Full Result 5.05 Cheltenham | 19 October 2012

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(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (3m80yds) 3m½f Old Good To Soft 20 fences

1st £5,996 2nd £1,873 3rd £936 4th £468 5th £234 6th £118

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	13. Hunters Lodge (IRE) 7/2F Ryan Hatch ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Ryan Hatch ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	109	115	100	128	–
ch g Subtle Power (IRE) - Native Orchid (IRE) (Be My Native)
Chased leaders, blundered 11th, chased leader 15th, led after 3 out, headed by half a length and under pressure when left in lead last, driven out (tchd 4-1 in places)

2 3	12. Jewel Of The West (IRE) 8/1 Ms N Carberry D T Hughes	Ms N Carberry D T Hughes	8	114	117	100	125	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Tycooness (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
In rear, headway from 4 out, chasing leaders in 3rd when left 2nd last, kept on under pressure but no impression on winner run-in (op 9-1 tchd 6-1)

3 7 [10]	15. Talab 20/1 M P Fogarty D T Hughes	M P Fogarty D T Hughes	7	109 b	108	85	110	–
b g Red Ransom (USA) - Raghba (USA) (Gulch)
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, one pace when left in 4th last, stayed on under pressure to take 3rd run-in, no chance with leading duo (op 25-1)

4 1¼ [11¼]	6. Graduation Night 9/1 Mr Joshua Guerriero Jamie Snowden	Mr Joshua Guerriero Jamie Snowden	6	119 p	122	98	123	–
br g Kayf Tara - Jadidh (Touching Wood)
Led until after 1st, dropped in rear 5th, still plenty to do 4 out, stayed on after 3 out, kept on run-in but never a threat (op 10-1 tchd 11-1)

5 4½ [15¾]	2. Time For Spring (IRE) 7/1 Mr Sam Waley-Cohen Charlie Longsdon	Mr Sam Waley-Cohen Charlie Longsdon	8	1111 p	124	96	124	–
b g Snurge (IRE) - Burksie (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Chased leaders, disputing 2nd and pecked 3 out, left moderate 3rd last, weakened into 4th run-in (op 6-1 tchd 8-1)

6 20 [35¾]	9. Sound Stage 20/1 Mr R G Henderson ³ Caroline Keevil	Mr R G Henderson ³ Caroline Keevil	9	113 p	119	74	103	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Re-Release (Baptism)
Chased leaders, hit 12th, ridden 4 out, weakened next (op 16-1)

7 24 [59¾]	5. Calusa Caldera (IRE) 33/1 Tom Cheesman ⁷ Philip Hobbs	Tom Cheesman ⁷ Philip Hobbs	10	112 p	122	55	79	–
b g Presenting - Stormy Sea (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Chased leaders to 9th, soon behind

8 11 [70¾]	4. The Falklander 20/1 Jack Sherwood ⁷ Henry Daly	Jack Sherwood ⁷ Henry Daly	8	113	123	46	70	–
gr g Silver Patriarch (IRE) - Island Mist (Jupiter Island)
Chased leader, challenged 10th until led 12th, headed 15th, weakened quickly after 3 out

F	7. Runshan (IRE) 40/1 Jake Hodson ⁵ David Bridgwater	Jake Hodson ⁵ David Bridgwater	12	113	121	–	108	–
ch g Anshan - Whitebarn Run (Pollerton)
Led after 1st, headed 12th, stayed challenging until led 15th, headed soon after 3 out, soon weakened, no chance when fell last (op 33-1)

F	10. Romanesco (FR) 10/1 Mr J J Codd Gordon Elliott	Mr J J Codd Gordon Elliott	7	116 t	119	–	132	–
b g Epistolaire (IRE) - Kadrige (FR) (Video Rock)
Held up in rear, steady headway 4 out, tracked leaders next, half length leader and travelling well when fell last, unlucky (tchd 9-1)

PU	14. La Pantera Rosa (IRE) 25/1 Mr Derek O'Connor Micky Hammond	Mr Derek O'Connor Micky Hammond	9	1013 p	112	–	–	–
br g Tragic Role (USA) - Fortune Cookie (Selkirk)
Prominent to 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 16-1)

PU	3. Wide Receiver I (IRE) 8/1 Mrs Claire Hardwick ⁷ Charlie Longsdon	Mrs Claire Hardwick ⁷ Charlie Longsdon	9	113	123	–	–	–
b g Taipan (IRE) - The Plud (IRE) (Lord Americo)
Chased leaders, blundered 8th, ridden 13th, hit next, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (tchd 9-1)

PU	16. Acrai Rua (IRE) 33/1 Colm McCormack ³ Tim Fitzgerald	Colm McCormack ³ Tim Fitzgerald	9	105 b	107	–	–	–
ch g Rock Hopper - Dontbelieveaword I (IRE) (Be My Native)
In rear, tailed off when blundered 9th, pulled up before last (op 28-1)

PU	1. I Need A Hero (IRE) 50/1 Mikey Ennis ⁵ Sarah Humphrey	Mikey Ennis ⁵ Sarah Humphrey	7	117 t	125	–	–	–
b g Oscar Schindler (IRE) - Old Fontaine (IRE) (Millfontaine)
Always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	11. Round Tom (FR) 14/1 Mr S Clements ³ Paul Nicholls	Mr S Clements ³ Paul Nicholls	7	111 tp	117	–	–	–
br g Sleeping Car (FR) - Mamie Bleue (FR) (Air Du Nord)
In rear, hit 3rd, 4th and 8th, jumped slowly 13th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before last (tchd 16-1)

PU	17. Iheardu 9/1 Mr J T Carroll Neil Mulholland	Mr J T Carroll Neil Mulholland	6	107	106	–	–	–
b g Overbury (IRE) - Tina Gee (Orchestra)
Blundered 10th, always behind, tailed off when blundered 10th, pulled up before 2 out (op 10-1)

UR	8. Monbeg Dude (IRE) 16/1 Mr T Weston Michael Scudamore	Mr T Weston Michael Scudamore	7	117	120	–	–	–
b g Witness Box (USA) - Ten Dollar Bill (IRE) (Accordion)
In rear, headway 9th, blundered 14th, in touch when mistake and unseated rider 4 out (op 20-1)

17 ran Off time: 5:08:00 Winning time: 6m 24.56s (slow by 21.56s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: Exors of the Late Roger Nicholls (Hunters Lodge) 1st breeder: Rodney Deacon
2nd owner: Munnelly Support Services Ltd (Jewel Of The West)
3rd owner: Francis G Kenny (Talab)
Tote win: £4.90 PL: £1.50 £2.20 £5.70 Ex: £25.60 CSF: £29.69 Tricast: £516.32 Trifecta: £1,167.80 Part won. Pool of £1578.20 - 0.93 winning units.

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