Full Result 4.00 Cheltenham | 12 March 2015

Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate (A Handicap Chase) Grade 3

(Class 1) (5yo+) 2m5f omsNew Good 17 fences

1st £51,255 2nd £19,233 3rd £9,630 4th £4,797 5th £2,412 6th £1,206

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	17. Darna 33/1 David Bass Kim Bailey	David Bass Kim Bailey	9	1011 t	140	106	148	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Dutch Dyane (Midyan)
Tracked leaders, mistake 10th, effort to lead 2 out, pressed strongly last, stayed on gamely and found extra towards finish (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding had undergone a wind operation since its last run.) (op 25/1)

2 1¼	22. Monetaire (FR) 11/2F Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	9	109 t	138	102	146	–
bb g Anabaa (USA) - Monitrice (FR) (Groom Dancer)
Slowly into stride, held up, headway 13th, not fluent 4 out, stayed on to take 2nd after last, challenging 110yds out, kept on but held towards finish (op 13/2 tchd 5/1, 7/1 in a place)

3 1½ [2¾]	15. Rawnaq (IRE) 25/1 A E Lynch Matthew J Smith	A E Lynch Matthew J Smith	8	1012	141	103	146	–
b g Azamour (IRE) - Sharemata (IRE) (Doyoun)
Tracked leaders, effort to challenge when mistake last, lost 2nd after last, stayed on same pace final 110yds (op 22/1)

4 nk [3]	6. Buywise (IRE) 15/2 Paul Moloney Evan Williams	Paul Moloney Evan Williams	8	113	146	107	151	–
b g Tikkanen (USA) - Greenogue Princess (IRE) (Rainbows For Life)
Held up, niggled along from 12th, headway approaching 2 out, ran on after last, finished well, not quite get to leaders (op 9/1)

5 ¾ [3¾]	12. Hollow Penny 33/1 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	7	1013	142	102	146	–
b g Beat Hollow - Lomapamar (Nashwan)
Midfield, headway to track leaders 5th, not fluent 3 out, close up 2 out, not quicken approaching last, kept on under pressure run-in, no impression final 100yds

6 hd [4]	18. Bally Legend 20/1 Tom O'Brien Caroline Keevil	Tom O'Brien Caroline Keevil	10	1010	139	98	142	–
b g Midnight Legend - Bally Lira (Lir)
Held up, hampered 4 out, ridden and headway when mistake 2 out, edged left approaching last, stayed on run-in, not pace to get to leaders (op 25/1)

7 3 [7]	14. Champion Court (IRE) 20/1 Conor Shoemark ³ Martin Keighley	Conor Shoemark ³ Martin Keighley	10	109 p	141	97	141	–
b g Court Cave (IRE) - Mooneys Hill (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Prominent, every chance 3 out, ridden and still close up 2 out, not quicken, no extra final 150yds

8 ½ [7½]	2. Rajdhani Express 12/1 Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ³ Nicky Henderson	Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ³ Nicky Henderson	8	116 h	152	107	153	–
br g Presenting - Violet Express (FR) (Cadoudal)
Midfield, switched left approaching 3 out, progress on inner 2 out, stayed on but never near to challenge leaders (op 10/1)

9 1½ [9]	9. Make A Track (IRE) 16/1 B J Cooper Gordon Elliott	B J Cooper Gordon Elliott	9	111	144	97	145	–
ch g Hernando (FR) - Tracker (Bustino)
Tracked leaders, mistake 1st, hampered after 2nd, led approaching 6th, ridden and headed 2 out, one pace run-in

10 1¼ [10¼]	11. Aupcharlie (IRE) 25/1 Jonathan Burke ³ Henry De Bromhead	Jonathan Burke ³ Henry De Bromhead	9	1010	142	93	141	–
b g Daliapour (IRE) - Lirfa (USA) (Lear Fan)
Left in lead after 2nd, headed 4th, remained handy, mistake 3 out, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, beaten after

11 1¾ [12]	13. Attaglance 9/1 Brian Hughes Malcolm Jefferson	Brian Hughes Malcolm Jefferson	9	1012 t	141	90	138	–
b g Passing Glance - Our Ethel (Be My Chief)
Chased leaders, hampered after 2nd, ridden and outpaced approaching 2 out, weakened before last (op 11/1)

12 1 [13]	24. Klepht (IRE) 50/1 David Mullins ⁵ Thomas Mullins	David Mullins ⁵ Thomas Mullins	10	103 t	137	85	132	–
b g Great Palm (USA) - What A Mewsment (IRE) (Persian Mews)
Midfield, under pressure and outpaced approaching 3 out, kept on from 2 out but no impression

13 nk [13¼]	10. Un Ace (FR) 6/1 A P McCoy Kim Bailey	A P McCoy Kim Bailey	7	111	144	93	140	–
b g Voix Du Nord (FR) - First Ball (FR) (Beyssac)
Chased leaders, jumped left 1st, not fluent 2nd, ridden approaching 2 out, beaten when mistake last (op 7/1)

14 shd [13½]	20. No Buts 25/1 Tom Cannon David Bridgwater	Tom Cannon David Bridgwater	7	1010 p	139	87	134	–
b g Kayf Tara - Wontcostalotbut (Nicholas Bill)
Held up, pushed along and outpaced approaching 3 out, never a threat

15 ¾ [14¼]	4. French Opera 50/1 Peter Carberry ³ Nicky Henderson	Peter Carberry ³ Nicky Henderson	12	113	149	96	144	–
b g Bering - On Fair Stage (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
With leaders, led 4th, headed approaching 6th, chased leaders after 7th, lost place 9th, mistake 11th, pushed along 4 out, struggling after (op 40/1)

16 1¼ [15½]	3. Caid Du Berlais (FR) 11/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	6	118 t	151	96	144	–
b g Westerner - Kenza Du Berlais (FR) (Kahyasi)
In touch, headway 4 out, chased leaders and close up after 3 out, weakened last (op 12/1)

17 3½ [19]	5. Edgardo Sol (FR) 25/1 Noel Fehily Emma Lavelle	Noel Fehily Emma Lavelle	8	116	149	89	141	–
ch g Kapgarde (FR) - Tikiti Dancer (FR) (Fabulous Dancer)
Midfield, lost place 8th, blundered when behind 3 out, well beaten (op 22/1)

18 2¾ [21¾]	19. Burn And Turn (IRE) 20/1 Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington	Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington	9	1010 t	139	76	127	–
b m Flemensfirth (USA) - Pescetto Lady (IRE) (Toulon)
Slowly into stride, raced keenly, held up, keeping on into midfield when mistake 2 out, weakened after (op 18/1 tchd 16/1)

19 2½ [24¼]	21. Filbert (IRE) 33/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	9	109 p	138	72	125	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Coca's Well (IRE) (Religiously)
Never happy and always behind

20 15 [39¼]	16. De Boitron (FR) 40/1 Andrew Tinkler Sue Smith	Andrew Tinkler Sue Smith	11	1011	140	59	112	–
b g Sassanian (USA) - Pondiki (FR) (Sicyos)
In touch, tracked leaders after 5th, weakened after 4 out (op 33/1)

21 1¾ [41]	1. Hunt Ball (IRE) 16/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	10	1112	155	72	125	–
b g Winged Love (IRE) - La Fandango (IRE) (Taufan)
Midfield, headway 10th, mistake 4 out, soon weakened (op 20/1)

PU	7. Dare Me (IRE) 33/1 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	11	112	145	–	–	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Gaye Chatelaine (IRE) (Castle Keep)
Held up, mistake 5th and again 10th, pulled up before 11th

PU	8. Kings Lad (IRE) 33/1 Daryl Jacob Colin Tizzard	Daryl Jacob Colin Tizzard	8	112	145	–	–	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Festival Leader (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Led, blundered and rider lost rein 2nd, soon headed and not recover, pulled up before next (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the second and the reins went over its head)

23 ran Off time: 4:02:34 Winning time: 5m 12.00s (slow by 5.00s) Total SP: 130%
Non-runners: Bobcatbilly (self certificate)
1st owner: Mrs Julie Martin And David R Martin (Darna) 1st breeder: L Fuller
2nd owner: Allan Stennett (Monetaire)
3rd owner: Kevin John Smith (Rawnaq)
Tote win: £49.80 PL: £10.80 £2 £5.90 Ex: £433.10 CSF: £181.78 Tricast: £4,690.83 Trifecta: £14,428.50

4:00 Cheltenham 12 Mar 2015

Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate (A Handicap Chase) Grade 3