11 Dec 2015 13:45 Cheltenham
Winner: £45,000 (Penalty: £25,628); Distance: 3m 2f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Ryman Stationery Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 |   | - | Aachen (GB) (Horse (entire), bay, 10 0) | 31P4-41 / 21 | Flat (2612), Jump (8) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams Mr Tony Bloom | 12/0 | |
| made all, clear until after 10th, clear again before 13th, pecked 4 out, stayed on well, unchallenged | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 17 L | Wonderful Charm (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 23783P- / 12 | Jump (230) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Rjh Geffen, Sir… | 15/0 | |
| held up on outside, headway approaching 10th, chased clear leader (winner) 4 out, no impression, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 1¾ L | Mon Parrain (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 1/P0150- / 12 | Jump (244) | S Bowen | P F Nicholls Mr And Mrs R H… | 14/0 | |
| chased clear leader (winner), outpaced after 4 out, went 3rd and stayed on same pace before 2 out, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 8 L | Knock House (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 4251-21 / 11 | Jump (28) | B S Hughes | M R Channon Mr T G Leslie | 4/0 | |
| chased clear leader (winner), hit 2nd, mistake 3 out, soon beaten, hit 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 14 L | Shuil Royale (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 5/11-414 / 12 | Jump (22) | N D Fehily | H Fry Mr Phil Fry | 8/0 | |
| held up in rear, mistake 8th, struggling from 17th | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | ½ L | The Druids Nephew (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 2751F-6 / 12 | Jump (41) | B J Geraghty | N P Mulholland The Stonehenge… | 4/0 | |
| held up in rear, ridden after 18th, some headway when mistake, slithered on landing and hampered 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 3 |   | - | Sausalito Sunrise (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 122F-P1 / 12 | Jump (27) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs K R Smith-Maxwell | 0/0 | ||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| FE | 4 |   | - | The Romford Pele (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 3/111-77 / 11 | Jump (27) | Paul Townend | Miss R Curtis Racing Ventures… | 8/0 | |
| held up, struggling 14th, mistake next, fell 16th | ||||||||||
| 9 |   | - | River Maigue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 2P-3116 / 8 | Jump (20) | A E Lynch | Mrs S Leech Mr C J Leech | 0/0 | ||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| 10 |   | - | Forgotten Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | 4443-14 / 13 | Jump (34) | P J Brennan | T R George Mr T R George | 0/0 | ||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| FE | 6 |   | - | Vieux Lion Rouge (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 13) | 390-111 / 12 | Jump (20) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Prof Caroline Tisdall… | 10/0 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 10th, headway 12th, disputing 10 lengths 3rd when fell 3 out | ||||||||||
