Full Result 1.45 Cheltenham | 14 December 2001

Sporting Index Select Handicap Chase (Cross Country Chase) Class C

(Class 3) (0-135, 5yo+) (3m6f37yds) 3m6f X-Country Good To Soft 32 fences

1st £14,105 2nd £4,340 3rd £2,170 4th £1,085

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Paddy's Return I (IRE) 13/2 Paul Carberry Ferdy Murphy	Paul Carberry Ferdy Murphy	9	111 v	121	–	128	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Bayazida (Bustino)
Chased leaders, led 4 out, driven and stayed on well run-in (op 5-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

2 1½	3. Galapiat Du Mesnil (FR) 9/2F Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	7	118	128	–	133	–
b g Sarpedon I (FR) - Polka De Montrin (FR) (Danoso)
Chased leaders, led 25th, headed 4 out, rallied last, kept on well, no extra close home (tchd 4-1 and 5-1 in a place)

3 ¾ [2¼]	7. Sankt Moritz (GER) 10/1 Michal Kohl Josef Vana	Michal Kohl Josef Vana	7	1012	118	–	122	–
b m Caerwent - Sunset Lady (GER) (Nebos)
Behind, headway 18th, stayed on well from 2 out, ridden and rallied run-in, no extra near finish (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

4 nk [2½]	9. Decent Fellow (GER) 10/1 Howie Ephgrave ⁷ Josef Vana	Howie Ephgrave ⁷ Josef Vana	6	100	113	–	117	–
b g Esclavo (FR) - Domicella (In Fijar)
Always in touch, chased leaders 15th, challenged 2 out, one pace under pressure run-in (op 8-1)

5 ½ [3]	4. Malandrin (FR) 5/1 Jacques Ricou G Macaire	Jacques Ricou G Macaire	6	115	125	–	128	–
ch g Albert Du Berlais (FR) - Maieta (FR) (Fast)
Always chasing leaders, ridden 4 out, stayed on well from 2 out, no extra run-in (op 4-1)

6 dist [33]	1. Browjoshy (IRE) 8/1 Norman Williamson Mark Pitman	Norman Williamson Mark Pitman	8	1110	130	–	–	–
b g Zaffaran (USA) - Keeping Company (IRE) (Kings Company)
Behind, ridden and effort 18th, soon behind, tailed off (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

7 nk [33¼]	12. Apple John 66/1 Miss P Gundry Dr P Pritchard	Miss P Gundry Dr P Pritchard	12	100 28	106	–	–	–
b g Sula Bula - Hazelwain (Hard Fact)
Chased leaders, led 17th to 25th, soon weakened, tailed off (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

8 ½ [33¾]	8. Native King (IRE) 14/1 Carl Llewellyn Edward Stanners	Carl Llewellyn Edward Stanners	9	1010	116	–	–	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Outdoor Ivy (Deep Run)
Always behind, tailed off (op 10-1)

9 10 [43¾]	2. Djeddah (FR) 11/1 T Doumen F Doumen	T Doumen F Doumen	10	1110 b	130	–	–	–
b g Shafoun (FR) - Union Jack III (FR) (Mister Jack)
Behind, headway 12th, soon beaten, tailed off (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

PU	5. Lucky Clover I 13/2 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	9	113	123	–	–	–
ch g Push On - Winning Clover (Winden)
Led to 17th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 24th (trainer said gelding bled form the nose) (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

REF	11. Fornaught Alliance (IRE) 40/1 Michael Naughton Ferdy Murphy	Michael Naughton Ferdy Murphy	8	100 13 v	106	–	–	–
br g Zaffaran (USA) - Carrick Shannon (Green Shoon)
Jumped poorly in rear, tailed off when refused 21st (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

REF	10. Frileux Royal (FR) 33/1 Jason Maguire Tom George	Jason Maguire Tom George	8	102 1 v¹	108	–	–	–
br g Sarpedon I (FR) - La Frileuse (FR) (El Toro)
Behind most of way, tailed off when refused 4 out (op 25-1)

12 ran Off time: 1:46:00 Winning time: 8m 33.30s (slow by 29.30s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Paddy O'Donnell (Paddy's Return I) 1st breeder: C Foy
2nd owner: Mel Fordham B Fulton S Fisher T Hayward (Galapiat Du Mesnil)
3rd owner: Stall Helmut Schoch (Sankt Moritz)
Tote win: £6.20 PL: £2.10 £1.70 £3 Ex: £25.60 CSF: £34.57 Tricast: £287.87 Trifecta: £457.60 Pool: £1,095.80 - 1.70 winning units

1:45 Cheltenham 14 Dec 2001

Sporting Index Select Handicap Chase (Cross Country Chase) Class C