Full Result 2.35 Cheltenham | 16 March 2005

Royal & SunAlliance Chase Class A Grade 1

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

1st £81,200 2nd £30,800 3rd £15,400 4th £7,000 5th £3,500 6th £2,100

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Trabolgan (IRE) 5/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	7	114	–	112	160	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Derrella (Derrylin)
Close up, not fluent 10th, tracked leader 14th, challenging when blundered 2 out, led before last and drew 3 lengths clear, driven out (op 9-2 tchd 11-2 in places)

2 3	3. Comply Or Die (IRE) 3/1F Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	6	114	143	109	155	–
b g Old Vic - Madam Madcap (Furry Glen)
Led 3rd, made rest until headed and unable to quicken before last, hard ridden flat, kept on same pace (tchd 10-3 in places, 7-2 in a place and 11-4 in places)

3 3 [6]	4. Cornish Rebel (IRE) 9/2 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	8	114	142	107	153	–
br g Un Desperado (FR) - Katday (FR) (Miller's Mate)
Settled in last trio, mistake 13th, not fluent 15th, progress next, pressed leaders 3 out, soon ridden and outpaced, kept on same pace before last (tchd 5-1 in places, 11-2 in a place and 4-1 in places)

4 hd [6¼]	6. L'Ami (FR) 4/1 Robert Thornton F Doumen	Robert Thornton F Doumen	6	114	–	107	154	–
ch g Lute Antique (FR) - Voltige De Nievre (FR) (Brezzo)
Midfield, mistake 5th, blundered 7th, progress to press leaders 16th, ridden before 2 out, one pace after (tchd 9-2 in places)

5 2½ [8¾]	10. Like-A-Butterfly (IRE) 9/1 A P McCoy C Roche	A P McCoy C Roche	11	1011	–	98	142	–
b m Montelimar (USA) - Swifts Butterfly (Furry Glen)
Held up in last trio, progress 15th, pressed leaders 3 out, still close up 2 out, weakened last (op 10-1 tchd 11-1 in a place)

6 dist [38¾]	2. Brave Spirit (FR) 33/1 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	7	114 p	123	–	–	–
b g Legend Of France (USA) - Guerre Ou Paix (FR) (Comrade In Arms)
Led to 3rd, chased leader to 14th, weakened after next, tailed off when blundered 3 out (op 25-1)

F	9. Tribal Venture (FR) 10/1 Brian Harding Ferdy Murphy	Brian Harding Ferdy Murphy	7	114	139	–	–	–
gr g Dom Alco (FR) - Babacha (FR) (Latnahc)
Tracked leaders, disputing 3rd when fell 12th (tchd 12-1 in places)

PU	1. Backbeat (IRE) 16/1 Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	8	114	138	–	–	–
ch g Bob Back (USA) - Pinata (Deep Run)
Took keen hold, mistakes in rear and often jumped right, in touch when terrible blunder 13th, pulled up before next (jockey said gelding dropped his hind legs badly into water jump) (op 20-1)

PU	7. Light Des Mulottes (FR) 100/1 Jimmy McCarthy Charles Egerton	Jimmy McCarthy Charles Egerton	6	114 b	110	–	–	–
gr g Solidoun (FR) - Tango Girl (FR) (Tip Moss)
Midfield, mistake 9th, weakening when blundered 14th and mistake next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 66-1)

9 ran Off time: 2:37:00 Winning time: 6m 12.85s (slow by 9.85s) Total SP: 109%
Non-runners: King Harald (runs today)
1st owner: Trevor Hemmings (Trabolgan) 1st breeder: Michael Lysaght
2nd owner: The Johnson Family (Comply Or Die)
3rd owner: C G Roach (Cornish Rebel)
Tote win: £5.30 PL: £2.10 £1.80 £1.80 Ex: £19.30 CSF: £19.08 Tricast: £63.11 Trifecta: £79.80 Pool: £8,914.34 - 79.30 winning units.

2:35 Cheltenham 16 Mar 2005

Royal & SunAlliance Chase Class A Grade 1