Full Result 1.15 Cheltenham | 27 January 2018

Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase

(Class 2) (5yo+) (2m4f166yds) 2m5f New Soft 17 fences

1st £17,204 2nd £5,082 3rd £2,541 4th £1,270.50 5th £635.25 6th £319

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Mister Whitaker (IRE) 6/1 A P Heskin Mick Channon	A P Heskin Mick Channon	6	108	129	135	147	–
b g Court Cave (IRE) - Benbradagh Vard (IRE) (Le Bavard)
Held up in touch, headway after 3 out, led next, soon ridden, idling run-in but always doing enough, ridden out (op 5/1)

2 1¾	7. Theatre Territory (IRE) 8/1 Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ³ Warren Greatrex	Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ³ Warren Greatrex	8	104	128	132	141	–
b m King's Theatre (IRE) - Specifiedrisk (IRE) (Turtle Island)
Prominent, ridden for strong challenge after 3 out, every chance last, stayed on well but always being held by idling winner towards finish (op 13/2)

3 15 [16¾]	1. Sizing Tennessee (IRE) 11/4J B J Cooper Colin Tizzard	B J Cooper Colin Tizzard	10	1112	147	136	146	–
ch g Robin Des Champs (FR) - Jolivia (FR) (Dernier Empereur)
Led until 5th, tracked leader, led after 3 out until next, soon ridden, held in 3rd when hit last, faded run-in (op 10/3 tchd 7/2)

4 hd [17]	4. War Sound 5/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	9	1011	132	121	133	–
b g Kayf Tara - Come The Dawn (Gunner B)
Raced keenly, jumped slightly left at times, tracked leaders, led 5th, mistake 4 out, ridden and headed after 3 out, held in 4th when hit 2 out (op 7/1 tchd 9/2)

5 28 [45]	3. Full Irish (IRE) 8/1 Nick Scholfield Emma Lavelle	Nick Scholfield Emma Lavelle	7	112 t¹	137	97	107	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Miss Kettlewell (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Held up in touch, not fluent 6th, ridden after 12th, mistake 3 out, soon ridden, weakened next (vet reported the gelding lost its right fore shoe) (op 7/1 tchd 9/1)

6 21 [66]	5. Solstice Star 16/1 Tom Bellamy Martin Keighley	Tom Bellamy Martin Keighley	8	109 tp	130	67	79	–
b g Kayf Tara - Clover Green (IRE) (Presenting)
Prominent, dropped to 5th but in touch 9th, ridden when mistake 4 out, weakened after next, tailed off (op 18/1 tchd 20/1)

PU	2. Ballyandy 11/4J Noel Fehily Nigel Twiston-Davies	Noel Fehily Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	1110	145	–	–	–
b g Kayf Tara - Megalex (Karinga Bay)
Never travelling or that fluent, detached in last, hit 8th, soon struggling, lost touch after 11th, pulled up after 13th (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; jockey said gelding was never travelling)

7 ran Off time: 1:16:12 Winning time: 5m 28.60s (slow by 16.60s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: T P Radford (Mister Whitaker) 1st breeder: Patrick F Callinan
2nd owner: Robert Waley-Cohen (Theatre Territory)
3rd owner: Ann & Alan Potts Limited (Sizing Tennessee)
Tote win: £4.80 PL: £2.60 £3.80 Ex: £49.90 CSF: £48 Trifecta: £136.10

1:15 Cheltenham 27 Jan 2018

Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase