Cheltenham 14:00 - Result
Winning Time: 4m 06.6s
| Pos. | Dist. | Horse | Wt | Jockey | Trainer | Age | SP | |
| 1 | Captain Cee Bee (IRE) | 11-7 | R Thornton | E P Harty | 7 | 17/2 | ||
| mid-division, shaken up and headway after 5th, ridden to challenge after 2 out, led final 100 yards, edged left, ran on well opened 11/1 touched 12/1 £10000-£800 Each Way £6000-£500 Each Way £110000-£10000 Each Way £10000-£900 Each Way | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Binocular (FR) | 10-13 | A P McCoy | N J Henderson | 4 | 8/1 cf | |
| mid-division, headway 4th, led soon after 2 out, soon ridden, headed final 100 yards, no extra opened 8/1 touched 8/1 £20000-£2000 Each Way £9000-£1000 Each Way £9000-£1000 | ||||||||
| 3 | 4½ | Snap Tie (IRE) | 11-7 | R Johnson | P J Hobbs | 6 | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 4th, hit next, ridden to challenge after 2 out, hit last, kept on opened 18/1 touched 20/1 | ||||||||
| 4 | 5 | Kalahari King (FR) | 11-7 | A Dobbin | Ferdy Murphy | 7 | 40/1 | |
| held up behind, smooth headway approaching 3 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on opened 40/1 touched 50/1 | ||||||||
| 5 | 2¼ | Rippling Ring (SAF) | 11-7 | R Walsh | P F Nicholls | 5 | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace from last opened 8/1 touched 10/1 £24000-£2000 Each Way £5000-£500 | ||||||||
| 6 | 1½ | Blue Bajan (IRE) | 11-7 | T Scudamore | Andrew Turnell | 6 | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, hit 1st and 4th, ridden and headway after 3 out, stayed on, not reach leaders opened 33/1 touched 33/1 £150000-£3000 Each Way £165000-£5000 Each Way | ||||||||
| 7 | 1 | Cork All Star (IRE) | 11-7 | B J Geraghty | Mrs J Harrington | 6 | 17/2 | |
| in touch, joint leader 5th, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, one pace approaching last opened 10/1 touched 10/1 £20000-£2000 £27000-£3000 | ||||||||
| 8 | 4 | Tranquil Sea (IRE) | 11-7 | A J Mcnamara | E J O'Grady | 6 | 18/1 | |
| chased leaders, led 4th, ridden and headed after 2 out, gradually faded opened 20/1 touched 20/1 £22000-£1000 Each Way | ||||||||
| 9 | ¾ | Deep Purple | 11-7 | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams | 7 | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden after 5th, beaten when hit 2 out opened 20/1 touched 20/1 £20000-£1000 | ||||||||
| 10 | 2¼ | Khyber Kim | 11-7 | M A Fitzgerald | N J Henderson | 6 | 17/2 | |
| mid-division, hit 2nd, headway after 4th, effort 2 out, weakened opened 8/1 touched 17/2 £10000-£1100 Each Way | ||||||||
| 11 | 17 | Pigeon Island | 11-7 | P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies | 5 | 8/1 cf | |
| struggling 5th, always towards rear opened 9/1 touched 9/1 £20000-£2000 £10000-£1000 Each Way £10000-£1000 £5000-£500 £9000-£1000 Each Way | ||||||||
| 12 | 6 | Muirhead (IRE) | 11-7 | P Carberry | N Meade | 5 | 8/1 cf | |
| mid-division, headway after 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened opened 8/1 touched 17/2 £8000-£800 £27000-£3000 £20000-£2400 Each Way £16000-£2000 | ||||||||
| 13 | 10 | Numide (FR) | 11-7 | J E Moore | G L Moore | 5 | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent early, headway after 5th, weakened before 2 out opened 28/1 touched 33/1 | ||||||||
| 14 | 22 | The Gloves Are Off (IRE) | 11-7 | D N Russell | M F Morris | 5 | 33/1 | |
| always towards rear opened 33/1 touched 40/1 | ||||||||
| 15 | 4½ | Sentry Duty (FR) | 11-7 | A Tinkler | N J Henderson | 6 | 11/1 | |
| mid-division until weakened 3 out opened 11/1 touched 11/1 | ||||||||
| 16 | 7 | Sophocles | 11-7 | D J Casey | James Leavy | 5 | 25/1 | |
| always towards rear opened 33/1 touched 33/1 | ||||||||
| 17 | 6 | Quartano (GER) | 11-7 | N Fehily | C Llewellyn | 5 | 100/1 | |
| mid-division until 4th, soon behind opened 80/1 touched 100/1 | ||||||||
| 18 | 9 | Calgary Bay (IRE) | 11-7 | T J Murphy | Miss H C Knight | 5 | 40/1 | |
| mid-division until 5th, soon behind opened 50/1 touched 50/1 | ||||||||
| 19 | 1¾ | Lemon Silk (IRE) | 10-13 | P C O'Neill | K J Burke | 4 | 150/1 | |
| always behind opened 100/1 touched 150/1 | ||||||||
| PU | Norther Bay (FR) | 11-7 | T Doyle | E Griffin | 5 | 150/1 | ||
| keen, led, soon clear, headed 4th, soon weakened, pulled up before last opened 100/1 touched 150/1 | ||||||||
| PU | Pasco (SWI) | 11-7 | S Thomas | P F Nicholls | 5 | 16/1 | ||
| chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, ridden and weakened 3 out, pulled up before last opened 16/1 touched 16/1 | ||||||||
| PU | Striking Article (IRE) | 11-7 | Denis O'regan | J Howard Johnson | 6 | 100/1 | ||
| in touch until weakened after 5th, pulled up before 2 out opened 80/1 touched 100/1 | ||||||||
| Non-Runners | ||||||||
| NR | Zebra Crossing (SAF) | 11-7 | T J O'Brien | N J Henderson | 7 | |||
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