Result 14:25 · Cheltenham

Unibet Middle Distance Chase Series Veterans Handicap Chase

Class 2Handicap2m 4f 110ySoft10yo+ · 9 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 17.44s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Cepage (FR)	Charlie Deutsch	Venetia Williams	—	6.50	7.00
2	Lord Du Mesnil (FR)	G Sheehan	R Hobson	7L	5.00	5.70
3	Le Ligerien (FR)	Brendan Powell	Joe Tizzard	9½L	7.50	7.94
4	Go Steady (GB)	Tristan Durrell	D Skelton	11¾L	9.00	12.0
5	Sam Brown (GB)	J J Burke	Anthony Honeyball	15L	9.00	10.1
6	Up Helly Aa King (GB)	Danny McMenamin	N W Alexander	40L	13.0	15.0
7	Storm Control (IRE)	Richard Patrick	Kerry Lee	46L	5.50	5.66
8	Duc De Beauchene (FR)	David Noonan	D Pipe	48¾L	26.0	35.5
PU	Top Ville Ben (IRE)	Harry Cobden	Philip Kirby	—	7.00	8.20

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Sam Brown (GB) t,b

11yo · 12-0 · OR 150

5P5FFP J J J Burke T Anthony Honeyball —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Nov 23	Wincanton	3m 1f	Good To Soft	C1	PU	—	11.0
29 Apr 23	Punchestown	3m	Good To Yielding	—	F	—	10.0
15 Apr 23	Aintree	4m 2f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	F	—	67.0

6 wins from 20 · placed 10

Won 2 of 3 at around this trip

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Lord Du Mesnil (FR) t,p

10yo · 11-9 · OR 145

P27225 J G Sheehan T R Hobson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Nov 23	Sandown Park	3m	Good To Soft	C2	5/6	11½L	8.00
19 Apr 23	Cheltenham	3m 2f	Good	C2	2/11	¾L	19.0
19 Mar 23	Carlisle	3m 110y	Heavy	C2	2/6	3¾L	4.00

4 wins from 32 · placed 16

3 runs here without a win

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Cepage (FR) p

11yo · 11-1 · OR 137

144074 J Charlie Deutsch T Venetia Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Nov 23	Warwick	3m	Soft	C2	4/6	33¾L	6.00
16 Nov 22	Warwick	3m	Soft	C2	7/10	64¾L	9.00
11 Dec 21	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	10/13	46½L	19.0

4 wins from 22 · placed 10

Course winner: 1 win from 9 here

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Le Ligerien (FR) t

10yo · 10-13 · OR 135

1142P1 J Brendan Powell T Joe Tizzard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Nov 23	Kempton Park	2m 4f 110y	Good	C2	1/4	—	7.00
13 Oct 23	Chepstow	2m	Heavy	C3	PU	—	15.0
28 Apr 23	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	2/7	9L	10.0

8 wins from 36 · placed 21

Won 1 of 2 at around this trip

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Top Ville Ben (IRE) h

11yo · 10-13 · OR 135

P33P0F J Harry Cobden T Philip Kirby —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Oct 23	Aintree	3m 1f	Good To Soft	C2	F	—	8.50
14 Apr 23	Aintree	2m 5f	Soft	C1	12/29	44½L	51.0
14 Mar 23	Cheltenham	3m 1f	Soft	C1	PU	—	34.0

8 wins from 35 · placed 18

3 runs here without a win

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Storm Control (IRE) t,p

10yo · 10-7 · OR 129

PP3584 J Richard Patrick T Kerry Lee —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Dec 22	Doncaster	3m	Good	C3	4/9	5¾L	5.50
12 Nov 22	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Good	C1	8/14	16L	51.0
27 Oct 22	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 3f 110y	Good	C3	5/7	43L	13.0

5 wins from 28 · placed 12

Course winner: 2 wins from 6 here

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Duc De Beauchene (FR) t,p

10yo · 10-3 · OR 125

21214P J David Noonan T D Pipe —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Oct 23	Aintree	3m 1f	Good To Soft	C2	PU	—	13.0
29 May 23	Cartmel	3m 5f 110y	Good	C3	4/7	24½L	3.12
09 May 23	Fakenham	3m 5f	Good	C3	1/10	—	6.00

6 wins from 33 · placed 14

Course winner: 1 win from 1 here

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Up Helly Aa King (GB) t

12yo · 10-2 · OR 124

P14242 J Danny McMenamin T N W Alexander —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Mar 23	Doncaster	3m	Good	C3	2/10	4¼L	4.50
07 Jan 23	Sandown Park	3m	Soft	C2	4/18	8¼L	21.0
30 Nov 22	Haydock Park	3m 1f 110y	Soft	C2	2/9	4L	7.00

3 wins from 27 · placed 12

Won 2 of 5 at around this trip

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Go Steady (GB) t,p

11yo · 9-11 · OR 124

361272 J Tristan Durrell T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Nov 23	Uttoxeter	2m 4f	Soft	C4	2/7	nk	8.50
11 Nov 23	Wincanton	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C3	7/12	17½L	41.0
01 Apr 23	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 6f 110y	Heavy	C3	2/5	2¼L	4.50

7 wins from 29 · placed 18

Won 5 of 14 at around this trip

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