Full Result 2.05 Cheltenham | 28 January 2012

Murphy Group Chase (Handicap) Grade 3

(Class 1) (5yo+) 2m5f omsNew Good To Soft 17 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. The Giant Bolster 7/2 Tom Scudamore David Bridgwater	Tom Scudamore David Bridgwater	7	103	145	151	163	–
b g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Divisa (GER) (Lomitas)
Made all, not fluent 11th, came clear from 3 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged (op 4-1)

2 17	1. Poquelin (FR) 8/1 Harry Derham ⁷ Paul Nicholls	Harry Derham ⁷ Paul Nicholls	9	115	168	158	170	–
bl g Lahint (USA) - Babolna (FR) (Tropular)
Tracked winner to 13th and again from 3 out, never any chance but stayed on well for 2nd

3 3¼ [20¼]	10. Billie Magern 25/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	100 5	142	128	142	–
b g Alderbrook - Outfield (Monksfield)
Chased leaders until dropped in rear 7th, pushed along from 10th, stayed on from 3 out and kept on run-in to take 3rd in closing stages, no impression on leading duo (op 20-1)

4 1¼ [21½]	4. Aerial (FR) 5/2F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	1010	152	137	150	–
b g Turgeon (USA) - Fille Formidable (USA) (Trempolino)
Chased leaders, pushed along 4 out, stayed on to dispute 2nd 3 out but never near unchallenged winner, soon beaten in 3rd, weakened and dropped to 4th in closing stages (op 11-4)

5 4½ [26]	7. Chance Du Roy (FR) 9/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	8	103	145	126	143	–
ch g Morespeed - La Chance Au Roy (FR) (Rex Magna)
In rear, hit 3rd and 7th, hit 11th and 12th, blundered 4 out, moderate progress from 2 out (tchd 8-1)

6 ¾ [26¾]	9. Araldur (FR) 13/2 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	8	101	143	123	140	–
ch g Spadoun (FR) - Aimessa (FR) (Tropular)
In rear, headway 8th, ridden and hit 4 out, blundered and weakened 3 out (op 7-1)

7 2¼ [29]	2. Woolcombe Folly (IRE) 16/1 Ryan Mahon ³ Paul Nicholls	Ryan Mahon ³ Paul Nicholls	9	112	161	139	153	–
bb g Presenting - Strong Gara (IRE) (Strong Gale)
In rear, jumped slowly 9th, well behind from 13th, no chance when blundered 3 out (op 14-1)

8 18 [47]	6. Tamarinbleu (FR) 14/1 Conor O'Farrell ³ David Pipe	Conor O'Farrell ³ David Pipe	12	105 b	150	110	128	–
b g Epervier Bleu - Tamainia (FR) (Lashkari)
Never jumping with much fluency, always in rear (op 11-1)

9 12 [59]	5. Hell's Bay (FR) 12/1 Brendan Powell ⁵ Colin Tizzard	Brendan Powell ⁵ Colin Tizzard	10	105 b	152	100	120	–
b g Supreme Leader - Queen's Flagship (IRE) (Accordion)
Chased leaders, hit 8th, went 2nd 13th, ridden and hit 4 out, lost 2nd 3 out, weakened quickly before next (tchd 14-1)

10 16 [75]	3. Tartak (FR) 22/1 Paddy Brennan Tom George	Paddy Brennan Tom George	9	113	159	91	109	–
b g Akhdari (USA) - Tartamuda (FR) (Tyrnavos)
Chased leaders, dropped in rear 8th, hit 13th, well behind when blundered 4 out (op 16-1)

10 ran Off time: 2:05:00 Winning time: 5m 15.42s (slow by 8.42s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Simon Hunt (The Giant Bolster) 1st breeder: Gestut Fahrhof
2nd owner: The Stewart Family (Poquelin)
3rd owner: Roger Nicholls (Billie Magern)
Tote win: £4.70 PL: £1.80 £2 £5.50 Ex: £33.90 CSF: £31.03 Tricast: £597.36 Trifecta: £622.30 Pool: £1598.03 - 1.90 winning units.

2:05 Cheltenham 28 Jan 2012

Murphy Group Chase (Handicap) Grade 3