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Friday March 14 2008
Race Result Cheltenham 16:05 - Result
Christie's Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup
£40000 added, 5yo plus, 3m 2f 110y, Class 2, £24008 penalty, 23 ran
Going: Good to Soft
Winning Time Winning Time: 7m 01.2s


Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Amicelli (GER) 12-0 Mr O Greenall Mrs C A Coward 9 33/1
  chased leaders, led approaching 2 out, clear last, stayed on well opened 33/1 touched 33/1
2 6 Bon Accord 12-0 Mr J E Tudor Alan Hill 8 15/2
  mid-division, headway after 12th, ridden to 3rd before 17th, stayed on flat to go 2nd 150 yards out, no impression on winner opened 8/1 touched 8/1 £8000-£1000 Each Way £8000-£1000
3 Arctic Times (IRE) 12-0 Mr D Murphy Eugene M O'Sullivan 12 40/1
  prominent, led 6th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, no impression on winner last, one paced and lost 2nd 150 yards out opened 50/1 touched 50/1
4 4 Climate Control (IRE) 12-0 Mr M M O'Connor John Paul Brennan 12 33/1
  mistakes, led to 6th, pressed leader until after 3 out, no extra flat opened 33/1 touched 33/1 £16500-£500 Each Way
5 Southwestern (IRE) 12-0 Mr N Harris Mrs C C Scott 9 16/1
  mid-division, headway 4 out, not able to quicken after 3 out, 5th and in touch when hit 2 out, one pace approaching last opened 16/1 touched 16/1
6 3 French Thyne (IRE) 12-0 Mr Derek O'Connor I R Ferguson 9 25/1
  held up and behind, mistake 3rd, hit 13th, headway on outside approaching 3 out, chasing leaders before 2 out, one pace approaching last opened 22/1 touched 25/1 £25000-£1000
7 Lou du Moulin Mas (FR) 12-0 Mr T Greenall P F Nicholls 9 7/1
  mid-division, hit 3rd, mistake 17th, headway when not fluent 4 out, not reached leaders, beaten after 3 out opened 7/1 touched 7/1 £7000-£1000
8 nk Twenty Degrees 12-0 Mr R Burton Miss A Dare 10 12/1
  behind, headway after 4 out, chasing leaders before 2 out, weakened last opened 12/1 touched 12/1 £260000-£20000 £24000-£2000 Each Way £12000-£1000 Each Way
9 ½ Cornish Rebel (IRE) 12-0 Mr J Snowden Mrs L Williamson 11 20/1
  mid-division, mistake 9th, not fluent 13th, ridden and struggling before 17th, never dangerous opened 25/1 touched 25/1
10 dist Drombeag (IRE) 12-0 Mr J T McNamara Jonjo O'Neill 10 13/2
  chased leaders, ridden 16th, weakened 4 out, tailed off opened 8/1 touched 8/1 £24000-£3000 Each Way £5000-£600 £7000-£1000
11 7 Railway Ranger 12-0 Mr C J Sweeney Robert Tyner 7 25/1
  soon chasing leaders, lost place 17th, weakened next, tailed off opened 28/1 touched 33/1
12 2 Man From Highworth 12-0 Mr D Bass H J Manners 9 12/1
  held up in rear, not fluent 9th, headway 14th, ridden and weakened 3 out, tailed off opened 12/1 touched 12/1
13 4 Hip Pocket (IRE) 12-0 Mr W Kinsey W Kinsey 12 100/1
  in rear, struggling after 14th, tailed off opened 100/1 touched 100/1
PU Agus A Vic (IRE) 12-0 Mr J P McKeown Patrick Martin 7 5/1 f
  chasing leaders 7th, jumped right 13th, lost place next, soon in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out opened 9/2 touched 11/2 £11000-£2000 £10000-£2000 £5000-£1000 (x2) £9000-£2000
PU Alert The Earth (IRE) 12-0 Mr M J O'Hare R Wilson 8 14/1
  mistakes, prominent, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 3 out opened 14/1 touched 14/1 £12000-£1000 Each Way
PU Beauchamp Oracle 12-0 Mr D Mansell S Flook 11 100/1
  always behind, pulled up before 16th opened 100/1 touched 100/1
PU Gallik Dawn 12-0 Mr N Scholfield A Hollingsworth 10 66/1
  chased leaders, outpaced 15th, weakened approaching 17th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out opened 66/1 touched 66/1
PU Lord of Illusion (IRE) 12-0 Mr C Dailly T R George 11 25/1
  held up, mistake 2nd, behind from 16th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out opened 33/1 touched 33/1 £25000-£1000 Each Way
PU Mel In Blue (FR) 12-0 Mr S Waley-Cohen R Waley-Cohen 10 50/1
  mid-division, struggling after 15th, soon dropped rear, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out opened 50/1 touched 50/1
PU Natiain 12-0 Mr M Ellwood Alistair M Brown 9 12/1
  mistakes 1st and 2nd, prominent next, losting place when blundered 13th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out opened 16/1 touched 16/1 £50000-£3000 £20000-£1200 £6000-£500
PU Tribal Venture (FR) 12-0 Mr J Guerriero P J Hobbs 10 22/1
  mid-division, mistake 6th, lost place 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out opened 25/1 touched 25/1
F Christy Beamish (IRE) 12-0 Mr A Wadlow P Jones 11 14/1
  in rear, mistakes 8th and 9th, fell 13th opened 16/1 touched 16/1
F Dun An Doras (IRE) 12-0 Mr P York T C Illsley 12 125/1
  mid-division, fell 15th opened 100/1 touched 125/1
Non-Runners
NR Tinarana Lord (IRE) 12-0 Mr W L Morgan G D Hanmer 11

Tote Win: £51.30  Tote Place: £12.30,£3.40,£15.70 
Straight Forecast: £257.84  Tricast: £9718.34  Exacta: £477.30 

Jackpot: £64,442.20 carried forward to Uttoxeter, 15th Mar  Placepot: £191.50  Pool:£696,854.31  2,655.85 winning tickets  Quadpot: £14.70  Pool:£40,829.90  2,047.75 winning tickets 
 

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