12 Nov 2022 14:20 Cheltenham
Winner: £160,000 (Penalty: £90,032); Distance: 2m 4f 44y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 |   | - | Ga Law (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 11132/3 / 9 | Jump (20) | J J Burke | Jamie Snowden The Footie Partnership | 5/1 | |
| always front rank, went 2nd at the last, ridden and stayed on gamely run-in, led towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | ¾ L | French Dynamite (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 51613-1 / 10 | Jump (23) | Darragh O'Keeffe | M F Morris Shane Carmody | 5/1 | |
| chased leader until 7th, handy 3rd, went 2nd again 4 out, led 2 out, ridden and stayed on run-in, headed towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 3 L | Midnight River (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | F71P3-1 / 10 | Jump (16) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr Frank McAleavy | 15/2 | |
| off the pace in last trio, mistake 11th, steady headway out wide before 2 out, ridden before the last, stayed on into 3rd final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | 1¼ L | Il Ridoto (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 31P383- / 8 | Jump (224) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Giles, Hogarth,… | 8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, closer in mid-division at 6th, headway chasing leaders 4 out, disputing 2nd when mistake last, weakened and lost 3rd final 110 yards | ||||||||||
| 5th | 16 |   | ¾ L | Deyrann de Carjac (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 55F36-2 / 10 | Jump (14) | Harry Kimber | A King Mr J Law | 18/1 | |
| off the pace in last pair, stayed on in 5th run-in, never going pace to reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 5½ L | Nassalam (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 11221-5 / 8 | Jump (14) | J E Moore | G & J Moore John and Yvonne… | 22/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 7th until 4 out, weakened quickly and soon behind | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | ½ L | Simply The Betts (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 6/6P252- / 10 | Jump (213) | Mr D Maxwell | P F Nicholls Mr David Maxwell | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, headway on inside tracking leaders 3rd, pushed along before 3 out, mistake and weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 14 |   | 4¼ L | Storm Control (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 12PP-35 / 11 | Jump (16) | R Patrick | Kerry Lee Mr Will Roseff | 50/1 | |
| led, headed 2 out, chased leader until the last, weakened badly run-in | ||||||||||
| 9th | 15 |   | 13 L | Galahad Quest (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | F6252-2 / 8 | Jump (35) | David Noonan | Mrs J Williams Holt, Macnabb,… | 14/1 | |
| always rear-division, never involved | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9 |   | 5½ L | Umbrigado (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 2) | 6/03P-21 / 8 | Jump (28) | T Scudamore | D Pipe John White & Anne… | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| UR | 6 |   | - | Stolen Silver (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 8) | 124341- / 10 | Jump (213) | Sam Twiston-Davies | S Thomas Walters Plant Hire… | 4/1 | |
| chased leaders on inside, mistake and lost place briefly 9th, badly hampered by faller and unseated rider 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5 |   | - | Happygolucky (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 9) | 412121/ / 11 | Jump (581) | David Bass | K Bailey & M Nicholls Lady Dulverton | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| FE | 13 |   | - | Slate House (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 461-155 / 11 | Jump (27) | Brendan Powell | J Tizzard Eric Jones, Geoff… | 66/1 | |
| soon lost place and towards rear, no chance when fell 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Coole Cody (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 18713-7 / 12 | Jump (22) | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams Mr W Clifford | 16/1 | |
| towards rear when bad mistake 5th, quickly pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| 2 |   | - | Editeur Du Gite (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | U114P-3 / 11 | Jump (21) | Non Runner | G & J Moore The Preston Family,… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Mister Fisher (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 2/P14P2- / 9 | Jump (203) | James Bowen | N J Henderson James & Jean Potter… | 18/1 | |
| mid-division out wide, bad mistake 3 out, behind and pulled up before next | ||||||||||
