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CHELTENHAM 13:45

Name: RYMAN STATIONERY HANDICAP CHASE (Grade 3) (1)
Start: 2015-12-11T12:00:00
End: 2015-12-11T15:25:00
Location: Cheltenham

12:00 12:35 13:10 13:45 14:20 14:55 15:25

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13:45 Friday 11 December 2015
RYMAN STATIONERY HANDICAP CHASE (Grade 3) (1)	Distance : 3m 2f (New)
Prize : £25,628 Age : 4yo+ Race Type : Chase	Going : Soft
Race Type : Chase

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Pos	Pos	Btn	Horse Name	Horse Name		TFR		Tfig	Jockey	Age	Wgt	ISP	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo
Pos		Btn	Pedigree	Jockey & Trainer		TFR		Tfig	Trainer	(Equip)	(OR)	(Place)	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo

1	1		11. AACHEN	11. AACHEN	-7 <	133+	+13 >	110	Charlie Deutsch (5)	11	10-0 (9-9)	12/113	12/113
1			bg RAINBOW QUEST (USA) - ANNA OF SAXONY ELA-MANA-MOU	J: Charlie Deutsch (5) T: Venetia Williams Age: 11 Wgt: 10-0 (9-9) OR: 133	-7 <	133+	+13 >	110	Venetia Williams		(133)		12/113
seemingly showed much improved form after just 8 days off from out of the handicap, again a better round of jumping in an uncontested lead key to his performance; raced clear, jumped well in main, given breather and reduced advantage eleventh, drew clear again thirteenth, unchallenged; he's been given credit for his effort for now, whether he can reproduce it under less favourable circumstances remains to be seen.
raced clear, largely jumped well, reduced advantage 11th, drew clear again 13th, unchallenged
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2	2	17	1. WONDERFUL CHARM (FR)	1. WONDERFUL CHARM (FR)	<	143+	>	120	Sam Twiston-Davies	7	11-12	15/28.5	15/28.5
2		17	bg POLIGLOTE - VICTORIA ROYALE (FR) GARDE ROYALE	J: Sam Twiston-Davies T: Paul Nicholls Age: 7 Wgt: 11-12 Eq: (s+t) OR: 159	<	143+	>	120	Paul Nicholls	(s+t)	(159)		15/28.5
shaped as if retaining all ability after 8 months off, not obviously well handicapped however; held up, headway fifteenth, left clear second 3 out, no impression on winner.
held up, headway 15th, left clear 2nd 3 out, no impression on winner
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3	3	1¾	5. MON PARRAIN (FR)	5. MON PARRAIN (FR)	-19 <	129?	-32 >	106	Sean Bowen	9	11-0	14/115	14/115
3		1¾	bg TREMPOLINO (USA) - KADAINA (FR) KADALKO (FR)	J: Sean Bowen T: Paul Nicholls Age: 9 Wgt: 11-0 Eq: (b+t) OR: 147	-19 <	129?	-32 >	106	Paul Nicholls	(b+t)	(147)		14/115
ran respectably after 8 months off; prominent main group, lost place before 4 out, left in a place next, made no impression.
prominent main group, lost place before 4 out, left in a place next, no impression
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4	4	8	7. KNOCK HOUSE (IRE)	7. KNOCK HOUSE (IRE)	+23 <	120+	>	97	Brian Hughes	6	10-12	4/15	4/15
4		8	chg OLD VIC - LADY'S GESTURE (IRE) ANSHAN	J: Brian Hughes T: Mick Channon Age: 6 Wgt: 10-12 OR: 145	+23 <	120+	>	97	Mick Channon		(145)		4/15
failed to meet expectations, though he might have run respectably but for being hampered 3 out, going best of the chasing pack at that point; prominent main group, not fluent second, mistake and hampered 3 out, not recover, hit 2 out.
prominent main group, not fluent 2nd, mistake 3 out, hampered, hit 2 out, not recover
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5	5	14	8. SHUIL ROYALE (IRE)	8. SHUIL ROYALE (IRE)	H (117) <	101?	+4 >	78	Noel Fehily	10	10-6	8/19	8/19
5		14	bg KING'S THEATRE (IRE) - SHUIL NA LEE (IRE) PHARDANTE (FR)	J: Noel Fehily T: Harry Fry Age: 10 Wgt: 10-6 Eq: (t) OR: 139	H (117) <	101?	+4 >	78	Harry Fry	(t)	(139)		8/19
failed to build on recent return back over fences; held up, mistake eighth, labouring seventeenth.
held up, mistake 8th, struggling 17th
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6	6	½	2. THE DRUIDS NEPHEW (IRE)	2. THE DRUIDS NEPHEW (IRE)	H <	117+	+33 >	94	Barry Geraghty	8	11-9	4/15	4/15
6		½	bg KING'S THEATRE (IRE) - GIFTED SHAREEF DANCER (USA)	J: Barry Geraghty T: Neil Mulholland Age: 8 Wgt: 11-9 Eq: (s) OR: 156	H <	117+	+33 >	94	Neil Mulholland	(s)	(156)		4/15
was disappointing back over fences on a track where he's run so well in the past, going with little of his usual zest; held up, not always fluent, ridden before 4 out, keeping on at rear of main group when all but came down 3 out then hampered, not recover.
held up, ridden before 4 out, keeping on when bad mistake 3 out, hampered, not recover
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F	F		6. VIEUX LION ROUGE (FR)	6. VIEUX LION ROUGE (FR)	+1 <	139+	+4 >		Tom Scudamore	6	10-13	10/34.33f	10/34.33f
F			chg SABIANGO (GER) - INDECISE (FR) CYBORG (FR)	J: Tom Scudamore T: David Pipe Age: 6 Wgt: 10-13 OR: 146	+1 <	139+	+4 >		David Pipe		(146)		10/34.33f
might have run respectably had he completed but was no threat to the winner; waited with, mistake tenth, ridden after 4 out, fell next.
held up, mistake 10th, ridden after 4 out, fell next
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F	F		4. THE ROMFORD PELE (IRE)	4. THE ROMFORD PELE (IRE)	<	?	H (135) >		P. Townend	8	11-0	8/19	8/19
F			bg ACCORDION - BACK AND FORE (IRE) BOB BACK (USA)	J: P. Townend T: Rebecca Curtis Age: 8 Wgt: 11-0 Eq: (b) OR: 147	<	?	H (135) >		Rebecca Curtis	(b)	(147)		8/19
wasn't looking likely to get into the shake-up even before he departed, one of his stable's first runners in a fortnight; held up, not always fluent, ridden fifteenth, fell next.
held up, ridden 15th, fell next
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Non Runners: FORGOTTEN GOLD (IRE), RIVER MAIGUE (IRE), SAUSALITO SUNRISE (IRE). Fences: 22. Race Distance Adjustment: +143 yds	Winning Owner: Mr Tony Bloom
Time: 6m 49.5s Closing Sectional: (3.84f): 60.5s (97.5%)
Overrounds: Industry SP 111%, Betfair SP 102.4%
A race already weakened by 3 withdrawals turned out a particularly weak affair for the grade, with several significant disappointments among the fancied runners, the winner allowed a lot of rope and making the most of his chance. AACHEN seemingly showed much improved form after just 8 days off from out of the handicap, again a better round of jumping in an uncontested lead key to his performance; raced clear, jumped well in main, given breather and reduced advantage eleventh, drew clear again thirteenth, unchallenged; he's been given credit for his effort for now, whether he can reproduce it under less favourable circumstances remains to be seen. WONDERFUL CHARM (FR) shaped as if retaining all ability after 8 months off, not obviously well handicapped however; held up, headway fifteenth, left clear second 3 out, no impression on winner. MON PARRAIN (FR) ran respectably after 8 months off; prominent main group, lost place before 4 out, left in a place next, made no impression. KNOCK HOUSE (IRE) failed to meet expectations, though he might have run respectably but for being hampered 3 out, going best of the chasing pack at that point; prominent main group, not fluent second, mistake and hampered 3 out, not recover, hit 2 out. SHUIL ROYALE (IRE) failed to build on recent return back over fences; held up, mistake eighth, labouring seventeenth. THE DRUIDS NEPHEW (IRE) was disappointing back over fences on a track where he's run so well in the past, going with little of his usual zest; held up, not always fluent, ridden before 4 out, keeping on at rear of main group when all but came down 3 out then hampered, not recover. VIEUX LION ROUGE (FR) might have run respectably had he completed but was no threat to the winner; waited with, mistake tenth, ridden after 4 out, fell next. THE ROMFORD PELE (IRE) wasn't looking likely to get into the shake-up even before he departed, one of his stable's first runners in a fortnight; held up, not always fluent, ridden fifteenth, fell next.

13:45 Cheltenham Result on Friday 11 December 2015

The 3M 2F 13:45 RYMAN STATIONERY HANDICAP CHASE (Grade 3) (1) at Cheltenham was run on Soft. It was open to 4yo+ and had a prize fund of £25,628. There were 8 runners. The winning horse was AACHEN who won by 17. AACHEN was ridden by Charlie Deutsch. AACHEN had an industry starting price (ISP) of 12/1.

How the rest of the runners fared:

WONDERFUL CHARM (FR) finished 2nd and was beaten by 17 - they had an ISP of 15/2
MON PARRAIN (FR) finished 3rd and was beaten by 19 - they had an ISP of 14/1
KNOCK HOUSE (IRE) finished 4th and was beaten by 27 - they had an ISP of 4/1
SHUIL ROYALE (IRE) finished 5th and was beaten by 41 - they had an ISP of 8/1
THE DRUIDS NEPHEW (IRE) finished 6th and was beaten by 41 - they had an ISP of 4/1

CHELTENHAM 13:45

13:45 Friday 11 December 2015

RYMAN STATIONERY HANDICAP CHASE (Grade 3) (1)

13:45 Cheltenham Result on Friday 11 December 2015