Full Result 1.55 Cheltenham | 12 November 2011

Rewards4Racing Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (3m3f71yds) 3m3½f Old Good To Soft 22 fences

1st £22,780 2nd £8,548 3rd £4,280 4th £2,132 5th £1,072 6th £536

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Galaxy Rock (IRE) 9/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	7	1010 b	135	128	148	–
b g Heron Island (IRE) - Blue Pool (Saddlers' Hall)
Blundered 3rd, in touch, headway 9th, chased leader 12th, challenged going well 3 out, led well before next, driven clear soon after, eased closing stages (op 8-1 tchd 15-2)

2 5	10. Ballyfitz 12/1 David England Nigel Twiston-Davies	David England Nigel Twiston-Davies	11	104 p	129	119	132	–
b g Overbury (IRE) - Running For Gold (Rymer)
Chased leaders, mistake and lost place 17th, rallied from 4 out, stayed on well from 2 out to take 2nd after last, never any chance with eased down winner (op 14-1)

3 9 [14]	3. Carruthers 10/1 Noel Fehily Mark Bradstock	Noel Fehily Mark Bradstock	8	117	146	129	141	–
b g Kayf Tara - Plaid Maid (IRE) (Executive Perk)
With leader until led 8th, clear 11th, joined 3 out, headed and no chance with subsequent winner well before next, weakened and dropped to 3rd after last (tchd 11-1)

4 3¾ [17¾]	1. Hey Big Spender (IRE) 20/1 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	8	1112	151	131	142	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Jim's Monkey (Monksfield)
In touch, hit 8th, dropped back 4 out, moderate headway again after 2 out, kept on run-in (op 12-1)

5 1½ [19¼]	6. Reve De Sivola (FR) 8/1 James Reveley Nick Williams	James Reveley Nick Williams	6	112	141	120	131	–
b g Assessor (IRE) - Eva De Chalamont (FR) (Iron Duke)
In touch, headway 11th, ridden after 4 out, lost place next, hit 2 out, stayed on run-in (op 9-1)

6 18 [37¼]	4. Fair Along (GER) 16/1 Rhys Flint Philip Hobbs	Rhys Flint Philip Hobbs	9	113 p	142	108	114	–
b g Alkalde (GER) - Fairy Tango (FR) (Acatenango)
In rear 7th, effort when mistake 15th, some progress after 4 out, soon weakened (op 11-1)

7 14 [51¼]	2. Chicago Grey (IRE) 4/1 Paul Carberry Gordon Elliott	Paul Carberry Gordon Elliott	8	1111 t	150	105	109	–
gr g Luso - Carrigeen Acer (IRE) (Lord Americo)
Jumped slowly 6th, never really travelling and detached, no chance when hit 18th and blundered 2 out (trainer said, regarding running, that the gelding appeared to run flat following a hard race on October 29th.) (op 9-2 tchd 11-2 in places)

F	9. Promising Anshan (IRE) 3/1F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	109	134	–	124	–
ch g Anshan - Old Promises (IRE) (Old Vic)
Chased leaders, hit 5th, chased leader 11th to 12th, weakened 3 out, 5th and no chance when fell 2 out (op 4-1 tchd 11-4 and 9-2 in places)

PU	11. Hennessy (IRE) 8/1 Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	10	100 1	125	–	–	–
b g Presenting - Steel Grey Lady (IRE) (Roselier)
Jumped big 3rd, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (tchd 15-2 and 10-1 in places)

PU	7. West End Rocker (IRE) 22/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	9	111	140	–	–	–
bb g Grand Plaisir (IRE) - Slyguff Lord (IRE) (Lord Americo)
In rear, headway and blundered 14th, mistake next and no chance, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 20-1)

PU	5. Balthazar King (IRE) 11/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	7	112	141	–	–	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Afdala (IRE) (Hernando)
Led until hit 8th and headed, weakened 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 10-1)

11 ran Off time: 1:55:00 Winning time: 7m 1.34s (slow by 3.34s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Michael & John O'Flynn (Galaxy Rock) 1st breeder: Arctic Tack Stud
2nd owner: F J Mills & W Mills (Ballyfitz)
3rd owner: The Oaksey Partnership (Carruthers)
Tote win: £8 PL: £2.30 £5.90 £4.60 Ex: £150.10 CSF: £109.01 Tricast: £1,105.31 Trifecta: £2,895.40 Pool £5,908.21 - 1.51 winning units.

1:55 Cheltenham 12 Nov 2011

Rewards4Racing Handicap Chase (Grade 3)