Full Result 3.05 Cheltenham | 14 December 2019

Unibet International Hurdle (Grade 2)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Soft 8 hurdles

1st £78,778 2nd £29,680 3rd £14,854 4th £7,420 5th £3,724 6th £1,862 7th £924 8th £476

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Call Me Lord (FR) 2/1F James Bowen Nicky Henderson	James Bowen Nicky Henderson	6	110	160	113	151	–
bb g Slickly (FR) - Sosa (GER) (Cape Cross)
Raced keenly in touch, headway 2 out, challenging when not fluent last, ridden into narrow advantage entering final furlong, drifted right, all out (op 9/4)

2 nk	6. Ballyandy 12/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	110	151	113	151	–
b g Kayf Tara - Megalex (Karinga Bay)
In touch, headway 2 out, close up turning in, 4th at the last, soon ridden and switched left, ran on strongly to press winner inside final furlong, held close home (op 16/1)

3 1¼ [1½]	1. Ch'tibello (FR) 8/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	8	114	157	115	154	–
b g Sageburg (IRE) - Neicha (FR) (Neverneyev)
In touch, tracked leading pair 3rd, ridden to lead approaching last, headed entering final furlong, held in 3rd when switched left towards finish (op 7/1)

4 3 [4½]	9. Monsieur Lecoq (FR) 8/1 Lizzie Kelly Jane Williams	Lizzie Kelly Jane Williams	5	110	150	107	146	–
b g Diamond Boy (FR) - Draga (FR) (Smadoun)
Held up, headway on outer turning in, kept on well final furlong, snatched 4th close home (op 9/1 tchd 10/1)

5 ½ [5]	5. Pentland Hills (IRE) 5/2 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	4	113	153	110	148	–
b g Motivator - Elle Galante (GER) (Galileo)
Raced keenly, tracked leaders, challenged approaching last, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, faded final 100yds, lost 4th close home (jockey said gelding ran too freely) (op 9/4)

6 hd [5¼]	2. Gumball (FR) 11/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	114 h	152	111	149	–
gr g No Risk At All (FR) - Good Time Girl (FR) (Slickly)
In touch, headway 2 out, effort approaching last, kept on but not pace to threaten (tchd 12/1)

7 3¼ [8½]	4. Elixir De Nutz (FR) 12/1 Harry Cobden Colin Tizzard	Harry Cobden Colin Tizzard	5	113	153	106	145	–
gr g Al Namix (FR) - Nutz (FR) (Turgeon)
Led, shaken up and headed approaching last, soon held, faded inside final furlong

8 6 [14½]	3. Le Patriote (FR) 16/1 Aidan Coleman Dr Richard Newland	Aidan Coleman Dr Richard Newland	7	114 p	154	99	140	–
b g Poliglote - Sentosa (FR) (Kaldounevees)
Tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, not pace to challenge, weakened run-in

8 ran Off time: 3:06:39 Winning time: 4m 18.96s (slow by 21.96s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Big Blue (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Simon Munir & Isaac Souede (Call Me Lord) 1st breeder: Roger Marot
2nd owner: Options O Syndicate (Ballyandy)
3rd owner: The Can't Say No Partnership (Ch'tibello)
Tote win: £2.80 PL: £1.20 £3.10 £2.20 Ex: £24.10 CSF: £26.05 Trifecta: £90.50

3:05 Cheltenham 14 Dec 2019

Unibet International Hurdle (Grade 2)