Full Result 5.15 Cheltenham | 30 April 2014

Shloer Hunters' Chase

(Class 5) (5yo+) (2m62yds) 2m½f New Good To Soft 14 fences

1st £2,183.65 2nd £677.25 3rd £338.45 4th £169.40

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	11. Popaway 6/5F Mr J Docker ⁷ Mrs Pauline Harkin	Mr J Docker ⁷ Mrs Pauline Harkin	9	1010 t	–	85	109	–
b m Nomadic Way (USA) - Sea Poppy (Baron Blakeney)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd at 9th, hit 11th, with leader until ridden and readily quickened 3 lengths clear just after 2 out, stayed on gamely and in command after (op 6/4 tchd 7/4)

2 6	4. Caulkin (IRE) 66/1 Mr D Kemp ³ David Kemp	Mr D Kemp ³ David Kemp	11	117	86	85	111	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Alice Brennan (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Always in leading pair and made most from 6th, joined 11th, hit 2 out, ridden and quickly outpaced by winner, kept on gamely but always held from last (op 50/1)

3 ½ [6½]	9. Steeltown (IRE) 9/2 Mr J F Mathias ³ Kayley Woollacott	Mr J F Mathias ³ Kayley Woollacott	9	117 p	107	84	108	–
b g Craigsteel - Black Sniper (IRE) (Random Shot)
Settled towards rear, smooth progress to track leaders 10th, close up 3 out until next, driven and not quicken before last (op 10/3 tchd 11/4)

4 1 [7½]	5. Delta Borget (FR) 12/1 Miss Leanda Tickle ⁷ L Jefford	Miss Leanda Tickle ⁷ L Jefford	9	113	103	83	108	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - L'Oceane (FR) (Epervier Bleu)
Held up, steady progress 10th, tried to challenge 3 out, ridden and no impression from next (tchd 10/1)

5 1¾ [9¼]	2. Himalayan Express 14/1 James Martin ⁵ Mrs David Plunkett	James Martin ⁵ Mrs David Plunkett	10	118	107	84	110	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Street Magic (IRE) (Jolly Jake)
In last when mistake 3rd, cumbersome in rear, ridden 5th, outpaced under pressure 8th, still poor 7th 2 out, staying on strongly up hill when race was over (tchd 12/1)

6 ¾ [10]	10. Swallows Delight (IRE) 12/1 Mr David Mansell Mrs Julie Mansell	Mr David Mansell Mrs Julie Mansell	9	1110	100	80	108	–
br g Tamayaz (CAN) - Windmill Star (IRE) (Orchestra)
Close up but often lacked fluency, mistake 11th, bumped along when mistake next, no extra 2 out, hit last (op 16/1)

7 5 [15]	1. Bay To Go (IRE) 9/1 Mr Samuel Davies-Thomas ⁷ Mrs H M Kemp	Mr Samuel Davies-Thomas ⁷ Mrs H M Kemp	8	119	110	80	109	–
b g Moscow Society (USA) - Lily Langtry (IRE) (Duky)
Slight lead until 3rd, prominent until 3 out, driven and outpaced 2 out, well beaten when hit last (op 8/1 tchd 13/2)

8 13 [28]	6. Driving Onwards (IRE) 25/1 Mr Ben Clarke ⁷ Harriet Brown	Mr Ben Clarke ⁷ Harriet Brown	10	113 t	–	57	89	–
ch g Presenting - Sleepy Polly (IRE) (Pollerton)
Towards rear, jumped slowly 8th, ridden and struggling after (tchd 28/1)

9 1¾ [29¾]	3. Tiermore (IRE) 20/1 Mr Evan David ⁷ Robert Luke	Mr Evan David ⁷ Robert Luke	10	116 p	105	58	91	–
br g Bob's Return (IRE) - Billmar (Kambalda)
Tracked leaders until 11th, ridden and dropped out quickly next (op 25/1 tchd 28/1)

10 26 [55¾]	7. Noble Ben (IRE) 20/1 Mr James Ridley ⁵ Mrs H S M Ridley	Mr James Ridley ⁵ Mrs H S M Ridley	12	115 p	93	21	64	–
ch g Beneficial - I'm Happy Now (IRE) (Torus)
Behind, mistake 9th, struggling after 11th, tailed off (op 16/1)

PU	8. Rock Of Fife 66/1 Ciaran Gethings ⁷ Paul Swaffield	Ciaran Gethings ⁷ Paul Swaffield	7	113 t	–	–	–	–
b g Erhaab (USA) - Foehn Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Took keen hold, led narrowly 3rd until 6th, blundered badly 7th, dropped right out after slow jump 10th, tailed off and pulled up 2 out

11 ran Off time: 5:15:54 Winning time: 4m 12.80s (slow by 13.80s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Mrs Pauline Harkin (Popaway) 1st breeder: Mrs W Bulwer Long
2nd owner: M A Kemp (Caulkin)
3rd owner: J F Symes (Steeltown)
Tote win: £2.50 PL: £1.10 £12.50 £1.90 Ex: £99.50 CSF: £112.85 Trifecta: £725.20

5:15 Cheltenham 30 Apr 2014

Shloer Hunters' Chase