Full Result 3.20 Cheltenham | 31 December 2002

Unicoin Starter Homes Novices' Chase Class B

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m62yds) 2m½f New Soft 14 fences

1st £12,495 2nd £4,620 3rd £2,310 4th £1,050 5th £525

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Vol Solitaire (FR) 10/11F Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	4	1013	–	119	141	–
b g Loup Solitaire (USA) - Vol Sauvage (FR) (Always Fair)
Tracked leader, challenged 4 out, led next, came clear soon after, went left 2 out and last, pushed out (op 11-10 after 5-4 in places)

2 9	1. Golden Alpha (IRE) 11/10 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	8	119	137	120	134	–
b g Alphabatim (USA) - Gina's Love (Golden Love I)
Led, ridden after 4 out, narrowly headed and hit 3 out, soon weakened, held on under pressure for 2nd run-in (op 10-11 tchd 6-5 in places)

3 ¾ [9¾]	4. Mercato (FR) 50/1 Benjamin Hitchcott John Best	Benjamin Hitchcott John Best	6	111	–	111	125	–
b g Mansonnien (FR) - Royal Lie (FR) (Garde Royale)
Chased clear leaders from 5th, stayed on under pressure run-in to challenge for 2nd close home, not trouble winner (op 33-1 tchd 66-1 in a place)

4 8 [17¾]	3. Duke Of Buckingham (IRE) 20/1 Tom Doyle Paul Webber	Tom Doyle Paul Webber	6	111	105	103	117	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Deselby's Choice (Crash Course)
Chased clear leaders to 5th, stayed on same pace from 4 out (op 14-1)

5 dist [47¾]	2. Diamond Hall 125/1 Carl Llewellyn R D Tudor	Carl Llewellyn R D Tudor	9	111	82	–	–	–
b g Lapierre - Willitwin (Majestic Maharaj)
Always behind, soon tailed off (op 50-1 tchd 150-1 in places)