11 Mar 2015 14:40 Cheltenham
Winner: £80,000 (Penalty: £45,560); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Coral Cup (Grade 3 Handicap Hurdle)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 22 |   | - | Aux Ptits Soins (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 7) | 1-31 / 10 | Jump (181) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Mr J Hales | 9/1 | |
| tracked leaders, blundered 2nd, headway to challenge 2 out, upsides last, soon ridden, stayed on to lead narrowly final 110 yards, just held on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11 |   | NK | Zabana (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 015-031 / 8 | Flat (880), Jump (46) | Robbie Colgan | A Lynch C Jones | 25/1 | |
| led, driven 2 out, soon hard pressed, ridden last, headed narrowly final 110 yards, kept on, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | NK | Activial (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 1) | 1218-33 / 12 | Flat (481), Jump (32) | N D Fehily | H Fry Mr J B Harper | 17/2 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, driven and effort after 2 out, soon chased leading pair, ridden and stayed on under pressure flat, closed on front pair towards finish, just held | ||||||||||
| 4th | 19 |   | ½ L | Taglietelle (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 1-21114 / 9 | Flat (226), Jump (129) | Paul Carberry | G Elliott Olduvai Syndicate | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, towards rear after 4th, headway 3 out, chased leaders after next, 4th before last, ridden and kept on flat, closed on leaders towards finish, just held | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 5 L | Volnay De Thaix (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 215-142 / 9 | Jump (88) | Peter Carberry | N J Henderson Mrs Judy Wilson | 18/1 | |
| in touch, mistake 4 out, driven to chase leaders after next, ridden before last, kept on same pace in 5th flat, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13 |   | 3 L | Hammersly Lake (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 33/F-220 / 11 | Jump (60) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr Robert Aplin | 14/1 | |
| in touch, driven to chase leaders 2 out, one pace before last, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | NS | Bear's Affair (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 6) | 6-13P22 / 13 | Jump (75) | Freddie Mitchell | N J Henderson Mr G B Barlow | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, one pace before last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 8th | 25 |   | 1¾ L | Daneking (GB) (colt, bay, 10 6) | 211-625 / 6 | Flat (866), Jump (46) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci | 25/1 | |
| held up behind, headway after 3 out, ridden to chase leaders between last 2, kept on same pace, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3 |   | ½ L | Lac Fontana (FR) (colt, bay, 11 5) | 111-434 / 10 | Flat (1007), Jump (88) | S Bowen | P F Nicholls Mrs Grainne M O'Connor | 12/1 | |
| in touch, lost place 6th, outpaced and towards rear 3 out, stayed on into mid-division under presure before last, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5 |   | 5 L | Blackmail (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 104/11-4 / 9 | Flat (613), Jump (70) | D F O'Regan | A J Martin John Breslin | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear of mid-division, driven 2 out, chased leaders under pressure between last 2, never on terms, weakened from last | ||||||||||
| 11th | 17 |   | 2 L | Baradari (IRE) (colt, brown, 10 8) | 5F0-301 / 5 | Flat (635), Jump (53) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mr A Brooks | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, hampered 4th, some headway under pressure into mid-division after 2 out, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 12th | 10 |   | 2 L | Lyvius (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 480-252 / 9 | Flat (1249), Jump (53) | David Bass | N J Henderson Mr Trevor Hemmings | 33/1 | |
| towards rear, driven and headway on outside before 2 out, soon one pace, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 13th | 23 |   | 1½ L | Mijhaar (GB) (colt, bay, 10 7) | 5-07329 / 9 | Flat (522), Jump (39) | R Johnson | J P Ferguson Hambleton Racing… | 25/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, close up 3 out, one pace after next, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 14th | 20 |   | 3 L | Hisaabaat (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 7) | 00/5-040 / 7 | Flat (136), Jump (31) | L P Dempsey | D K Weld Dominick Glennane… | 20/1 | |
| in touch, hampered 4th, outpaced 2 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 15th | 18 |   | NK | Vasco Du Ronceray (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 8) | 7/84-31U / 6 | Jump (32) | D A Jacob | N J Henderson Mr Simon Munir… | 40/1 | |
| in touch on outside, headway and close up 3 out, outpaced after next, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 16th | 24 |   | 3¾ L | Marinero (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 3-15134 / 12 | Jump (46) | S A Shortall | A J Martin R Nicholas | 12/1 | |
| mistake 1st, mid-division, badly hampered and lost place 4th, outpaced 3 out, weakened after next | ||||||||||
| 17th | 15 |   | 4½ L | Goodwood Mirage (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 10) | 65B-1PF / 6 | Flat (186), Jump (32) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Lady Bamford &… | 12/1 | |
| raced keenly, driven 3 out, chased leaders under pressure when blundered next, never on terms, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 18th | 7 |   | 3½ L | Clondaw Kaempfer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 014-2U5 / 10 | Jump (69) | K Renwick | D McCain Jnr T Leslie & D Gorton | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place 4 out, soon behind | ||||||||||
| 19th | 4 |   | 4½ L | Vulcanite (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 4) | 001-11U / 8 | Flat (1236), Jump (224) | G N Fox | C E Longsdon Mr John P McManus | 50/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, driven 3 out, never on terms, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 20th | 14 |   | 19 L | Plinth (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 10) | 421155 / 11 | Flat (267), Jump (45) | D J Casey | A P O'Brien John P McManus | 33/1 | |
| towards rear of mid-division, hampered 4th, outpaced 3 out, weakened after next | ||||||||||
| 21st | 9 |   | 23 L | Un Atout (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 1141/54 / 7 | Jump (73) | B J Cooper | W P Mullins Gigginstown House… | 12/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, outpaced before 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| FE | 16 |   | - | Shammick Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 682111 / 11 | Jump (18) | Jack Doyle | V R A Dartnall First Brayford… | ||
| BD | 21 |   | - | Ttebbob (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 21-3601 / 8 | Jump (20) | R M Power | Mrs J Harrington David Bobbett | ||
| FE | 12 |   | - | Dell' Arca (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 425523 / 13 | Flat (829), Jump (22) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Prof Caroline Tisdall | ||
| FE | 8 |   | - | Rolling Star (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 65/100-5 / 6 | Flat (961), Jump (25) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Michael Buckley… | ||
| 26 |   | - | Barizan (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 6) | 293764 / 11 | Flat (2356), Jump (196) | Brendan Powell | B G Powell Mr Peter Conway | |||
