Full Result 3.15 Cheltenham | 17 April 2024

Gloucester Brewery Holman Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-125, 5yo+) (3m4f21yds) 3m4f New Good 24 fences

1st £10,562 2nd £4,860 3rd £2,430 4th £1,216 5th £606

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Hymac (IRE) 11/2 Jonathan Burke Harry Fry	Jonathan Burke Harry Fry	8	1112 t	120	121	133	–
b g Ask - Katie Cranny (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Towards rear, headway on outer and pressed leader 4th, led 14th, clear with one other 2 out, faced challenge run-in, ridden out, gamely

2 1½	5. Midnight Our Fred (IRE) 11/2 Danny Mullins J P Flavin	Danny Mullins J P Flavin	7	1111 t	119	118	130	–
b g Finsceal Fior (IRE) - Midnight Molly (Midnight Legend)
Disputed lead early, lost position and towards rear when not fluent 4th, headway on outer and in touch with leaders 6th, went second 3 out, went clear with winner 2 out, pressed winner run-in, no extra towards finish (vet reported gelding lost his left-fore shoe) (tchd 6/1)

3 8 [9½]	18. Gingerbred 9/1 Micheal Nolan Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	Micheal Nolan Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	6	1012	106	97	109	–
ch g Universal (IRE) - Portrait Royale (IRE) (Portrait Gallery)
Midfield, headway after 3 out, went third last, no match for first two (op 8/1)

4 5 [14½]	2. Organdi (FR) 66/1 Finn Lambert ³ Richard Phillips	Finn Lambert ³ Richard Phillips	12	1111	122	108	123	–
br m Early March - Creme Pralinee (FR) (Kashtan)
Towards rear, midfield 9th, headway 3 out, went fourth and hit 2 out, weakened run-in (op 50/1 tchd 80/1)

5 5½ [20]	6. Northern Poet (IRE) 28/1 James Davies Nick Gifford	James Davies Nick Gifford	9	1110	118	98	114	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Crowning Virtue (IRE) (Jimble)
Midfield, headway and went third after 3 out, lost ground after 2 out, weakened last (op 22/1)

6 ½ [20½]	9. Peejaybee (FR) 15/2 Sean Bowen Peter Bowen	Sean Bowen Peter Bowen	8	118	116	95	111	–
ch g Ballingarry (IRE) - Playa Du Charmil (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
Didn't always jump with fluency, in rear, some headway before 2 out, never dangerous (op 8/1)

7 ½ [21]	16. Haston Clermont (FR) 7/2F Harry Cobden Noel Williams	Harry Cobden Noel Williams	7	112	110	88	104	–
b g Coastal Path - Magie Brune (FR) (Kadalko)
Prominent, dropped to midfield 16th, outpaced 3 out, weakened 2 out (tchd 10/3)

8 1¼ [22¼]	12. Whydah Gally 28/1 Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard	Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard	8	116 tp	114	90	108	–
b g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Reverse Swing (Charmer)
Midfield, headway 16th, went second 4 out, lost position 3 out, weakened after 2 out (op 25/1)

9 2¾ [25]	14. Betterforeveryone 9/1 Tom Cannon Alan King	Tom Cannon Alan King	7	114 v	112	85	103	–
b g Cokoriko (FR) - Lady Emily (Alflora)
Didn't always jump with fluency, in touch with leaders, hampered 4th, weakened after 3 out (op 17/2 tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1)

10 ½ [25½]	1. Coeur Serein (IRE) 22/1 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	10	120 p	122	94	112	–
b g Fame And Glory - Balvenie (IRE) (Oscar)
Never better than midfield (op 18/1)

11 ½ [26]	4. Enqarde (FR) 40/1 Charlie Hammond Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	Charlie Hammond Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	10	1112 t	120	91	110	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Usachaqa (FR) (Mister Sacha)
Didn't always jump with fluency, towards rear throughout (op 28/1)

12 1¼ [27¼]	13. Didero Vallis (FR) 80/1 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	11	114 b	112	81	99	–
b g Poliglote - Oreade Vallis (FR) (April Night)
Prominent, led narrowly 2nd, headed 14th, weakened after 3 out (op 28/1)

PU	10. Bretney (IRE) 16/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Henry Daly	Sam Twiston-Davies Henry Daly	9	118 p	116	–	–	–
b g Milan - Pearl Buttons (Alflora)
Didn't always jump with fluency, led narrowly, headed 2nd, hampered 4th, lost position 8th, pulled up after 10th (jockey said gelding was never travelling)

PU	7. Blade Runner (FR) 20/1 Rex Dingle Chris Gordon	Rex Dingle Chris Gordon	8	1110 p	118	–	–	–
b g Great Pretender (IRE) - Cutting Edge (FR) (Kapgarde)
In touch with leaders, lost position 10th, pulled up before 4 out (op 18/1)

PU	15. Stellar Stream (IRE) 13/2 Ben Godfrey ³ Kayley Woollacott	Ben Godfrey ³ Kayley Woollacott	7	1013 p	110	–	–	–
b g Getaway (GER) - Gaelic River (IRE) (Deploy)
Didn't jump with fluency, always behind, pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 7/1)

UR	11. Dee Star (IRE) 100/1 Kevin Brogan Gary Hanmer	Kevin Brogan Gary Hanmer	11	116 tp	114	–	94	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Alicias Lady (IRE) (Bob Back)
Always behind, no chance when stumbled and unseated just after last (op 80/1 tchd 150/1)

16 ran Off time: 3:16:05 Winning time: 7m 20.47s (slow by 6.47s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: Animal (unsuitable ground), Planned Paradise (self certificate)
1st owner: Denny, Stuart-Jervis and Walsh (Hymac) 1st breeder: Patrick McCarthy
2nd owner: Mrs Florence Lockwood & Emily B Lockwood (Midnight Our Fred)
3rd owner: Unity Farm Holiday Centre Ltd (Gingerbred)
Tote win: £6.50 PL: £2 £1.60 £2.40 Ex: £42.30 CSF: £35.27 Tricast: £280.14 Trifecta: £391.70

3:15 Cheltenham 17 Apr 2024

Gloucester Brewery Holman Handicap Chase