Full Result 2.20 Cheltenham | 13 March 2008

Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase Grade 1

(Class 1) (5yo+) (1m7f199yds) 2m Old Good To Soft 13 fences

1st £176,762 2nd £66,309 3rd £33,201 4th £16,554 5th £8,308 6th £4,154

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Master Minded (FR) 3/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	1110	170	185	186	–
b g Nikos - Haute Tension (FR) (Garde Royale)
Soon tracking leaders, led 7th, came readily clear from 2 out, impressive (op 11-4)

2 19	11. Voy Por Ustedes (FR) 5/2F Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	7	1110	169	160	168	–
b g Villez (USA) - Nuit D'Ecajeul (FR) (Matahawk)
Tracked leaders from 5th, not fluent 7th and 8th, chased winner 4 out, effort next, outpaced by impressive winner from 2 out but kept on well for clear 2nd (tchd 11-4)

3 16 [35]	3. Fair Along (GER) 12/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	1110	152	140	151	–
b g Alkalde (GER) - Fairy Tango (FR) (Acatenango)
Prominent early, behind from 7th, still plenty to do approaching 2 out, stayed on strongly approaching last to take 3rd run-in but never any impression on leading duo (tchd 14-1)

4 1 [36]	8. Schindlers Hunt (IRE) 33/1 Paul Carberry D T Hughes	Paul Carberry D T Hughes	8	1110 v¹	154	138	150	–
ch g Oscar Schindler (IRE) - Snipe Hunt (IRE) (Stalker)
Upsides and helped to set strong pace, led 2nd, headed 7th, hit 4 out, soon no chance with leading duo, lost 3rd run-in (op 28-1)

5 8 [44]	7. Newmill (IRE) 40/1 Robbie Power John Joseph Murphy	Robbie Power John Joseph Murphy	10	1110	159	128	144	–
br g Norwich - Lady Kas (Pollerton)
Hit 1st, towards rear, outpaced 7th, no chance after, mistake 3 out (op 33-1)

6 8 [52]	10. Twist Magic (FR) 5/1 Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	6	1110	173	118	135	–
b g Winged Love (IRE) - Twist Scarlett (GER) (Lagunas)
In touch when not fluent 5th, weakened 8th, well behind when blundered 3 out (op 11-2)

7 4 [56]	9. Tamarinbleu (FR) 7/2 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	8	1110 b	167	112	131	–
b g Epervier Bleu - Tamainia (FR) (Lashkari)
Led and set strong pace until narrowly headed 2nd, stayed pressing for lead next, hit 7th, weakening when hit 8th (op 4-1)

PU	5. Mansony (FR) 16/1 Davy Russell A L T Moore	Davy Russell A L T Moore	9	1110	158	–	–	–
b g Mansonnien (FR) - Hairly (FR) (Air De Cour)
In rear, hit 5th, pulled up before next (jockey said gelding never travelled and jumped right-handed) (tchd 18-1)

8 ran Off time: 2:20:00 Winning time: 3m 55.80s (slow by 3.80s) Total SP: 112%
Non-runners: Azulejo (runs Friday), Contraband (vet's certificate), Lennon (no reason given)
1st owner: Clive D Smith (Master Minded) 1st breeder: Marie-Christine Gabeur
2nd owner: Sir Robert Ogden (Voy Por Ustedes)
3rd owner: Alan Peterson (Fair Along)
Tote win: £3.90 PL: £1.60 £1.30 £2.50 Ex: £10.10 CSF: £10.81 Tricast: £72.13 Trifecta: £93.60 Pool £11,499.87 - 87.23 winning units.

2:20 Cheltenham 13 Mar 2008

Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase Grade 1