17 Mar 2010 16:00 Cheltenham
Winner: £75,000 (Penalty: £42,758); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Coral Cup (Handicap Hurdle) (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Spirit River (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 51-510 / 10 | Flat (579), Jump (32) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr D B Roberts | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, hit 4 out, headway to challenge 2 out, led before last, ridden and kept on flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 15 |   | 4½ L | Tullamore Dew (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 10) | 217-257 / 14 | Flat (1382), Jump (53) | L Treadwell | N J Gifford Give Every Man… | 80/1 | |
| in touch on inside, effort approaching 2 out, soon ridden, chased winner last, kept on flat, no impression | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 2¾ L | James De Vassy (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 174-142 / 8 | Jump (103) | D A Jacob | Nick Williams Jakeman, Barrett,… | 16/1 | |
| in touch, effort when left close up 3rd 2 out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure flat, no impression | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | ½ L | Micheal Flips (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 06-3619 / 11 | Jump (53) | Nick Scholfield | Andrew Turnell John P McManus | 33/1 | |
| with leader, led after 2nd, hard pressed 2out, ridden and headed before last, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13 |   | ¾ L | Quantitativeeasing (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 1112 / 12 | Jump (33) | A P McCoy | N J Henderson Mr John P McManus | 8/1 | |
| keen early, tracked leaders, effort and every chance on outside 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace from last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 24 |   | HD | Naiad du Misselot (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 5) | 4P5-290 / 11 | Jump (116) | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy Hill, Trembath,… | 25/1 | |
| held up in mid-division on inside, headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on, no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | 1¾ L | Sir Harry Ormesher (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | 12/14-F1 / 9 | Jump (39) | R Thornton | A King Mr David Sewell | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, driven after 3 out, ridden and kept on under pressure from next, no impression | ||||||||||
| 8th | 19 |   | 2¼ L | Racing Demon (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) | 60/5P84 / 11 | Jump (39) | Hadden Frost | Miss H C Knight Mrs T P Radford | 50/1 | |
| in touch on outside, effort when hampered 2 out, soon ridden and no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 16 |   | HD | Silverhand (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 10 10) | 62-5860 / 8 | Flat (157), Jump (122) | Paul Carberry | N Meade John P McManus | 22/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside after 3 out, staying on when hampered next, soon ridden and no impression | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5 |   | 2 L | Mamlook (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 6) | 404-214 / 9 | Flat (151), Jump (32) | T Scudamore | D Pipe P A Deal & G Lowe | 18/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, ridden and weakened last | ||||||||||
| 11th | 12 |   | 1 L | On Raglan Road (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | 122F4F- / 7 | Jump (348) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… | 16/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, headway 4 out, chased leaders 2 out, ridden and weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 12th | 17 |   | ¾ L | Deutschland (USA) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) | 13-4123 / 10 | Flat (187), Jump (28) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Allan McLuckie | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, some headway after 3 out, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 13th | 14 |   | ¾ L | Ring The Boss (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 10-7U00 / 9 | Jump (32) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Mr Alan Peterson | 66/1 | |
| towards rear, hit 6th, outpaced 3 out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 14th | 25 |   | 4 L | Good Old Thyme (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 5) | 342251 / 6 | Jump (15) | R Johnson | Dr R D P Newland Mr G Carstairs | 40/1 | |
| tracked leaders, blundered 4 out, soon lost place, weakened from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 20 |   | 7 L | Eleazar (GER) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) | 103-51F / 12 | Flat (1746), Jump (145) | Jimmy McCarthy | L Wadham Mr J J W Wadham | 50/1 | |
| led to after 2nd, tracked leaders until lost place after 3 out, soon behind | ||||||||||
| 16th | 2 |   | 1 L | Andytown (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 8) | 3416-93 / 7 | Jump (81) | David Bass | N J Henderson Mr & Mrs R Kelvin… | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, effort on outside after 4 out, outpaced approaching 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 17th | 18 |   | 3 L | Chief Yeoman (GB) (Gelding, brown, 10 9) | 0-47P34 / 11 | Flat (2417), Jump (25) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams B Moore & E C Stephens | 50/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 18th | 21 |   | 8 L | Ballyvoile (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 6) | 242113 / 10 | Jump (32) | K Whelan | Ms M Flynn Santry Power Walsh… | 100/1 | |
| raced keenly in mid-division, mistake 4th, outpaced 3 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 19th | 9 |   | NK | Takeroc (FR) (Gelding, grey, 11 1) | 57P7-59 / 11 | Flat (1431), Jump (32) | Harry Skelton | P F Nicholls Dunn Racing | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, some headway after 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 20th | 28 |   | HD | Shadow Dancer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | 11221 / 7 | Jump (98) | Gerald Quinn | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 9/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 21st | 23 |   | NS | City Theatre (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | 8-74131 / 8 | Jump (27) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 22/1 | |
| chased leaders to 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 22nd | 1 |   | ½ L | Chicago Grey (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 12) | 261-131 / 12 | Jump (87) | Alain Cawley | G Elliott Mr John Earls | 50/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 23rd | 27 |   | 3¾ L | Gold Award (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 2) | 9/12F-14 / 7 | Jump (47) | Felix de Giles | N J Henderson The Queen | 22/1 | |
| close up on outside, lost place 4 out, soon behind | ||||||||||
| 24th | 22 |   | 9 L | Silk Affair (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 6) | 11-0355 / 6 | Flat (151), Jump (39) | T J Murphy | M G Quinlan L Mulryan & M Fahy… | 14/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 25th | 10 |   | 2 L | Silk Hall (UAE) (Colt, bay, 11 1) | 4115-40 / 11 | Flat (12), Jump (109) | Christian Williams | A King Mr James Callow | 80/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 26th | 4 |   | Dist | Lake Legend (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) | 121-P11 / 11 | Jump (81) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr J Wright, Mr… | 18/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 6 |   | - | Wishfull Thinking (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 1/2-111 / 13 | Jump (31) | Giles Hawkins | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Diana L Whateley | ||
| UR | 26 |   | - | Hampshire Express (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 23P-001 / 8 | Jump (32) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Kilmeadan Racing… | ||
