Full Result 1.55 Cheltenham | 1 January 2023

Paddy Power New Year's Day Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

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

1st £56,950 2nd £21,370 3rd £10,700 4th £5,330 5th £2,680 6th £1,340

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Midnight River 6/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	8	114	145	109	155	–
ch g Midnight Legend - Well Connected (Presenting)
Midfield, headway after 8th, led home turn, not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, kept on well run-in, ridden out (op 13/2)

2 2¼	3. Stolen Silver (FR) 11/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Sam Thomas	Sam Twiston-Davies Sam Thomas	8	119 t	150	112	157	–
gr g Lord Du Sud (FR) - Change Partner (FR) (Turtle Island)
Led, pressed leader when headed 5th, led before 4 out, ridden when headed home turn, went fourth after 2 out, rallied and went second again after last, kept on until no extra inside final 110yds (op 12/1)

3 1¼ [3½]	10. Nassalam (FR) 8/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	6	111 p¹	142	102	148	–
ch g Dream Well (FR) - Ramina (GER) (Shirocco)
Midfield, headway after 13th, briefly went fourth after 3 out, soon ridden, drifted left approaching last, went third run-in, kept on well final 110yds (op 15/2)

4 4½ [8]	12. Il Ridoto (FR) 8/1 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	6	1012 t	139	95	142	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - L'Exploratrice (FR) (Trempolino)
Prominent, shaken up after 3 out, ridden when went second after 2 out, jumped left and not fluent last, soon no extra (op 15/2)

5 2¾ [10¾]	13. Shakem Up'Arry (IRE) 11/2F Luca Morgan ³ Ben Pauling	Luca Morgan ³ Ben Pauling	9	109 t	139	92	139	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Nun Better (IRE) (Presenting)
Prominent, hit 7th, going okay when challenging after 3 out, every chance 2 out, soon ridden and held, weakened run-in

6 4 [14¾]	15. Jacamar (GER) 28/1 Paddy Brennan Milton Harris	Paddy Brennan Milton Harris	8	105 v¹	132	81	128	–
b g Maxios - Juvena (GER) (Platini)
Held up in rear, ridden and headway before 2 out, stayed on run-in, never on terms (op 25/1)

7 nk [15]	11. Demachine (IRE) 20/1 Sean Bowen Kerry Lee	Sean Bowen Kerry Lee	9	1013 t	140	89	136	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Dancingonthemoon (IRE) (Milan)
Midfield, nudged along from 10th, ridden after 3 out, some headway after 2 out, kept on but well held run-in

8 5 [20]	17. Deyrann De Carjac (FR) 25/1 Alexander Thorne ⁵ Alan King	Alexander Thorne ⁵ Alan King	10	911 1 p	129	73	118	–
b g Balko (FR) - Queyrann (FR) (Sheyrann)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden after 3 out, not clear run and switched right before 2 out, kept on but no chance from last

9 ½ [20½]	4. Simply The Betts (IRE) 14/1 Mr David Maxwell ³ Paul Nicholls	Mr David Maxwell ³ Paul Nicholls	10	115	149	92	140	–
b g Arcadio (GER) - Crimson Flower (IRE) (Soviet Lad)
Midfield, struggling when towards rear after 4 out, no chance but kept on from 2 out

10 nk [20¾]	2. Happygolucky (IRE) 10/1 David Bass Kim Bailey	David Bass Kim Bailey	9	1111	152	95	142	–
br g Jeremy (USA) - Mydadsabishop (IRE) (Bishop Of Cashel)
Prominent, ridden after 3 out, weakened before 2 out (tchd 11/1)

11 1 [21¾]	1. Brave Seasca (FR) 17/2 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	8	120	155	97	146	–
bl g Brave Mansonnien (FR) - Miss Laveron (FR) (Laveron)
Held up in rear, still plenty to do when switched right after 4 out, ridden after 3 out, made no telling impression (op 9/1)

12 9½ [31¼]	9. Fantastic Lady (FR) 12/1 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	8	111	142	74	120	–
b m Network (GER) - Latitude (FR) (Kadalko)
Held up in rear, headway after 9th, in touch with leaders when ridden after 3 out, weakened before 2 out (op 11/1)

PU	6. Lostintranslation (IRE) 40/1 Tom Cannon Joe Tizzard	Tom Cannon Joe Tizzard	11	116 tp	147	–	–	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Falika (FR) (Hero's Honor)
In rear, soon outpaced, pulled up after 11th, never going well

PU	14. Eden Du Houx (FR) 33/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	9	106 tp	133	–	–	–
b g Irish Wells (FR) - Maralypha (FR) (Louveteau)
Pressed leader, led 5th, mistake 10th, headed before 4 out, soon ridden, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out (op 28/1)

PU	5. War Lord (GER) 12/1 Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard	Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard	8	117	148	–	–	–
gr g Jukebox Jury (IRE) - Westalin (GER) (Sternkoenig)
Midfield, hit 11th, headway 12th, ridden after 3 out, weakened home turn, soon pulled up

PU	16. Coconut Splash (IRE) 8/1 Adam Wedge Evan Williams	Adam Wedge Evan Williams	8	105	132	–	–	–
ch g Stowaway - Presenting Chaos (IRE) (Presenting)
Prominent, pecked on landing 2nd, soon dropped to midfield, struggling when in rear 11th, detached when pulled up before 4 out (jockey said gelding made a mistake at the second fence and was never travelling thereafter; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)

16 ran Off time: 1:55:40 Winning time: 5m 22.79s (slow by 14.79s) Total SP: 131%
Non-runners: Sebastopol (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Frank McAleavy (Midnight River) 1st breeder: Swanbridge Bloodstock Limited
2nd owner: Walters Plant Hire & Potter Group (Stolen Silver)
3rd owner: John And Yvonne Stone (Nassalam)
Tote win: £7 PL: £2.20 £2.80 £2.50 Ex: £92.20 CSF: £71.11 Tricast: £554.98 Trifecta: £1,233

1:55 Cheltenham 1 Jan 2023

Paddy Power New Year's Day Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)