12 Dec 2015 13:50 Cheltenham
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,950); Distance: 2m 4f 166y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Caspian Caviar Gold Cup (Grade 3 Handicap Chase)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15 |   | - | Village Vic (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 412P11 / 12 | Jump (36) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White David Maxwell Racing… | 8/0 | |
| made all, 4 lengths clear 2 out, stayed on well, unchallenged | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 4½ L | Champagne West (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 14112F / 11 | Jump (315) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Knowle Racing Stables… | 8/0 | |
| tracked leaders, blundered badly and left 2nd briefly 7th, went 2nd again 13th, 4 lengths down when jumped left last, unable to close gap, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 1 L | Tenor Nivernais (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 44694-1 / 12 | Jump (22) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Boultbee Brooks… | 10/0 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd from after 7th until 13th, no impression on winner from 2 out, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 3¾ L | Buywise (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 5145-32 / 12 | Jump (28) | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams Mr T Hywel Jones | 8/0 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 8th, some headway when hit 4 out, 6th 2 out, went 4th and stayed on flat, no impression on leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 6 L | Sound Investment (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 251813 / 7 | Jump (28) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Owners Group 001 | 14/0 | |
| chased leaders, effort 3 out, staying on same pace when pecked last, no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 8 L | Annacotty (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 3P10F-1 / 9 | Jump (28) | Ian Popham | A King Mrs Peter Prowting | 13/0 | |
| chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 4th, outpaced 12th, mistake last, plugged on flat, no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | NK | Art Mauresque (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 511316 / 10 | Jump (28) | Nick Scholfield | P F Nicholls Mrs Johnny de la… | 12/0 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 5th before 2 out, not fluent last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12 |   | SHD | Doctor Phoenix (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 5) | 413-711 / 12 | Jump (22) | D A Jacob | David Dennis Nick Bradley Racing… | 14/0 | |
| held up towards rear, jumped right and mistake 11th, headway after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3 |   | 3½ L | Johns Spirit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 2653P9 / 9 | Jump (28) | N D Fehily | J & A O'Neill Mr Christopher… | 12/0 | |
| held up in rear, struggling 10th, well beaten before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 3¾ L | Little Jon (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | F46141 / 11 | Jump (15) | Jamie Bargary | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Robert Frosell | 8/0 | |
| chased winner, hit 7th, sprawled badly and lost place, well beaten from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 14 |   | 21 L | Shantou Magic (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | 4P115P / 12 | Jump (31) | W T Kennedy | C E Longsdon Mr Will Ramsay | 40/0 | |
| mid-division, towards rear when not fluent 8th, well beaten 13th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 13 |   | 2¾ L | Turn Over Sivola (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | 23356-5 / 10 | Jump (49) | Brendan Powell | A King J A Mooney & R… | 25/0 | |
| held up in mid-division, not fluent 8th or 11th, headway 13th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 2 |   | - | Irish Cavalier (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 6) | 1F42-15 / 8 | Jump (28) | Paul Townend | Miss R Curtis Mr A McIver | 0/0 | ||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Texas Jack (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 2-40254 / 11 | Jump (42) | B J Geraghty | N Meade Robert Watson | 20/0 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 11th, behind when pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Mozoltov (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 31U1U5/ / 11 | Jump (592) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Gigginstown House… | 8/0 | |
| in rear, slow 1st, awkward and behind from next, continued to lack fluency, well adrift from 9th, pulled up before 12th | ||||||||||
