Result 14:20 · Cheltenham

Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Class 1Handicap2m 4fGood4yo+ · 15 ran

Result

Official · time 4m 59.53s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Il Ridoto (FR)	Freddie Gingell	Paul Nicholls	—	11.0	11.2
2	Ga Law (FR)	G Sheehan	Jamie Snowden	4½L	5.50	6.51
3	Lets Go Champ (IRE)	Mike OConnor	Henry De Bromhead	6L	8.50	9.59
4	Madara (FR)	Tristan Durrell	D Skelton	7¾L	17.0	16.3
5	Fugitif (FR)	S Bowen	R Hobson	13¼L	29.0	43.6
6	Protektorat (FR)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	17¼L	10.0	13.0
7	Janidil (FR)	Brian Hayes	W P Mullins	25¾L	41.0	50.8
8	Straw Fan Jack (GB)	Sean Houlihan	Sheila Lewis	32¼L	41.0	70.0
9	Hartur dArc (FR)	J J Burke	Gavin Cromwell	57¼L	34.0	50.0
PU	Editeur Du Gite (FR)	Niall Houlihan	G & J Moore	—	101.0	290.0
PU	Jetoile (IRE)	Dylan Johnston	Ryan Potter	—	67.0	120.0
PU	Ginnys Destiny (IRE)	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls	—	4.00	4.70
PU	Weveallbeencaught (IRE)	Jack Tudor	Christian Williams	—	21.0	22.0
PU	Imagine (FR)	Paul O'Brien	Harry Derham	—	7.00	8.56
UR	In Excelsis Deo (FR)	Bryan Carver	Harry Fry	—	9.00	9.87

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Protektorat (FR) t

9yo · 12-0 · OR 167

432313 J Harry Skelton T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Apr 24	Aintree	2m 4f	Soft	C1	3/7	2½L	5.50
14 Mar 24	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	1/11	—	9.50
10 Feb 24	Newbury	2m 7f 110y	Heavy	C1	3/5	4¾L	4.33

7 wins from 26 · placed 18

Course winner: 3 wins from 12 here

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Ga Law (FR) p

8yo · 11-2 · OR 155

671P22 J G Sheehan T Jamie Snowden —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Oct 24	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Good	C2	2/10	2L	9.00
27 Apr 24	Sandown Park	2m 6f 110y	Good	C1	2/7	2½L	7.50
14 Mar 24	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	PU	—	23.0

5 wins from 16 · placed 10

Course winner: 2 wins from 4 here

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Ginnys Destiny (IRE)

8yo · 11-2 · OR 155

711122 J Harry Cobden T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Apr 24	Aintree	2m 4f	Soft	C1	2/5	9L	5.00
14 Mar 24	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Soft	C1	2/11	2L	6.50
27 Jan 24	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C2	1/12	—	5.00

5 wins from 12 · placed 10

Course winner: 3 wins from 5 here

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Editeur Du Gite (FR)

10yo · 11-1 · OR 154

415PP9 J Niall Houlihan T G & J Moore —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Oct 24	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Good	C2	9/10	53L	81.0
06 May 24	Kempton Park	2m 2f	Good	C2	PU	—	10.0
27 Apr 24	Sandown Park	1m 7f 110y	Good	C1	PU	—	81.0

7 wins from 25 · placed 10

Course winner: 3 wins from 8 here

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Janidil (FR) t,b

10yo · 11-0 · OR 153

230PF3 J Brian Hayes T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
04 Aug 24	Galway	2m 6f 110y	Soft	—	3/7	6¾L	2.38
31 Jul 24	Galway	2m 6f 110y	Good	—	F	—	41.0
13 Apr 24	Aintree	4m 2f 110y	Soft	C1	PU	—	126.0

6 wins from 25 · placed 15

Won 2 of 10 at around this trip

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Fugitif (FR) t

9yo · 10-13 · OR 152

5413PP J S Bowen T R Hobson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Apr 24	Aintree	3m 1f	Good To Soft	C1	PU	—	34.0
14 Mar 24	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	PU	—	17.0
27 Jan 24	Cheltenham	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C1	3/5	6¾L	11.0

5 wins from 21 · placed 10

Course winner: 1 win from 7 here

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Imagine (FR)

6yo · 10-6 · OR 145

253114 J Paul O'Brien T Harry Derham —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Jan 24	Punchestown	2m 3f 110y	Soft	—	4/6	30L	6.00
26 Nov 23	Punchestown	2m	Soft	—	1/4	—	1.30
07 Nov 23	Fairyhouse	2m 110y	Heavy	—	1/11	—	3.25

4 wins from 10 · placed 8

1 run here without a win

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Jetoile (IRE) t

9yo · 10-3 · OR 145

114P40 J Dylan Johnston T Ryan Potter —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Oct 24	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Good	C2	10/10	76L	7.00
01 May 24	Punchestown	2m 4f 110y	Good To Yielding	—	4/17	5¼L	19.0
02 Mar 24	Newbury	2m 4f	Heavy	C1	PU	—	9.00

5 wins from 18 · placed 11

Won 5 of 10 at around this trip

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In Excelsis Deo (FR) p

6yo · 10-4 · OR 143

32U51P J Bryan Carver T Harry Fry —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
31 Jul 24	Galway	2m 6f 110y	Good	—	PU	—	9.00
17 Apr 24	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	1/12	—	4.00
14 Mar 24	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	5/21	4¼L	15.0

2 wins from 10 · placed 6

Course winner: 1 win from 4 here

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Lets Go Champ (IRE)

9yo · 9-13 · OR 141

232316 J Mike OConnor T Henry De Bromhead —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
31 Jul 24	Galway	2m 6f 110y	Good	—	6/22	8½L	11.0
01 May 24	Punchestown	2m 4f 110y	Good To Yielding	—	1/17	—	3.75
24 Mar 24	Limerick	2m 3f 110y	Heavy	—	3/5	1¾L	2.38

2 wins from 9 · placed 8

Won 2 of 4 at around this trip

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Hartur dArc (FR)

7yo · 10-2 · OR 141

323110 J J J Burke T Gavin Cromwell —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Apr 24	Fairyhouse	3m 5f	Heavy	—	10/20	137¼L	21.0
10 Mar 24	Naas	3m 1f	Soft	—	1/12	—	5.00
15 Feb 24	Clonmel	2m 4f	Heavy	—	1/7	—	2.10

4 wins from 16 · placed 8

Won 2 of 7 at around this trip

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Madara (FR)

5yo · 9-13 · OR 141

U61198 J Tristan Durrell T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
02 Nov 24	Ascot	2m 1f	Good	C1	8/10	22½L	6.50
13 Mar 24	Cheltenham	2m	Soft	C1	9/16	29½L	6.50
03 Feb 24	Leopardstown	2m 1f	Soft	—	1/11	—	5.00

2 wins from 6 · placed 2

Course winner: 1 win from 4 here

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Il Ridoto (FR) t,p

7yo · 9-13 · OR 141

2308P5 J Freddie Gingell T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Oct 24	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Good	C2	5/10	21¼L	4.50
17 Apr 24	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	PU	—	6.50
14 Mar 24	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	8/21	9¼L	15.0

2 wins from 18 · placed 8

Course winner: 1 win from 10 here

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Straw Fan Jack (GB) p

9yo · 10-2 · OR 141

423036 J Sean Houlihan T Sheila Lewis —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Apr 24	Sandown Park	2m 6f 110y	Good	C1	6/7	45L	21.0
14 Mar 24	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	3/21	1½L	29.0
27 Jan 24	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	10/13	28L	23.0

4 wins from 26 · placed 11

Course winner: 1 win from 7 here

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Weveallbeencaught (IRE) p

7yo · 10-2 · OR 141

266032 J Jack Tudor T Christian Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Oct 24	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Good	C3	2/11	½L	9.50
27 Sep 24	Worcester	2m 7f	Soft	C3	3/5	6¼L	7.00
27 Apr 24	Sandown Park	3m 4f 110y	Good	C1	12/20	20L	15.0

2 wins from 13 · placed 7

Course winner: 1 win from 8 here

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