William Hill Supporting Greatwood Gold Cup
Grade 3 Handicap, Newbury 14:40
£50,000 added,
5yo plus,
2m 3f 187y, Class 1  
Saturday 2nd March 2019

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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

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
1st San Benedeto (FR) 11/1 Nick Scholfield
11-5
P F Nicholls 8
2nd 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 Javert (IRE) 8/1 T Scudamore
11-7
Miss E C Lavelle 10
5th Dolos (FR) 5/1f Lorcan Williams (5)
11-12
P F Nicholls 6
6th 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 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

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