Full Result 3.15 Cheltenham | 15 November 2013

Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase

(Class 2) (5yo+) (3m6f37yds) 3m6f X-Country Good 32 fences

1st £15,640 2nd £4,620 3rd £2,310 4th £1,155 5th £577.50 6th £290

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Balthazar King (IRE) 5/4F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	9	118	150	130	150	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Afdala (IRE) (Hernando)
Soon tracking leaders, blundered badly 3rd, went left next, disputed from 10th, outright leader 21st, joined 27th until next, shaken up when not fluent last, stayed on very gamely, driven out (op 6/4, tchd 7/4)

2 1	4. Uncle Junior (IRE) 8/1 Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	12	118	149	129	148	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Caslain Nua (Seymour Hicks)
Held up, struggling in rear 26th, rapid headway approaching 2 out, 3/4 length down when hit last, stayed on but no extra (op 7/1)

3 5 [6]	5. Any Currency (IRE) 28/1 Ian Popham Martin Keighley	Ian Popham Martin Keighley	10	115 hp¹	127	122	139	–
b g Moscow Society (USA) - Native Bavard (IRE) (Be My Native)
Tracked leader, ridden after 25th, challenged 27th until next, rallied briefly when not clear run on bend approaching last, stayed on but no extra run-in (op 25/1)

4 4½ [10½]	10. Diamond Harry 11/2 James Reveley Nick Williams	James Reveley Nick Williams	10	1010	137	110	126	–
b g Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Swift Conveyance (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Tracked leaders, went 3rd 25th, pushed along when slipped on bend before 2 out, lost 3rd next, stayed on same pace, just held on for 4th (op 8/1)

5 shd [10½]	2. Chicago Grey (IRE) 15/2 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott	Davy Russell Gordon Elliott	10	118 t	149	122	139	–
gr g Luso - Carrigeen Acer (IRE) (Lord Americo)
Close up until blundered badly 21st, towards rear, struggling and going nowhere detached 3 out, good headway after 2 out, stayed on well from last, just failed to snatch 4th (op 7/1 tchd 13/2)

6 1 [11½]	3. Sire Collonges (FR) 9/1 Ryan Mahon Paul Nicholls	Ryan Mahon Paul Nicholls	7	118	140	122	137	–
gr g Dom Alco (FR) - Idylle Collonges (FR) (Quart De Vin)
Held up, squeezed up and hit rails after 22nd, headway to dispute 3rd 27th until after 3 out, looked beaten soon after until stayed on again approaching last (op 14/1)

7 11 [22½]	7. Theroadtocroker (IRE) 100/1 Mr Paul Gahan Denis Paul Murphy	Mr Paul Gahan Denis Paul Murphy	9	115 t	101	111	122	–
bb g Witness Box (USA) - Shuil Aoibhinn (IRE) (Phardante)
Held up, jumped left 10th, headway 21st, ridden in 4th after 3 out, 5th when pecked 2 out, weakened before last (op 66/1)

8 19 [41½]	8. Zest For Life (IRE) 20/1 Ms N Carberry E Bolger	Ms N Carberry E Bolger	9	115	133	98	103	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Lucky To Live (IRE) (Salluceva)
Led, joined 10th, not fluent 19th, headed 21st, weakened 3 out, tailed off (op 14/1)

9 23 [64½]	11. Quiscover Fontaine (FR) 12/1 Richie McLernon E Bolger	Richie McLernon E Bolger	9	1010	133	73	71	–
b g Antarctique (IRE) - Blanche Fontaine (FR) (Oakland)
Always last, tailed off from 26th (op 10/1)

F	6. Gullible Gordon (IRE) 33/1 Donal Devereux Peter Bowen	Donal Devereux Peter Bowen	10	115 tp	135	–	–	–
ch g Anshan - Cronohill (IRE) (Mister Lord)
Tracked leaders until 7th, mid-division, fell on bank between hedges 18th

UR	9. Viking Blond (FR) 20/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	112 v	130	–	–	–
ch g Varese (FR) - Sweet Jaune (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)
Pushed along in rear from 9th, blundered and unseated rider 12th (op 16/1 tchd 25/1)

11 ran Off time: 3:15:28 Winning time: 8m 16.10s (slow by 12.10s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: The Brushmakers (Balthazar King) 1st breeder: Sunnyhill Stud
2nd owner: Mrs M McMahon (Uncle Junior)
3rd owner: Cash Is King (Any Currency)
Tote win: £2.30 PL: £1.20 £2.70 £7.20 Ex: £14.90 CSF: £11.01 Trifecta: £216.60 Pool: £5772.76 - 19.98 winning units.

3:15 Cheltenham 15 Nov 2013

Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase