Full Result 3.35 Cheltenham | 23 October 2020

Bentley Flying Spur Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

(Class 2) (4yo+) (1m7f199yds) 2m Old Good 13 fences

1st £30,028.80 2nd £8,870.40 3rd £4,435.20 4th £2,217.60 5th £1,108.80 6th £556.80

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Rouge Vif (FR) 5/1 Daryl Jacob Harry Whittington	Daryl Jacob Harry Whittington	6	117 t	156	118	164	–
b g Sageburg (IRE) - Rouge Amour (FR) (Cadoudal)
Took keen hold, chased clear leader, good jump and briefly led 5 out, led again 4 out, went clear going easily before 2 out, another good jump last, soon shaken up and ridden briefly, easily, impressive

2 7½	7. Western Miller (IRE) 66/1 Paul O'Brien ³ Charlie Longsdon	Paul O'Brien ³ Charlie Longsdon	9	101 tp	139	92	139	–
b g Westerner - Definite Miller (IRE) (Definite Article)
Took keen hold, prominent in chasing group, not fluent 7th, lost position after 4 out, mistake 3 out, soon ridden, headway when not clear run home turn, kept on well from last, went second inside final 110yds, no match for winner

3 1¼ [8¾]	6. Beat The Judge (IRE) 4/1F Joshua Moore Gary Moore	Joshua Moore Gary Moore	5	107	142	94	140	–
b g Canford Cliffs (IRE) - Charmingly (USA) (King Of Kings)
Held up in rear, not fluent then slightly hampered 4 out, pushed along and still plenty to do before 3 out, jumped left 3 out, soon ridden and outpaced, switched right and headway approaching last, kept on well run-in, went third final strides (op 5/1)

4 ¾ [9½]	1. Dolos (FR) 12/1 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	7	1112 t	161	112	158	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Redowa (FR) (Trempolino)
Midfield, headway when not fluent 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, kept on run-in, went fourth final strides (op 16/1)

5 ½ [10]	5. On The Slopes 11/2 Adam Wedge Chris Gordon	Adam Wedge Chris Gordon	6	108	143	93	139	–
b g Librettist (USA) - Dalriath (Fraam)
Chased clear leader, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and no impression from 2 out, weakened final 110yds, lost fourth final strides (op 5/1)

6 2 [12]	4. Ballywood (FR) 6/1 Tom Cannon Alan King	Tom Cannon Alan King	6	109	144	91	139	–
b g Ballingarry (IRE) - Miss Hollywood (FR) (True Brave)
Midfield, headway 4 out, not fluent 3 out, soon pushed along, ridden 2 out, briefly went second approaching last, weakened final 110yds (op 11/2)

7 2¾ [14¾]	3. Hatcher (IRE) 14/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	7	1010	145	89	136	–
b g Doyen (IRE) - African Keys (IRE) (Quws)
Held up in rear, going okay before 3 out, bit short of room and switched right home turn, not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, weakened run-in

8 4 [18¾]	13. Northern Beau (IRE) 16/1 Brendan Powell Michael Scudamore	Brendan Powell Michael Scudamore	7	100 8 tb	135	74	123	–
b m Canford Cliffs (IRE) - View (IRE) (Galileo)
Took keen hold, led, clear after 2nd, jumped right 5th, soon much reduced lead, briefly headed 5 out, headed 4 out, pushed along before 3 out, ridden after 3 out, weakened before 2 out (jockey said mare ran too freely)

9 17 [35¾]	12. Movie Legend 25/1 Bryony Frost Lucy Wadham	Bryony Frost Lucy Wadham	10	100 7 p	135	52	108	–
b g Midnight Legend - Cyd Charisse (Kayf Tara)
Held up in rear, pushed along briefly after 5 out, headway before 3 out, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened (op 33/1 tchd 40/1)

10 3 [38¾]	11. Doitforthevillage (IRE) 33/1 Paddy Brennan Paul Henderson	Paddy Brennan Paul Henderson	11	100 2 t	135	48	105	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Last Chance Lady (IRE) (Mister Lord)
Detached throughout, pushed along briefly after 2nd, struggling 5 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the going, which was officially described as Good on this occasion, and would prefer a slower surface.) (op 22/1)

11 18 [56¾]	8. Azzuri 80/1 Bridget Andrews Dan Skelton	Bridget Andrews Dan Skelton	8	103 t	138	27	92	–
b g Azamour (IRE) - Folly Lodge (Grand Lodge)
Always towards rear (op 66/1)

UR	10. Scardura (IRE) 9/2 Sam Twiston-Davies Neil Mulholland	Sam Twiston-Davies Neil Mulholland	6	100 1 t	135	–	–	–
b g Stowaway - Sosua (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
Midfield on outer, not fluent 1st, mistake 3rd, dropped to rear 5th, blundered and unseated rider 8th

UR	9. Katpoli (FR) 14/1 Charlie Hammond ³ Dr Richard Newland	Charlie Hammond ³ Dr Richard Newland	5	913 t	137	–	–	–
b g Poliglote - Katkogarie (FR) (Ballingarry)
Midfield, unseated rider 4 out (tchd 16/1)

13 ran Off time: 3:35:42 Winning time: 3m 58.37s (slow by 6.37s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Kate & Andrew Brooks (Rouge Vif) 1st breeder: S A R L Ecurie D & A Montbroussous
2nd owner: The Pantechnicons IV (Western Miller)
3rd owner: Ed Babington (Beat The Judge)
Tote win: £5.90 PL: £2.30 £11.10 £2 Ex: £379 CSF: £291.34 Tricast: £1,463.87 Trifecta: £3,711.60

3:35 Cheltenham 23 Oct 2020

Bentley Flying Spur Handicap Chase (GBB Race)