Full Result 1.50 Cheltenham | 25 January 2020

Paddy Power 45 Sleeps To Cheltenham Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m4f127yds) 2m4½f New Soft 17 fences

1st £39,423 2nd £14,874 3rd £7,461 4th £3,744 5th £1,896 6th £965 7th £496

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Cepage (FR) 8/1 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	8	1112	154	150	160	–
b g Saddler Maker (IRE) - Sience Fiction (FR) (Dom Alco)
Left disputing lead after 1st, ridden after 2 out, 1 length up last, stayed on gamely, all out (tchd 15/2)

2 ½	3. Spiritofthegames (IRE) 9/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	8	117 p	149	145	154	–
b g Darsi (FR) - Lucy Walters (IRE) (King's Ride)
Held up, hit 4 out, headway after 3 out, ridden in close 4th between last 2, stayed on into 2nd run-in, pressing winner towards finish, kept on (op 10/1)

3 nk [¾]	2. Lalor (GER) 6/1 Aidan Coleman Kayley Woollacott	Aidan Coleman Kayley Woollacott	8	1111 p	153	148	157	–
b g It's Gino (GER) - Laviola (GER) (Waky Nao)
Tracked leaders, challenged 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, 1 length down last, kept on (op 5/1)

4 4½ [5¼]	7. Garde La Victoire (FR) 14/1 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	11	1013	141	132	139	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Next Victory (FR) (Akarad)
Mid-division, nudged along 11th, headway after 13th, chased leading pair 3 out, disputing close 2nd when ridden after 2 out, 1 length down last, kept on until no extra final 100yds (op 12/1)

5 8½ [13¾]	6. Militarian 12/1 Shane Quinlan ⁵ Andrew J Martin	Shane Quinlan ⁵ Andrew J Martin	10	109	142	124	134	–
b g Kayf Tara - Mille Et Une (FR) (Trempolino)
Held up, hit 10th, headway after 4 out, effort in 5th approaching 2 out, not pace to get on terms, mistake last, faded (trainer said gelding had breathing problem) (op 16/1)

6 3 [16¾]	10. My Way (FR) 6/1 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	6	100 1 tp	128	107	115	–
ch g Martaline - Royale Majesty (FR) (Nikos)
Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, not pace to challenge, weakened approaching last (op 9/2)

7 9 [25¾]	9. Cool Mix 20/1 Conor O'Farrell Iain Jardine	Conor O'Farrell Iain Jardine	8	101 h	129	98	110	–
gr g Fair Mix (IRE) - Lucylou I (IRE) (Bob Back)
Held up, effort after 3 out, weakened next (tchd 25/1)

PU	5. Count Meribel 7/1 Mark Grant Nigel Twiston-Davies	Mark Grant Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	113	145	–	–	–
ch g Three Valleys (USA) - Bakhtawar (IRE) (Lomitas)
Held up, gradually lost touch from 9th, tailed off when pulled up 12th (vet said gelding lost right-fore shoe) (op 15/2 tchd 8/1)

PU	8. Warthog (FR) 4/1F David Noonan David Pipe	David Noonan David Pipe	8	108 t	136	–	–	–
gr g Martaline - Shekira (FR) (Medaaly)
Leading when lost action and pulled up after 1st; fatally injured (op 13/2)

PU	4. Highway One O One (IRE) 6/1 Jamie Moore Chris Gordon	Jamie Moore Chris Gordon	8	113	145	–	–	–
br g Stowaway - High Accord (IRE) (Accordion)
Left disputing lead after 1st and continued to dispute most of way until 13th, weakened quickly before next, tailed off when pulled up 3 out (tchd 13/2)

10 ran Off time: 1:51:38 Winning time: 5m 33.42s (slow by 25.42s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: The Bellamy Partnership (Cepage) 1st breeder: Herve D'Armaille
2nd owner: N W Lake (Spiritofthegames)
3rd owner: D G Staddon (Lalor)
Tote win: £8.70 PL: £2.90 £2.30 £2.20 Ex: £77.40 CSF: £76.25 Tricast: £464.57 Trifecta: £355.70

1:50 Cheltenham 25 Jan 2020

Paddy Power 45 Sleeps To Cheltenham Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade 3)