Result 14:10 · Cheltenham

RSA Insurance Novices Chase

Grade 13m 110ySoft5yo+ · 12 ran

Result

Official · time 6m 17.26s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Topofthegame (IRE)	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls	—	5.00	—
2	Santini (GB)	Nico de Boinville	N J Henderson	½L	4.00	—
3	Delta Work (FR)	Davy Russell	Gordon Elliott	2¼L	2.88	—
4	Mister Malarky (GB)	Robbie Power	Colin Tizzard	18¼L	21.0	—
5	Mortal (IRE)	Rachael Blackmore	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	18¾L	21.0	—
6	Drovers Lane (IRE)	S Bowen	Rebecca Curtis	20¾L	21.0	—
7	Count Meribel (GB)	Mark Grant	Nigel Twiston-Davies	26¾L	67.0	—
8	Now McGinty (IRE)	Tom O'Brien	S Edmunds	27¾L	34.0	—
PU	On The Blind Side (IRE)	Noel Fehily	N J Henderson	—	15.0	—
PU	Drinks Interval (GB)	Richard Johnson	Colin Tizzard	—	101.0	—
PU	The Worlds End (IRE)	Paddy Brennan	Tom George	—	17.0	—
F	Top Ville Ben (IRE)	Sean Quinlan	Philip Kirby	—	34.0	—

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Count Meribel (GB)

7yo · 11-4 · OR 147

65P114 J Mark Grant T Nigel Twiston-Davies —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Dec 18	Ascot	2m 5f	Soft	C1	4/4	22½L	8.00
16 Nov 18	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Good	C2	1/7	—	5.00
04 Nov 18	Carlisle	2m 4f	Good	C3	1/13	—	9.00

5 wins from 16 · placed 10

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

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Delta Work (FR) h,t

6yo · 11-4 · OR 155

312111 J Davy Russell T Gordon Elliott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Dec 18	Leopardstown	3m	Good	—	1/7	—	1.53
02 Dec 18	Fairyhouse	2m 4f	Good	—	1/11	—	4.33
02 Nov 18	Down Royal	2m 3f 110y	Good	—	1/5	—	1.44

5 wins from 12 · placed 11

Course winner: 1 win from 1 here

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Drovers Lane (IRE)

7yo · 11-4 · OR 150

121711 J S Bowen T Rebecca Curtis —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Dec 18	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good	C2	1/5	—	4.00
22 Nov 18	Market Rasen	2m 5f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	1/8	—	3.75
28 Oct 18	Aintree	3m 1f	Good	C3	7/10	22¾L	5.00

5 wins from 10 · placed 6

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Mister Malarky (GB)

6yo · 11-4 · OR 148

201311 J Robbie Power T Colin Tizzard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Feb 19	Ascot	3m	Good To Soft	C1	1/5	—	4.50
16 Jan 19	Newbury	2m 7f 110y	Good	C3	1/9	—	3.75
19 Dec 18	Newbury	2m 7f 110y	Soft	C3	3/11	3L	6.00

4 wins from 14 · placed 9

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Mortal (IRE) t

7yo · 11-4 · OR 147

226126 J Rachael Blackmore T Joseph Patrick O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Feb 19	Leopardstown	2m 5f	Good	—	6/6	10¾L	8.00
29 Dec 18	Leopardstown	3m	Good	—	2/7	8L	8.00
01 Dec 18	Fairyhouse	2m 5f	Good	—	1/10	—	11.0

2 wins from 9 · placed 5

2 runs at around this trip without a win

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Now McGinty (IRE) p

8yo · 11-4 · OR 145

22U212 J Tom O'Brien T S Edmunds —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Feb 19	Ascot	3m	Good To Soft	C1	2/5	1½L	3.75
18 Jan 19	Chepstow	2m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	1/9	—	5.00
11 Dec 18	Uttoxeter	2m 4f	Soft	C3	2/16	9L	8.00

3 wins from 19 · placed 11

3 runs at around this trip without a win

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On The Blind Side (IRE) p

7yo · 11-4 · OR 149

111641 J Noel Fehily T N J Henderson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Jan 19	Kempton Park	3m	Good To Soft	C4	1/7	—	2.75
01 Jan 19	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	4/4	85¼L	3.25
14 Apr 18	Aintree	2m 4f	Soft	C1	6/12	9L	2.38

4 wins from 6 · placed 4

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

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Santini (GB)

7yo · 11-4 · OR 153

113113 J Nico de Boinville T N J Henderson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Dec 18	Kempton Park	3m	Good To Soft	C1	3/7	3½L	2.10
01 Dec 18	Newbury	2m 7f 110y	Soft	C1	1/7	—	2.38
13 Apr 18	Aintree	3m 110y	Soft	C1	1/13	—	2.50

4 wins from 6 · placed 6

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

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The Worlds End (IRE) p

8yo · 11-4 · OR 155

741316 J Paddy Brennan T Tom George —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Dec 18	Kempton Park	3m	Good To Soft	C1	6/7	42½L	7.00
14 Dec 18	Cheltenham	3m 1f 110y	Good	C2	1/4	—	2.75
17 Nov 18	Cheltenham	3m 110y	Good	C2	3/6	2¾L	2.00

7 wins from 16 · placed 9

Course winner: 1 win from 5 here

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Topofthegame (IRE) t

7yo · 11-4 · OR 155

F41222 J Harry Cobden T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Dec 18	Kempton Park	3m	Good To Soft	C1	2/7	1½L	6.00
07 Dec 18	Exeter	2m 3f	Soft	C2	2/7	3½L	2.50
14 Mar 18	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Soft	C1	2/26	nk	10.0

2 wins from 9 · placed 6

2 runs here without a win

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Top Ville Ben (IRE) h

7yo · 11-4 · OR 147

F8F115 J Sean Quinlan T Philip Kirby —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Feb 19	Ascot	3m	Good To Soft	C1	5/5	16¾L	3.20
27 Dec 18	Wetherby	3m	Good To Soft	C4	1/5	—	3.75
21 Nov 18	Hexham	3m	Soft	C4	1/6	—	6.00

5 wins from 17 · placed 8

Won 2 of 3 at around this trip

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Drinks Interval (GB) t

7yo · 10-11 · OR 145

211F23 J Richard Johnson T Colin Tizzard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Dec 18	Doncaster	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	3/5	38¾L	3.75
19 Dec 18	Newbury	2m 7f 110y	Soft	C1	2/5	14L	3.00
08 Nov 18	Market Rasen	3m	Good	C1	F	—	3.00

5 wins from 19 · placed 12

Won 1 of 5 at around this trip

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