William Hill Supporting Greatwood Gold Cup |
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| Grade 3 Handicap, Newbury 14:40 £50,000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 3f 187y, Class 1  |
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| Saturday 2nd March 2019 | |
1 San Benedeto 11/1
2 Gala Ball 20/1
3 Valdez 16/1
4 Javert 8/1
16 ran Distances: 2¼l, 2l, 2½l
Time: 4m 56.10s (slow by 7.10s)
San Benedeto wins for Paul Nicholls and Nick Scholfield
San Benedeto takes the win in the William Hill Supporting Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase at @NewburyRacing
— ITV Racing (@itvracing) March 2, 2019
A 9th win in this race for @PFNicholls!
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First run in 2004, this two-and-a-half-mile Grade Three has been farmed by Paul Nicholls – claiming eight wins in just 15 years.
He had a strong hand in the latest renewal, with 11-1 shot San Benedeto joined by two stable companions in 5-1 favourite Dolos and 14-1 chance Warriors Tale – and it was Nick Scholfield’s mount who got the job done in determined fashion.
Gala Ball – making his first competitive appearance in over 700 days for Philip Hobbs – looked set to make a winning return when travelling strongly in the lead halfway up the home straight.
But San Benedeto took over after the final fence and kicked clear for a two-and-a-quarter-length verdict.
Gala Ball performed admirably in second, with Valdez and Javert third and fourth respectively.
Greatwood Gold Cup (Grade 3 Handicap)
£50,000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 3f 187y, Class 1
16 ran
Going: Good to Soft
| Pos | D | Horse SP | Jockey Weight | Trainer | Age |
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| 1st | San Benedeto (FR) 11/1 | Nick Scholfield 11-5 |
P F Nicholls | 8 | |
| 2nd | 2¼ | Gala Ball (IRE) 20/1 | T J O'Brien 10-13 |
P J Hobbs | 9 |
| 3rd | 2 | Valdez 16/1 | Tom Cannon 11-0 |
A King | 12 |
| 4th | 2½ | Javert (IRE) 8/1 | T Scudamore 11-7 |
Miss E C Lavelle | 10 |
| 5th | 1¼ | Dolos (FR) 5/1f | Lorcan Williams (5) 11-12 |
P F Nicholls | 6 |
| 6th | 3½ | Dustin Des Mottes (FR) 9/1 | Sam Twiston-Davies 10-5 |
Dr R D P Newland | 6 |
| 7th | 7 | Zalvados (FR) 20/1 | P J Brennan 10-0 |
Oliver Greenall | 6 |
| 8th | 8 | Mercian Prince (IRE) 16/1 | Jack Quinlan 11-7 |
Miss Amy Murphy | 8 |
| 9th | nk | Value At Risk 14/1 | William Marshall (10) 10-6 |
D Skelton | 10 |
| 10th | nk | Warriors Tale 14/1 | N D Fehily 11-11 |
P F Nicholls | 10 |
| 11th | 14 | War Sound 7/1 | C Gethings 11-1 |
P J Hobbs | 10 |
| 12th | 1½ | Azzuri 50/1 | Harry Skelton 10-9 |
D Skelton | 7 |
| 13th | 11 | Nightfly 20/1 | J J Burke 10-4 |
C E Longsdon | 8 |
| PU | Master Dee (IRE) 25/1 | B J Geraghty 11-9 |
F O'Brien | 10 | |
| PU | Shanahan's Turn (IRE) 33/1 | Ben Godfrey (7) 10-2 |
C L Tizzard | 11 | |
| UR | Happy Diva (IRE) 11/2 | Richard Patrick (3) 11-0 |
Kerry Lee | 8 |
