Full Result 1.30 Cheltenham | 24 January 2009

Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase

(Class 2) (5yo+) 2m5f omsNew Heavy 17 fences

1st £15,655 2nd £4,625 3rd £2,312.50 4th £1,157.50 5th £577.50 6th £290

Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase, 2m5f - Heavy, Class 2 5yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Ping Pong Sivola (FR) 3/1F Aidan Coleman ³ Venetia Williams	Aidan Coleman ³ Venetia Williams	6	101	112	134	143	–
ch m Blushing Flame (USA) - Clio De Chalamont (FR) (Sir Brink)
Made all, hit 4 out, came clear after 3 out, unchallenged (op 4-1)

2 16	4. Tricky Trickster (IRE) 5/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	115	127	132	144	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Pavlova I (IRE) (Montelimar)
Headway to chase leaders 6th, chased winner and hit 4 out, no chance from 2 out but well clear of remainder, eased near finish (tchd 9-2 and 11-2)

3 18 [34]	7. Camden George (IRE) 12/1 Henry Oliver Sue Smith	Henry Oliver Sue Smith	8	112	124	110	120	–
b g Pasternak - Triple Town Lass (IRE) (Camden Town)
Chased winner, hit 11th, lost 2nd 4 out and dropped back to well held 4th, stayed on again to take modest 3rd near finish (op 10-1)

4 1¾ [35¾]	6. Kilcrea Asla (IRE) 13/2 Denis O'Regan Tom George	Denis O'Regan Tom George	8	113	125	109	119	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Alottalady (IRE) (Mandalus)
Hit 1st, chased leaders, went 3rd after 4 out, never in contention, weakened next, lost modest 3rd close home (op 7-1 tchd 6-1)

5 41 [76¾]	8. Galant Nuit (FR) 12/1 Seamus Durack Ferdy Murphy	Seamus Durack Ferdy Murphy	5	111	127	62	76	–
b g Comte Du Bourg (FR) - Little Blue (FR) (Reve Bleu)
Always in rear, lost touch from 13th, tailed off (op 11-1)

6 shd [76¾]	1. Hennessy (IRE) 13/2 Noel Fehily Carl Llewellyn	Noel Fehily Carl Llewellyn	8	1112	134	73	87	–
b g Presenting - Steel Grey Lady (IRE) (Roselier)
In touch, chased leaders 5th, hit 10th, blundered next, soon weakened, tailed off (op 11-2 tchd 5-1, 7-1 in a place)

7 31 [107¾]	10. Monzon I (FR) 20/1 Gemma Gracey-Davison ⁷ Chris Gordon	Gemma Gracey-Davison ⁷ Chris Gordon	9	99	110	–	32	–
b g Kadalko (FR) - Queenly I (FR) (Pot D'Or)
Hit 4th, in touch 5th, chased leaders 7th, soon rear, hit 10th, tailed off from 12th (op 25-1)

PU	3. French Saulaie (FR) 9/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	8	117	129	–	–	–
b g French Glory (IRE) - Parade Royale (FR) (Garde Royale)
Hit 1st, not fluent 12th, always behind, tailed off 13th, pulled up before 2 out (trainer said gelding was distressed) (tchd 11-1)

PU	2. Quws Law (IRE) 8/1 Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell	Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell	7	117 t	129	–	–	–
b g Quws - Love For Lydia (IRE) (Law Society)
Hit 4th, chased leaders, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before last (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem) (op 9-1)

PU	5. Andrew Nick (IRE) 16/1 Tom Molloy ⁵ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tom Molloy ⁵ Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	1012	125	–	–	–
b g Riberetto - Legal Tour (IRE) (Legal Circles)
In rear 4th, hit 5th, ridden after 7th, tailed off 13th, pulled up before 2 out (op 20-1)

10 ran Off time: 1:30:00 Winning time: 5m 46.34s (slow by 39.34s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Mrs Jean F P Yeomans (Ping Pong Sivola) 1st breeder: Gilles Trapenard
2nd owner: Million In Mind Partnership (Tricky Trickster)
3rd owner: M B Scholey & R H Scholey (Camden George)
Tote win: £3.40 PL: £1.60 £1.70 £4 Ex: £12 CSF: £18.83 Tricast: £156.16 Trifecta: £38.80 Pool: £699.12 - 13.30 winning units.

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Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase

1:30 Cheltenham 24 Jan 2009