17 Nov 2007 14:35 Cheltenham
Winner: £120,000 (Penalty: £68,424); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
| - |
L'Antartique (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) |
1F21U-1 / 25 |
Jump (13) | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy Mrs A N Durkan |
13/2 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden and steady progress from 3 out, jumped well to lead soon after last, kept on well, ridden out | ||||||||||
2nd |
7 |
| NK |
Il Duce (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 150lbs) |
1PF23-1 / 11 |
Jump (197) | R Thornton | A King Mrs Peter Prowting |
33/1 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, ridden to lead after 2 out, headed soon after last, kept on gamely, held near finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 1¾ L |
Knowhere (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) |
2380U-1 / 13 |
Jump (28) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr H R Mould |
10/1 | |
| mid-division, struggling when mistake 3 out, stayed on under strong pressure approaching last, went 3rd final 100 yards | ||||||||||
4th |
14 |
| ¾ L |
Palarshan (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 145lbs) |
5036P/2- / 11 |
Jump (247) | M Bradburne | H D Daly Sumner Wellesley |
25/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and headway approaching 4 out, badly hampered 2 out, stayed on | ||||||||||
PU |
1 |
| - |
Billyvoddan (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) |
9U/513P- / 13 |
Jump (217) | S E Durack | H D Daly Mrs Juliet Minton |
66/1 | |
| chased leaders until 10th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
15 |
| - |
Black Hills (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 144lbs) |
12221-0 / 10 |
Jump (28) | Jimmy McCarthy | J A Geake The Kingfisher… |
33/1 | ||
| chased leaders, hit 8th, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
16 |
| - |
Ballyagran (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 143lbs) |
114-237 / 10 |
Jump (34) | Paul Carberry | N Meade Mrs Monica O'sullivan |
33/1 | ||
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
17 |
| - |
Patman Du Charmil (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 142lbs) |
1PP-113 / 9 |
Jump (28) | David England | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr H R Mould |
66/1 | ||
| prominent, hit 2nd and 3rd, led approaching 4 out, narrowly headed 3 out, rallied gamely, no extra from last | ||||||||||
18 |
| - |
Three Mirrors (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 142lbs) |
21131-4 / 9 |
Jump (15) | K Mercer | Ferdy Murphy Mr Sean J Murphy |
16/1 | ||
| mistake 12th, mainly towards rear | ||||||||||
19 |
| - |
Vodka Bleu (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 142lbs) |
2P0400- / 9 |
Jump (218) | T J Murphy | D Pipe Mr D A Johnson |
8/1 | ||
| in touch until 6th, soon behind | ||||||||||
13 |
| - |
Private Be (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 146lbs) |
20131-B / 11 |
Jump (28) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White David And Daphne… |
12/1 | ||
| led until approaching 4 out, ridden approaching 3 out, gradually weakened | ||||||||||
12 |
| - |
Copsale Lad (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 146lbs) |
3/PP105- / 12 |
Jump (218) | M A Fitzgerald | N J Henderson Swallow Partnership |
8/1 | ||
| mid-division, mistake 4th and 4 out, soon ridden, weakened after next | ||||||||||
11 |
| - |
Bambi De L'orme (FR) (Gelding, Grey, 147lbs) |
37511-4 / 10 |
Jump (27) | D Elsworth | Ian Williams Mr & Mrs John Poynton |
50/1 | ||
| held up towrds rear, headway approaching 4 out, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
10 |
| - |
Ponmeoath (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 148lbs) |
458-614 / 13 |
Jump (34) | P W Flood | E McNamara Sean Curran |
20/1 | ||
| mid-division, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
PU |
9 |
| - |
Kings Brook (GB) (Gelding, Brown, 149lbs) |
86-P101 / 10 |
Jump (21) | P A Carberry | Nick Williams Mr J R Cornwall |
66/1 | |
| lost touch 9th, weakened and pulled before 4 out | ||||||||||
8 |
| - |
Bob Hall (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 150lbs) |
31522-3 / 10 |
Jump (28) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
11/1 | ||
| mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden when hampered 2 out, no extra from last | ||||||||||
PU |
6 |
| - |
Idole First (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) |
06/1341- / 14 |
Jump (247) | A O'Keeffe | Miss V Williams Mrs A Turner |
16/1 | |
| chased leaders until 7th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
4 |
| - |
Crozan (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) |
PP/2PF4- / 9 |
Jump (218) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr Trevor Hemmings |
12/1 | ||
| chased leaders, led 3 out, soon ridden, headed approaching last, weakened | ||||||||||
PU |
2 |
| - |
Too Forward (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 160lbs) |
2/19182- / 14 |
Jump (213) | Paul Moloney | C Llewellyn Mr Richard Pitman |
66/1 | |
| lost touch 8th, held off and pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
FE |
20 |
| - |
Granit Jack (FR) (Gelding, Grey, 140lbs) |
11/3212- / 6 |
Jump (249) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr J Hales |
3/1 | |
| in touch, joined leaders 4 out, travelling well and every chance when fell 2 out | ||||||||||