Full Result 3.15 Cheltenham | 22 October 2022

888Sport Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

(Class 2) (4yo+) (1m7f199yds) 2m Old Good 13 fences

1st £31,218 2nd £14,352 3rd £7,176 4th £3,588 5th £1,794 6th £894

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Dads Lad (IRE) 7/2 Brian Hayes W P Mullins	Brian Hayes W P Mullins	7	1010 t	135	110	139	–
ch g Eliot (GER) - Little Jess (IRE) (Gay's Best Boy)
Took keen hold, jumped left on occasions, in rear but in touch with leaders, headway after 10th, hung left from 3 out, went second before 2 out, pressed leader last, pushed along and hung left when led run-in, kept on (op 4/1)

2 ¾	7. Effernock Fizz (IRE) 6/1 Sam Ewing Cian Collins	Sam Ewing Cian Collins	7	108 tp	133	107	137	–
b m Lovelace - Manx Fizz (Efisio)
Led, headed and pressed leader from 2nd, going okay when led again after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, pushed along approaching last, ridden when headed run-in, soon short of room, no extra final 110yds (op 17/2)

3 12 [12¾]	1. Editeur Du Gite (FR) 6/1 Niall Houlihan ³ Gary Moore	Niall Houlihan ³ Gary Moore	8	1111	153	112	145	–
b g Saddex - Malaga De St Sulpice (FR) (Saint Cyrien)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 3 out, soon shaken up and outpaced, rallied approaching last, pushed along and stayed on run-in, no match for first two (tchd 15/2)

4 5 [17¾]	3. The Widdow Maker 6/1 Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard	Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard	8	111 ht	140	93	130	–
ch g Arvico (FR) - Countess Point (Karinga Bay)
Pressed leader, led from 2nd, shaken up and headed after 3 out, pushed along and lost position before 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 13/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1)

5 ¾ [18½]	5. El Borracho (IRE) 17/2 Toby Wynne ⁷ Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Toby Wynne ⁷ Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	7	104 t	136	88	125	–
br g Society Rock (IRE) - Flame Of Hibernia (IRE) (One Cool Cat)
Prominent, shaken up before 3 out, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, pecked on landing 2 out, not fluent last, soon weakened (op 11/1 tchd 8/1)

6 10 [28½]	2. Clear The Runway (IRE) 11/4F Adam Wedge L J Morgan	Adam Wedge L J Morgan	6	113	142	81	123	–
b g Jet Away - Minish Yeats (IRE) (Yeats)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 1st, not fluent 3rd, shaken up before 3 out, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, beaten when not fluent 2 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the step up in class; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 9/4)

PU	4. Poseidon (IRE) 17/2 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	8	110	139	–	–	–
ch g Born To Sea (IRE) - Maskaya (IRE) (Machiavellian)
In touch with leaders, dropped to last 7th, shaken up and detached after 10th, got behind and pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 6/1)

7 ran Off time: 3:15:34 Winning time: 4m 0.33s (slow by 8.33s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Whitegrass Racing Syndicate (Dads Lad) 1st breeder: Michael Bates
2nd owner: T B Sheridan (Effernock Fizz)
3rd owner: The Preston Family, Friends & T Jacobs (Editeur Du Gite)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £2 £2.90 Ex: £24.20 CSF: £23.67 Trifecta: £168.90

3:15 Cheltenham 22 Oct 2022

888Sport Handicap Chase (GBB Race)