Result 17:30 · Cheltenham

Close Brothers Novices Handicap Chase ()

ListedHandicap2m 4f 110ySoft5yo+ · 19 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 29.00s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Mister Whitaker (IRE)	Brian Hughes	Mick Channon	—	7.50	—
2	Rather Be (IRE)	Jeremiah McGrath	N J Henderson	hd	13.0	—
3	Rocklander (IRE)	A P Heskin	Tom George	3½L	26.0	—
4	Barney Dwan (IRE)	Noel Fehily	F O'Brien	11½L	8.50	—
5	Ibis Du Rheu (FR)	Sam Twiston-Davies	Paul Nicholls	15L	26.0	—
6	Jameson (GB)	Tom Bellamy	Nigel Twiston-Davies	17L	41.0	—
7	Kayf Adventure (GB)	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs	17L	26.0	—
8	Any Second Now (IRE)	Mark Walsh	T M Walsh	18½L	6.00	—
9	Ballyhill (FR)	Jamie Bargary	Nigel Twiston-Davies	32½L	26.0	—
10	Western Miller (IRE)	J J Burke	C E Longsdon	33¼L	101.0	—
11	Testify (IRE)	William Kennedy	Donald McCain	33½L	12.0	—
PU	Demi Sang (FR)	Barry Geraghty	W P Mullins	—	21.0	—
PU	Conrad Hastings (IRE)	Dylan Robinson	Henry De Bromhead	—	67.0	—
PU	Tycoon Prince (IRE)	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott	—	26.0	—
F	Report To Base (IRE)	Adam Wedge	Evan Williams	—	15.0	—
F	Livelovelaugh (IRE)	R Walsh	W P Mullins	—	11.0	—
BD	Le Rocher (FR)	Tom Scudamore	Nick Williams	—	15.0	—
PU	De Plotting Shed (IRE)	Davy Russell	Gordon Elliott	—	6.50	—
PU	Markov (IRE)	Daryl Jacob	B Pauling	—	67.0	—

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Testify (IRE)

7yo · 11-10 · OR 145

129111 J William Kennedy T Donald McCain —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Jan 18	Haydock Park	2m 4f	Heavy	C1	1/3	—	1.53
23 Dec 17	Haydock Park	1m 7f 110y	Heavy	C3	1/3	—	3.50
02 Dec 17	Bangor-on-Dee	2m 1f 110y	Soft	C3	1/4	—	3.75

5 wins from 8 · placed 7

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Any Second Now (IRE)

6yo · 11-10 · OR 145

3U2223 J Mark Walsh T T M Walsh —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Feb 18	Leopardstown	2m 1f	Soft	—	3/5	24L	9.00
26 Dec 17	Leopardstown	2m 1f	Yielding	—	2/5	11L	13.0
09 Dec 17	Navan	2m 4f	Soft	—	2/7	4¼L	1.91

2 wins from 8 · placed 7

3 runs at around this trip without a win

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Tycoon Prince (IRE) t

8yo · 11-9 · OR 144

P4521F J Jack Kennedy T Gordon Elliott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Feb 18	Leopardstown	2m 1f	Soft	—	F	—	29.0
27 Dec 17	Leopardstown	2m 1f	Yielding	—	1/6	—	4.00
26 Nov 17	Navan	2m 1f	Soft To Heavy	—	2/10	7L	6.50

3 wins from 10 · placed 6

3 runs at around this trip without a win

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Le Rocher (FR)

8yo · 11-9 · OR 144

071113 J Tom Scudamore T Nick Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Feb 18	Exeter	2m 3f	Heavy	C3	3/6	14½L	4.00
17 Jan 18	Market Rasen	2m 5f 110y	Heavy	C2	1/4	—	3.50
31 Dec 17	Warwick	2m	Heavy	C4	1/3	—	1.10

4 wins from 10 · placed 7

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Demi Sang (FR)

5yo · 11-9 · OR 145

14 J Barry Geraghty T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Feb 18	Leopardstown	2m 1f	Soft	—	4/5	46L	17.0
07 Jan 18	Naas	2m	Soft To Heavy	—	1/4	—	2.10

1 win from 2 · placed 1

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Conrad Hastings (IRE)

7yo · 11-3 · OR 143

011250 J Dylan Robinson T Henry De Bromhead —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Feb 18	Leopardstown	2m 1f	Soft	—	12/20	50½L	17.0
01 Oct 17	Tipperary	2m 4f	Heavy	—	5/7	38L	8.00
26 Aug 17	Killarney	2m 4f 110y	Good	—	2/7	½L	6.00

3 wins from 10 · placed 5

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Barney Dwan (IRE)

8yo · 11-8 · OR 143

427311 J Noel Fehily T F O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Feb 18	Musselburgh	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C3	1/5	—	1.91
07 Dec 17	Market Rasen	3m	Good To Soft	C4	1/3	—	1.80
07 Nov 17	Exeter	3m	Soft	C2	3/5	17½L	2.50

5 wins from 16 · placed 10

Won 2 of 3 at around this trip

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Rather Be (IRE)

7yo · 11-8 · OR 143

2U18U1 J Jeremiah McGrath T N J Henderson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Feb 18	Fakenham	2m 110y	Soft	C3	1/5	—	1.29
07 Jan 18	Plumpton	2m 1f	Heavy	C3	UR	—	1.14
29 Apr 17	Sandown Park	2m 5f 110y	Good	C1	8/8	26½L	6.00

5 wins from 12 · placed 7

Won 1 of 2 at around this trip

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De Plotting Shed (IRE) t

8yo · 11-8 · OR 143

242522 J Davy Russell T Gordon Elliott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
25 Jan 18	Gowran Park	2m	Heavy	—	2/12	3½L	1.91
14 Jan 18	Fairyhouse	2m 1f	Soft	—	2/8	1¼L	3.50
11 Nov 17	Naas	2m 3f	Soft To Heavy	—	5/12	13½L	3.25

5 wins from 20 · placed 14

Won 1 of 5 at around this trip

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Rocklander (IRE)

9yo · 11-7 · OR 142

2201U1 J A P Heskin T Tom George —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
30 Dec 17	Newbury	2m 6f 110y	Heavy	C3	1/4	—	2.75
16 Dec 17	Doncaster	3m	Good	C1	UR	—	2.75
27 Nov 17	Ludlow	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C4	1/7	—	2.00

4 wins from 16 · placed 12

Won 1 of 4 at around this trip

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Western Miller (IRE) t

7yo · 11-6 · OR 141

41F224 J J J Burke T C E Longsdon —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Dec 17	Newbury	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C1	4/5	49½L	26.0
12 Nov 17	Sandown Park	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C3	2/11	nk	13.0
21 Oct 17	Market Rasen	2m 1f	Good	C3	2/7	22L	7.50

4 wins from 19 · placed 9

Won 2 of 10 at around this trip

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Ibis Du Rheu (FR) t

7yo · 11-6 · OR 141

8323P4 J Sam Twiston-Davies T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Feb 18	Newbury	2m 7f 110y	Soft	C3	4/6	56L	7.00
14 Mar 17	Cheltenham	3m 1f	Good To Soft	C1	PU	—	13.0
28 Jan 17	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Soft	C2	3/14	9¾L	9.00

1 win from 12 · placed 6

Course winner: 1 win from 4 here

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Jameson (GB)

6yo · 11-5 · OR 140

221244 J Tom Bellamy T Nigel Twiston-Davies —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 Jan 18	Newbury	2m 110y	Soft	C3	4/4	19¼L	7.00
16 Dec 17	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Soft	C2	4/4	13¼L	2.75
01 Dec 17	Newbury	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C2	2/8	½L	9.00

3 wins from 10 · placed 8

Won 2 of 5 at around this trip

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Report To Base (IRE)

6yo · 11-4 · OR 139

2582D1 J Adam Wedge T Evan Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Jan 18	Hereford	2m	Soft	C4	1/6	—	1.36
01 Jan 18	Exeter	2m 1f 110y	Heavy	C3	DSQ	—	1.57
08 Dec 17	Exeter	2m 3f	Soft	C2	2/4	3¼L	13.0

2 wins from 8 · placed 5

1 run here without a win

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Livelovelaugh (IRE)

8yo · 11-4 · OR 139

043313 J R Walsh T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Jan 18	Naas	3m	Soft To Heavy	—	3/5	18½L	3.25
06 Jan 18	Cork	2m 4f	Heavy	—	1/10	—	1.57
02 Dec 17	Fairyhouse	2m 5f	Soft	—	3/7	5½L	2.75

3 wins from 13 · placed 8

Won 3 of 8 at around this trip

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Markov (IRE)

8yo · 11-3 · OR 138

34311F J Daryl Jacob T B Pauling —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 Feb 18	Haydock Park	2m 4f	Heavy	C3	F	—	6.00
16 Dec 17	Doncaster	2m 3f	Good	C3	1/6	—	3.00
19 Nov 17	Fontwell Park	2m 5f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	1/6	—	9.00

3 wins from 9 · placed 6

1 run at around this trip without a win

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Ballyhill (FR)

7yo · 11-0 · OR 138

235F10 J Jamie Bargary T Nigel Twiston-Davies —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Jan 18	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Heavy	C1	10/14	77¼L	11.0
01 Jan 18	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Heavy	C1	1/9	—	10.0
09 Dec 17	Aintree	2m 4f	Heavy	C3	F	—	5.50

3 wins from 18 · placed 7

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Kayf Adventure (GB)

7yo · 11-3 · OR 138

216123 J Richard Johnson T Philip Hobbs —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Feb 18	Warwick	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C2	3/7	3¾L	5.00
01 Feb 18	Wincanton	2m 4f	Heavy	C3	2/6	7L	3.25
06 Jan 18	Wincanton	2m 4f	Heavy	C2	1/4	—	2.88

4 wins from 11 · placed 9

Won 2 of 6 at around this trip

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Mister Whitaker (IRE)

6yo · 11-2 · OR 137

433121 J Brian Hughes T Mick Channon —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Jan 18	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Soft	C2	1/7	—	7.00
26 Dec 17	Kempton Park	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	2/8	1½L	6.00
05 Nov 17	Carlisle	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C3	1/13	—	8.00

2 wins from 9 · placed 7

Course winner: 1 win from 1 here

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