30 Apr 2014 19:50 Cheltenham
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,743); Distance: 4m 1f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Thank You Gareth Evans Open Hunters' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 16 |   | - | Universal Soldier (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 72PP/12- / 12 | Jump (18) | Mr Nick Williams | Gareth Moore Mr Mickey Bowen | 11/4 | |
| in touch, headway 17th, led 4 out, ridden and wandered under pressure flat, hung right towards finish, held on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 1¼ L | Pearlysteps (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 12 2) | 446/114- / 14 | Jump (47) | Miss J C Williams | H D Daly The Glazeley Partnership | 2/1 | |
| always prominent, led 15th, headed 5 out, went right 2 out, ridden and kept on flat, held towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 1½ L | Pentiffic (NZ) (gelding, brown, 12 2) | 7U61U3- / 15 | Flat (1519), Jump (20) | Jamie Hamilton | Miss V Williams Miss L M Turner | 25/1 | |
| always prominent, driven to chase leading pair after 3 out, not fluent next, ridden and kept on flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11 |   | 14 L | Gone To Lunch (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | P31U/13- / 14 | Jump (24) | Miss L Scott | Mrs C C Scott Mr G T Lever | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, outpaced next, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 3½ L | King Fontaine (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 13) | 2U5111- / 12 | Jump (11) | Mr G Crow | J J O'Shea Mr R J Hewitt | 10/1 | |
| behind, headway 20th, outpaced before 3 out, never reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 10 L | Court Red Handed (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | UU3126- / 10 | Jump (27) | Max Kendrick | Mrs S Case Mrs Carolyn Kendrick | 12/1 | |
| in touch, outpaced 22nd, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 8 L | Bally Wall (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | U82/722- / 12 | Jump (25) | Mr A Wright | N R Wright Mr N R W Wright | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, blundered 9th (water), chased leaders under pressure 4 out, ridden next, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 14 |   | 7 L | Monsieur Jourdain (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 21/3P11- / 11 | Flat (1747), Jump (24) | Mr William Easterby | Mrs Sarah Easterby Mrs Sarah Easterby | 20/1 | |
| led to 15th, with leader, led again 5 out to next, weakened before 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6 |   | 21 L | Vincitore (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 13) | 69/7513- / 13 | Jump (25) | Mrs C Hardwick | J M Gauvin Ms S K Baharuddin | 40/1 | |
| keen early, in touch, lost place before 18th, soon behind, tailed off 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 17 |   | HD | Poppy Day (GB) (Mare, bay, 11 3) | 365252- / 11 | Flat (2024), Jump (24) | Joanna Mason | I M Mason Mrs Susan E Mason | 66/1 | |
| chased leaderrs to 8th, struggling 18th, no danger after, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Soulard (USA) (Colt, bay, 11 13) | 9P5171- / 11 | Flat (2625), Jump (17) | Mr I Hargreaves | I Hargreaves Mr C J Leech | ||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Fourth In Line (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 2/74632- / 10 | Jump (25) | Miss Gina Andrews | Mrs L Braithwaite Mr Bill Poulton | ||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Keenan's Future (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | PPP50U- / 13 | Jump (9) | Mr J Guerriero | S Rea Mr S Rea | ||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Coolykereen Castle (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 30R2F3- / 9 | Jump (9) | Jamie Bargary | A Campbell Mrs Lucy King | ||
| PU | 15 |   | - | Schindler's Prince (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 243321- / 13 | Jump (24) | Mr J M Ridley | Mrs H Ridley Alastair & Pippa… | ||
| RF | 3 |   | - | Golan Way (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 13) | 33/U1FR- / 10 | Flat (688), Jump (14) | Mr Bradley Gibbs | Tim Vaughan W R B Racing 58 | ||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Gypsy Jack (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 112/63- / 9 | Jump (25) | Miss Leanda Tickle | Miss J Western Miss Jane Western | ||
