Full Result 3.05 Cheltenham | 1 January 2004

Miles Gosling Handicap Chase Class B

(Class 2) (0-145, 5yo+) (4m120yds) 4m½f New Good 27 fences

1st £12,562.80 2nd £4,765.20 3rd £2,382.60 4th £1,083 5th £541.50 6th £324.90

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Bear On Board (IRE) 6/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	9	114	125	97	136	–
b g Black Monday - Under The River (Over The River)
Tracked leaders, challenged from 3 out, ridden to take slight lead next, driven out run-in (op 7-1 tchd 8-1 in a place)

2 2	4. Fasgo (IRE) 5/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	9	115	126	96	133	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - Action Plan (Creative Plan I)
Prominent, challenged 21st, blundered next, headway 4 out, outpaced next, rallied under pressure from 2 out, chased winner run-in, one pace (op 4-1 tchd 11-2)

3 1½ [3½]	1. Southern Star (IRE) 7/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	9	1112	133	102	138	–
ch g Montelimar (USA) - Flying Pegus (Beau Chapeau)
Chased leaders, ridden to challenge 2 out, stayed on same pace last (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in a place)

4 ¾ [4¼]	3. Hersov (IRE) 9/2J Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	8	115	126	95	130	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Higher Again (IRE) (Strong Gale)
With leaders, led 12th to 15th, led next to 17th, led 18th to 19th, led 20th, ridden from 4 out, narrowly headed 2 out, one pace last (op 7-2 tchd 5-1 in places)

5 ¾ [5]	8. Samuel Wilderspin 12/1 Richard Johnson Richard Lee	Richard Johnson Richard Lee	12	111 t	122	90	126	–
b g Henbit (USA) - Littoral (Crash Course)
Held up in rear, steady headway from 18th, pressed leaders from 4 out, still every chance when hit 2 out, kept on same pace (tchd 14-1)

6 6 [11]	6. Dear Deal 16/1 A P McCoy Colin Tizzard	A P McCoy Colin Tizzard	11	114 t	125	89	126	–
b g Sharp Deal - The Deer Hound (Cash And Carry)
Behind, headway 22nd, chased leaders 3 out, one pace when hit 2 out and last (op 14-1)

F	2. Carbury Cross (IRE) 16/1 E J Cooper ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	E J Cooper ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	10	112 b	130	–	–	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Brickey Gazette (Fine Blade)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 7th until fell 10th

PU	10. Kittenkat 40/1 Sophie Mitchell ³ Richard Mitchell	Sophie Mitchell ³ Richard Mitchell	10	911 10	107	–	–	–
b m Riverwise (USA) - Cut Above The Rest (IndiaroI)
Chased leaders, behind from 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (tchd 50-1 in places)

PU	7. Our Jolly Swagman 9/1 Andrew Thornton Seamus Mullins	Andrew Thornton Seamus Mullins	9	112 v	123	–	–	–
b g Thowra (FR) - Queens Dowry (Dominion)
Behind, effort 19th, weakened quickly 4 out, pulled up before next (trainer said gelding was found to be lame the following morning) (tchd 10-1 in places)

PU	9. Toulouse-Lautrec (IRE) 9/2J Paul Moloney Tom George	Paul Moloney Tom George	8	100	107	–	–	–
ch g Toulon - Bucks Slave (Buckskin)
Slight lead to 12th, led again 15th to next, led 17th to 18th, led 19th until blundered and headed next, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out (op 11-2)

10 ran Off time: 3:05:00 Winning time: 8m 51.20s (slow by 29.20s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: J E Brown (Bear On Board) 1st breeder: Eugene Malone
2nd owner: F A Smith (Fasgo)
3rd owner: Trevor Hemmings (Southern Star)
Tote win: £6.60 PL: £2 £2.10 £2.10 Ex: £31.30 CSF: £35.28 Tricast: £210.06 Trifecta: £314.60 Pool £1,595.58 - 3.60 winning units.

3:05 Cheltenham 1 Jan 2004

Miles Gosling Handicap Chase Class B