Result 17:20 · Cheltenham

National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Class 2Handicap3m 6fGood To Soft5yo+ · 17 ran

Result

Official · time 7m 47.13s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Holloway Queen (IRE)	James Bowen	N J Henderson	—	13.0	18.1
2	King Of Answers (IRE)	Derek Fox	Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	5½L	23.0	34.1
3	One Big Bang (IRE)	Alex Chadwick	James Owen	16½L	12.0	18.4
4	Union Station (IRE)	Keith Donoghue	Gavin Cromwell	18¼L	29.0	46.9
5	Iceberg Theory (IRE)	Conor Stone-Walsh	Paul Nolan	18½L	7.50	10.6
6	Wade Out (IRE)	S Bowen	O Murphy	25½L	11.0	16.4
7	Pic Roc (IRE)	Ben Jones	B Pauling	26L	21.0	30.0
8	Holokea (IRE)	Shane Fenelon	M Bowen	27¾L	34.0	48.0
9	Silver Thorn (GB)	J J Burke	Emma Lavelle	40¾L	41.0	108.5
10	First Confession (IRE)	Brendan Powell	Joe Tizzard	50¾L	34.0	79.5
11	Will Do (IRE)	Danny Gilligan	Gordon Elliott	58¼L	34.0	67.1
PU	Walking On Air (IRE)	Harry Cobden	Faye Bramley	—	26.0	44.0
PU	Backmersackme (IRE)	Donagh Meyler	Emmet Mullins	—	4.00	5.35
PU	Grand Geste (IRE)	Danny McMenamin	Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	—	15.0	17.8
PU	Guard The Moon (GB)	Sam Twiston-Davies	N & W Twiston-Davies	—	34.0	65.5
PU	Newton Tornado (FR)	Sean Flanagan	Rebecca Curtis	—	7.50	9.85
PU	Kurasso Blue (FR)	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott	—	4.50	5.50

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Wade Out (IRE) p11

7yo · 12-0 · OR 144

716114 J S Bowen T O Murphy —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Jan 26	Windsor	3m 110y	Soft	C1	4/6	12L	5.00
14 Nov 25	Cheltenham	3m 1f	Soft	C1	1/5	—	3.25
22 Oct 25	Worcester	2m 4f	Good	C3	1/5	—	3.00

6 wins from 10 · placed 7

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Pic Roc (IRE) p

8yo · 11-11 · OR 141

6U1591 J Ben Jones T B Pauling —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
31 Jan 26	Sandown Park	3m	Soft	C2	1/6	—	4.50
20 Dec 25	Ascot	3m	Good To Soft	C1	9/12	21¼L	4.00
29 Nov 25	Newbury	3m 2f	Good To Soft	C1	5/24	12L	7.00

3 wins from 19 · placed 10

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King Of Answers (IRE) p

7yo · 11-10 · OR 140

P25141 J Derek Fox T Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Feb 26	Kelso	2m 7f 110y	Heavy	C2	1/6	—	2.38
16 Jan 26	Windsor	3m 110y	Soft	C3	4/5	5¼L	4.00
07 Dec 25	Kelso	2m 7f 110y	Soft	C3	1/5	—	6.00

3 wins from 10 · placed 5

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One Big Bang (IRE)

8yo · 11-6 · OR 139

153213 J Alex Chadwick T James Owen —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Jan 26	Doncaster	2m 3f	Soft	C3	3/4	5¼L	2.00
14 Dec 25	Southwell	3m 110y	Good To Soft	C3	1/2	—	1.73
14 Nov 25	Cheltenham	3m 1f	Soft	C1	2/5	3¼L	5.50

4 wins from 20 · placed 11

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Kurasso Blue (FR)

5yo · 11-8 · OR 142

51212 J Jack Kennedy T Gordon Elliott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Jan 26	Naas	3m 110y	Soft	—	2/6	2¾L	1.83
11 Dec 25	Punchestown	2m 7f	Heavy	—	1/10	—	4.50
20 Nov 25	Thurles	2m 6f	Yielding	—	2/11	¾L	3.50

2 wins from 5 · placed 4

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Will Do (IRE) b

9yo · 11-7 · OR 137

07020P J Danny Gilligan T Gordon Elliott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Jan 26	Gowran Park	3m 1f	Heavy	C1	PU	—	21.0
27 Dec 25	Leopardstown	3m 110y	Yielding	C1	18/28	22¼L	13.0
30 Nov 25	Fairyhouse	3m 6f	Yielding To Soft	C1	2/15	nk	13.0

3 wins from 24 · placed 13

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Guard The Moon (GB) p

8yo · 11-7 · OR 137

8PF1P1 J Sam Twiston-Davies T N & W Twiston-Davies —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Jan 26	Windsor	3m 110y	Soft	C3	1/5	—	6.50
29 Dec 25	Newbury	2m 6f 110y	Good	C3	PU	—	5.00
06 Dec 25	Aintree	2m 4f	Soft	C3	1/6	—	8.00

6 wins from 16 · placed 11

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Grand Geste (IRE) p

7yo · 11-5 · OR 135

P221P1 J Danny McMenamin T Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Feb 26	Haydock Park	3m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	1/11	—	7.50
24 Jan 26	Doncaster	3m	Soft	C1	PU	—	3.50
20 Dec 25	Haydock Park	3m 1f 110y	Soft	C2	1/12	—	2.88

2 wins from 14 · placed 7

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Backmersackme (IRE) t

7yo · 11-5 · OR 135

678201 J Donagh Meyler T Emmet Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Feb 26	Leopardstown	2m 5f 110y	Soft	C1	1/23	—	15.0
27 Dec 25	Leopardstown	3m 110y	Yielding	C1	19/28	27¾L	9.50
25 Oct 25	Cheltenham	3m 1f	Good	C2	2/18	2¾L	7.50

2 wins from 19 · placed 4

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Holloway Queen (IRE)

6yo · 11-4 · OR 134

4PPU41 J James Bowen T N J Henderson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
07 Feb 26	Newbury	2m 7f 110y	Heavy	C3	1/10	—	6.50
29 Dec 25	Newbury	2m 6f 110y	Good	C3	4/8	5¼L	19.0
20 Dec 25	Hereford	3m 1f	Soft	C3	UR	—	4.50

3 wins from 8 · placed 3

1 run here without a win

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Iceberg Theory (IRE) p

7yo · 11-0 · OR 133

36P211 J Conor Stone-Walsh T Paul Nolan —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Nov 25	Cork	2m 5f	Yielding	—	1/15	—	6.50
22 May 25	Limerick	2m 6f 110y	Good	—	1/6	—	3.50
17 Mar 25	Wexford	3m 1f 110y	Good To Yielding	—	2/9	1¼L	5.50

3 wins from 13 · placed 9

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Newton Tornado (FR)

7yo · 11-3 · OR 133

21F1P1 J Sean Flanagan T Rebecca Curtis —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Jan 26	Doncaster	3m	Soft	C3	1/6	—	5.50
29 Dec 25	Newbury	2m 6f 110y	Good	C3	PU	—	3.25
29 Nov 25	Bangor-on-Dee	3m	Heavy	C3	1/8	—	2.75

3 wins from 10 · placed 8

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First Confession (IRE)

7yo · 11-3 · OR 133

P335F1 J Brendan Powell T Joe Tizzard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Feb 26	Carlisle	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C3	1/4	—	1.83
09 Jan 26	Exeter	3m	Good To Soft	C3	F	—	6.50
13 Dec 25	Cheltenham	3m 1f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	5/8	27½L	5.00

3 wins from 10 · placed 6

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Union Station (IRE)

7yo · 11-2 · OR 132

262P2U J Keith Donoghue T Gavin Cromwell —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Jan 26	Fairyhouse	2m	Soft	—	UR	—	5.00
29 Dec 25	Leopardstown	3m 110y	Yielding	—	2/13	¾L	9.00
16 Nov 25	Navan	3m	Heavy	C1	PU	—	21.0

0 wins from 13 · placed 8

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Walking On Air (IRE) t,p

9yo · 10-11 · OR 127

3F0P83 J Harry Cobden T Faye Bramley —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Jan 26	Doncaster	3m	Soft	C1	3/8	4½L	12.0
17 Dec 25	Newbury	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C3	8/9	76¾L	19.0
12 Apr 25	Ayr	4m	Good To Soft	C1	PU	—	34.0

2 wins from 18 · placed 7

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Silver Thorn (GB)

7yo · 10-8 · OR 124

2P5114 J J J Burke T Emma Lavelle —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
07 Feb 26	Newbury	2m 7f 110y	Heavy	C3	4/10	25½L	7.00
09 Jan 26	Exeter	3m	Good To Soft	C3	1/6	—	4.00
12 Dec 25	Doncaster	3m	Good To Soft	C4	1/6	—	5.00

3 wins from 11 · placed 6

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Holokea (IRE)

7yo · 10-3 · OR 124

21222P J Shane Fenelon T M Bowen —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Feb 26	Haydock Park	3m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	PU	—	7.00
18 Jan 26	Windsor	3m 4f 110y	Soft	C3	2/16	1½L	7.50
13 Dec 25	Cheltenham	3m 1f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	2/8	nk	9.00

3 wins from 14 · placed 9

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