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CHELTENHAM 13:50

Name: VIRGIN BET DECEMBER GOLD CUP CHASE (PREMIER HANDICAP) (1)
Start: 2023-12-16T12:05:00
End: 2023-12-16T15:35:00
Location: Cheltenham

12:05 12:40 13:15 13:50 14:25 15:00 15:35

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13:50 Saturday 16 December 2023	Unlock this Race
VIRGIN BET DECEMBER GOLD CUP CHASE (PREMIER HANDICAP) (1)	Distance : 2m 4f 127y (New)
Prize : £74,035 Age : 4yo+ Race Type : Chase	Going : Gd/Sft
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		2. FUGITIF (FR)	2. FUGITIF (FR)	<		>		Gavin Sheehan	8	11-3	13/27.5	13/27.5
1			bg BALLINGARRY (IRE) - TURIANE (FR) ARVICO (FR)	J: Gavin Sheehan T: Richard Hobson Age: 8 Wgt: 11-3 Eq: (t) OR: 151	<		>		Richard Hobson	(t)	(151)		13/27.5
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held up, hampered 4 out, still off pace next, took fourth 2 out, kept on well flat, pressed leader final 1f, edged ahead line
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2	2	sh	5. IL RIDOTO (FR)	5. IL RIDOTO (FR)	<		>		Bryony Frost	6	10-9	17/29.5	17/29.5
2		sh	bg KAPGARDE (FR) - L'EXPLORATRICE (FR) TREMPOLINO (USA)	J: Bryony Frost T: Paul Nicholls Age: 6 Wgt: 10-9 Eq: (s+t) OR: 143	<		>		Paul Nicholls	(s+t)	(143)		17/29.5
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led, jumped well, joined 7th, went on again end of back straight, reduced advantage last, tackled final 1f, rallied, edged out only line
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3	3	9½	10. FRERO BANBOU (FR)	10. FRERO BANBOU (FR)	<		>		Charlie Deutsch	8	10-2 (9-13)	9/110	9/110
3		9½	bg APSIS - LADY BANBOU (FR) USEFUL (FR)	J: Charlie Deutsch T: Venetia Williams Age: 8 Wgt: 10-2 (9-13) OR: 136	<		>		Venetia Williams		(136)		9/110
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pressed leader, disputed lead 7th, upsides until home turn, weakened
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4	4	nk	9. GRANDEUR D'AME (FR)	9. GRANDEUR D'AME (FR)	<		>		Tom Bellamy	7	10-2 (9-13)	22/123	22/123
4		nk	bg DESIR D'UN SOIR (FR) - SOURYA D'AIRY (FR) SHEYRANN	J: Tom Bellamy T: Alan King Age: 7 Wgt: 10-2 (9-13) OR: 136	<		>		Alan King		(136)		22/123
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pressed leader until 5th, 3rd next, effort when shaken up home turn, no further impression
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5	5	1½	1. FAKIR D'OUDAIRIES (FR)	1. FAKIR D'OUDAIRIES (FR)	<		>		Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	8	12-0	11/112	11/112
5		1½	bg KAPGARDE (FR) - NIAGARIA DU BOIS (FR) GRAND TRESOR (FR)	J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien, Ireland Age: 8 Wgt: 12-0 OR: 162	<		>		Joseph Patrick O'Brien, Ireland		(162)		11/112
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held up, hampered 4 out, still off pace entering straight, kept on gradually
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6	6	1¾	11. TORN AND FRAYED (FR)	11. TORN AND FRAYED (FR)	<		>		Sam Twiston-Davies	9	10-2 (9-13)	28/129	28/129
6		1¾	bg CALIFET (FR) - CHIC ET ZEN (FR) CHICHICASTENANGO (FR)	J: Sam Twiston-Davies T: Nigel Twiston-Davies Age: 9 Wgt: 10-2 (9-13) OR: 136	<		>		Nigel Twiston-Davies		(136)		28/129
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prominent main group, shaken up after 4 out, left behind gradually
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7	7	1¾	4. MONMIRAL (FR)	4. MONMIRAL (FR)	<		>		Harry Cobden	6	10-11	4/15	4/15
7		1¾	bl or brg SAINT DES SAINTS (FR) - ACHERE (FR) MONT BASILE (FR)	J: Harry Cobden T: Paul Nicholls Age: 6 Wgt: 10-11 OR: 145	<		>		Paul Nicholls		(145)		4/15
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tracked pace, ridden when disputed fourth end of back straight, left behind gradually
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8	8	3¾	7. JAY JAY REILLY (IRE)	7. JAY JAY REILLY (IRE)	<		>		Harry Skelton	7	10-5	33/134	33/134
8		3¾	bg FAME AND GLORY - GARDEN CITY (IRE) SHERNAZAR	J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton Age: 7 Wgt: 10-5 OR: 139	<		>		Dan Skelton		(139)		33/134
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steadied start, mistake 4 out, hampered there, always behind
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9	9	6	8. DO YOUR JOB (IRE)	8. DO YOUR JOB (IRE)	<		>		Derek Fox	9	10-2	22/123	22/123
9		6	bg FAME AND GLORY - FULL OF BIRDS (FR) EPERVIER BLEU	J: Derek Fox T: Lucinda Russell Age: 9 Wgt: 10-2 Eq: (t) OR: 136	<		>		Lucinda Russell	(t)	(136)		22/123
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waited with, lost ground gradually back straight, struggling 3 out
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F	F		12. RAILWAY HURRICANE (IRE)	12. RAILWAY HURRICANE (IRE)	<		>		C. Stone-Walsh (5)	8	10-2 (9-9)	33/134	33/134
F			bg PERUGINO (USA) - ROSE EARLEY (IRE) DEFINITE ARTICLE	J: C. Stone-Walsh (5) T: Gavin Patrick Cromwell, Ireland Age: 8 Wgt: 10-2 (9-9) Eq: (b+t) OR: 136	<		>		Gavin Patrick Cromwell, Ireland	(b+t)	(136)		33/134
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rear, behind when fell 4 out
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F	F		6. SO SCOTTISH (FR)	6. SO SCOTTISH (FR)	<		>		M. P. Walsh	6	10-7	5/16	5/16
F			bg MARTALINE - MER D'ARABIE (FR) BALLINGARRY (IRE)	J: M. P. Walsh T: Emmet Mullins, Ireland Age: 6 Wgt: 10-7 Eq: (t) OR: 141	<		>		Emmet Mullins, Ireland	(t)	(141)		5/16
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waited with, going well when fell 4 out
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pu	pu		3. THUNDER ROCK (IRE)	3. THUNDER ROCK (IRE)	<		>		Sean Bowen	7	10-12	3/14f	3/14f
pu			bg SHIROCCO (GER) - LA BELLE SAUVAGE OLD VIC	J: Sean Bowen T: Olly Murphy Age: 7 Wgt: 10-12 OR: 146	<		>		Olly Murphy		(146)		3/14f
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settled mid-field early, lost place when slow 3rd, mistakes after, behind early final circuit, lost shoe
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All 12 ran. Fences: 17. Race Distance Adjustment: +38 yds	Winning Owner: Mr Carl Hinchy & Dr Emad Hussain
Time: 5m 11.5s
Overrounds: Industry SP 122%, Betfair SP 103.3%
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13:50 Cheltenham Result on Saturday 16 December 2023

The 2M 4F 127Y 13:50 VIRGIN BET DECEMBER GOLD CUP CHASE (PREMIER HANDICAP) (1) at Cheltenham was run on Gd/Sft. It was open to 4yo+ and had a prize fund of £74,035. There were 12 runners. The winning horse was FUGITIF (FR) who won by sh. FUGITIF (FR) was ridden by Gavin Sheehan. FUGITIF (FR) had an industry starting price (ISP) of 13/2.

How the rest of the runners fared:

IL RIDOTO (FR) finished 2nd and was beaten by 0.05 - they had an ISP of 17/2
FRERO BANBOU (FR) finished 3rd and was beaten by 9.5 - they had an ISP of 9/1
GRANDEUR D'AME (FR) finished 4th and was beaten by 10 - they had an ISP of 22/1
FAKIR D'OUDAIRIES (FR) finished 5th and was beaten by 11 - they had an ISP of 11/1
TORN AND FRAYED (FR) finished 6th and was beaten by 13 - they had an ISP of 28/1
MONMIRAL (FR) finished 7th and was beaten by 15 - they had an ISP of 4/1
JAY JAY REILLY (IRE) finished 8th and was beaten by 18.5 - they had an ISP of 33/1
DO YOUR JOB (IRE) finished 9th and was beaten by 24.5 - they had an ISP of 22/1

CHELTENHAM 13:50

13:50 Saturday 16 December 2023

VIRGIN BET DECEMBER GOLD CUP CHASE (PREMIER HANDICAP) (1)

13:50 Cheltenham Result on Saturday 16 December 2023