Result 14:10 · Cheltenham

RSA Insurance Novices Chase

Grade 13m 110ySoft5yo+ · 10 ran

Result

Official · time 6m 32.40s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Presenting Percy (GB)	Davy Russell	Patrick G Kelly	—	3.50	—
2	Monalee (IRE)	Noel Fehily	Henry De Bromhead	7L	4.33	—
3	Elegant Escape (IRE)	Harry Cobden	Colin Tizzard	14L	10.0	—
4	Ballyoptic (IRE)	Sam Twiston-Davies	Nigel Twiston-Davies	15½L	10.0	—
5	Black Corton (FR)	Bryony Frost	Paul Nicholls	17¼L	6.00	—
PU	Full Irish (IRE)	Leighton Aspell	Emma Lavelle	—	101.0	—
PU	Dounikos (FR)	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott	—	13.0	—
PU	Allysson Monterg (FR)	J J Burke	R Hobson	—	51.0	—
F	Al Boum Photo (FR)	R Walsh	W P Mullins	—	9.00	—
F	Bonbon Au Miel (FR)	Paul Townend	W P Mullins	—	34.0	—

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Al Boum Photo (FR)

6yo · 11-4 · OR 153

1151F2 J R Walsh T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
04 Feb 18	Leopardstown	2m 5f	Soft	—	2/11	¾L	10.0
26 Dec 17	Limerick	2m 3f 110y	Heavy	—	F	—	1.50
26 Nov 17	Navan	2m 1f	Soft To Heavy	—	1/10	—	1.80

3 wins from 7 · placed 5

1 run at around this trip without a win

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Allysson Monterg (FR) t

8yo · 11-4 · OR 139

221671 J J J Burke T R Hobson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Feb 18	Exeter	2m 3f	Heavy	C3	1/6	—	4.00
12 Nov 16	Cheltenham	3m 1f 110y	Soft	C1	7/13	29¾L	5.00
18 Mar 16	Cheltenham	3m	Good	C1	6/19	22½L	41.0

2 wins from 6 · placed 4

3 runs here without a win

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Ballyoptic (IRE)

8yo · 11-4 · OR 150

551241 J Sam Twiston-Davies T Nigel Twiston-Davies —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Feb 18	Wetherby	3m	Heavy	C1	1/6	—	3.50
26 Dec 17	Kempton Park	3m	Soft	C1	4/7	27L	3.75
18 Nov 17	Cheltenham	3m 110y	Soft	C2	2/3	4L	1.91

6 wins from 16 · placed 8

Won 3 of 11 at around this trip

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7yo · 11-4 · OR 155

111211 J Bryony Frost T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 Feb 18	Ascot	3m	Soft	C1	1/4	—	1.91
26 Dec 17	Kempton Park	3m	Soft	C1	1/7	—	5.00
02 Dec 17	Newbury	2m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	2/5	¾L	3.25

12 wins from 18 · placed 17

Course winner: 2 wins from 2 here

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7yo · 11-4 · OR 139

21P41 J Paul Townend T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Jan 18	Navan	2m 4f	Heavy	—	1/10	—	3.25
16 Dec 17	Fairyhouse	2m 7f 110y	Heavy	—	4/6	58L	4.50
29 Apr 17	Punchestown	2m 4f 110y	Good To Yielding	—	PU	—	9.00

2 wins from 5 · placed 3

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Dounikos (FR)

7yo · 11-4 · OR 151

249114 J Jack Kennedy T Gordon Elliott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
04 Feb 18	Leopardstown	2m 5f	Soft	—	4/11	1¾L	26.0
26 Dec 17	Limerick	2m 3f 110y	Heavy	—	1/6	—	15.0
25 Nov 17	Gowran Park	2m 4f	Heavy	—	1/7	—	29.0

4 wins from 11 · placed 6

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Elegant Escape (IRE)

6yo · 11-4 · OR 153

722121 J Harry Cobden T Colin Tizzard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Feb 18	Exeter	3m	Heavy	C2	1/4	—	1.67
26 Dec 17	Kempton Park	3m	Soft	C1	2/7	1½L	6.50
02 Dec 17	Newbury	2m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	1/5	—	6.00

4 wins from 11 · placed 7

Won 1 of 5 at around this trip

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Full Irish (IRE) t,p

7yo · 11-4 · OR 135

184145 J Leighton Aspell T Emma Lavelle —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Jan 18	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Soft	C2	5/7	45L	9.00
23 Dec 17	Haydock Park	2m 7f	Heavy	C2	4/9	23½L	3.00
28 Nov 17	Lingfield Park	2m 7f 110y	Soft	C3	1/7	—	5.00

3 wins from 11 · placed 5

1 run here without a win

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Monalee (IRE)

7yo · 11-4 · OR 155

1241F1 J Noel Fehily T Henry De Bromhead —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
04 Feb 18	Leopardstown	2m 5f	Soft	—	1/11	—	3.75
29 Dec 17	Leopardstown	3m	Yielding To Soft	—	F	—	2.00
18 Nov 17	Punchestown	2m 4f	Soft To Heavy	—	1/10	—	2.50

4 wins from 10 · placed 8

Won 1 of 4 at around this trip

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7yo · 11-4 · OR 158

613112 J Davy Russell T Patrick G Kelly —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 Feb 18	Gowran Park	2m 4f	Heavy	—	2/5	1L	2.00
25 Jan 18	Gowran Park	3m	Heavy	—	1/7	—	3.25
03 Dec 17	Fairyhouse	3m 5f	Soft	—	1/14	—	4.50

8 wins from 16 · placed 11

Course winner: 1 win from 1 here

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