14 Mar 2019 13:30 Cheltenham
Winner: £156,760 (Penalty: £88,209); Distance: 2m 3f 168y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (soft in places).
JLT Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Defi Du Seuil (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 47-5121 / 12 | Jump (40) | B J Geraghty | P Hobbs & J White Mr John P McManus | 3/1 | |
| held up in touch, went 2nd at 11th until before 3 out, tracked front pair, driven after next, rallied and almost upsides last, ridden to lead flat, asserted near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 2¼ L | Lostintranslation (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 72-2312 / 11 | Jump (40) | R M Power | C L Tizzard Taylor & O'Dwyer | 4/1 | |
| led before 2nd, joined 3 out, driven after next, ridden and headed flat, kept on until no extra and held near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 7 L | Mengli Khan (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 4) | 233-143 / 10 | Flat (886), Jump (40) | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott The Franglais Partnership | 9/1 | |
| mostly disputed 2nd, virtually upsides when pecked 3 out, ridden before next, one pace in 3rd approaching last, kept on but no impression flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 3 L | Kildisart (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 519-211 / 10 | Jump (47) | D A Jacob | B Pauling Mr Simon Munir… | 9/1 | |
| held up in touch, not fluent 10th, outpaced 3 out, ridden next, stayed on to snatch 4th post, no impression with leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | NS | Vinndication (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 111-113 / 8 | Jump (40) | David Bass | K Bailey & M Nicholls Moremoneythan | 11/2 | |
| led to before 2nd, blundered 4th, lost place 11th, chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, one pace and no impression from next, lost 4th post | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 6 L | Real Steel (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 0P4-F11 / 11 | Flat (865), Jump (21) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Tadhg Moynihan | 13/2 | |
| held up behind, stumbled on landing 7th, headway after 3 out, driven to chase leaders before next, soon ridden, never able to get on terms | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 6 L | Castafiore (USA) (filly, bay, 10 11) | 044112 / 6 | Flat (1009), Jump (19) | Paul O'Brien | C E Longsdon Slater Stockwood… | 33/1 | |
| chased leaders, slightly hampered and dropped to mid-division 4th, outpaced 4 out, ridden after next, never able to challenge, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1 |   | 15 L | Capeland (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 112122 / 9 | Jump (19) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mrs Kathy Stuart | 28/1 | |
| held up behind, blundered 4 out, soon struggling in rear, never able to get involved after, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 40 L | Pravalaguna (FR) (filly, bay, 10 11) | P41-411 / 8 | Jump (33) | D J Mullins | W P Mullins Bruton Street-us | 14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside after 11th, driven and outpaced after 3 out, soon beaten, weakened next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| UR | 8 |   | - | Voix Du Reve (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 4) | 03113F / 12 | Flat (1584), Jump (40) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins D & D Armstrong… | 9/1 | |
| mistake 1st, held up behind, headway 11th, 6th when blundered and unseated rider 3 out | ||||||||||
