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2008 Day Three Results

Cheltenham 12:30 - Result
Peter O'sullevan National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup (amateur)
£75000 added, 5yo plus, 4m, Class 2, £45015 penalty, 20 ran
Going: Good to Soft, Good in places

Winning Time Winning Time: 8m 26.3s

Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1   Old Benny 11-7 Mr C Huxley A King 7 9/1
  mid-division, hampered 5 out, headway 3 out, kept on to lead last, ran on opened 12/1 touched 12/1 £10000-£900 Each Way
2 7 Over The Creek 12-0 Mr J Guerriero D Pipe 9 7/1
  towards rear, headway on bit 4 out, led briefly approaching last, soon ridden and no impression opened 6/1 touched 7/1 £7000-£1000 (x2)
3 4½ Back On Line (IRE) 11-7 Mr W Biddick Miss V Williams 8 8/1
  in touch, mistake 19th, ridden 3 out and not fluent, led 2 out, headed soon after, one pace opened 17/2 touched 17/2 £8500-£1000
4 hd Niche Market (IRE) 11-7 Mr J J Codd R H Buckler 7 66/1
  mid-division, ridden when mistake 2 out, stayed on, not troubled leaders opened 66/1 touched 66/1
5 1¼ Ornais (FR) 12-0 Mr N Scholfield P F Nicholls 6 9/2 f
  held up, ridden and effort 3 out, weakened approaching last opened 4/1 touched 5/1 £25000-£5000 Each Way £10000-£2000 Each Way £5000-£1000 £18000-£4000 Each Way £20000-£5000 Each Way
6 1¼ Dreux (FR) 11-11 Mr M J O'Connor Thomas Cooper 6 100/1
  tracked leaders, led 7th, headed approaching 8th, mistake 9th, led again 13th, ridden when headed 2 out, weakened last opened 100/1 touched 100/1
7 ¾ Menchikov (FR) 11-11 Mr J Snowden N J Henderson 8 20/1
  mid-division, mistake 8th, mistake again 14th, jumped right 17th, chasing leaders when hampered and mistake 2 out, weakened last opened 20/1 touched 22/1
8 5 Sandhurst (IRE) 11-7 Mr J P McKeown Edgar Byrne 8 12/1
  in touch, mistake 14th, weakened 5 out opened 10/1 touched 12/1
9 ¾ Sizing Australia (IRE) 11-7 Mr D Roche H De Bromhead 6 25/1
  mid-division, mistake 13th, headway to chase leaders 3 out, ridden when mistake 2 out and soon weakened opened 28/1 touched 28/1
10 1 Rimsky (IRE) 11-11 Mr R Morgan N A Twiston-Davies 7 16/1
  towards rear, headway 13th, mistake 15th, weakened next opened 20/1 touched 20/1
11 3¾ Oulart (IRE) 11-7 Miss N Carberry D T Hughes 9 16/1
  keen, left in lead 4th, headed briefly 7th, headed again 13th, ridden and mistake 5 out, effort again approaching 3 out, soon held opened 20/1 touched 20/1 £15000-£600 Each Way £20000-£1000 Each Way
12 20 Here's Johnny (IRE) 11-11 Miss P Gundry V R A Dartnall 9 16/1
  held up, mistake 1st, mistake 7th, ridden and switched right, headway 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out opened 16/1 touched 16/1
PU   Millards Lad (IRE) 12-0 Nick Williams A Bateman 9 66/1
  tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened soon after, pulled up approaching last opened 66/1 touched 66/1
PU   The King of Angels (IRE) 12-0 Mr Alan Berry Jonjo O'Neill 6 50/1
  mid-division, hampered 4th, ridden 11th, mistake 17th, lost touch when pulled up before 19th opened 40/1 touched 50/1
PU   Beantown (IRE) 11-11 Mr Derek O'Connor Sean Aherne 10 9/1
  in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out opened 8/1 touched 9/1 £10000-£1200 Each Way
F   Ice Tea (IRE) 12-0 Mr R Burton D McCain Jnr 8 16/1
  keen, led 2nd, fell 4th opened 20/1 touched 22/1 £20000-£1000
F   In Accord 11-11 Mr T Greenall H D Daly 9 33/1
  in touch, mistake 14th and 17th, ridden after 4 out, weakened 2 out, behind when fell last opened 33/1 touched 33/1
F   Sherwoods Folly 11-11 Mr D Murphy H D Daly 6 25/1
  towards rear when fell 8th opened 25/1 touched 25/1
UR   Leading Authority (IRE) 12-0 Mr J E Tudor C L Tizzard 7 33/1
  led, headed and mistake 2nd, hampered and unseated rider 4th opened 33/1 touched 40/1
UR   Pass It On (IRE) 11-11 Mr J T McNamara Jonjo O'Neill 9 20/1
  in rear, badly hampered and unseated rider 4th opened 25/1 touched 25/1

 

Cheltenham 13:05 - Result
Royal & Sunalliance Chase (grade 1)
£170000 added, 5yo plus, 3m 110y, Class 1, £96934 penalty, 11 ran
Going: Good to Soft, Good in places

Winning Time Winning Time: 6m 23.7s

Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1   Albertas Run (IRE) 11-4 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 7 4/1 f
  held up towards rear, headway 13th, went 3rd after 15th, slightly outpaced after 4 out, closed before 3 out, challenged and going well 2 out, took narrow lead before last, idled flat, soon driven, stayed on well opened 4/1 touched 4/1 £9000-£2000 £4500-£1000 Each Way £4500-£1000 (x2) £20000-£5000 Each Way £20000-£5000 £8000-£2000 (x2)
2 4½ Roll Along (IRE) 11-4 T J Murphy C Llewellyn 8 20/1
  held up, mistake 12th, hit 3 out, in touch, still plenty to do when mistake 2 out, headway approaching last, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, never near winner opened 20/1 touched 20/1 £10000-£500
3 3½ Battlecry 11-4 P J Brennan N A Twiston-Davies 7 25/1
  chased leader to 4th, remained prominent, went 2nd again 11th, led soon after 4 out, hit 3 out, pressed from 2 out, headed before last, weakened flat, lost 2nd towards finish opened 25/1 touched 28/1
4 3 Silverburn (IRE) 11-4 S Thomas P F Nicholls 7 6/1
  prominent, went 2nd 4th, led 10th, not fluent 4 out, soon headed, beaten after 2 out opened 13/2 touched 13/2 £28000-£4000 Each Way
5 13 Air Force One (GER) 11-4 N Fehily C J Mann 6 6/1
  soon in touch, blundered 6th and 11th, hampered 15th, soon ridden, 4th and beaten when mistake 3 out, soon hung left, weakening when mistake 2 out opened 11/2 touched 6/1 £6000-£1000 Each Way £6000-£1000
6 7 Joe Lively (IRE) 11-4 J Tizzard C L Tizzard 9 17/2
  led, hit and headed 10th, ridden 14th, soon behind opened 10/1 touched 11/1 £20000-£2000 Each Way £7200-£800
7 11 Oscar Park (IRE) 11-4 S E Durack D W P Arbuthnot 9 7/1
  not fluent, held up, niggled along briefly after 8th, headway 15th, weakened after 4 out opened 13/2 touched 7/1 £7000-£1000 (x3) £6500-£1000
8 11 Verasi 11-4 P Hide G L Moore 7 20/1
  in rear, pecked 1st, reminders 11th, well behind from 13th opened 25/1 touched 25/1
PU   Bagan (FR) 11-4 A Dobbin C J Mann 9 66/1
  held up and behind, pecked 12th, soon struggling, pulled up before 14th opened 80/1 touched 80/1
PU   Starzaan (IRE) 11-4 R Thornton H Morrison 9 10/1
  mid-division, in touch, disputing 3rd when blundered badly 15th, beaten when hit 3 out, behind when pulled up before last opened 8/1 touched 10/1
F   Pomme Tiepy (FR) 10-9 R Walsh W P Mullins 5 9/2
  held up in touch, fell 9th opened 9/2 touched 11/2 £25000-£5000 £15000-£3000 Each Way £10000-£2000 Each Way
Non-Runners
NR   Tidal Bay (IRE) 11-4   J Howard Johnson 7  
Cheltenham 13:40 - Result
Jewson Novices' Handicap Chase (listed)
£90000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 4f 110y, Class 1, £51318 penalty, 20 ran
Going: Good to Soft, Good in places

Winning Time Winning Time: 5m 10.2s

Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1   Finger Onthe Pulse (IRE) 10-12 B J Geraghty T J Taaffe 7 9/1
  in touch, took closer order 9th, led 3 out, ridden 2 out, all out near finish opened 10/1 touched 10/1 £20000-£2000 Each Way
2 nk Barbers Shop 10-13 M A Fitzgerald N J Henderson 6 12/1
  in touch, took closer order 8th, ridden to chase leaders approaching 2 out, every chance last, all out towards finish opened 10/1 touched 12/1 £25000-£2000 Each Way
3 1½ Possol (FR) 10-6 M Bradburne H D Daly 5 25/1
  held up, hampered 5th, ridden and headway 4 out, kept on to chase leaders last, not reached leading pair opened 20/1 touched 25/1
4 s.h Fleet Street 10-12 A Tinkler N J Henderson 9 66/1
  held up, hampered 5th, effort and headway 4 out, kept on, not reached leaders opened 66/1 touched 66/1
5 2¾ Gods Token (ex4) 10-11 A Coleman (7) Miss V Williams 10 40/1
  tracked leaders, stumbled after 9th, ridden 3 out, weakening when mistake last opened 33/1 touched 40/1
6 ½ Ambobo (USA) 10-13 P W Flood M Brassil 8 10/1
  in touch, ridden 3 out, pecked 2 out, held when mistake last opened 9/1 touched 10/1 £10000-£1000 Each Way £10000-£1000 (x3) £5000-£500
7 ¾ Big Buck's (FR) 11-10 Mr N Scholfield (7) P F Nicholls 5 16/1
  towards rear, hampered 8th, blundered 10th, ridden and headway 4 out, one pace approaching last opened 16/1 touched 16/1
8 9 The Hairy Lemon 10-12 R Thornton A King 8 11/1
  mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden after 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out opened 20/1 touched 20/1 £8000-£500
9 ¾ Pauillac (FR) 10-5 T J Murphy D Pipe 5 33/1
  mid-division, reminders 7th, headway 4 out, ridden and weakened after 3 out opened 33/1 touched 33/1
10 nk Lord Ryeford (IRE) 10-6 D N Russell T R George 8 20/1
  tracked leaders, weakened 3 out opened 20/1 touched 20/1 £20000-£1000 Each Way
11 6 Merry Cowboy (IRE) 10-13 Ms K Walsh (3) E Sheehy 7 100/1
  towards rear, some headway 3 out, never dangerous opened 100/1 touched 100/1
12 25 Nudge And Nurdle (IRE) 10-11 P J Brennan N A Twiston-Davies 7 28/1
  held up, hampered 8th, behind from 3 out opened 25/1 touched 28/1
13 1¼ Gold Medallist 10-12 R Johnson P J Hobbs 8 12/1
  tracked leaders, led 4th, ridden when headed 3 out, soon weakened opened 12/1 touched 12/1
14 16 Templer (IRE) (ex4) 10-10 T J O'Brien P J Hobbs 7 33/1
  in touch, hampered 8th, behind from next, soon tailed off opened 33/1 touched 33/1
PU   Arturio (FR) 10-13 S Thomas P F Nicholls 5 14/1
  towards rear, mistake 3rd, reminders 7th, behind from 3 out, pulled up 2 out opened 14/1 touched 14/1
PU   Boomshakalaka (IRE) 10-8 A P McCoy N J Henderson 8 10/1
  mid-division, weakened 10th, pulled up before 3 out opened 12/1 touched 12/1 £5000-£400 Each Way £5000-£5000 Each Way
PU   The Entomologist (IRE) 10-4 J A McCarthy C R Egerton 7 25/1
  mid-division, hampered 8th and lost place, weakened 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out opened 28/1 touched 28/1
F   Mr Strachan (IRE) 10-11 J E Moore Mrs S J Smith 7 13/2 f
  in touch when fell 5th opened 13/2 touched 13/2 £13000-£2000 (x2)
F   Something Wells (FR) 10-9 L Treadwell Miss V Williams 7 16/1
  led, hit 3rd, headed 4th, in touch when fell 8th opened 14/1 touched 16/1
UR   Dear Villez (FR) 11-1 R Walsh P F Nicholls 6 15/2
  towards rear, mistake 1st, hampered and unseated rider 8th opened 7/1 touched 15/2 £15000-£2000 £7000-£1000

 

Cheltenham 14:20 - Result
Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase (grade 1)
£310000 added, 5yo plus, 2m, Class 1, £176762 penalty, 8 ran
Going: Good to Soft, Good in places

Winning Time Winning Time: 3m 55.8s

Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1   Master Minded (FR) 11-10 R Walsh P F Nicholls 5 3/1
  prominent in chasing group, closed 5th, challenged 7th, led next, stormed clear between last 2, impressive opened 11/4 touched 3/1 £30000-£10000 £9000-£3000 £6000-£2000 (x2) £11000-£4000 £10500-£3500 £5500-£2000 £2750-£1000 (x2) £3000-£1200
2 19 Voy Por Ustedes (FR) 11-10 R Thornton A King 7 5/2 f
  held up in chasing group, headway 5th, not fluent 7th or 8th, chased winner approaching 4 out, close up 3 out, beaten soon after 2 out, stayed on for clear 2nd opened 5/2 touched 11/4 £11000-£4000 (x2) £5500-£2000 £10000-£4000 £5000-£2000 (x3)
3 16 Fair Along (GER) 11-10 R Johnson P J Hobbs 6 12/1
  reminded soon after start, chased leaders, lost place when mistake 5th, soon behind, mistake 7th, virtually tailed off 4 out, stayed on past beaten horses after 2 out, took 3rd towards finish opened 12/1 touched 14/1 £14000-£1000
4 1 Schindlers Hunt (IRE) 11-10 P Carberry D T Hughes 8 33/1
  with leader, led 2nd, headed 8th, relegated to 3rd when hit 9th, soon left behind by front pair, lost 3rd towards finish opened 28/1 touched 33/1
5 8 Newmill (IRE) 11-10 R M Power John Joseph Murphy 10 40/1
  held up, mistake 1st, reminder approaching 5th, headway and in touch 7th, beaten after 4 out opened 33/1 touched 40/1
6 8 Twist Magic (FR) 11-10 S Thomas P F Nicholls 6 5/1
  in touch in chasing group, pushed along after 8th, beaten 4 out, 5th and behind when mistake 3 out opened 11/2 touched 11/2 £22000-£4000 Each Way £10000-£1800 (x2) £5500-£1000 £5000-£900 Each Way £5000-£1000
7 4 Tamarinbleu (FR) 11-10 T Scudamore D Pipe 8 7/2
  led to 2nd, chased leader, mistake 7th, weakened next opened 4/1 touched 4/1 £120000-£30000 £40000-£10000
PU   Mansony (FR) 11-10 D N Russell A L T Moore 9 16/1
  held up, behind 4th, jumped right next, pulled up before 6th opened 16/1 touched 18/1 £20000-£1000 Each Way (x2) £8000-£500 Each Way
Non-Runners
NR   Azulejo (FR) 11-10   M Scudamore 10  
NR   Contraband 11-10 K Whelan Paul Murphy 10  
NR   Lennon (IRE) 11-10   J Howard Johnson 8  

 

Cheltenham 14:55 - Result
Ryanair Chase (grade 1)
£200000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 4f 110y, Class 1, £114040 penalty, 9 ran
Going: Good to Soft, Good in places

Winning Time Winning Time: 5m 10.2s

Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1   Our Vic (IRE) 11-10 T J Murphy D Pipe 10 4/1
  made all, going clear when hit 2 out, ridden out, comfortably opened 4/1 touched 9/2 £9000-£2000 (x2) £4500-£1000 (x3) £12000-£3000
2 5 Mossbank (IRE) 11-10 D N Russell M Hourigan 8 4/1
  held up, steady headway 11th, kept on to chase winner in vain approaching last opened 7/2 touched 4/1 £20000-£5000 £4000-£1000 £17500-£5000 £14000-£4000 £7000-£2000
3 7 Turko (FR) 11-10 R Walsh P F Nicholls 6 7/1
  tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, mistake 3 out, plugged on opened 8/1 touched 8/1
4 nk Knight Legend (IRE) 11-10 B J Geraghty Mrs J Harrington 9 33/1
  in touch, took closer order 4 out, chased winner 3 out, ridden and weakened approaching last opened 40/1 touched 40/1 £33000-£1000 Each Way
5 ½ The Listener (IRE) 11-10 D Jacob R H & Mrs S Alner 9 10/3 f
  tracked winner until 3 out, weakened 2 out opened 10/3 touched 7/2 £35000-£10000 £14000-£4000 (x2) £7000-£2000 £3500-£1000 £3333-£1000
6 2 Racing Demon (IRE) 11-10 A P McCoy Miss H C Knight 8 8/1
  in touch, jumped right 2nd, reminders and lost place 7th, weakening and behind from 3 out opened 11/1 touched 11/1 £20000-£2000 Each Way (x2)
7 27 L'Antartique (FR) 11-10 P Carberry Ferdy Murphy 8 13/2
  behind from 9th, mistake 11th, never going well opened 5/1 touched 13/2 £20000-£3200 Each Way £5500-£1000 Each Way £5000-£1000 Each Way
8 19 Justified (IRE) 11-10 A J Mcnamara E Sheehy 9 33/1
  held up, mistake 10th, weakened next and mistake opened 33/1 touched 33/1
9 12 Billyvoddan (IRE) 11-10 R Johnson H D Daly 9 25/1
  mid-division, ridden when hit 8th, behind from next opened 25/1 touched 25/1
Non-Runners
NR   Newmill (IRE) 11-10   John Joseph Murphy 10  
NR   Tamarinbleu (FR) 11-10   D Pipe 8  

 

Cheltenham 15:30 - Result
Ladbrokes.com World Hurdle (grade 1)
£250000 added, 4yo plus, 3m, Class 1, £142550 penalty, 17 ran
Going: Good to Soft, Good in places

Winning Time Winning Time: 5m 52.9s

Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1   Inglis Drever 11-10 Denis O'regan J Howard Johnson 9 11/8 f
  held up towards rear, headway when not clear run on bend briefly after 9th, switched right before challenging last, led flat, ran on gamely opened 5/4 touched 6/4 £150000-£100000 £12000-£8000 £9000-£6000 £7500-£5000 £3000-£200 (x3) £1500-£1000 (x2) £55000-£40000 £27500-£20000 £11000-£8000 £5500-£4000 (x3) £2750-£2000 (x3) £2200-£1600 £1375-£1000 £5000-£4000 £15000-£10000
2 1 Kasbah Bliss (FR) 11-10 C Pieux F Doumen 6 9/1
  held up, headway 8th, led and hit last, ridden and headed flat, kept on, always held towards finish opened 9/1 touched 9/1
3 7 Kazal (FR) 11-10 B J Geraghty E Griffin 7 12/1
  held up in touch, took keen hold, hit 4th, led after 3 out, ridden and headed before last, no extra flat opened 12/1 touched 12/1
4 4½ Blazing Bailey 11-10 R Walsh A King 6 13/2
  mid-division, hit 7th and 8th, pushed along after, stayed on after 2 out, went 4th flat, never going pace to challenge opened 7/1 touched 7/1 £21000-£3000 £10000-£1400 Each Way £5000-£700 Each Way
5 nk My Way de Solzen (FR) 11-10 R Thornton A King 8 15/2
  mid-division, headway approaching 8th, not fluent 9th, soon pushed along, every chance 2 out, hung left approaching last, soon beaten opened 9/1 touched 9/1 £16000-£2000 Each Way (x2) £8000-£1000 Each Way
6 2¾ Aitmatov (GER) 11-10 P Carberry N Meade 7 33/1
  held up, headway to track leaders before 3 out, no impression and beaten from 2 out opened 33/1 touched 33/1
7 11 Chief Dan George (IRE) 11-10 B Hughes James Moffatt 8 100/1
  held up in touch, raced keenly, not fluent 4 out, slightly outpaced after, rallied, in touch after 3 out, weakened after 2 out opened 100/1 touched 100/1
8 10 Flight Leader (IRE) 11-10 J Tizzard C L Tizzard 8 100/1
  prominent, ridden after 9th, hit 3 out, soon hung left, weakened 2 out opened 100/1 touched 100/1
9 1¼ Wichita Lineman (IRE) 11-10 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 7 14/1
  mid-division, headway 8th, driven after next, weakened after 2 out, mistake last opened 12/1 touched 14/1
10 3¾ Material World 11-3 C Bolger Miss S Smith 10 100/1
  prominent, pushed along when hit 8th, soon struggling, weakened after 9th opened 100/1 touched 100/1 £62500-£500 Each Way
11 18 Sonnyanjoe (IRE) 11-10 N Fehily T Hogan 10 50/1
  held up in touch, lost place after 6th, behind next, mistake 8th opened 100/1 touched 100/1
12 5 Hardy Eustace (IRE) 11-10 C O'Dwyer D T Hughes 11 16/1
  chased leader, led 9th, headed after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, eased opened 14/1 touched 16/1
13 6 Lough Derg (FR) 11-10 T Scudamore D Pipe 8 20/1
  led, not fluent, headed 9th, weakened approaching 3 out, jumped right last opened 25/1 touched 25/1
14 15 Ebaziyan (IRE) 11-10 D J Condon W P Mullins 7 66/1
  held up, behind, mistake 7th, no chance from next opened 80/1 touched 100/1 £40000-£500 Each Way
15 13 Redemption 11-10 David England N A Twiston-Davies 13 250/1
  always behind, no chance after 9th opened 200/1 touched 250/1
PU   Special Envoy (FR) 11-10 P J Brennan P Bowen 6 50/1
  always in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out opened 40/1 touched 50/1
PU   The Market Man (NZ) 11-10 M A Fitzgerald N J Henderson 8 16/1
  mid-division, pushed along before 7th, weakened after next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out opened 18/1 touched 18/1

 

Cheltenham 16:05 - Result
Racing Post Plate Handicap Chase (grade 3)
£100000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 4f 110y, Class 1, £57020 penalty, 22 ran
Going: Good to Soft, Good in places

Winning Time Winning Time: 5m 09.s

Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1   Mister McGoldrick 11-7 D Elsworth Mrs S J Smith 11 66/1
  tracked leaders, went 2nd 7th, led 10th, clear 2 out, pushed out opened 66/1 touched 66/1
2 13 Gwanako (FR) 10-12 R Walsh P F Nicholls 5 9/1
  in touch, headway to chase clear winner 2 out, no impression opened 8/1 touched 9/1 £17000-£2000 Each Way
3 11 Fundamentalist (IRE) 11-10 P J Brennan N A Twiston-Davies 10 28/1
  towards rear, not fluent 5th, effort and mistake 3 out, plugged on opened 25/1 touched 28/1
4 4½ Bible Lord (IRE) 10-12 M D Grant Andrew Turnell 7 6/1
  towards rear, headway 9th, mistake next, ridden when mistake 3 out, hampered 2 out , plugged on opened 13/2 touched 7/1 £6500-£1000 Each Way £30000-£5000 Each Way
5 3½ Palarshan (FR) 11-1 M Bradburne H D Daly 10 18/1
  towards rear, steady headway 9th, ridden 3 out, chased leaders 2 out and soon weakened opened 20/1 touched 20/1
6 ½ Boychuk (IRE) 10-13 R Johnson P J Hobbs 7 25/1
  towards rear, blundered and lost place 10th, stayed on well from 2 out opened 25/1 touched 28/1
7 1½ Patman Du Charmil (FR) 11-0 David England (3) N A Twiston-Davies 6 20/1
  in touch, ridden to chase leaders and not fluent 3 out, weakened approaching last opened 20/1 touched 20/1
8 1¼ Cossack Dancer (IRE) 10-10 Matthew Batchelor M Bradstock 10 40/1
  led, headed 10th, ridden after 4 out, weakened opened 40/1 touched 40/1
9 3 Black Hills 11-1 S Elliott (7) J A Geake 9 40/1
  behind from 8th opened 50/1 touched 50/1
10 hd Kelrev (FR) 10-7 T J O'Brien A King 10 28/1
  mid-division when mistake 2nd, weakened 9th opened 25/1 touched 33/1
11 ¾ Mighty Matters (IRE) (ex3) 10-4 Mr J Snowden (5) C E Longsdon 9 10/1
  in touch, mistake 10th, hit 12th, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out opened 12/1 touched 12/1 £5500-£500 Each Way
12 1¾ Lucifer Bleu (FR) 11-5 T Scudamore D Pipe 9 25/1
  tracked leaders, weakened 9th opened 25/1 touched 25/1
13 4½ Oedipe (FR) 10-13 A Tinkler N J Henderson 6 12/1
  towards rear, mistake 6th, ridden 4 out, weakened 3 out, behind when hampered 2 out opened 11/1 touched 12/1
14 12 Limited Edition (IRE) 10-7 N Fehily C Llewellyn 10 18/1
  tracked leaders, ridden when mistake 3 out and 2 out, soon beaten opened 20/1 touched 20/1
15 20 Crozan (FR) 11-6 M A Fitzgerald N J Henderson 8 12/1
  mid-division, ridden 11th, beaten when hampered 2 out opened 12/1 touched 12/1 £20000-£1600 Each Way
PU   Regal Heights (IRE) 11-12 J M Maguire D McCain Jnr 7 50/1
  towards rear, pulled up after 7th opened 40/1 touched 50/1
PU   Il Duce (IRE) 11-10 R Thornton A King 8 16/1
  in touch, weakened 9th, pulled up when behind 4 out opened 16/1 touched 16/1
PU   Tikram 10-11 J E Moore G L Moore 11 28/1
  mid-division, weakened 8th, blundered 3 out, behind when pulled up before last opened 25/1 touched 28/1
PU   Chief Yeoman 10-8 S Thomas Miss V Williams 8 50/1
  mid-division, lost place 8th, behind when pulled up before 4 out opened 50/1 touched 50/1
PU   Big Rob (IRE) 10-0 S P Jones (3) B G Powell 9 50/1
  mid-division, lost place and mistake 8th, behind from 9th, pulled up before 4 out opened 66/1 touched 66/1
F   Don't Push It (IRE) 11-11 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 8 5/2 f
  towards rear, headway 11th, ridden 3 out, weakening when fell 2 out opened 3/1 touched 3/1 £90000-£30000 £75000-£25000 £6000-£2000 £3000-£1000 (x2) £11000-£4000 (x6) £5500-£2000 (x4) £2750-£1000 (x3) £10000-£4000
UR   Borora 10-5 C Poste (3) R Lee 9 50/1
  mid-division, mistake 11th, ridden and held when blundered and unseated rider 2 out opened 50/1 touched 50/1
Cheltenham 16:40 - Result
Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle (listed)
£80000 added, 5yo plus, 3m, Class 1, £45616 penalty, 24 ran
Going: Good to Soft, Good in places

Winning Time Winning Time: 6m 02.1s

Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1   Ballyfitz 10-8 P J Brennan N A Twiston-Davies 8 18/1
  always prominent, switched right before 3 out, led approaching 2 out, stayed on well flat opened 20/1 touched 20/1 £20000-£1000 £10000-£500
2 3 Miko de Beauchene (FR) 10-8 R Walford R H & Mrs S Alner 8 7/1 jf
  held up in touch, went 2nd 9th, not fluent 3 out, soon led, headed before 2 out, stayed on flat, no impression on winner opened 8/1 touched 8/1 £24000-£3000 Each Way £8000-£1000 (x2)
3 2¼ According To Pete 10-6 F King J M Jefferson 7 33/1
  mid-division, headway approaching 7th, well there 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace flat opened 40/1 touched 40/1
4 nk Mobaasher (USA) 11-1 R Walsh P F Nicholls 5 14/1
  held up in rear, headway after 9th, shaken up after 3 out, 6th when blundered 2 out, edged left from before last, stayed on flat opened 25/1 touched 25/1 £10000-£500
5 2¼ Buena Vista (IRE) 11-2 T Scudamore D Pipe 7 16/1
  held up in rear, mistake 2nd, headway 9th, 6th when hit last, stayed on same pace flat opened 16/1 touched 16/1
6 nk Onnix (FR) 10-9 C Pieux F Doumen 6 8/1
  held up and behind, headway when hampered 3 out, still plenty to do 2 out, staying on when mistake last, never near leaders opened 10/1 touched 10/1 £24000-£2000 Each Way £10000-£1000 Each Way £5000-£500 £16000-£2000 Each Way
7 ½ Counting House (IRE) 10-4 J M Maguire J A B Old 5 25/1
  held up, headway approaching 3 out, edged left between last 2, faded flat opened 25/1 touched 25/1
8 21 Robin Du Bois (FR) 10-6 P Carberry A J Martin 5 7/1 jf
  held up and behind, pushed along after 3 out, some headway from 2 out, not near leaders, not fluent last opened 6/1 touched 7/1 £10500-£1500 £7000-£1000 £30000-£5000 Each Way
9 7 Prince De Bersy (FR) 10-6 J W Farrelly (5) D Pipe 5 66/1
  held up, pushed along 8th, not much room briefly after 9th, never dangerous opened 66/1 touched 66/1
10 1¾ Wild Cane Ridge (IRE) 11-7 K Renwick L Lungo 9 33/1
  chased leader, driven before 8th, lost 2nd next, weakened approaching 3 out opened 33/1 touched 33/1
11 13 Russian Trigger 10-9 R Thornton V R A Dartnall 6 9/1
  held up in touch, not fluent 1st, mistake 6th and reminders, hit next, weakened under pressure after 3 out opened 11/1 touched 11/1 £10000-£1000 £5000-£500 Each Way
12 10 Artiste Bay (FR) 10-5 T Molloy (5) E Griffin 6 50/1
  mid-division, niggled along and no impression when hampered 3 out opened 50/1 touched 50/1
13 2¼ Footy Facts (IRE) 11-12 P T Enright (5) Robert Tyner 8 18/1
  always in rear opened 20/1 touched 20/1 £20000-£1000
14 29 Glacial Sunset (IRE) 10-4 S E Durack D W P Arbuthnot 13 100/1
  led, ridden 3 out, soon headed, weakened before 2 out opened 100/1 touched 100/1
15 4½ Dancing Tornado (IRE) 10-5 D J Casey M Hourigan 7 8/1
  mid-division, hit 4th, headway 8th, in touch when slightly hampered 3 out, soon weakened opened 8/1 touched 8/1 £50000-£5000 £8000-£1000 Each Way £5000-£600 Each Way
PU   Temoin 11-7 M A Fitzgerald N J Henderson 8 33/1
  mid-division, in touch, driven and weakened 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out opened 33/1 touched 33/1
PU   Raslan 11-2 T J Murphy D Pipe 5 66/1
  held up in touch, weakened before 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out opened 66/1 touched 66/1
PU   Sir Overbury 11-0 R M Power Daniel O'Connell 7 50/1
  mid-division, mistake 4th, driven after 6th, soon dropped rear, tailed off when pulled up before last opened 50/1 touched 50/1
PU   Lyes Green 10-13 S P Jones (3) O Sherwood 7 50/1
  mid-division, not fluent 3rd, ridden 8th, soon weakened, mistake 9th, tailed off when pulled up before last opened 50/1 touched 50/1
PU   Backbord (GER) 10-10 D Elsworth Mrs L Wadham 6 8/1
  in touch, hit 3rd and lost place, never going well after, well behind when pulled up before 9th opened 8/1 touched 8/1 £8000-£1000
PU   Dusky Warbler 10-9 J E Moore G L Moore 9 50/1
  in touch on outside, mistake 7th, soon driven, weakened before 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out opened 40/1 touched 50/1
PU   Tighten Your Belt (IRE) 10-8 L Treadwell Miss V Williams 11 25/1
  prominent, mistake and weakened 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out opened 33/1 touched 33/1
PU   Gunner Jack 10-5 A Dobbin N G Richards 7 12/1
  held up and behind, mistake 1st, effort 7th, no impression next, weakened after 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out opened 12/1 touched 12/1 £50000-£4000 £6000-£500
F   Hennessy (IRE) 10-11 N Fehily C Llewellyn 7 33/1
  prominent, hit 8th, chasing leaders, ridden when fell 3 out opened 33/1 touched 33/1
Cheltenham 17:15 - Result
Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (amateur)
£60000 added, 5yo plus, 3m 1f 110y, Class 2, £36012 penalty, 24 ran
Going: Good to Soft, Good in places

Winning Time Winning Time: 6m 49.7s

Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1   High Chimes (IRE) 10-13 Mr J E Tudor (3) Evan Williams 9 14/1
  mid-division, mistake 8th, hit 11th, headway 15th, tracked leader 4 out, led and clear 2 out, ran on opened 16/1 touched 16/1 £10000-£600 Each Way
2 4 Openide 11-1 Mr R O'Sullivan B W Duke 7 18/1
  mid-division, mistake 12th, ridden and outpaced 4 out, stayed on from 3 out, chased winner in vain last, kept on opened 20/1 touched 20/1
3 7 Burntoakboy 11-0 Mr T Weston (5) Dr R D P Newland 10 12/1
  in touch, ridden 3 out to chase leaders 3 out, one pace from last opened 12/1 touched 12/1
4 10 Noir Et Vert (FR) 11-3 Mr R O Harding Ferdy Murphy 7 11/1
  mid-division, took closer order when mistake 15th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened last opened 11/1 touched 12/1 £12000-£1000 (x2) £10000-£900 Each Way
5 8 Idle Talk (IRE) 11-9 Mr R Burton D McCain Jnr 9 16/1
  tracked leaders, ridden 15th, weakened next opened 18/1 touched 20/1
6 ¾ Ma Yahab 11-3 Mr W Biddick (3) Miss V Williams 7 10/1
  in touch, ridden and every chance 3 out, weakened next opened 10/1 touched 11/1 £6000-£500 Each Way £20000-£1800 Each Way
7 ½ Royal Man (FR) 11-4 Mr L P Flynn C F Swan 7 66/1
  led and awkward 1st, headed briefly when hampered by loose horse 8th, ridden when headed 2 out, weakened last opened 66/1 touched 66/1
8 21 Run For Paddy 11-5 Mr R Mccarthy (5) C Llewellyn 12 50/1
  towards rear, mistake 11th, never better than finishing position opened 50/1 touched 50/1
9 5 Undeniable 10-12 Mr S Byrne (3) Mrs S J Smith 10 50/1
  mid-division, weakened 4 out opened 40/1 touched 50/1
10 4 Joes Edge (IRE) 11-9 Miss N Carberry Ferdy Murphy 11 14/1
  always in rear, mistake 12th opened 16/1 touched 16/1 £12000-£600 £16000-£1000 Each Way
11 5 Celtic Son (FR) 11-2 Miss Hannah Watson (7) Mrs S Leech 9 100/1
  always in rear, hampered 9th, mistake 10th, behind from 13th opened 100/1 touched 100/1
PU   Officier De Reserve (FR) 11-12 Mr N Scholfield (3) P F Nicholls 6 12/1
  mid-division, mistakes, headway 13th to track leaders, weakened 3 out, hampered when beaten 2 out, pulled up before last opened 10/1 touched 12/1 £25000-£2000 Each Way £6000-£500 Each Way
PU   Ardaghey (IRE) 11-8 Mr R Morgan (3) N A Twiston-Davies 9 33/1
  in rear, mistake 2nd, pulled up before 9th opened 33/1 touched 40/1 £15000-£300 £20000-£500 Each Way
PU   Beat The Boys (IRE) 11-6 Mr I Popham (7) N A Twiston-Davies 7 25/1
  mid-division, mistakes, jumped slowly 10th, behind when pulled up before 2 out opened 25/1 touched 25/1
PU   Bob Bob Bobbin 11-6 Mr J Snowden C L Tizzard 9 11/1
  in touch, mistakes, weakened 10th, behind when pulled up before 2 out opened 11/1 touched 11/1 £10000-£900 Each Way
PU   Newbay Prop (IRE) 11-6 Mr J J Codd A J Martin 9 14/1
  towards rear, blundered 9th, pulled up before 11th opened 12/1 touched 14/1 £60000-£5000 Each Way
PU   Whispered Secret (GER) 11-5 Mr D H Dunsdon D Pipe 9 14/1
  mid-division, pecked 3rd, ridden when mistake 10th, behind 4 out, pulled up before 3 out opened 14/1 touched 14/1 £5000-£350 Each Way
PU   Innox (FR) 11-4 Mr J T McNamara Jonjo O'Neill 12 25/1
  never going, tailed off and pulled up before 12th opened 25/1 touched 25/1
PU   St Matthew (USA) 11-2 Nick Williams Mrs S J Smith 10 66/1
  tracked leaders, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out opened 66/1 touched 66/1
PU   Nykel (FR) 11-0 Mr C Huxley (3) A King 7 14/1
  mid-division, mistake 14th, soon dropped rear and behind when pulled up before 3 out opened 16/1 touched 16/1
PU   Jaunty Times 10-13 Mr T Greenall H D Daly 8 12/1
  towards rear, mistakes, some progress after 12th, beaten 3 out, pulled up before last opened 16/1 touched 16/1 £10000-£600 Each Way £6000-£500 Each Way
F   Oscar India (IRE) 10-13 Mr J E Burns (5) H De Bromhead 9 33/1
  tracked leaders, ridden 15th, weakened 3 out, beaten when fell 2 out opened 33/1 touched 33/1
UR   Back To Bid (IRE) 11-3 Mr J P McKeown N Meade 8 40/1
  tracking leaders when unseating rider 7th opened 33/1 touched 40/1
UR   My Immortal 11-1 Mr J Guerriero (3) D Pipe 6 7/1 f
  in rear, weakened 14th, behind when unseated rider 2 out opened 8/1 touched 8/1 £40000-£5000 Each Way £4000-£500 (x2)
Cheltenham 17:50 - Result
Weatherbys Champion Bumper Standard Open Nh Flat Race (grd1)
£50000 added, 4-6yo, 2m 110y, Class 1, £28510 penalty, 23 ran
Going: Good to Soft, Good in places

Winning Time Winning Time: 4m 01.3s

Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1   Cousin Vinny (IRE) 11-5 Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins 5 12/1
  held up in touch, going well over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, ran on well opened 9/1 touched 12/1 £10000-£1200
2 3¼ Corskeagh Royale (IRE) 11-5 Miss N Carberry N Meade 5 7/1
  held up, headway over 4f out, going well tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, soon chasing winner, stayed on opened 9/1 touched 9/1 £9000-£1000 Each Way
3 ¾ Zaarito (IRE) 11-5 D N Russell Colm A Murphy 6 3/1 f
  held up, raced keenly, short of room on inside over 7f out, headway over 4f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong opened 4/1 touched 4/1 £200000-£50000 £4000-£1000 £3750-£1000
4 5 Shoreacres (IRE) 11-5 C O'Dwyer B G Powell 5 80/1
  held up in rear, not much room and hampered over 5f out, headway 4f out, well there 3f out, ridden when not much room and hampered over 1f out, soon hung left, stayed on same pace opened 66/1 touched 80/1
5 2¼ Lilywhitedancer (IRE) 11-5 D J Condon W P Mullins 6 14/1
  held up in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out opened 12/1 touched 14/1 £14000-£1000
6 ½ Apt Approach (IRE) 11-5 R Walsh W P Mullins 5 4/1
  always prominent, went 2nd 6f out, led 4f out, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong opened 11/2 touched 11/2 £55000-£10000 £25000-£5000
7 1 Pineau De Re (FR) 11-5 Mr Barry Connell Philip Fenton 5 66/1
  prominent, every chance 3f out, no impression on leaders when edged left over 1f out opened 66/1 touched 66/1 £20000-£300 Each Way
8 hd Cockney Trucker (IRE) 11-5 T J O'Brien P J Hobbs 6 80/1
  held up, pushed along and outpaced over 4f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never troubled leaders opened 100/1 touched 100/1
9 1½ Gold Award 11-5 M A Fitzgerald N J Henderson 5 12/1
  held up in rear, niggled along halfway, ran green but stayed on from over 1f out, never troubled leaders opened 12/1 touched 14/1
10 1¼ Cockleshell Road (IRE) 11-5 T J Murphy E J O'Grady 5 16/1
  mid-division, headway and switched right over 5f out, outpaced 3f out, no impression after opened 16/1 touched 16/1 £16000-£1000
11 2½ Cottage Oak (IRE) 11-5 P Carberry N Meade 5 25/1
  held up, raced keenly, headway over 4f out, never troubled leaders opened 25/1 touched 25/1
12 1 Mahonia (IRE) 11-5 S Thomas P F Nicholls 5 28/1
  mid-division, headway halfway, ridden but well there 3f out, weakened over 1f out opened 25/1 touched 28/1
13 2 Quartetto (GER) 10-11 N P Madden Mervyn Torrens 4 66/1
  mid-division, pushed along and headway 5f out, weakened over 2f out opened 50/1 touched 66/1
14 2¾ Prince Geeno (IRE) 11-5 T Scudamore D Pipe 5 50/1
  mid-division, bumped over 5f out, soon ridden, weakened over 3f out opened 50/1 touched 50/1
15 5 Keki Buku (FR) 11-5 R Johnson P J Hobbs 5 16/1
  held up, never on terms opened 16/1 touched 16/1 £32000-£2000 Each Way
16 5 Big Eared Fran (IRE) 11-5 A P McCoy D Pipe 5 10/1
  mid-division, headway over 5f out, weakened over 3f out opened 8/1 touched 10/1 £30000-£3600 Each Way
17 nk Genuine Pearl (IRE) 11-5 B J Geraghty T M Walsh 6 25/1
  mid-division, bumped over 5f out, weakened 4f out, eased opened 25/1 touched 25/1
18 3 Corkage (IRE) 11-5 P Buchanan Miss Lucinda V Russell 5 66/1
  mid-division, in rear final 5f opened 66/1 touched 66/1
19 15 Kingston Lane (IRE) 11-5 N Fehily C Llewellyn 6 40/1
  chased leader, led over 6f out, headed 4f out, soon weakened opened 33/1 touched 40/1
20 5 Drive On Regardles (IRE) 11-5 D J Casey W P Mullins 5 33/1
  mid-division, weakened over 5f out opened 33/1 touched 33/1
21 2¼ Lord Generous 10-11 L Treadwell Miss H Lewis 4 50/1
  chased leaders, dropped out over 7f out opened 50/1 touched 50/1
22 ¾ Youngstown (IRE) 11-5 J M Maguire D McCain Jnr 5 100/1
  led, ridden and headed over 6f out, weakened 5f out opened 100/1 touched 100/1
23 dist Rockiteer (IRE) 11-5 A Tinkler H D Daly 5 100/1
  held up, took keen hold, driven and struggling over 7f out, tailed off opened 100/1 touched 100/1
Non-Runners
NR   Timisvar (IRE) 11-5 Miss Pauline Ryan James Leavy 6  

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