10 Dec 2011 14:30 Cheltenham
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,950); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Spinal Research The Atlantic 4 Gold Cup (Grade 3 Handicap Chase)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Quantitativeeasing (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 7) | 7112-02 / 12 | Jump (28) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr John P McManus | 6/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake 8th, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leading pair after next, ran on well flat, stayed on between rivals to lead towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | ¾ L | Medermit (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 5) | 2142-13 / 11 | Jump (21) | R Thornton | A King The Dunkley & Reilly… | 11/1 | |
| in touch on inside, blundered 8th, outpaced 4 out, headway to chase leaders before next, went 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden after last, stayed on to challenge and every chance towards finish, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | NK | Roudoudou Ville (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 4/P11-21 / 9 | Flat (849), Jump (35) | A Glassonbury | V R A Dartnall Mrs S De Wilde | 10/1 | |
| always prominent, blundered and rider lost iron 10th, led before 4 out, driven 2 out, ridden flat, no extra and headed towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 10 L | I'msingingtheblues (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 2-53314 / 10 | Jump (7) | Hadden Frost | D Pipe Mrs Jo Tracey | 25/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, chased leaders under pressure 3 out, kept on same pace from next, no impression | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | ½ L | Calgary Bay (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | 6242F-8 / 12 | Jump (28) | 2nd Preference | Miss H C Knight Mrs T P Radford | 20/1 | |
| held up behind, blundered 10th, chased leaders 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace from next, no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 1½ L | Ghizao (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 21152-4 / 10 | Jump (39) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls The Johnson & Stewart… | 17/2 | |
| mid-division when mistake and dropped towards rear 3rd, hampered 4 out, headway on outside before next, effort 2 out, kept on same pace, no impression approaching last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 4½ L | Tatenen (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | 363170- / 10 | Flat (1587), Jump (268) | A Thornton | R Rowe The Stewart Family | 33/1 | |
| soon mid-division, chased leaders before 3 out to next, kept on same pace, no impression | ||||||||||
| 8th | 17 |   | 4 L | Mad Moose (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 0) | 117323 / 10 | Jump (15) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Middleham Park… | 33/1 | |
| towards rear, headway into mid-division on outside 9th, chased leader after 3 out to next, 7th and no impression when hit last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 12 L | Roberto Goldback (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 220-1U3 / 12 | Jump (37) | P J Brennan | D T Hughes Mr S Munir | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, hampered 4 out, outpaced next, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 14 |   | 3¼ L | Matuhi (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 3) | 20661-U / 10 | Flat (1882), Jump (136) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Willsford Racing… | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, mistake 4th, outpaced 3 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2 |   | 2¾ L | Great Endeavour (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 5) | 62F6-14 / 8 | Jump (14) | T J Murphy | D Pipe Mr D A Johnson | 8/1 | |
| led, blundered and headed 10th, chased leaders, outpaced when bumped 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 12th | 16 |   | 6 L | Salut Flo (FR) (horse (entire), bay, 10 0) | 530112/ / 8 | Jump (616) | Conor O'farrell | D Pipe Mr Allan Stennett | 13/2 | |
| tracked leader, led 10th, headed before 4 out, 2nd when blundered 2 out, soon lost place, not recover, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 15 |   | - | Nomecheki (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 02P-20P / 10 | Flat (1924), Jump (7) | L P Aspell | N J Gifford The Stewart Family | ||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Sunnyhillboy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 4) | 2/73F-37 / 12 | Jump (21) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | ||
| UR | 12 |   | - | Divers (FR) (Gelding, grey, 10 4) | 5911-P3 / 10 | Flat (1616), Jump (28) | K Mercer | Ferdy Murphy Let's Live Racing | ||
| FE | 11 |   | - | Finger Onthe Pulse (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) | 00-7010 / 12 | Jump (28) | W T Kennedy | T J Taaffe Mr John P McManus | ||
| 1 |   | - | Woolcombe Folly (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 1107-32 / 10 | Jump (27) | R Mahon | P F Nicholls The Hon Mrs Townshend | |||
| 18 |   | - | Havingotascoobydo (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 15-1F12 / 9 | Jump (29) | Reserve 1 | M Keighley D Bishop C Bowkley… | |||
