Full Result 2.30 Cheltenham | 14 December 2002

Tripleprint Gold Cup Showcase Handicap (Chase) Class A Grade 3

(Class 1) (5yo+) 2m5f omsNew Good 17 fences

1st £58,000 2nd £22,000 3rd £11,000 4th £5,000 5th £2,500 6th £1,500

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Fondmort (FR) 5/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	6	105	143	114	158	–
b g Cyborg (FR) - Hansie (FR) (Sukawa)
Held up in rear, steady headway from 13th, quickened to challenge after 3 out, led approaching next, ridden clear last, driven out (tchd 11-2 and 6-1 in places)

2 6	3. Foly Pleasant (FR) 7/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	8	113 t	155	120	164	–
ch g Vaguely Pleasant (FR) - Jeffologie (FR) (Jefferson I)
Tracked leader, challenged 8th to 9th, driven to dispute lead after 3 out, outpaced approaching last but kept on well for 2nd (op 8-1)

3 6 [12]	6. Youlneverwalkalone (IRE) 7/2 Conor O'Dwyer C Roche	Conor O'Dwyer C Roche	8	101 4	139	98	144	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - In My Time (Levmoss)
Held up in rear, mistake 9th (water), steady headway from 4 out, tracked leaders from next, ridden and found no extra from 2 out (tchd 4-1 and 100-30)

4 6 [18]	1. Cyfor Malta (FR) 100/30F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	9	1112	164	117	162	–
b g Cyborg (FR) - Force Nine (FR) (Luthier)
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, stayed on same pace (op 11-4 tchd 7-2 in places)

5 4 [22]	2. Fadalko (FR) 12/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	9	1110	162	111	155	–
b g Cadoudal (FR) - Kalliste (FR) (Calicot)
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, soon beaten (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

6 8 [30]	7. Golden Goal (GER) 8/1 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	6	100	138	79	125	–
br g Nebos (GER) - Goralin (GER) (La Tour I)
Held up in touch, blundered 12th, weakened 3 out (tchd 9-1 in places)

7 7 [37]	9. Wave Rock 25/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	7	100 6 b	138	72	121	–
br g Tragic Role (USA) - Moonscape I (Ribero)
Led, ridden 3 out, headed soon after, weakened quickly and no chance when blundered 2 out (op 16-1)

8 9 [46]	8. Killultagh Storm (IRE) 14/1 D J Casey W P Mullins	D J Casey W P Mullins	8	100 3	138	63	108	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Rostrevor Lady (Kemal)
In touch, chased leaders 11th, blundered 4 out and soon weakened

9 2 [48]	4. Exit Swinger (FR) 14/1 Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	7	1012	150	73	117	–
b g Exit To Nowhere (USA) - Morganella (FR) (D'Arras)
Behind, pushed along from 8th, ridden 12th, weakened quickly 4 out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

9 ran Off time: 2:33:00 Winning time: 5m 18.30s (slow by 11.30s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: W J Brown (Fondmort) 1st breeder: Hubert Carion
2nd owner: Jim Lewis & Friends (Foly Pleasant)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Youlneverwalkalone)
Tote win: £5.60 PL: £2.10 £2.10 £1.80 Ex: £29.40 CSF: £37.18 Tricast: £129.39 Trifecta: £159.80 Pool £3,691.20 - 16.40 winning units.

2:30 Cheltenham 14 Dec 2002

Tripleprint Gold Cup Showcase Handicap (Chase) Class A Grade 3