Full Result 12.45 Cheltenham | 1 January 2016

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(Class 2) (0-145, 5yo+) (3m2f70yds) 3m2½f New Heavy 19 fences 3 omitted

1st £12,512 2nd £3,696 3rd £1,848 4th £924 5th £462 6th £232

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Perfect Candidate (IRE) 4/1 Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien	Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien	9	117 t	134	104	149	–
b g Winged Love (IRE) - Dansana (IRE) (Insan)
Held up, headway 14th, chased leader 16th, left in lead 3 out, shaken up flat, stayed on well (tchd 9/2)

2 8	5. Beg To Differ (IRE) 5/1 Richard Johnson Jonjo O'Neill	Richard Johnson Jonjo O'Neill	6	116	133	96	142	–
ch g Flemensfirth (USA) - Blossom Trix (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Held up, mistake 11th, headway 16th, ridden approaching last, stayed on same pace, went 2nd flat (tchd 11/2)

3 11 [19]	6. Financial Climate (IRE) 12/1 Thomas Garner ³ Oliver Sherwood	Thomas Garner ³ Oliver Sherwood	9	112 p	132	86	127	–
b g Exit To Nowhere (USA) - Claudia's Pearl (Deploy)
Chased leader until ridden 16th, weakened approaching last (op 9/1)

4 1¼ [20¼]	3. Alternatif (FR) 9/4F Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	6	1110 p	137	90	133	–
b g Shaanmer (IRE) - Katerinette (FR) (Video Rock)
Held up in touch, left 2nd 3 out, every chance when not fluent last, weakened flat (tchd 5/2 and 11/4 in places)

5 12 [32¼]	2. Indian Castle (IRE) 5/1 Aidan Coleman Ian Williams	Aidan Coleman Ian Williams	8	1112	139	81	121	–
b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Indian Legend (IRE) (Phardante)
Prominent, lost place after 14th, soon ridden, weakened 2 out (op 7/1)

6 4½ [36¾]	8. Hollow Blue Sky (FR) 14/1 Jamie Bargary ⁵ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Jamie Bargary ⁵ Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	101 tp	119	57	98	–
gr g Turgeon (USA) - Run For Laborie (FR) (Lesotho)
Held up, headway 16th, hit 2 out, soon ridden and weakened

7 16 [52¾]	1. Al Co (FR) 20/1 Sean Bowen Peter Bowen	Sean Bowen Peter Bowen	11	1112	139	63	104	–
ch g Dom Alco (FR) - Carama (FR) (Tip Moss)
Prominent to 16th (op 22/1)

UR	7. De Kerry Man (IRE) 8/1 Jake Hodson ⁵ David Bridgwater	Jake Hodson ⁵ David Bridgwater	8	107	125	–	–	–
b g Westerner - Fishy Fishy (IRE) (Mull Of Kintyre)
Led until slipped on landing and unseated rider 3 out (tchd 7/1)

8 ran Off time: 12:46:53 Winning time: 7m 22.40s (slow by 36.40s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: ISL Recruitment (Perfect Candidate) 1st breeder: Hugh Suffern Bloodstock Ltd
2nd owner: Mrs John Magnier, D Smith & M Tabor (Beg To Differ)
3rd owner: Sara Fillery & Friends (Financial Climate)
Tote win: £5.30 PL: £1.70 £1.60 £3 Ex: £27.10 CSF: £24.63 Tricast: £218.42 Trifecta: £159.70

The 2nd last fence in the home straight was omitted on all circuits

12:45 Cheltenham 1 Jan 2016

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