Full Result 4.05 Cheltenham | 13 March 2008

Racing Post Plate (Handicap Chase) Grade 3

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m4f78yds) 2m4½f Old Good To Soft 16 fences

1st £57,020 2nd £21,390 3rd £10,710 4th £5,340 5th £2,680 6th £1,340

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Mister McGoldrick 66/1 Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith	Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith	11	117	145	159	162	–
b g Sabrehill (USA) - Anchor Inn (Be My Guest)
Prominent, tracked leader 7th, led 10th, clear after 3 out, in no danger when not fluent last, unchallenged

2 13	13. Gwanako (FR) 9/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	1012	137	137	141	–
bb g Sin Kiang (FR) - Vaubecourt (FR) (Courtroom)
Tracked leaders, effort before 3 out, chased winner before 2 out, stayed on well enough but no impression on winner (op 8-1)

3 11 [24]	4. Fundamentalist (IRE) 28/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	10	1110 t	148	138	143	–
b g Supreme Leader - Run For Shelter (Strong Gale)
Not fluent and settled well in rear, progress from 11th, trying to close when mistake 3 out, kept on from next, no chance with leading pair (op 25-1)

4 4½ [28½]	14. Bible Lord (IRE) 6/1 Mark Grant Andy Turnell	Mark Grant Andy Turnell	7	1012	136	122	127	–
ch g Mister Lord (USA) - Pharisee (IRE) (Phardante)
Held up well in rear, progress 8th, in touch when mistake 10th, chasing leaders when mistakes 3 out and next, kept on (op 13-2 tchd 7-1)

5 3½ [32]	9. Palarshan (FR) 18/1 Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	10	111 v	139	121	126	–
bb g Darshaan - Palavera (FR) (Bikala)
Held up towards rear and raced wide, 9th and in touch after 4 out, no headway when mistake and hampered 2 out, kept on (op 20-1)

6 ½ [32½]	11. Boychuk (IRE) 25/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	7	1013 b	137	119	128	–
b g Insan (USA) - Golden Flower (GER) (Highland Chieftain)
Settled in midfield, terrible blunder 10th, well in rear after, tailed off in 16th 2 out, stormed up run-in, never nearer (tchd 28-1)

7 1½ [34]	10. Patman Du Charmil (FR) 20/1 David England ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	David England ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	1011 tb	138	118	121	–
b g Robin Des Pres (FR) - Pacifie Du Charmil (FR) (Dom Pasquini)
Well placed behind leaders, tracked leading trio going strongly after 4 out, weakened after 2 out

8 1¼ [35¼]	16. Cossack Dancer (IRE) 40/1 Mattie Batchelor Mark Bradstock	Mattie Batchelor Mark Bradstock	10	1010 p	134	113	116	–
b g Moscow Society (USA) - Merry Lesa (Dalesa)
Led at strong pace, headed 10th, chased winner to 3 out, weakened

9 3 [38¼]	8. Black Hills 40/1 Simon Elliott ⁷ Jonathan Geake	Simon Elliott ⁷ Jonathan Geake	9	108 tp	139	115	119	–
b g Dilum (USA) - Dakota Girl (Northern State)
Held up well in rear and raced on outer, progress 7th, lost place 10th, tailing off when jumped badly right 4 out, plugged on from 3 out (op 50-1)

10 hd [38½]	19. Kelrev (FR) 28/1 Tom O'Brien Alan King	Tom O'Brien Alan King	10	107	131	107	110	–
ch g Video Rock (FR) - Bellile II (FR) (Brezzo)
Mistake 2nd, never on terms with leaders, struggling in 12th after 4 out (op 25-1 tchd 33-1)

11 ¾ [39¼]	21. Mighty Matters (IRE) 10/1 Mr J Snowden ⁵ Charlie Longsdon	Mr J Snowden ⁵ Charlie Longsdon	9	913 3	128	103	110	–
b g Muroto - Hasaway (IRE) (Executive Perk)
Prominent, mistakes 10th and 12th, chased winner briefly 3 out, soon weakened (op 12-1)

12 1¾ [41]	7. Lucifer Bleu (FR) 25/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	9	115	143	116	119	–
b g Kadalko (FR) - Figa Dancer (FR) (Bandinelli)
Mostly chased leader until mistake 6th, well in touch 4 out, gradually weakened from next

13 4½ [45½]	12. Oedipe (FR) 12/1 Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	6	1013	137	106	110	–
ch g Chamberlin (FR) - Massada I (FR) (Kashtan)
Never beyond midfield, mistake 6th, just in touch 4 out, struggling soon after (op 11-1)

14 12 [57½]	18. Limited Edition (IRE) 18/1 Noel Fehily Carl Llewellyn	Noel Fehily Carl Llewellyn	10	107	131	87	101	–
b g Parthian Springs - Rosemount Rose (Ashmore)
Mistake 3rd, chased leaders, under pressure and beaten when mistake 2 out, weakened (op 20-1)

15 20 [77½]	6. Crozan (FR) 12/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	8	116	144	79	84	–
b g Sassanian (USA) - La Guyonniere (FR) (Silver Rainbow)
Never beyond midfield, still in touch 4 out, weakened rapidly, tailed off when mistake and hampered 2 out

F	2. Don't Push It (IRE) 5/2F A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	8	1111	149	–	131	–
b g Old Vic - She's No Laugh Ben (USA) (Alleged)
Held up well in rear, some progress 10th, not reach leaders after 12th, 8th and beaten when fell 2 out (op 3-1)

PU	15. Tikram 28/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	11	1011 b	135	–	–	–
ch g Lycius (USA) - Black Fighter (USA) (Secretariat)
Chased leaders, lost place rapidly 8th, soon well behind, tailed off and jumping badly from 11th, pulled up before last (op 25-1)

PU	17. Chief Yeoman 50/1 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	8	108	132	–	–	–
br g Machiavellian (USA) - Step Aloft (Shirley Heights)
Dropped to last after mistake 8th, pulled up before 4 out

PU	22. Big Rob (IRE) 50/1 Sam Jones ³ Brendan Powell	Sam Jones ³ Brendan Powell	9	911 3 p	124	–	–	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Native Shore (IRE) (Be My Native)
Raced wide, in touch, lost place and mistake 9th, behind when pulled up before 4 out (op 66-1)

PU	3. Il Duce (IRE) 16/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	8	1110 b	148	–	–	–
br g Anshan - Glory-Glory (IRE) (Buckskin)
Never beyond midfield, lost place 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

PU	1. Regal Heights (IRE) 50/1 Jason Maguire Donald McCain	Jason Maguire Donald McCain	7	1112	150	–	–	–
b g Grand Plaisir (IRE) - Regal Hostess (IRE) (King's Ride)
Lost place rapidly 6th, tailed off in last when pulled up before 8th (op 40-1)

UR	20. Borora 50/1 Charlie Poste ³ Richard Lee	Charlie Poste ³ Richard Lee	9	102	129	–	110	–
gr g Shareef Dancer (USA) - Bustling Nelly (Bustino)
Well in touch, blundered 11th, no headway after next, 10th and well beaten when blundered and unseated rider 2 out

22 ran Off time: 4:06:00 Winning time: 5m 9.40s (slow by 6.90s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: Richard Longley (Mister McGoldrick) 1st breeder: Mrs J Key
2nd owner: The Stewart Family (Gwanako)
3rd owner: C Cornes (Fundamentalist)
Tote win: £147 PL: £19.60 £2.70 £6.40 Ex: £1,618.90 CSF: £568.01 Tricast: £15,906.19

4:05 Cheltenham 13 Mar 2008

Racing Post Plate (Handicap Chase) Grade 3