Result 14:20 · Cheltenham

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

Class 1Handicap2m 4fSoft4yo+ · 14 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 13.26s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Stage Star (IRE)	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls	—	5.00	5.45
2	Notlongtillmay (GB)	Adam Wedge	L J Morgan	4L	8.00	8.56
3	Il Ridoto (FR)	Freddie Gingell	Paul Nicholls	12L	13.0	18.1
4	Fugitif (FR)	G Sheehan	R Hobson	16L	13.0	14.8
5	Unexpected Party (FR)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	17½L	6.00	6.78
6	Easy As That (IRE)	Charlie Deutsch	Venetia Williams	21L	11.0	12.4
7	Angels Breath (IRE)	J J Burke	Sam Thomas	31L	8.50	9.92
8	Whistleinthedark (IRE)	Kevin Brogan	L J Morgan	39L	34.0	61.8
9	Final Orders (GB)	Danny Gilligan	Gavin Cromwell	52L	34.0	55.0
10	Harpers Brook (IRE)	Kielan Woods	B Pauling	54¾L	17.0	21.8
F	Torn And Frayed (FR)	Tom Bellamy	Nigel Twiston-Davies	—	21.0	24.5
PU	Black Gerry (IRE)	Jamie Moore	Gary Moore	—	41.0	68.2
PU	The Real Whacker (IRE)	Sam Twiston-Davies	Patrick Neville	—	7.50	8.78
PU	Authorized Art (FR)	Danny Mullins	W P Mullins	—	23.0	26.4

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The Real Whacker (IRE)

7yo · 12-0 · OR 162

120111 J Sam Twiston-Davies T Patrick Neville —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Mar 23	Cheltenham	3m 110y	Soft	C1	1/10	—	9.00
01 Jan 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	1/5	—	11.0
13 Nov 22	Cheltenham	3m 110y	Good	C2	1/5	—	11.0

4 wins from 7 · placed 5

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Stage Star (IRE)

7yo · 11-7 · OR 155

121115 J Harry Cobden T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Apr 23	Aintree	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C1	5/5	15L	2.50
16 Mar 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Soft	C1	1/7	—	8.50
28 Jan 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C2	1/11	—	3.75

8 wins from 14 · placed 11

Course winner: 2 wins from 3 here

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Fugitif (FR) t,p

8yo · 11-5 · OR 153

821225 J G Sheehan T R Hobson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Apr 23	Aintree	2m 4f	Soft	C1	5/7	31½L	12.0
16 Mar 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	2/23	2L	12.0
28 Jan 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	2/16	1L	4.50

4 wins from 16 · placed 8

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Authorized Art (FR) p

8yo · 11-5 · OR 153

456624 J Danny Mullins T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Sep 23	Listowel	3m	Yielding To Soft	—	4/17	6½L	13.0
02 Aug 23	Galway	2m 6f 110y	Good To Yielding	—	2/22	2½L	15.0
19 May 23	Leopardstown	1m 4f	Good	—	6/10	3¼L	2.38

5 wins from 20 · placed 9

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Notlongtillmay (GB)

7yo · 11-4 · OR 152

411124 J Adam Wedge T L J Morgan —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Oct 23	Cheltenham	2m	Good	C2	4/11	3½L	8.00
16 Mar 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Soft	C1	2/7	3¼L	41.0
04 Feb 23	Musselburgh	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	1/6	—	3.75

3 wins from 8 · placed 6

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Final Orders (GB) t

7yo · 10-9 · OR 148

5F1014 J Danny Gilligan T Gavin Cromwell —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Oct 23	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C2	4/5	15¼L	5.00
30 Aug 23	Bellewstown	2m 4f 110y	Good	—	1/15	—	1.44
02 Aug 23	Galway	2m 6f 110y	Good To Yielding	—	18/22	68½L	15.0

9 wins from 47 · placed 17

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Unexpected Party (FR) t

8yo · 10-12 · OR 146

323531 J Harry Skelton T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Oct 23	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C1	1/4	—	3.00
22 Apr 23	Ayr	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	3/6	5½L	15.0
16 Mar 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Soft	C1	5/7	8½L	101.0

3 wins from 14 · placed 11

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Il Ridoto (FR) t,p

6yo · 10-5 · OR 144

34416P J Freddie Gingell T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Apr 23	Aintree	2m 5f	Soft	C1	PU	—	17.0
16 Mar 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	6/23	9¼L	8.00
28 Jan 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	1/16	—	5.50

2 wins from 11 · placed 5

Course winner: 1 win from 5 here

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Whistleinthedark (IRE)

8yo · 10-10 · OR 144

321111 J Kevin Brogan T L J Morgan —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Apr 23	Perth	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C2	1/4	—	2.00
18 Mar 23	Kempton Park	2m 2f	Good To Soft	C3	1/7	—	4.50
15 Feb 23	Wetherby	2m 5f 110y	Good	C3	1/2	—	2.00

5 wins from 10 · placed 9

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Angels Breath (IRE)

9yo · 10-10 · OR 144

311P22 J J J Burke T Sam Thomas —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Oct 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Good	C3	2/16	4¾L	9.50
10 Apr 23	Chepstow	2m	Good To Soft	C2	2/5	16L	8.50
14 Jan 23	Kempton Park	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	PU	—	5.00

3 wins from 9 · placed 7

2 runs here without a win

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Black Gerry (IRE)

8yo · 10-8 · OR 142

11PP11 J Jamie Moore T Gary Moore —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Apr 23	Plumpton	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C2	1/6	—	4.50
02 Apr 23	Ascot	2m 1f	Good To Soft	C2	1/9	—	10.0
25 Feb 23	Kempton Park	3m	Good	C1	PU	—	23.0

6 wins from 13 · placed 9

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Easy As That (IRE)

8yo · 10-7 · OR 141

412115 J Charlie Deutsch T Venetia Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Mar 23	Sandown Park	2m 4f	Soft	C1	5/5	14½L	2.50
25 Feb 23	Newcastle	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C2	1/7	—	4.50
30 Dec 22	Haydock Park	2m 5f 110y	Soft	C3	1/11	—	5.50

5 wins from 9 · placed 7

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Torn And Frayed (FR)

9yo · 10-2 · OR 136

3322P1 J Tom Bellamy T Nigel Twiston-Davies —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Jan 22	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	1/10	—	6.00
30 Dec 21	Haydock Park	2m 6f	Heavy	C3	PU	—	5.00
11 Dec 21	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C2	2/4	7L	9.00

3 wins from 18 · placed 12

Course winner: 1 win from 4 here

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Harpers Brook (IRE) t

7yo · 10-2 · OR 136

1215P2 J Kielan Woods T B Pauling —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Apr 23	Sandown Park	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C2	2/8	4½L	4.50
14 Mar 23	Cheltenham	3m 1f	Soft	C1	PU	—	34.0
01 Jan 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	5/5	50½L	7.50

3 wins from 11 · placed 7

Won 3 of 8 at around this trip

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