Full Result 3.00 Cheltenham | 9 December 2022

Catesby Estates Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-140, 3yo+) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Good 4 hurdles 4 omitted

1st £11,109.84 2nd £5,118.36 3rd £2,558.16 4th £1,281.12 5th £350 6th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Punctuation 9/2 Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien	Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien	5	1012 t	121	70	130	–
b g Dansili - Key Point (IRE) (Galileo)
Midfield, not fluent 2nd, headway last (usual 3 out), led 1f out, soon ridden and faced challenge, kept on strongly and won going away (tchd 4/1)

2 3¾	6. Too Friendly 5/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	4	110	123	67	125	–
b g Camelot - Chatline (IRE) (One Cool Cat)
Midfield, headway on inner last (usual 3 out), ridden and went second over 1f out, challenging inside final furlong, no extra final 110yds (op 9/2 tchd 11/2)

3 5 [8¾]	4. Oakley (IRE) 22/1 Tom O'Brien Richard J Bandey	Tom O'Brien Richard J Bandey	9	118	131	70	128	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Tirolean Dance (IRE) (Tirol)
Led, ridden and headed 2f out, lost second over 1f out, kept on (op 18/1 tchd 25/1)

4 2 [10¾]	2. Anyharminasking (IRE) 3/1 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	5	1113	136	72	131	–
b g Getaway (GER) - Collen Beag (IRE) (Mountain High)
Towards rear, headway last (usual 3 out), ridden 2f out, stayed on but not pace to challenge (op 9/2 tchd 11/4)

5 ½ [11¼]	1. Zoffanien (IRE) 14/1 Michael O'Sullivan ⁵ Denis Gerard Hogan	Michael O'Sullivan ⁵ Denis Gerard Hogan	5	119	137	73	132	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Australienne (IRE) (Monsun)
Prominent, ridden last (usual 3 out), ridden and lost position from over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong (op 12/1 tchd 16/1)

6 1¾ [13]	8. Mullenbeg (IRE) 9/4F Jonathan Burke Milton Harris	Jonathan Burke Milton Harris	5	1012 7	121	55	115	–
b m Walk In The Park (IRE) - Oscars Joy (IRE) (Oscar)
Held up in rear, headway on outer home turn, pushed along and pressed leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 2/1)

7 hd [13¼]	5. Perfect Myth 100/1 James Bowen Stuart Kittow	James Bowen Stuart Kittow	8	114 ht	127	60	120	–
b m Midnight Legend - Perfect Silence (Dansili)
Prominent, lost position last (usual 3 out), soon ridden and dropped to rear, kept on inside final furlong (tchd 80/1)

8 2½ [15¾]	11. Iontach Cheval 11/1 Sean Bowen Alastair Ralph	Sean Bowen Alastair Ralph	6	105	114	44	106	–
b g Dunaden (FR) - Dancing Emily (IRE) (Anshan)
In rear throughout, not fluent and ridden 2 out (usual 4 out) (op 8/1)

9 nk [16]	3. Rouge Vif (FR) 22/1 Daryl Jacob Harry Whittington	Daryl Jacob Harry Whittington	8	1112	135	65	125	–
b g Sageburg (IRE) - Rouge Amour (FR) (Cadoudal)
Took keen hold, raced in second, not fluent 1st, ridden and lost position over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out (op 28/1 tchd 50/1)

9 ran Off time: 3:02:13 Winning time: 4m 6.71s (slow by 9.71s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Le Patron (travel problems), Lively Citizen (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Grant Leon (Punctuation) 1st breeder: Queen Elizabeth II
2nd owner: The Gredley Family (Too Friendly)
3rd owner: Tim Syder (Oakley)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £1.70 £1.90 £3.10 Ex: £24.20 CSF: £26.91 Tricast: £445.34 Trifecta: £229

Two flights in the home straight omitted on both circuits; low sun

3:00 Cheltenham 9 Dec 2022

Catesby Estates Handicap Hurdle