Full Result 12.45 Cheltenham | 1 January 2023

AIS Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

(Class 2) (0-145, 5yo+) (3m2f70yds) 3m2½f New Soft 22 fences

1st £13,007.50 2nd £5,980 3rd £2,990 4th £1,495 5th £747.50 6th £372.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Rapper 8/1 Richard Patrick Henry Daly	Richard Patrick Henry Daly	9	116 p¹	137	100	146	–
b g Scorpion (IRE) - Bling Noir (FR) (Moscow Society)
Held up in rear, headway from 4th, prominent 7th, led before 2 out, 5 lengths ahead last, edged left when shaken up run-in, kept on strongly (tchd 17/2)

2 8½	10. Java Point (IRE) 11/2 Tom Scudamore Tom George	Tom Scudamore Tom George	8	112 t	133	89	132	–
b g Stowaway - Classic Sun (GER) (Monsun)
In touch with leaders, headway after 17th, pushed along after 3 out, went second when ridden after 2 out, stayed on but no match for winner (op 6/1 tchd 5/1)

3 1½ [10]	8. Secret Reprieve (IRE) 8/1 Adam Wedge Evan Williams	Adam Wedge Evan Williams	9	113	134	89	132	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Oscar's Reprieve (IRE) (Oscar)
Midfield, hit 16th, ridden when outpaced after 3 out, headway 2 out, stayed on run-in, went third final strides (op 7/1)

4 1¼ [11¼]	11. Poppa Poutine (IRE) 5/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	111 t¹	132	86	129	–
b g Sholokhov (IRE) - Sherchanceit (IRE) (Norwich)
Pressed leaders, prominent from 2nd, dropped to midfield 8th, ridden and headway after 3 out, went third last, stayed on until no extra and lost third final strides (op 11/2 tchd 6/1)

5 1½ [12¾]	1. Farinet (FR) 9/2F Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams	8	120	145	98	140	–
gr g Lord Du Sud (FR) - Mendy Tennise (FR) (Kadalko)
Pressed leader, pecked on landing 3 out, soon pushed along, ridden when lost second before 2 out, rallied but held run-in, stayed on (op 4/1)

6 nk [13]	2. Itchy Feet (FR) 10/1 Sean Bowen Olly Murphy	Sean Bowen Olly Murphy	9	120 p	145	97	143	–
b g Cima De Triomphe (IRE) - Maeva Candas (FR) (Brier Creek)
Held up in rear, pushed along from 14th, ridden after 3 out, headway after 2 out, stayed on run-in, nearest finish

7 2 [15]	6. Spiritofthegames (IRE) 7/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	11	116 b¹	137	88	131	–
b g Darsi (FR) - Lucy Walters (IRE) (King's Ride)
Midfield, in touch with leaders when mistake 4 out, ridden before 2 out, briefly went fourth run-in, no extra inside final 110yds (op 6/1)

8 3¾ [18¾]	3. The Wolf (FR) 11/1 A P Heskin Olly Murphy	A P Heskin Olly Murphy	9	117 tp¹	138	86	131	–
ch g Kapgarde (FR) - Ges (FR) (Hours After)
Didn't jump with fluency, held up in rear, reminders after 8th, struggling 16th, stayed on but well held from 2 out

9 nk [19]	13. Minella Bobo (IRE) 40/1 Brendan Powell Rebecca Curtis	Brendan Powell Rebecca Curtis	10	103	120	67	108	–
gr g Oscar (IRE) - Line Kendie (FR) (Bonnet Rouge)
Led, ridden when headed before 2 out, lost second approaching last, weakened run-in (op 33/1)

10 7½ [26½]	5. Easysland (FR) 40/1 Richie McLernon Jonjo O'Neill	Richie McLernon Jonjo O'Neill	9	116 p	137	78	119	–
bb g Gentlewave (IRE) - Island Du Frene (FR) (Useful)
Prominent, ridden after 3 out, weakened before 2 out

11 12 [38½]	12. Cap Du Nord (FR) 7/1 Jack Tudor Christian Williams	Jack Tudor Christian Williams	10	1011	128	59	99	–
br g Voix Du Nord (FR) - Qualite Controlee (FR) (Poliglote)
Midfield, towards rear 8th, mistake 18th, soon ridden, weakened after 3 out (op 10/1 tchd 11/1)

11 ran Off time: 12:47:25 Winning time: 7m 7.91s (slow by 21.91s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Found On (unsuitable ground), Switch Hitter (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: The Home Farm Partnership (Rapper) 1st breeder: George Stanners
2nd owner: Fanning, Griffith, Haddock (Java Point)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs William Rucker (Secret Reprieve)
Tote win: £9.90 PL: £3 £2.40 £2.60 Ex: £55.20 CSF: £53.62 Tricast: £368.45 Trifecta: £370.50

12:45 Cheltenham 1 Jan 2023

AIS Handicap Chase (GBB Race)