Full Result 3.55 Cheltenham | 15 March 2000

Royal & SunAlliance Chase Class A Grade 1

(Class 1) (5yo+) (3m80yds) 3m½f Old Good 20 fences

1st £66,700 2nd £25,300 3rd £12,650 4th £5,750 5th £2,875 6th £1,725

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Lord Noelie (IRE) 9/2 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	7	114	–	141	154	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Leallen (Le Bavard)
Tracked leaders, effort before 3 out, good jump last and soon led, driven and stayed on strongly (op 7-2)

2 1¼	1. Alexander Banquet (IRE) 9/2 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	7	114	–	140	153	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - Black Nancy (Monksfield)
Tracked leaders, pushed along 15th, progress to join leader 2 out, every chance last, ran on one pace (op 7-2)

3 hd [1½]	8. Toto Toscato (FR) 11/1 Richard Johnson Alan King	Richard Johnson Alan King	6	114	–	140	153	–
br g Lesotho (USA) - Tosca De Bellouet (FR) (Olmeto)
Tracked leaders, led 4 out, hard pressed 2 out, headed soon after last, ran on one pace (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

4 6 [7½]	6. Native Upmanship (IRE) 7/2F Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	7	114	–	134	152	–
ch g Be My Native (USA) - Hi' Upham (Deep Run)
Mistakes, held up rear, progress after 4 out, mistake 2 out, shaken up and not quicken before last (op 3-1 tchd 4-1 and 9-2 in places)

5 4 [11½]	2. Browjoshy (IRE) 16/1 Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman	Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman	7	114 b	130	130	144	–
b g Zaffaran (USA) - Keeping Company (IRE) (Kings Company)
Chased leaders, close up 3 out, one pace and beaten before next (tchd 20-1 in a place)

6 5 [16½]	7. Soldat I (USA) 15/2 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	7	114	–	125	139	–
b g Bering - Sans Prix (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Pressed leader, led 12th to 4 out, weakened 3 out, mistake next (op 7-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

7 8 [24½]	3. King's Road (IRE) 10/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	114 v¹	–	118	136	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Live Aid (Little Buskins)
Jumped slowly 3rd, made most until jumped slowly and headed 12th, losing place when mistake 4 out, no chance after (tchd 11-1, 12-1 in places and 14-1 in a place)

8 28 [52½]	10. Lady Cricket (FR) 5/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	1013 b	–	85	117	–
ch m Cricket Ball (USA) - Lady Mariza (Dunbeath)
Not jump well, in touch in rear, ridden when mistake 4 out, soon weakened (op 7-2 tchd 11-2 in places)

PU	5. Musical Sling (IRE) 100/1 Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	7	114	112	–	–	–
b g Orchestra - Coctail Bid (Mandalus)
Soon rear, lost place rapidly and pulled up after 7th (jockey said the gelding hung badly) (op 50-1)

9 ran Off time: 3:55:00 Winning time: 6m 5.30s (slow by 2.30s) Total SP: 112%
Non-runners: Windross (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Executive Racing (Lord Noelie) 1st breeder: Patrick J Doyle
2nd owner: Mrs N O'Callaghan (Alexander Banquet)
3rd owner: Lady Clarke (Toto Toscato)
Tote win: £5.60 PL: £2 £1.80 £2.30 Ex: £22.10 CSF: £22.15 Tricast: £182.57 Trifecta: £169.10 . Pool: £5,629.59. 23.63 winning tickets

3:55 Cheltenham 15 Mar 2000

Royal & SunAlliance Chase Class A Grade 1