Full Result 1.05 Cheltenham | 1 January 2003

Ian Williams' Owners Novices' Chase Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) 2m5f omsNew Soft 17 fences

1st £13,206 2nd £4,686 3rd £2,343 4th £1,065

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Joss Naylor (IRE) 5/4 L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	8	119	140	81	151	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Sister Ida (Bustino)
Held up in 4th, steadied 7th, headway 13th, went 3rd 4 out, tracked leaders next, challenged 2 out, soon slight advantage, hard ridden run-in, all out (op 7-4)

2 shd	2. Tarxien 8/11F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	9	119 t	–	81	153	–
b g Kendor (FR) - Tanz (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up in 3rd, steadied 7th, headway 12th, chased leader 13th, challenged 3 out, led, not fluent and headed 2 out, strong run run-in, just failed (op 1-2)

3 3½ [3½]	4. Whereareyounow (IRE) 33/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	111	–	69	139	–
ch g Mister Lord (USA) - Angie's Delight (London Gazette)
Led, soon clear, ran on well when challenged from 3 out, headed next but stayed pressing leaders until outpaced run-in (op 50-1 tchd 66-1 in places)

4 dist [33½]	3. Rushing Again 100/1 Rodi Greene Dr P Pritchard	Rodi Greene Dr P Pritchard	8	111	79	–	–	–
br g Rushmere - Saunders Grove (IRE) (Sunyboy)
Chased clear leader to 13th, weakened quickly 4 out, tailed off (op 50-1)