Tuesday March 13 2012
Cheltenham 17:15 - Result
Pulteney Land Investments Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed)
£50000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 4f 110y, Class 1, 20 ran
Winner £28475
2nd £10685
3rd £5350
4th £2665
5th £1340
6th £670
Good-Good to Soft in places; Cross Country Good to Firm.
Winning Time: 5m 05.5s
| Pos. | Dist. | Horse | Wt | Jockey | Trainer | Age | SP | ||
| 1 | Hunt Ball (IRE) | 12-0 | Nick Scholfield | K Burke | 7 | 13/2 f | |||
| tracked leaders, went 3rd after 3 out, challenged on outside next, led between last 2, ridden clear flat, stayed on well opened 13/2 touched 13/2 £13000-£2000 £6500-£1000 £6000-£1000 | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | White Star Line (IRE) | 11-7 | B J Cooper | D T Hughes | 8 | 14/1 | ||
| mid-division, headway before 3 out, went 4th next, ridden and stayed on to chase winner after last, no impression opened 16/1 touched 16/1 £5000-£300 Each Way | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Owen Glendower (IRE) | 11-9 | A Tinkler | N J Henderson | 7 | 33/1 | ||
| in touch on inside, dropped to mid-division 8th, chased leaders 3 out, 5th and ridden next, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish, no impression opened 33/1 touched 40/1 | |||||||||
| 4 | 1 | Battle Group | 11-10 | T Scudamore | D Pipe | 7 | 33/1 | ||
| in touch, chased leader after 4 out, challenged next, every chance 2 out, led briefly soon after, ridden and no impression when lost 2nd after last opened 33/1 touched 33/1 | |||||||||
| 5 | 2½ | Ackertac (IRE) | 11-6 | S Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies | 7 | 14/1 | ||
| in touch, outpaced when mistake 3 out, soon ridden and lost place, stayed on under pressure flat, never reached leaders opened 14/1 touched 14/1 | |||||||||
| 6 | hd | Carrickboy (IRE) (ex5) | 11-5 | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams | 8 | 8/1 | ||
| in touch on outside, outpaced 4 out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure from 2 out, never on terms opened 8/1 touched 8/1 | |||||||||
| 7 | 8 | Quincy Des Pictons (FR) | 11-9 | James Best (7) | A E Jones | 8 | 33/1 | ||
| mid-division, lost place when hit 4 out, soon behind, kept on under pressure approaching last, never near leaders opened 33/1 touched 33/1 | |||||||||
| 8 | ½ | Vino Griego (FR) | 11-4 | J E Moore | G L Moore | 7 | 20/1 | ||
| in touch, tracked leader 6th, led 4 out, narrow advantage when mistake 2 out, soon headed, weakened flat opened 20/1 touched 20/1 | |||||||||
| 9 | 1¼ | Harpsy Cord (IRE) | 11-4 | A E Lynch | J T R Dreaper | 6 | 16/1 | ||
| held up behind, outpaced 3 out, stayed on into mid-division next, never near leaders opened 16/1 touched 16/1 £10000-£500 Each Way £48000-£3000 | |||||||||
| 10 | 1 | Bless The Wings (IRE) | 11-10 | R Thornton | A King | 7 | 7/1 | ||
| mid-division on outside, in touch 8th, outpaced 3 out, weakened from next opened 7/1 touched 7/1 £3500-£500 Each Way (x2) | |||||||||
| 11 | 5 | Triolo D'alene (FR) | 11-7 | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson | 5 | 7/1 | ||
| in touch, 6th and outpaced 2 out, weakened from last opened 7/1 touched 15/2 £16000-£2000 £15000-£2000 £10000-£1300 Each Way | |||||||||
| 12 | 3 | Mic's Delight (IRE) | 11-7 | D F O'Regan | V R A Dartnall | 8 | 14/1 | ||
| mid-division, outpaced 4 out, never on terms opened 14/1 touched 14/1 £5000-£300 £14000-£1000 | |||||||||
| 13 | 7 | Falcon Island | 11-10 | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard | 7 | 66/1 | ||
| tracked leaders on outside, driven and lost place after 3 out, weakened next opened 66/1 touched 66/1 | |||||||||
| 14 | 16 | Saint Are (FR) | 11-12 | R Johnson | Tim Vaughan | 6 | 33/1 | ||
| tracked leader to 6th, in touch, lost place 11th, soon behind opened 33/1 touched 33/1 | |||||||||
| 15 | 5 | Going Wrong | 11-11 | D N Russell | Ferdy Murphy | 9 | 9/1 | ||
| towards rear, outpaced 4 out, never dangerous opened 10/1 touched 10/1 £9000-£1000 Each Way | |||||||||
| 16 | 1½ | The Panama Kid (IRE) | 11-12 | Harry Haynes (3) | J M Jefferson | 8 | 100/1 | ||
| mid-division, lost place 10th, soon behind opened 100/1 touched 100/1 | |||||||||
| 17 | 1½ | Cucumber Run (IRE) | 11-4 | D Bass | N J Henderson | 7 | 40/1 | ||
| wandered 1st, led and tended to jump left, slow jump and headed 4 out, soon lost place, weakened next opened 40/1 touched 40/1 | |||||||||
| F | Educated Evans (IRE) | 11-4 | W Hutchinson | N A Twiston-Davies | 7 | 20/1 | |||
| behind, outpaced 4 out, some headway under pressure next, 8th and one pace when fell 2 out opened 20/1 touched 20/1 | |||||||||
| F | That'll Do | 11-4 | R Walsh | P F Nicholls | 7 | 10/1 | |||
| held up behind, fell 4th opened 12/1 touched 12/1 £6000-£500 | |||||||||
| UR | Charminster (IRE) | 11-7 | J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr | 6 | 14/1 | |||
| pecked 1st, hit next, soon lost place, behind when mistake and unseated rider 5th opened 16/1 touched 16/1 £32000-£2000 Each Way £10500-£750 Each Way | |||||||||