Full Result 1.35 Cheltenham | 26 January 2008

Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase

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

1st £15,657.50 2nd £4,625 3rd £2,312.50 4th £1,157.50 5th £577.50 6th £290

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Arturio (FR) 5/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	105	122	116	140	–
b g Astarabad (USA) - La Pitchoun (FR) (Mansonnien)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, led approaching 2 out, shaken up and stayed on strongly run-in (op 13-2 tchd 9-2)

2 6	5. Something Wells (FR) 5/1 Liam Treadwell Venetia Williams	Liam Treadwell Venetia Williams	7	1012	125	117	137	–
b g Dolpour (IRE) - Linsky Ball (FR) (Cricket Ball)
Led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on to chase winner but never any chance (op 4-1, tchd 11-2 in places)

3 12 [18]	6. Mister Potter 14/1 Jimmy McCarthy Richard Lee	Jimmy McCarthy Richard Lee	8	106	119	99	122	–
b g Classic Cliche (IRE) - Potter's Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Chased leaders, ridden 4 out, not fluent 3 out and lost position, kept on again from 2 out but never in contention (op 16-1)

4 1¼ [19¼]	3. Boomshakalaka (IRE) 4/1 Marcus Foley Nicky Henderson	Marcus Foley Nicky Henderson	8	114	131	110	130	–
ch g Anshan - Fairy Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Chased leader, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out (op 3-1, tchd 9-2 in places)

5 1½ [20¾]	9. Glingerbank (IRE) 7/2F Paul Moloney Nicky Richards	Paul Moloney Nicky Richards	8	100 1	113	90	111	–
b g Supreme Leader - Mauradante (IRE) (Phardante)
Towards rear, headway and hit 8th, lost place 10th, hit 12th, moderate progress again from 2 out (op 9-2)

6 2½ [23¼]	2. Tramantano 16/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	118 t	135	110	133	–
b g Muhtarram (USA) - Hatta Breeze (Night Shift)
Towards rear, hit 12th, some progress 4 out, never in contention, mistake and weakened 3 out (tchd 18-1)

7 21 [44¼]	4. Thedancingdemon (USA) 50/1 Richie McLernon ⁷ Eugene M O'Sullivan	Richie McLernon ⁷ Eugene M O'Sullivan	7	107	127	80	101	–
bb g Green Dancer (USA) - Hot Memories (USA) (Spy Signal)
Blundered 3rd, headway 5th, hit 11th, improved again 13th, weakened 4 out (op 66-1)

8 12 [56¼]	10. Corlande (IRE) 5/1 Paddy Aspell Donald McCain	Paddy Aspell Donald McCain	8	100 2 p	113	54	75	–
br g Teamster - Vaguely Deesse (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Chased leaders, blundered 4th, dropped to rear 7th, weakened 9th, (op 6-1)

BD	8. Skellig Mist (FR) 25/1 Seamus Durack Peter Bowen	Seamus Durack Peter Bowen	5	100	117	–	–	–
b m Sleeping Car (FR) - La Pelode (FR) (Dress Parade)
Chased leaders, mistakes 6th, 8th, 10th and 13th, weakening and no chance when brought down 4 out (op 20-1)

F	1. Portland Bill (IRE) 22/1 Daryl Jacob R H Alner	Daryl Jacob R H Alner	8	1112	139	–	–	–
ch g Zaffaran (USA) - Donegal Moss (Le Moss)
Towards rear, hit 8th, headway 11th, 4 lengths 4th and travelling well when fell 4 out (op 20-1)

10 ran Off time: 1:35:00 Winning time: 5m 28.43s (slow by 21.43s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Noble Bily (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: The Sparkes Family (Arturio) 1st breeder: Hubert Hosselet Et Al
2nd owner: Favourites Racing XVIII (Something Wells)
3rd owner: James and Jean Potter (Mister Potter)
Tote win: £5.70 PL: £1.90 £2 £3.80 Ex: £30.20 CSF: £29.73 Tricast: £327.38 Trifecta: £560.60 Part won. Pool: £789.60, 0.30 winning units.

1:35 Cheltenham 26 Jan 2008

Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase