Full Result 12.50 Cheltenham | 1 January 2020

Markel Insurance Handicap Chase

(Class 2) (0-145, 5yo+) (3m2f70yds) 3m2½f New Soft 22 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	9. Doing Fine (IRE) 11/2 Philip Donovan ⁷ Neil Mulholland	Philip Donovan ⁷ Neil Mulholland	12	100 tp	124	117	135	–
b g Presenting - Howaya Pet (IRE) (Montelimar)
Held up, pushed along 16th, headway 3 out, chased leader next, led approaching and not fluent last, ridden clear flat (op 5/1)

2 4¾	1. Cogry 4/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	11	1112 p	143	133	148	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Wyldello (Supreme Leader)
Led to 6th, chased leader to 18th, outpaced 3 out, rallied flat, stayed on under pressure to go 2nd near finish (vet said gelding lost left-fore shoe) (op 7/2)

3 ½ [5¼]	4. Like The Sound (FR) 33/1 Jeremiah McGrath Charlie Mann	Jeremiah McGrath Charlie Mann	9	118 t	139	128	143	–
b g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Zalida (IRE) (Machiavellian)
Held up, headway 8th, hampered bend after 12th, chased leader 18th, led next, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra flat (vet said gelding suffered post-race heat stress)

4 3¾ [9]	2. Militarian 16/1 James Martin ⁷ Andrew J Martin	James Martin ⁷ Andrew J Martin	10	115	143	129	147	–
b g Kayf Tara - Mille Et Une (FR) (Trempolino)
Held up, mistake 3rd, hit 9th, headway after 12th, soon lost place, mistake 15th, headway 18th, hit next, every chance approaching 2 out, soon ridden, weakened last (op 20/1)

5 1¼ [10¼]	6. Equus Secretus (IRE) 9/1 David Bass Ben Pauling	David Bass Ben Pauling	8	114	135	120	136	–
b g Brian Boru - Bodega Bay (IRE) (Presenting)
Chased leaders, hampered 12th, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace (tchd 10/1)

6 13 [23¼]	5. Another Venture (IRE) 8/1 Chester Williams ⁵ Kim Bailey	Chester Williams ⁵ Kim Bailey	9	1013 v	135	109	121	–
ch g Stowaway - Hard Luck (IRE) (Old Vic)
Prominent, ridden after 3 out, weakened next (tchd 17/2)

7 5½ [28¾]	3. Singlefarmpayment 7/2F Jonathan Burke Tom George	Jonathan Burke Tom George	10	119 p¹	140	109	121	–
b g Milan - Crevamoy (IRE) (Shardari)
Held up, headway 14th, lost place after 18th, rallied approaching 3 out, weakened next (op 4/1)

PU	8. Kingswell Theatre 10/1 Tom Scudamore Michael Scudamore	Tom Scudamore Michael Scudamore	11	112 p	133	–	–	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Cresswell Native (IRE) (Be My Native)
Chased leaders, lost place 8th, behind from 13th, pulled up before 15th

PU	10. Anteros (IRE) 12/1 A P Heskin Sophie Leech	A P Heskin Sophie Leech	12	106 tp	123	–	–	–
b g Milan - Sovereign Star I (IRE) (Taufan)
Held up, hung right approaching 14th, blundered next, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 18th (jockey said gelding made a mistake) (op 16/1)

PU	7. Commodore (FR) 7/1 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	8	114	135	–	–	–
gr g Fragrant Mix (IRE) - Morvandelle (FR) (Video Rock)
Chased leader until led 6th, jumped left 12th, headed 19th, weakened before next, behind when pulled up before 2 out (op 8/1 tchd 17/2)

10 ran Off time: 12:50:14 Winning time: 7m 18.17s (slow by 32.17s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Neil Mulholland Racing Club (Doing Fine) 1st breeder: Steven Vaughan
2nd owner: Graham And Alison Jelley (Cogry)
3rd owner: Stg Racing Partnership (Like The Sound)
Tote win: £4.80 PL: £1.90 £2 £9 Ex: £15.60 CSF: £28.71 Tricast: £667.12 Trifecta: £810.90

12:50 Cheltenham 1 Jan 2020

Markel Insurance Handicap Chase