	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C3	1/4	—	1.80

5 wins from 14 · placed 11

Won 2 of 2 at around this trip

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Il Ridoto (FR) t,p

7yo · 11-6 · OR 148

416P32 J Harry Cobden T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Dec 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	2/12	shd	9.50
18 Nov 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Soft	C1	3/14	12L	13.0
14 Apr 23	Aintree	2m 5f	Soft	C1	PU	—	17.0

2 wins from 13 · placed 7

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Victtorino (FR)

6yo · 11-4 · OR 146

411 J Charlie Deutsch T Venetia Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Dec 23	Ascot	3m	Good	C1	1/10	—	5.00
04 Nov 23	Ascot	3m	Soft	C1	1/11	—	21.0
26 Mar 23	Exeter	2m 5f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	4/7	14½L	5.50

2 wins from 3 · placed 2

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Excello (FR)

5yo · 10-12 · OR 146

31 J James Bowen T N J Henderson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Dec 23	Ascot	2m 5f	Good	C2	1/3	—	3.75
25 Nov 23	Ascot	2m 5f 110y	Good	C2	3/5	4¼L	2.25

1 win from 2 · placed 2

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Bill Baxter (IRE)

8yo · 10-10 · OR 138

F11384 J Sam Twiston-Davies T Warren Greatrex —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Dec 23	Haydock Park	3m 1f 110y	Heavy	C2	4/9	19¾L	6.00
02 Dec 23	Newbury	3m 2f	Good To Soft	C1	8/20	21¼L	19.0
05 Nov 23	Carlisle	2m 4f	Soft	C1	3/4	13½L	5.00

6 wins from 16 · placed 9

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Straw Fan Jack (GB)

9yo · 10-9 · OR 137

144423 J Sean Houlihan T Sheila Lewis —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Dec 23	Ascot	2m 5f	Good	C2	3/3	37½L	4.00
25 Nov 23	Ascot	2m 5f	Good	C1	2/4	16L	41.0
13 Apr 23	Aintree	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C1	4/5	12¼L	29.0

4 wins from 23 · placed 10

Course winner: 1 win from 5 here

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Easy As That (IRE)

9yo · 10-6 · OR 137

211566 J Shane Quinlan T Venetia Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Dec 23	Cheltenham	3m 2f	Soft	C1	6/8	22L	4.50
18 Nov 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Soft	C1	6/14	21L	11.0
11 Mar 23	Sandown Park	2m 4f	Soft	C1	5/5	14½L	2.50

5 wins from 11 · placed 7

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Frere dArmes (FR) t,p

7yo · 10-6 · OR 134

12752P J C J Todd T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Jan 24	Musselburgh	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C2	PU	—	3.00
25 Nov 23	Ascot	2m 1f	Good	C2	2/8	½L	4.50
04 Nov 23	Ascot	2m 1f	Soft	C1	5/9	13¾L	7.00

4 wins from 12 · placed 7

1 run at around this trip without a win

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Grandeur dAme (FR)

8yo · 10-5 · OR 133

115514 J Tom Bellamy T A King —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Dec 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	4/12	10L	23.0
18 Nov 23	Wetherby	2m 3f 110y	Heavy	C3	1/6	—	5.50
19 May 23	Aintree	2m 4f	Good	C3	5/9	33L	7.50

5 wins from 16 · placed 9

2 runs here without a win

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Lounge Lizard (GB) b

7yo · 10-2 · OR 130

311335 J J J Burke T Henry Daly —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Dec 23	Aintree	3m 2f	Heavy	C1	5/12	137¼L	12.0
24 Oct 23	Exeter	3m	Good	C3	3/11	1L	7.00
19 May 23	Aintree	3m 1f	Good	C2	3/11	20¼L	4.00

2 wins from 14 · placed 11

4 runs at around this trip without a win

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Champagne Mystery (IRE) t

10yo · 10-2 · OR 130

PFPU11 J Nicolas Gauffenic T Tom George —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Apr 21	Worcester	2m 4f	Good	C4	1/9	—	1.73
20 Mar 21	Kempton Park	2m 5f	Good	C4	1/7	—	3.50
04 Mar 21	Ludlow	3m	Good To Soft	C3	UR	—	4.33

3 wins from 13 · placed 8

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