Cheltenham 17:20 - Result
Winning Time: 4m 13.5s
| Pos. | Dist. | Horse | Wt | Jockey | Trainer | Age | SP | |
| 1 | Crack Away Jack | 11-10 | P Carberry | Miss E C Lavelle | 4 | 14/1 | ||
| patiently ridden off the pace, headway after 3 out, went 2nd last, ridden to lead flat, edged left, ran on opened 16/1 touched 16/1 £16000-£1000 Each Way | ||||||||
| 2 | 2½ | Ashkazar (FR) (ex4) | 11-12 | T J Murphy | D Pipe | 4 | 15/8 f | |
| held up in touch, hit 2nd, led approaching 3 out, shaken up before last, ridden, headed flat, soon slightly checked, stayed on towards finish, always held opened 7/4 touched 15/8 £20000-£10000 £10000-£5000 (x3) £6000-£3000 £4000-£2000 (x4) £2000-£1000 (x5) £15000-£8000 £3000-£1600 £1500-£800 (x2) £7000-£4000 | ||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Grand Schlem (FR) | 11-4 | C Pieux | F Doumen | 4 | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 2nd, moved closer when not fluent 5th, went 2nd from 3 out, ridden, hung left approaching last, one pace opened 12/1 touched 12/1 £12000-£1000 £6000-£500 | ||||||||
| 4 | 14 | Indian Spring (IRE) | 11-7 | A J Mcnamara | E J O'Grady | 4 | 66/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden when not much room on inside and switched right before last, weakened from last opened 50/1 touched 66/1 £132000-£2000 Each Way £20000-£300 Each Way | ||||||||
| 5 | 4 | Metaphoric (IRE) | 11-1 | T J O'Brien | M L W Bell | 4 | 16/1 | |
| prominent, shuffled back after 2nd, headway approaching 2 out, weakened before hit last opened 16/1 touched 16/1 | ||||||||
| 6 | ¾ | Siege Of Ennis (IRE) | 11-2 | B J Geraghty | E P Harty | 4 | 28/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 4th, close up 2 out, weakened approaching last opened 28/1 touched 33/1 | ||||||||
| 7 | ½ | Zanir (FR) | 11-3 | N Fehily | T R George | 4 | 25/1 | |
| held up, behind, headway after 3 out, went 4th briefly before last, soon weakened opened 33/1 touched 33/1 £50000-£1000 Each Way | ||||||||
| 8 | 1½ | Thousand Stars (FR) | 11-7 | R M Power | L Byrne | 4 | 50/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway from 3 out, no impression, blundered last opened 50/1 touched 50/1 £66000-£1000 Each Way | ||||||||
| 9 | 1 | Chapoturgeon (FR) | 11-10 | R Walsh | P F Nicholls | 4 | 14/1 | |
| in touch, raced keenly, lost place before not fluent 3rd, effort approaching 2 out, soon no impression opened 12/1 touched 14/1 | ||||||||
| 10 | nk | Sainte Kadette (FR) | 11-1 | J W Farrelly (5) | D Pipe | 4 | 100/1 | |
| held up, headway approaching 2 out, weakened before hit last opened 66/1 touched 100/1 | ||||||||
| 11 | 8 | Dal Cais (IRE) | 11-0 | Shane Jackson (5) | P J Rothwell | 4 | 100/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 3 out, soon ridden, weakened opened 100/1 touched 100/1 | ||||||||
| 12 | 10 | River Liane (FR) (ex4) | 11-1 | D N Russell | Thomas Cooper | 4 | 11/4 | |
| mid-division, headway when blundered 5th, close up on outside 2 out, weakened well before last opened 10/3 touched 10/3 £35000-£10000 £7000-£2000 (x2) £3000-£900 £15000-£5000 £9000-£3000 £6000-£2000 £11000-£4000 | ||||||||
| 13 | 3¼ | Prince Erik | 11-7 | A P McCoy | D K Weld | 4 | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, in touch 4th, driven along after 5th, mistake 2 out, soon weakened opened 12/1 touched 14/1 £28000-£2000 Each Way | ||||||||
| 14 | ½ | Squadron | 11-9 | R Thornton | A King | 4 | 25/1 | |
| in touch, not fluent 2nd, pushed along after 4th, weakened approaching 2 out opened 25/1 touched 28/1 | ||||||||
| 15 | 4½ | Hypnotic Vibes (IRE) | 11-1 | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams | 4 | 66/1 | |
| led, ridden, headed approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out opened 66/1 touched 66/1 | ||||||||
| 16 | 9 | Sivota (IRE) | 10-13 | K Whelan | M D Murphy | 4 | 66/1 | |
| in touch, not fluent 5th, soon driven, weakened 3 out opened 100/1 touched 100/1 £33000-£500 | ||||||||
| 17 | 8 | Chord | 11-4 | J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr | 4 | 50/1 | |
| in touch, lost place after 2nd, pushed along 3rd, mistake 4th, soon weakened opened 50/1 touched 50/1 | ||||||||
| 18 | 3¼ | Silmi | 10-13 | C Poste (3) | Mrs S Leech | 4 | 100/1 | |
| prominent, slightly hampered 2nd, hit 4th, soon driven, weakened after next opened 80/1 touched 100/1 | ||||||||
| 19 | nk | Mamlook (IRE) | 11-7 | T Scudamore | D Pipe | 4 | 33/1 | |
| in touch, raced keenly, weakened after 3 out opened 33/1 touched 33/1 | ||||||||
| 20 | 7 | Harry Tricker (ex4) | 11-3 | J E Moore | G L Moore | 4 | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along after 5th, mistake 3 out, soon struggling opened 14/1 touched 16/1 £9000-£500 | ||||||||
| 21 | dist | Western Point (IRE) | 10-13 | T Doyle | J Culloty | 4 | 66/1 | |
| chased leader, jumped right 2nd, steadily lost place, weakened approaching 5th, tailed off opened 66/1 touched 66/1 | ||||||||
| PU | Bayonyx (IRE) | 11-2 | Denis O'regan | J Howard Johnson | 4 | 66/1 | ||
| held up in rear, losing touch after 5th, pulled up before 3 out opened 66/1 touched 66/1 | ||||||||
| Non-Runners | ||||||||
| NR | Mr Crystal (FR) | 11-3 | K Renwick | Micky Hammond | 4 | |||
| NR | Callisto Moon | 11-2 | Michael Murphy (7) | Ian Williams | 4 | |||
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