14 Dec 2019 13:55 Cheltenham
Winner: £130,000 (Penalty: £73,151); Distance: 2m 4f 127y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Caspian Caviar Gold Cup Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15 |   | - | Warthog (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 3) | 7/1P3P-3 / 13 | Jump (28) | David Noonan | D Pipe Professor Caroline… | 7/1 | |
| led until after 2nd, prominent, challenged 11th, led 3 out, headed flat, rallied gamely to lead again post | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | HD | Spiritofthegames (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 4335-P0 / 11 | Jump (15) | Bridget Andrews | D Skelton Mr N W Lake | 40/1 | |
| held up towards rear, slow 1st, headway before 4 out, 3rd 2 out, went 2nd before last, led flat, went over 1 length up, headed post | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | ¾ L | Robin Des Foret (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 5) | 312F32- / 12 | Jump (258) | James Bowen | W P Mullins The 119 Partnership | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, headway going well 3 out, went 2nd 2 out until shaken up before last, ridden flat, edged right towards finish, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 1¾ L | Cepage (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 3414/2-2 / 12 | Jump (35) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams The Bellamy Partnership | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 7th, 4th and one pace 2 out, kept on final 100 yards, carried right towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 2½ L | Imperial Presence (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | 124-PF8 / 10 | Jump (21) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Sir Christopher… | 33/1 | |
| led after 2nd, headed 3 out, beaten 2 out, plugged on | ||||||||||
| 6th | 16 |   | 19 L | Not That Fuisse (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 14F-224 / 10 | Jump (24) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr Colm Donlon | 7/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway on outside 12th, ridden and beaten after 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 13 |   | ½ L | Good Man Pat (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 313P5-4 / 8 | Jump (22) | Tom Cannon | A King Mr David Sewell | 15/2 | |
| held up towards rear, mistake 10th and next, well beaten 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12 |   | NK | Brelan D'as (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 5135-U2 / 11 | Flat (1582), Jump (28) | B J Geraghty | P F Nicholls Mr John P McManus | 7/1 | |
| in touch in mid-division, closed before 8th, dropped to 8th but still in touch when blundered 3 out, weakened after | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11 |   | 35 L | Clondaw Castle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 21144-2 / 11 | Jump (42) | J J Burke | T R George Mme Sc Nelson | 7/1 | |
| held up towards rear, outpaced 13th, not fluent 4 out, well beaten 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4 |   | 13 L | Secret Investor (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 22411-2 / 12 | Jump (42) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mr C J Hitchings | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 4 out, every chance 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| FE | 10 |   | - | Knocknanuss (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 2F55-36 / 9 | Jump (21) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Hail Sargent Evans | 12/1 | |
| held up in rear, fell 10th | ||||||||||
| 3 |   | - | Riders Onthe Storm (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 10) | 431FP-1 / 11 | Jump (35) | Non Runner | N & W Twiston-Davies Carl Hinchy And… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| 6 |   | - | Benatar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 13/4437- / 9 | Jump (329) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore Mr Ashley Head | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 14 |   | - | Generous Day (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | 2171-81 / 12 | Jump (19) | James Davies | Henry Oliver Mr R G Whitehead | 25/1 | |
| held up, effort on outside 12th, lost place when mistake 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Keeper Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 21003-1 / 11 | Jump (21) | Adrian Heskin | W Greatrex McNeill Family | 16/1 | |
| in rear, mistake 4th, pushed along 6th, not fluent next, mistake 8th, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| 5 |   | - | Lalor (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 1/13P6-4 / 12 | Jump (39) | Non Runner | K Woollacott Mr D G Staddon… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
