Full Result 2.00 Cheltenham | 15 March 2007

Jewson Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (5yo+) 2m5f omsNew Good To Soft 17 fences

1st £45,616 2nd £17,112 3rd £8,568 4th £4,272 5th £2,144 6th £1,072

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	17. L'Antartique (FR) 20/1 Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	7	1011	133	150	152	–
b g Cyborg (FR) - Moomaw (Akarad)
Towards rear, hit 1st and 4th, mid-division when hampered 11th, steady headway from 3 out, led last, driven and held on well

2 2	20. Bob Hall (IRE) 10/1 Noel Fehily Jonjo O'Neill	Noel Fehily Jonjo O'Neill	6	109 t	131	146	145	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Be My Hope (IRE) (Be My Native)
Hit 1st, towards rear, headway into mid-division 9th, jumped slowly 12th, chased leaders 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, rallied and kept on run-in, held close home (op 12-1)

3 2½ [4½]	8. Wee Robbie 20/1 Leighton Aspell Nick Gifford	Leighton Aspell Nick Gifford	7	1013	135	148	146	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Blast Freeze (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
Towards rear, headway 10th, chased leaders 4 out, challenged next, soon led, ridden approaching 2 out, headed last, one pace run-in (op 22-1 tchd 25-1)

4 4 [8½]	18. Rasharrow (IRE) 14/1 Keith Mercer L Lungo	Keith Mercer L Lungo	8	1010	132	141	139	–
ch g Rashar (USA) - Fleeting Arrow (IRE) (Commanche Run)
Chased leaders, blundered 5th, went 2nd 8th, led 10th, headed 12th, ridden 3 out, one pace from next (op 16-1)

5 1¼ [9¾]	10. Vic Venturi (IRE) 14/1 Andrew J McNamara Philip Fenton	Andrew J McNamara Philip Fenton	7	1012	134	142	138	–
ch g Old Vic - Carmen Lady (IRE) (Torus)
Led, hit 2nd, headed after 3rd, ridden from 13th, weakened and mistake 2 out, rallied and kept on again run-in

6 1 [10¾]	14. Kings Advocate (IRE) 9/1 Barry Geraghty T J Taaffe	Barry Geraghty T J Taaffe	7	1012	134	141	137	–
bb g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Definitely Maybe I (IRE) (Brush Aside)
Towards rear, headway 8th, chased leaders 4 out, soon ridden, weakened after 2 out (tchd 10-1 and 11-1 in a place)

7 1 [11¾]	1. New Little Bric (FR) 7/2F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	1110	146	152	149	–
ch g Bricassar (USA) - Doulina (FR) (Dastaan)
Chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened from 2 out (op 4-1 tchd 9-2 in places)

8 3½ [15¼]	3. Milan Deux Mille (FR) 50/1 Tom Malone ³ David Pipe	Tom Malone ³ David Pipe	5	1013	144	141	141	–
b g Double Bed (FR) - Uberaba (FR) (Garde Royale)
Held up in rear, rapid headway 11th to lead next, headed after 3 out, weakening when not much room on rail bend approaching 2 out

9 3 [18¼]	16. Flying Enterprise (IRE) 16/1 Liam Treadwell ³ Venetia Williams	Liam Treadwell ³ Venetia Williams	7	109	134	134	132	–
b g Darshaan - Flying Kiss I (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders, ridden and hit 3 out, soon weakened

10 8 [26¼]	11. Dictum (GER) 25/1 Tom Scudamore Susan Nock	Tom Scudamore Susan Nock	9	1012	134	126	123	–
ch g Secret 'n Classy (CAN) - Doretta (GER) (Aspros)
Chased leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened from next

11 3½ [29¾]	2. Knight Legend (IRE) 22/1 Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington	Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington	8	113	139	128	125	–
b h Flying Legend (USA) - Well Trucked (IRE) (Dry Dock)
Jumped poorly, some progress into mid-division 10th, never in contention (op 20-1)

12 8 [37¾]	4. Aztec Warrior (IRE) 20/1 Davy Russell Henrietta C Knight	Davy Russell Henrietta C Knight	6	111	137	118	113	–
b g Taipan (IRE) - Eurocurrency (IRE) (Brush Aside)
Never better than mid-division, behind from halfway (tchd 25-1 in a place)

13 3 [40¾]	15. Phar Bleu (FR) 50/1 Liam Heard ³ Paul Nicholls	Liam Heard ³ Paul Nicholls	6	109	134	112	107	–
b g Agent Bleu (FR) - Guilt Less (FR) (Useful)
Always towards rear

F	12. Chief Yeoman 16/1 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	7	1012	134	–	–	–
br g Machiavellian (USA) - Step Aloft (Shirley Heights)
Hit 2nd, in touch, hampered 11th, soon recovered, chasing leaders when hampered 4 out, weakening when fell next (op 14-1)

F	9. Limited Edition (IRE) 10/1 Mick Fitzgerald Carl Llewellyn	Mick Fitzgerald Carl Llewellyn	9	1013	135	–	–	–
b g Parthian Springs - Rosemount Rose (Ashmore)
Hit 4th, chased leaders, close 3rd and still travelling well when fell 4 out (tchd 11-1 in a place)

PU	6. Desert Air (JPN) 50/1 Andrew Glassonbury ⁵ David Pipe	Andrew Glassonbury ⁵ David Pipe	8	109 tp	136	–	–	–
ch g Desert King (IRE) - Greek Air (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Jumped moderately in rear until tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

PU	19. King Revo (IRE) 5/1 A P McCoy P C Haslam	A P McCoy P C Haslam	7	1010	132	–	–	–
b g Revoque (IRE) - Tycoon Aly (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Chased leaders, blundered 8th, mistake next, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly throughout; trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 9-2 tchd 11-2)

PU	13. Tora Bora (GER) 33/1 Timmy Murphy Brendan Powell	Timmy Murphy Brendan Powell	5	1012 p	140	–	–	–
bb g Winged Love (IRE) - Tower Bridge (GER) (Big Shuffle)
Always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

UR	5. Pole Star I 25/1 Paul Moloney Evan Williams	Paul Moloney Evan Williams	9	111 p	137	–	–	–
bb g Polar Falcon (USA) - Ellie Ardensky (Slip Anchor)
Led after 3rd, blundered and headed 10th, upsides when blundered and unseated rider next

19 ran Off time: 2:00:00 Winning time: 5m 10.70s (slow by 3.70s) Total SP: 128%
Non-runners: Flintoff (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Mrs A N Durkan (L'Antartique) 1st breeder: T Picard And Phillipe De Maeseneire
2nd owner: John P McManus (Bob Hall)
3rd owner: P H Betts (holdings) Ltd (Wee Robbie)
Tote win: £26.20 PL: £4.10 £3.10 £4.90 Ex: £316.50 CSF: £195.04 Tricast: £4,052.33 Trifecta: £5,300.80 Part won. Pool: £7,466.84 - 0.10 winning units.

2:00 Cheltenham 15 Mar 2007

Jewson Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed Race)