14 Apr 2021 13:30 Cheltenham
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £7,804); Distance: 2m 4f 56y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Faivoir (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 141131 / 10 | Jump (19) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mrs Suzanne Lawrence | 4/6 | |
| tracked leader, stalked leader going well after 2 out, strong challenge to lead last, kept on well run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 2¾ L | Witness Protection (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 42-1210 / 11 | Jump (28) | James Best | M Keighley Foxtrot Racing… | 8/1 | |
| held up in last, not fluent 6th, smooth headway after 2 out and tracked leader, every chance when made challenge last, always held when ridden on the run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 1½ L | Torn And Frayed (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 425121 / 11 | Jump (15) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mrs Caroline Beresford-Wylie | 2/1 | |
| led, ridden when pressed approaching the last, soon headed, battled on bravely but no extra closing stages | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 18 L | Nickelsonthedime (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 12-233F / 10 | Jump (117) | Mr Joshua Newman | K Woollacott T Hamlin, J E Gardener | 33/1 | |
| tracked leader, travelled keenly early stages, not fluent 2 out, soon outpaced and tailed off | ||||||||||
| 2 |   | - | Tamar Bridge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 131 / 10 | Jump (32) | Adrian Heskin | O Murphy Miss H M McMahon | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
