Full Result 3.05 Cheltenham | 17 April 2003

Nicholson Holman Cup Handicap Chase Class C

(Class 3) (0-135, 5yo+) (2m62yds) 2m½f New Good 14 fences

1st £12,760 2nd £4,840 3rd £2,420 4th £1,100 5th £550 6th £330

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Cobbet (CZE) 8/1 Jason Maguire Tom George	Jason Maguire Tom George	7	104	108	113	127	–
b g Favoured Nations (IRE) - Creace (CZE) (Sirano)
Held up in touch, outpaced 9th, rallied approaching 3 out, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, soon clear, ran on well (op 10-1)

2 12	1. Korakor (FR) 3/1F Tony Dobbin Ian Williams	Tony Dobbin Ian Williams	9	1113 7	131	124	138	–
ch g Nikos - Aniflore (FR) (Satingo)
Chased leader, led 8th to 4 out, one pace from 3 out (op 2-1 tchd 100-30 in places)

3 4 [16]	5. Executive Decision I (IRE) 12/1 Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham	Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham	9	112 v	120	109	123	–
ch g Classic Music (USA) - Bengala I (FR) (Hard To Beat)
Held up, outpaced 9th, headway and hung left approaching 2 out, hung right and one pace flat (tchd 14-1 in places)

4 ½ [16½]	4. Mr Bossman I (IRE) 15/2 Henry Oliver Richard Guest	Henry Oliver Richard Guest	10	114 p	122	110	125	–
b g Jolly Jake (NZ) - Imperial Greeting (Be My Guest)
Held up in rear, well behind 9th, headway from 2 out, never nearer (op 6-1 tchd 8-1)

5 1½ [18]	2. Demasta (NZ) 7/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	11	1112	130	116	131	–
ch g Northerly Native (USA) - Hit It Gold (AUS) (Hit It Benny)
Led, headed and hit 8th, soon weakened (op 6-1)

6 ¾ [18¾]	8. New Bird (GER) 11/2 Robert Thornton Heather Dalton	Robert Thornton Heather Dalton	8	103	107	92	112	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Nouvelle Amour (GER) (Esclavo)
Prominent, led 4 out, blundered badly 3 out, soon headed, not recover (op 6-1)

7 3 [21¾]	7. Night Fighter (GER) 10/1 Larry McGrath ⁵ Richard Guest	Larry McGrath ⁵ Richard Guest	8	913 p	108	90	105	–
b g Dashing Blade - Nouvelle (GER) (Nandino)
Held up and behind, headway on inside approaching 9th, weakened approaching 3 out (tchd 12-1)

8 11 [32¾]	3. Cornish Gale (IRE) 7/2 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	9	1112	130	101	116	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Seanaphobal Lady (Kambalda)
Held up, headway 8th, weakened approaching 3 out (op 5-1 tchd 11-2 in places)

8 ran Off time: 3:05:00 Winning time: 4m 0.80s (slow by 1.80s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Timothy N Chick (Cobbet) 1st breeder: Halpig Sro
2nd owner: Mr And Mrs J D Cotton (Korakor)
3rd owner: Ms K J Austin (Executive Decision I)
Tote win: £12.30 PL: £3 £1.60 £2.40 Ex: £48.30 CSF: £33.46 Tricast: £289.39

3:05 Cheltenham 17 Apr 2003

Nicholson Holman Cup Handicap Chase Class C