Full Result 1.50 Cheltenham | 17 November 2017

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(Class 2) (0-150, 4yo+) (1m7f199yds) 2m Old Good To Soft 13 fences

1st £28,152 2nd £8,316 3rd £4,158 4th £2,079 5th £1,039.50 6th £522

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Doitforthevillage (IRE) 13/2 Paddy Brennan Paul Henderson	Paddy Brennan Paul Henderson	8	114 t	135	131	138	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Last Chance Lady (IRE) (Mister Lord)
Took keen hold early, held up, stumbled 2nd, headway 8th, disputed 2nd 3 out, led before next where went left, went left last, kept on well, ridden out (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that gelding was suited by the softer ground on this occasion) (op 7/1)

2 2	7. Kapstadt (FR) 100/30 William Kennedy Ian Williams	William Kennedy Ian Williams	7	1010	127	121	126	–
bb g Country Reel (USA) - King's Parody (IRE) (King's Best)
Held up behind leaders, headway after 4 out, disputed 2nd next, soon ridden, every chance next, kept on same pace from last (op 7/2 tchd 3/1)

3 1½ [3½]	5. Exitas (IRE) 3/1F James Bowen ⁷ Phil Middleton	James Bowen ⁷ Phil Middleton	9	109	133	125	133	–
b g Exit To Nowhere (USA) - Suntas (IRE) (Riberetto)
Lw: close up, disputed 2nd 3 out, ridden in close 3rd when short of room 2 out, kept on same pace from last (op 10/3)

4 2 [5½]	9. Rock On Rocky 14/1 Stan Sheppard ³ Matt Sheppard	Stan Sheppard ³ Matt Sheppard	9	103 tp	123	112	119	–
b g Overbury (IRE) - Tachometer (IRE) (Jurado)
Lw: tracked leaders, went 2nd at the 9th until ridden after 3 out, soon outpaced, regained 4th between last 2, kept on from last (op 16/1)

5 4½ [10]	8. Un Beau Roman (FR) 12/1 Nick Scholfield Paul Henderson	Nick Scholfield Paul Henderson	9	109 h	126	109	118	–
bl g Roman Saddle (IRE) - Koukie (FR) (Lute Antique)
Lw: raced keenly, held up in last pair in touch, ridden after 3 out, not pace to get on terms (op 9/1 tchd 14/1)

6 1½ [11½]	1. Bright New Dawn (IRE) 12/1 Liam Treadwell Venetia Williams	Liam Treadwell Venetia Williams	10	1112	143	124	134	–
br g Presenting - Shuil Dorcha (IRE) (Bob Back)
Lw: held up in last pair in touch, ridden after 3 out, not pace to get on terms (op 8/1)

7 4½ [16]	6. Mick Thonic (FR) 15/2 Robbie Power Colin Tizzard	Robbie Power Colin Tizzard	7	111 t	132	108	119	–
gr g Maresca Sorrento (FR) - Mick Madona (FR) (Dadarissime)
Disputed lead until outright leader after 6th, soon clear, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened between last 2 (op 9/1)

8 17 [33]	2. Shanahan's Turn (IRE) 13/2 B J Cooper Colin Tizzard	B J Cooper Colin Tizzard	9	1110	141	94	118	–
b g Indian Danehill (IRE) - Chanson Indienne (FR) (Indian River)
Chased leaders, hit 4 out, ridden next, weakened before 2 out (op 8/1)

9 2¾ [35¾]	3. Festive Affair (IRE) 20/1 Aidan Coleman Jonjo O'Neill	Aidan Coleman Jonjo O'Neill	9	117 tp	138	87	107	–
b g Presenting - Merry Batim (IRE) (Alphabatim)
Disputed lead until after 6th, chased leader until ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out

9 ran Off time: 1:53:59 Winning time: 4m 5.10s (slow by 13.10s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: The Rockbourne Partnership (Doitforthevillage) 1st breeder: Patrick Kelly
2nd owner: Anchor Men (Kapstadt)
3rd owner: P W Middleton (Exitas)
Tote win: £7.10 PL: £1.90 £1.70 £1.60 Ex: £30.90 CSF: £28.84 Tricast: £77.83 Trifecta: £108.90

1:50 Cheltenham 17 Nov 2017

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