Full Result 3.55 Cheltenham | 19 October 2012

Bruton Knowles 150th Anniversary Novices' Chase

(Class 2) (5yo+) (3m80yds) 3m½f Old Good To Soft 20 fences

1st £10,782.69 2nd £3,289.07 3rd £1,718.27 4th £932.87

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Sire Collonges (FR) 4/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	115	–	140	151	–
gr g Dom Alco (FR) - Idylle Collonges (FR) (Quart De Vin)
Made virtually all, pitched on landing and unbalanced 2 out, soon recovered, driven run-in and stayed on gamely in closing stages (op 7-2 tchd 10-3)

2 2	2. Sea Of Thunder (IRE) 11/8F Davy Russell C Byrnes	Davy Russell C Byrnes	7	115	144	138	147	–
b g Old Vic - Snob's Supreme (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Steadied in rear, hit 5th and 10th, tracked leaders 4 out, tracked winner 3 out, staying on when mistake 2 out, rallied run-in but no impression in closing stages (op 6-4 tchd 13-8)

3 34 [36]	6. Ackertac (IRE) 14/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	110 p	132	105	122	–
ch g Anshan - Clonsingle Native (IRE) (Be My Native)
Tracked leader, challenged 11th to 15th, weakened 4 out, left poor 3rd 2 out (op 16-1 tchd 20-1)

4 99 [135]	1. Beggar's Velvet (IRE) 50/1 Timmy Murphy Fergal O'Brien	Timmy Murphy Fergal O'Brien	6	118	127	23	31	–
b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Lakelough (IRE) (Mandalus)
Jumped slowly 5th and 9th when behind, tailed off 15th, left poor 4th 2 out (op 33-1)

F	4. Tour Des Champs (FR) 7/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	115	–	–	127	–
bb g Robin Des Champs (FR) - Massada I (FR) (Kashtan)
Chased leaders, hit 11th, 12th and 14th, chased winner 4 out to next, weakening in 3rd and no chance with leading duo when fell 2 out (op 8-1)

PU	5. Epee Celeste (FR) 80/1 Paul Moloney Michael Chapman	Paul Moloney Michael Chapman	6	111	123	–	–	–
ch m Spadoun (FR) - Juste Ciel (USA) (Septieme Ciel)
Soon behind, tailed off 7th, pulled up before 12th (trainer said mare was in season) (op 66-1)

PU	8. White Star Line (IRE) 13/2 B J Cooper D T Hughes	B J Cooper D T Hughes	8	110	137	–	–	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Fairly Deep (Deep Run)
In rear but in touch, headway when blundered 4 out, no chance after, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out (op 11-2 tchd 5-1)

PU	7. Benheir (IRE) 11/2 A P McCoy Rebecca Curtis	A P McCoy Rebecca Curtis	6	110	–	–	–	–
b g Beneficial - Vicford (IRE) (Old Vic)
Towards rear, headway 8th, chased leaders 10th, hit next and mistake 12th, hit 14th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before next (op 7-1 tchd 15-2)

8 ran Off time: 3:55:00 Winning time: 6m 15.19s (slow by 12.19s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Mrs Angela Tincknell & W Tincknell (Sire Collonges) 1st breeder: Gaec Delorme Freres
2nd owner: Gigginstown House Stud (Sea Of Thunder)
3rd owner: Mark Aspey & Steve Catton (Ackertac)
Tote win: £4.60 PL: £1.80 £1.20 £3.10 Ex: £11.20 CSF: £10.22 Trifecta: £61.60 Pool: £2386.15 - 28.66 winning units.

3:55 Cheltenham 19 Oct 2012

Bruton Knowles 150th Anniversary Novices' Chase