Result 14:15 · Cheltenham

Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Grade 3Handicap2m 4fGood4yo+ · 19 ran

Result

Official · time 4m 59.52s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Midnight Shadow (GB)	Ryan Mania	Sue Smith	—	10.0	11.5
2	Protektorat (FR)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	¾L	6.50	7.52
3	Lalor (GER)	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls	2¼L	8.00	11.5
4	Dostal Phil (FR)	Aidan Coleman	Philip Hobbs	3¼L	17.0	25.2
5	Galahad Quest (FR)	David Noonan	Nick Williams	5½L	23.0	27.0
6	Simply The Betts (IRE)	Bryony Frost	Paul Nicholls	5¾L	21.0	22.7
6	Zanza (IRE)	Tom O'Brien	Philip Hobbs	5¾L	13.0	17.0
8	Manofthemountain (IRE)	Tom Bellamy	Emma Lavelle	5¾L	15.0	16.8
9	Spiritofthegames (IRE)	Bridget Andrews	D Skelton	7L	34.0	48.4
10	Caribean Boy (FR)	Daryl Jacob	N J Henderson	8¼L	13.0	17.6
11	Deyrann De Carjac (FR)	Tom Cannon	A King	9¼L	51.0	70.0
12	Paint The Dream (GB)	Connor Brace	F O'Brien	13L	12.0	13.9
13	Aso (FR)	Charlie Deutsch	Venetia Williams	16¾L	51.0	54.7
14	Up The Straight (IRE)	Tabitha Worsley	Richard Rowe	20L	21.0	28.4
15	Al Dancer (FR)	Sam Twiston-Davies	Sam Thomas	32L	7.50	7.80
16	Funky Dady (FR)	Shane Mulcahy	Denis Gerard Hogan	43L	34.0	47.2
F	Coole Cody (IRE)	Adam Wedge	Evan Williams	—	15.0	16.2
F	Belargus (FR)	Niall Houlihan	Nick Gifford	—	34.0	44.7
REF	Nietzsche (GB)	S Bowen	Brian Ellison	—	29.0	36.8

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Simply The Betts (IRE)

8yo · 11-12 · OR 154

112116 J Bryony Frost T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Nov 20	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Soft	C1	6/16	12¾L	8.00
12 Mar 20	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	1/23	—	4.33
25 Jan 20	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C2	1/12	—	6.50

7 wins from 15 · placed 10

Course winner: 2 wins from 4 here

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Protektorat (FR) t

6yo · 11-12 · OR 154

011221 J Harry Skelton T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Apr 21	Aintree	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C1	1/7	—	9.50
19 Feb 21	Kelso	2m 7f 110y	Soft	C3	2/3	41L	1.50
09 Jan 21	Wincanton	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C1	2/3	4¾L	1.50

4 wins from 13 · placed 9

Course winner: 2 wins from 6 here

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Aso (FR)

11yo · 11-11 · OR 153

7F2285 J Charlie Deutsch T Venetia Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Apr 21	Aintree	3m 1f	Good To Soft	C1	5/9	103L	29.0
19 Mar 21	Cheltenham	3m 2f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	8/12	52¼L	151.0
06 Mar 21	Kelso	2m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	2/5	7½L	3.25

6 wins from 33 · placed 16

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Paint The Dream (GB) t

7yo · 11-10 · OR 152

223131 J Connor Brace T F O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Oct 21	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Good	C2	1/9	—	8.50
06 Feb 21	Sandown Park	2m 4f	Heavy	C1	3/7	13¼L	21.0
29 Dec 20	Newbury	2m 6f 110y	Soft	C3	1/8	—	17.0

3 wins from 18 · placed 11

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Al Dancer (FR)

8yo · 11-7 · OR 149

25139P J Sam Twiston-Davies T Sam Thomas —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Feb 21	Kempton Park	3m	Good	C1	PU	—	7.50
12 Dec 20	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	9/17	57¾L	6.00
14 Nov 20	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Soft	C1	3/16	4¼L	6.00

7 wins from 18 · placed 12

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Lalor (GER) t

9yo · 11-7 · OR 149

6433PP J Harry Cobden T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
05 May 21	Newton Abbot	2m 5f	Good	C2	PU	—	5.50
10 Apr 21	Aintree	3m 1f	Good To Soft	C1	PU	—	15.0
25 Jan 20	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	3/10	¾L	7.00

5 wins from 18 · placed 12

Course winner: 1 win from 5 here

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Caribean Boy (FR)

7yo · 11-6 · OR 148

11347P J Daryl Jacob T N J Henderson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Apr 21	Aintree	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C1	PU	—	8.00
18 Mar 21	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	7/21	13¼L	13.0
06 Feb 21	Sandown Park	1m 7f 110y	Heavy	C2	4/7	5½L	4.50

2 wins from 7 · placed 4

Won 2 of 4 at around this trip

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Midnight Shadow (GB)

8yo · 11-5 · OR 147

1602P3 J Ryan Mania T Sue Smith —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Oct 21	Aintree	2m 4f	Good	C1	3/8	2½L	13.0
17 Feb 21	Wetherby	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C2	PU	—	8.00
12 Dec 20	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	2/17	15L	13.0

6 wins from 24 · placed 15

Course winner: 2 wins from 6 here

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Spiritofthegames (IRE) p

9yo · 11-2 · OR 144

482834 J Bridget Andrews T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
04 Nov 21	Newbury	3m	Good	C2	4/10	5¾L	9.00
10 Apr 21	Aintree	3m 1f	Good To Soft	C1	3/13	5L	8.00
18 Mar 21	Cheltenham	3m	Good To Soft	C1	8/22	10¼L	19.0

4 wins from 26 · placed 14

Won 3 of 15 at around this trip

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Manofthemountain (IRE)

8yo · 11-2 · OR 144

14P212 J Tom Bellamy T Emma Lavelle —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Oct 21	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Good	C2	2/9	9½L	4.50
14 Apr 21	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	1/9	—	9.00
20 Mar 21	Kempton Park	2m 4f 110y	Good	C3	2/9	5L	11.0

5 wins from 13 · placed 8

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

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Zanza (IRE)

7yo · 11-2 · OR 144

21FP63 J Tom O'Brien T Philip Hobbs —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
02 Nov 21	Exeter	2m 1f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	3/6	3¾L	12.0
08 Apr 21	Aintree	2m	Good To Soft	C1	6/18	9¾L	17.0
17 Mar 21	Cheltenham	2m	Good To Soft	C1	PU	—	9.00

5 wins from 19 · placed 7

4 runs here without a win

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Dostal Phil (FR)

8yo · 11-0 · OR 142

11323U J Aidan Coleman T Philip Hobbs —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
30 Apr 21	Punchestown	2m 5f	Yielding	—	UR	—	6.00
08 Apr 21	Aintree	2m	Good To Soft	C1	3/18	2¾L	9.50
12 Mar 21	Sandown Park	1m 7f 110y	Good	C3	2/6	3½L	3.75

3 wins from 11 · placed 8

1 run here without a win

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Coole Cody (IRE)

10yo · 10-13 · OR 141

163442 J Adam Wedge T Evan Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Oct 21	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Good	C3	2/12	2L	12.0
14 Apr 21	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	4/9	11L	4.33
18 Mar 21	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	4/21	6½L	23.0

6 wins from 28 · placed 15

Course winner: 2 wins from 8 here

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Up The Straight (IRE)

7yo · 10-5 · OR 138

U25251 J Tabitha Worsley T Richard Rowe —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Oct 21	Plumpton	2m 3f 110y	Good	C3	1/3	—	3.00
14 Apr 21	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	5/9	36L	5.00
13 Mar 21	Sandown Park	2m 4f	Soft	C1	2/9	6½L	12.0

3 wins from 13 · placed 8

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Belargus (FR)

6yo · 10-5 · OR 138

F231F1 J Niall Houlihan T Nick Gifford —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Apr 21	Sandown Park	2m 4f	Good	C2	1/8	—	4.20
13 Mar 21	Sandown Park	2m 4f	Soft	C1	F	—	3.75
18 Feb 21	Sandown Park	1m 7f 110y	Heavy	C3	1/7	—	6.00

3 wins from 15 · placed 7

Won 1 of 5 at around this trip

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Deyrann De Carjac (FR)

8yo · 10-9 · OR 137

330P35 J Tom Cannon T A King —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Jun 21	Market Rasen	2m 5f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	5/6	33L	5.00
19 May 21	Warwick	2m	Good To Soft	C2	3/6	12L	8.50
21 Nov 20	Haydock Park	2m 5f 110y	Soft	C2	PU	—	15.0

3 wins from 18 · placed 12

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Funky Dady (FR)

6yo · 10-1 · OR 136

314324 J Shane Mulcahy T Denis Gerard Hogan —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Oct 21	Limerick	3m	Soft	—	4/15	15¼L	10.0
24 Sep 21	Listowel	2m 6f	Good To Yielding	—	2/13	1¼L	8.00
03 Sep 21	Kilbeggan	2m 3f 110y	Good	—	3/11	6½L	5.50

4 wins from 21 · placed 9

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5yo · 10-7 · OR 135

109313 J David Noonan T Nick Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Oct 21	Wetherby	2m 3f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	3/10	2L	29.0
20 Feb 21	Haydock Park	2m 4f	Soft	C3	1/7	—	13.0
23 Jan 21	Haydock Park	2m 4f	Heavy	C1	3/4	12½L	26.0

2 wins from 7 · placed 4

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

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Nietzsche (GB) t

8yo · 10-5 · OR 133

338105 J S Bowen T Brian Ellison —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Oct 21	Catterick	1m 4f	Good To Soft	C4	5/9	9½L	17.0
30 May 21	Uttoxeter	2m 4f	Good	C2	13/18	31L	15.0
16 Apr 21	Ayr	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	1/6	—	7.00

11 wins from 56 · placed 26

Course winner: 1 win from 5 here

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