Full Result 2.35 Cheltenham | 14 March 2007

Royal & SunAlliance Chase Grade 1

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

1st £96,934 2nd £36,363 3rd £18,207 4th £9,078 5th £4,556 6th £2,278

Royal & SunAlliance Chase Grade 1, 3m½f - Good To Soft, Class 1 5yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Denman (IRE) 6/5F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	114	–	157	165	–
ch g Presenting - Polly Puttens (IRE) (Pollerton)
Left in lead 3rd, veered before 11th where headed, pressed leader and clear of rest next, led and left clear 3 out, 8 lengths ahead last, stormed home (op 11-8)

2 10	13. Snowy Morning (IRE) 10/1 Mick Fitzgerald W P Mullins	Mick Fitzgerald W P Mullins	7	114	–	149	154	–
b g Moscow Society (USA) - Miss Perky (IRE) (Creative Plan I)
Tracked leaders, hampered 9th, outpaced and ridden after 16th, stayed on to take 2nd just before last, no chance with winner (op 8-1)

3 3½ [13½]	1. According To John (IRE) 66/1 Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	7	114	135	146	151	–
br g Accordion (IRE) - Cabin Glory (The Parson)
Prominent from 6th, chased clear leading pair 13th to next, stayed close up in chasing group, jumped right 3 out, blundered next, kept on from last

4 nk [13¾]	2. Aces Four (IRE) 25/1 Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	8	114	136	146	151	–
ch g Fourstars Allstar (USA) - Special Trix (IRE) (Peacock I)
With leaders, pecked 4th, led 11th and clear with winner from next, headed and stumbled badly 3 out, good recovery but no chance after, weakened last (vet said gelding finished distressed)

5 1½ [15¼]	16. Gazza's Girl (IRE) 28/1 Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	7	1011	–	138	141	–
bb m Norwich - Miss Ranova (Giacometti)
Well in touch, ridden in chasing group and outpaced after 16th, kept on one pace from 2 out (tchd 33-1)

6 4 [19¼]	14. Ungaro (FR) 11/1 Timmy Murphy Keith Reveley	Timmy Murphy Keith Reveley	8	114	–	141	143	–
b g Epervier Bleu - Harpyes (FR) (Quart De Vin)
Held up in rear, effort on outer when mistake 14th, outpaced from 16th, no danger after, plugged on (op 12-1)

7 ½ [19¾]	17. Turko (FR) 9/1 Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	5	108 t	–	131	134	–
gr g Turgeon (USA) - Cambaria (FR) (Nice Havrais)
Well placed, mistakes 12th and 14th, lost place, driven in chasing group after 15th, struggling before 3 out, kept on (vet said gelding finished distressed) (op 14-1)

8 9 [28¾]	7. Justpourit (IRE) 66/1 Roger Loughran D T Hughes	Roger Loughran D T Hughes	8	114 p	–	134	136	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - Gale Choice (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Mistake 1st, held up until progress 8th, chased clear leading pair 14th until weakened 3 out

9 1½ [30¼]	11. Patsy Hall (IRE) 20/1 Robbie Power Michael Cunningham	Robbie Power Michael Cunningham	7	114	–	132	132	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Clahada Rose (IRE) (Roselier)
Settled in midfield, outpaced in chasing group and ridden 16th, no progress before next, weakened (tchd 25-1 in places)

10 2½ [32¾]	5. Dom D'Orgeval (FR) 8/1 A P McCoy David Pipe	A P McCoy David Pipe	7	114	–	130	129	–
b g Belmez (USA) - Marie D'Orgeval (FR) (Bourbon)
Held up well in rear, some progress into midfield 14th, ridden and outpaced 16th, no danger after, weakened (op 13-2)

11 4 [36¾]	12. Royal Rosa (FR) 50/1 Paddy Brennan Howard Johnson	Paddy Brennan Howard Johnson	8	114 p	134	127	126	–
ch g Garde Royale (IRE) - Crystalza (FR) (Crystal Palace)
Settled towards rear, mistake 12th, struggling from 15th, no chance after next (op 100-1)

12 nk [37]	8. Knowhere (IRE) 28/1 Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	114	145	127	129	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Andarta (Ballymore)
Chased leaders but blundered his way around, weakened from 16th (tchd 25-1)

13 10 [47]	9. Mossbank (IRE) 66/1 Andrew J McNamara Michael Hourigan	Andrew J McNamara Michael Hourigan	7	114	–	118	115	–
b g Kadeed (IRE) - Miromaid (Simply Great)
Last when mistake 5th, never a factor, no chance from 15th

14 1¼ [48¼]	10. Openide 100/1 Noel Fehily Brendan W Duke	Noel Fehily Brendan W Duke	6	114	–	117	114	–
b g Key Of Luck (USA) - Eyelet (IRE) (Satco)
Blundered 5th and mistake 7th, never beyond midfield, struggling from 13th

F	15. Cailin Alainn (IRE) 13/2 Davy Russell C Byrnes	Davy Russell C Byrnes	8	1011	–	–	–	–
br m Mister Lord (USA) - Royal Toombeola (IRE) (Royal Fountain)
Prominent, mistake 7th, 3rd when fell 9th (op 7-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

PU	6. Eurochancer (IRE) 100/1 R P McNally Joseph Fox	R P McNally Joseph Fox	8	114	–	–	–	–
b g Eurobus (IRE) - Woodfield Lass (IRE) (Bustineto)
Led until mistake 3rd, prominent until weakened rapidly 12th, tailing off when mistake 14th, pulled up before next

UR	3. Chelsea Harbour I (IRE) 50/1 D J Casey Thomas Mullins	D J Casey Thomas Mullins	7	114	–	–	–	–
b g Old Vic - Jennyellen (IRE) (Phardante)
Always well in rear, blundered 12th, in last pair and losing touch when blundered and unseated rider 15th (op 40-1)

17 ran Off time: 2:37:00 Winning time: 6m 6.80s (slow by 3.80s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Mrs M Findlay & P K Barber (Denman) 1st breeder: Colman O'Flynn
2nd owner: Quayside Syndicate (Snowy Morning)
3rd owner: Sir Robert Ogden (According To John)
Tote win: £2.30 PL: £1.40 £2.30 £11.90 Ex: £13.70 CSF: £12.85 Tricast: £562.82 Trifecta: £457.10 Pool: £10,533.37, 16.36 winning units

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