Full Result 4.00 Cheltenham | 16 March 2004

William Hill National Hunt Handicap Chase Class A Grade 3

(Class 1) (5yo+) (3m80yds) 3m½f Old Good 20 fences

1st £46,400 2nd £17,600 3rd £8,800 4th £4,000 5th £2,000 6th £1,200

William Hill National Hunt Handicap Chase Class A Grade 3, 3m½f - Good, Class 1 5yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Fork Lightning (IRE) 7/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	8	105	136	121	149	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Park Breeze (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Not fluent 2nd, held up, headway 12th, chased leader 3 out, challenged and went right next, soon led, driven out run-in (op 13-2 tchd 15-2 in places and 8-1 in a place)

2 2	5. Shardam (IRE) 11/2 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	107	138	121	148	–
b g Shardari - Knockea Hill (IRE) (Buckskin)
Chased leaders, pushed along and one pace after 4 out, driven to press leaders 2 out, soon chasing winner, not fluent last, not quicken run-in (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 in a place)

3 9 [11]	3. Royal Auclair (FR) 7/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	109 t	140	116	141	–
ch g Garde Royale (IRE) - Carmonera (FR) (Carmont)
Tracked leaders, hit 12th, ridden and kept on from 3 out, one pace under pressure from 2 out (op 9-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

4 1¾ [12¾]	7. Kelami (FR) 11/2 T Doumen F Doumen	T Doumen F Doumen	6	105	136	111	134	–
b g Lute Antique (FR) - Voltige De Nievre (FR) (Brezzo)
Held up in mid-division, headway to track leader 8th, challenged from 11th until led 4 out, ridden next, headed soon after 2 out, soon beaten (op 5-1)

5 5 [17¾]	6. Chicuelo (FR) 16/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	8	107 v	138	108	133	–
b g Mansonnien (FR) - Dovapas (FR) (Paseo)
Never better than mid-division, hit 14th and soon behind, ridden and never dangerous after (op 20-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

6 6 [23¾]	9. You're Agoodun 25/1 Tom Malone ⁷ M C Pipe	Tom Malone ⁷ M C Pipe	12	911 v	135	100	122	–
ch g Derrylin - Jennie Pat (Rymer)
Hot jump well, always in rear, some modest headway from 3 out

7 3½ [27¼]	10. Master Tern (USA) 10/1 Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill	Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill	9	100 1 p	131	94	115	–
ch g Generous (IRE) - Young Hostess (FR) (Arctic Tern)
Never jumping with any fluency, always behind (tchd 11-1 in places)

8 12 [39¼]	4. Haut Cercy (FR) 100/30F Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	9	109	140	92	112	–
b g Roi De Rome (USA) - Mamoussia (FR) (Laniste)
Raced on outer, some headway 13th but never near leaders, ridden 4 out, no response (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 3-1 tchd 7-2 in places)

9 dist [69¼]	11. Dark Stranger (FR) 50/1 Paul Carberry M C Pipe	Paul Carberry M C Pipe	13	100 2 b	131	–	–	–
b g Iveday (FR) - Abeille Royale (USA) (Turn To Mars)
Led, jumped slowly 3rd, headed 4 out, weakened quickly before next

PU	1. Marlborough (IRE) 10/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	12	1112	157	–	–	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Wrekenogan (Tarqogan)
Always behind and never travelling, jumped slowly 9th, soon reminders, tailed off when pulled up before 14th (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 9-1)

PU	2. Tyneandthyneagain 20/1 Henry Oliver Richard Guest	Henry Oliver Richard Guest	9	111 p	146	–	–	–
b g Good Thyne (USA) - Radical Lady (Radical)
Chased leaders to 8th, jumped slowly next, weakened 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 15th (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the ground) (op 16-1)

11 ran Off time: 4:01:00 Winning time: 6m 12.30s (slow by 9.30s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Mr & Mrs F C Welch (Fork Lightning) 1st breeder: Daniel C And Patrick Keating
2nd owner: Howard Parker (Shardam)
3rd owner: Clive D Smith (Royal Auclair)
Tote win: £6.90 PL: £2 £2.30 £2.60 Ex: £35.90 CSF: £43.50 Tricast: £278.93 Trifecta: £324.20 Pool of £8,038.19 - 17.60 winning tickets

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William Hill National Hunt Handicap Chase Class A Grade 3

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