Full Result 4.40 Cheltenham | 13 March 2007

Sporting Index Handicap Chase (Cross Country)

(Class 2) (5yo+) (3m6f37yds) 3m6f X-Country Soft 32 fences

1st £28,183.50 2nd £8,325 3rd £4,162.50 4th £2,083.50 5th £1,039.50 6th £522

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	11. Heads Onthe Ground (IRE) 5/2F Ms N Carberry E Bolger	Ms N Carberry E Bolger	10	102	126	40	145	–
br g Be My Native (USA) - Strong Wings (Strong Gale)
Prominent, tracked clear leading trio 22nd, closed 3 out, led well before last and soon in command, idled and ridden out flat (op 7-2)

2 3½	3. Silver Birch (IRE) 14/1 Jason Maguire Gordon Elliott	Jason Maguire Gordon Elliott	10	110 t	138	50	150	–
b g Clearly Bust - All Gone (Giolla Mear)
Prominent, chased leader 6 out, ridden and lost 2nd 2 out, rallied to chase winner last, kept on but no real impression

3 12 [15½]	5. Le Duc I (FR) 8/1 Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	8	1010	134	37	133	–
b g Villez (USA) - Beberova (FR) (Synefos)
Prominent, tracked leader 24th, led 6 out, driven 2 out, headed and weakened well before last (tchd 9-1 and 10-1 in places)

4 5 [20½]	1. Spot Thedifference I (IRE) 6/1 Mr J T McNamara E Bolger	Mr J T McNamara E Bolger	14	1112 p	150	50	146	–
b g Lafontaine I (USA) - Spotted Choice (IRE) (Callernish)
Held up in rear, progress to track leaders 22nd, outpaced but effort when blundered 6 out, never reached leaders after (op 5-1 tchd 13-2 in place)

5 5 [25½]	12. Omni Cosmo Touch (USA) 25/1 David O'Meara Sue Smith	David O'Meara Sue Smith	11	101	125	21	115	–
b g Trempolino (USA) - Wooden Pudden (USA) (Top Ville)
Relucant to start and reminders, reached midfield by 10th, ran in snatches after, mistake 23rd, soon outpaced, plugged on

6 11 [36½]	2. Royal Auclair (FR) 10/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	10	115 t	143	31	124	–
ch g Garde Royale (IRE) - Carmonera (FR) (Carmont)
Tracked leader, led 22nd until headed and blundered 24th, lost place rapidly, blundered 6 out, no chance after, ran on near finish

7 1 [37½]	13. Florida Dream (IRE) 33/1 Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	100 2 b	124	11	101	–
b g Florida Son - Ice Pearl (Flatbush)
Never beyond midfield, lost touch with leaders from 23rd, no chance after (tchd 40-1)

8 3 [40½]	15. Il De Boitron (FR) 25/1 P A Carberry Thomas Gerard O'Leary	P A Carberry Thomas Gerard O'Leary	9	100 3	124	10	98	–
b g Sheyrann (IRE) - Ilkiya (FR) (General Holme)
Chased leaders to 19th, soon struggling in rear (op 20-1)

9 8 [48½]	14. Never Compromise (IRE) 12/1 Ms K Walsh ³ T M Walsh	Ms K Walsh ³ T M Walsh	12	911 2	124	2	92	–
br g Glacial Storm (USA) - Banderole (IRE) (Roselier)
Led to 22nd, led again 24th until headed and blundered 6 out, weakened rapidly 3 out (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

10 19 [67½]	8. Marcus Du Berlais (FR) 20/1 Davy Russell A L T Moore	Davy Russell A L T Moore	10	106 p	130	–	77	–
gr g Saint Preuil (FR) - Rosacotte (FR) (Rose Laurel)
Always towards rear, jumped slowly 20th, struggling from 23rd (op 16-1)

11 6 [73½]	4. Native Jack (IRE) 20/1 John Cullen P J Rothwell	John Cullen P J Rothwell	13	1012	136	–	77	–
br g Be My Native (USA) - Dorrha Daisy (Buckskin)
Mistakes, always well in rear, lost touch from 22nd, behind after (tchd 25-1 in places)

12 14 [87½]	7. Ivoire De Beaulieu (FR) 14/1 Alan O'Keeffe Ferdy Murphy	Alan O'Keeffe Ferdy Murphy	11	107	131	–	58	–
b g Port Etienne I (FR) - Kashmonde (FR) (Kashneb)
Always well in rear, lost touch from 22nd, tailed off (tchd 16-1)

13 17 [104½]	16. Hever Road (IRE) 100/1 Chris Honour ³ David Pearson	Chris Honour ³ David Pearson	8	913 2 7	126	–	36	–
ch g Anshan - The Little Bag (True Song)
Chased leaders, weakened and mistake 20th, tailed off

PU	9. Star Performance (IRE) 10/1 T G M Ryan ³ Oliver McKiernan	T G M Ryan ³ Oliver McKiernan	12	102 p	129	–	–	–
ch g Insan (USA) - Leallen (Le Bavard)
In touch to 20th, tailed off when pulled up after 2 out (op 9-1)

PU	6. L'Aventure (FR) 10/1 Paddy Merrigan ³ Paul Nicholls	Paddy Merrigan ³ Paul Nicholls	8	107 t	134	–	–	–
b m Cyborg (FR) - Amphitrite (FR) (Lazer)
Never going well, tailed off from 17th, pulled up before 21st (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

UR	10. Tyssac (FR) 66/1 Tom Messenger ⁵ Ben Pollock	Tom Messenger ⁵ Ben Pollock	6	911	126	–	–	–
ch g Beyssac (FR) - Aktia (FR) (Lyphard's Special)
In touch towards rear when unseated rider 13th (bank) (op 50-1)

16 ran Off time: 4:41:00 Winning time: 8m 43.80s (slow by 25.80s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: John P McManus (Heads Onthe Ground) 1st breeder: G N Cannon
2nd owner: Brian Walsh (Co Kildare) (Silver Birch)
3rd owner: The Stewart Family (Le Duc I)
Tote win: £3.80 PL: £1.70 £2.50 £2.40 Ex: £57.10 CSF: £35.42 Tricast: £261.34 Trifecta: £392.40 Pool: £6,025.23 - 10.90 winning units.

4:40 Cheltenham 13 Mar 2007

Sporting Index Handicap Chase (Cross Country)