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left 3:15 right Cheltenham 13 Mar 2003

Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase Showcase Race Class A Grade 1

(Class 1) (5yo+) (3m2f70yds) 3m2½f New Good 22 fences
1st £203,000 2nd £77,000 3rd £38,500 4th £17,500 5th £8,750 6th £5,250
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Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase Showcase Race Class A Grade 1, 3m2½f - Good, Class 1 5yo+
Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase Showcase Race Class A Grade 1, 3m2½f - Good, Class 1 5yo+
pedigree Pedigrees
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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
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1   
8 120 170 168 178 right
b g Un Desperado (FR) right - Katday (FR) right (Miller's Mate) right
Held up in rear, steady headway from 16th, tracked leaders 4 out, challenged 3 out, soon led, came clear approaching next, easily (tchd 7-4, 2-1 in places and 6-4 in places)
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2  10
8 120 t 151 158 167 right
ch g Phardante (FR) right - Sweet Tulip right (Beau Chapeau) right
Behind, headway 17th, stayed on under pressure approaching 2 out, took 2nd run-in but no chance with winner
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3  [12½]
8 120 b 153 166 right
b g Be My Native (USA) right - Las-Cancellas (IRE) right (Monksfield) right
Behind, hit 7th and 12th, still plenty to do under pressure 3 out, kept on from next and ran on well to take 3rd run-in (op 25-1 tchd 50-1 in places)
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4  nk [12¾]
8 120 160 155 164 right
b g Step Together I (USA) right - Pineway VII right (Damsire Unregistered) right
In touch, chased leaders from 10th, hit 4 out, soon recovered and driven to challenge 3 out, soon outpaced by winner, no extra and lost 2nd run-in (tchd 16-1 in places)
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5  [14¼]
8 120 164 153 164 right
bb g Arazi (USA) right - Behera (IRE) right (Mill Reef) right
With leader until led 5th, hit 11th and headed, led next, headed 17th, soon outpaced, rallied and kept on again from 2 out (tchd 16-1 in places)
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6  [15¾]
10 120 151 160 right
ch h Commanche Run right - Sorceress (FR) right (Fabulous Dancer) right
Behind, headway 18th, one pace after 4 out, not fluent 2 out, stayed on again run-in
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7  4 [19¾]
8 120 152 147 157 right
b g Good Thyne (USA) right - Chatty Actress right (Le Bavard) right
Chased leaders, chased leader from 13th until led 17th, kept narrow advantage until headed after 3 out, soon one pace, weakened approaching last (op 20-1)
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8  17 [36¾]
13 120 b 165 130 139 right
b g Seymour Hicks (FR) right - Miss Redlands right (Dubassoff) right
Prominent, chased leader 9th until led after 11th, headed next, weakened 17th (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)
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9  ¾ [37½]
11 120 v 141 129 138 right
ch g Derrylin right - Jennie Pat right (Rymer) right
Jumped slowly 1st, always in rear (op 40-1)
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10  12 [49½]
8 120 117 126 right
b g Buckskin (FR) right - Light The Lamp right (Miner's Lamp) right
Chased leaders until weakened 16th (tchd 40-1 in places)
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11  10 [59½]
11 120 168 107 116 right
br g Strong Gale (IRE) right - Wrekenogan right (Tarqogan) right
Hit 16th, always in rear
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12  10 [69½]
11 120 v1 97 106 right
gr g Less Ice right - Chaumontaise (FR) right (Armos) right
Slight advantage to 5th, weakened 12th
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F   
7 120 right
ch g Cajetano (USA) right - Farinella (IRE) right (Salmon Leap) right
Held up in rear, fell 3rd (op 9-2 tchd 11-2 in places)
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PU   
10 120 right
b g Shafoun (FR) right - Nuit D'Or II (FR) right (Pot D'Or) right
Hit 1st and 13th, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (tchd 40-1 in places)
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PU   
8 120 162 right
b g Video Rock (FR) right - Ariane Collonges (FR) right (Quart De Vin) right
In touch, chased leaders 13th, weakened 17th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in a place)
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