Full Result 5.10 Cheltenham | 17 March 2004

54th Year of The Mildmay of Flete Challenge Cup Handicap Chase Class A Grade 3

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m4f78yds) 2m4½f Old Good 16 fences

1st £43,500 2nd £16,500 3rd £8,250 4th £3,750 5th £1,875 6th £1,125

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	16. Tikram 12/1 Timmy Murphy Gary Moore	Timmy Murphy Gary Moore	7	100 3	133	134	144	–
ch g Lycius (USA) - Black Fighter (USA) (Secretariat)
Settled well in rear, not fluent 5th, still only 11th after 4 out and remote 9th 2 out, rapid progress after, led last 150yds, driven clear (tchd 14-1 in places)

2 2½	10. Iznogoud (FR) 9/2F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	8	103	136	135	145	–
bb g Shafoun (FR) - Vancia (FR) (Top Dancer I)
Disputed lead until ridden to take definite advantage 3 out, driven 2 lengths clear before last, headed and outpaced final 150yds (op 5-1 tchd 11-2 in places and 6-1 in places)

3 1½ [4]	1. Fondmort (FR) 9/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	8	1112	159	156	165	–
b g Cyborg (FR) - Hansie (FR) (Sukawa)
Tracked leaders, effort 3 out, ridden next, stayed on to chase leader briefly last, one pace flat (op 7-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

4 2 [6]	12. Kelrev (FR) 16/1 Sam Thomas ³ Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas ³ Venetia Williams	6	911	133	128	138	–
ch g Video Rock (FR) - Bellile II (FR) (Brezzo)
Tracked leaders, effort 3 out, ridden when not much room and switched right before last, kept on one pace

5 ¾ [6¾]	3. Turgeonev (FR) 10/1 David O'Meara ³ Tim Easterby	David O'Meara ³ Tim Easterby	9	1012	148	143	152	–
gr g Turgeon (USA) - County Kerry (FR) (Comrade In Arms)
Took keen hold, held up until tracked leaders 5th, blundered 8th, effort and in touch 3 out, no impression before last (op 8-1)

6 1 [7¾]	8. Polar Red 20/1 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	7	107	140	134	142	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Sharp Top (Sharpo)
Tracked leaders, progress after 4 out, chased leader after 3 out until weakened before last (op 16-1)

7 2½ [10¼]	15. Inn Antique (FR) 50/1 Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	8	100 3	133	124	134	–
b g Lute Antique (FR) - Taghera (FR) (Toujours Pret)
Held up in rear, steady progress to track leaders 4 out, going well next, blundered 2 out, weakened last

8 4 [14¼]	9. Whereareyounow (IRE) 5/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	104	137	125	135	–
ch g Mister Lord (USA) - Angie's Delight (London Gazette)
Disputed lead to 5th, stayed pressing leaders to 10th, losing place when mistake next, soon struggling, one pace from 2 out (op 6-1 tchd 13-2 in places)

9 7 [21¼]	11. Mighty Strong 25/1 Andrew Tinkler ³ Nicky Henderson	Andrew Tinkler ³ Nicky Henderson	10	913	135	116	126	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Muffet's Spider (Rymer)
Took keen hold, disputed lead to 3 out, weakened rapidly next (tchd 33-1 in places)

10 3½ [24¾]	5. Barrow Drive 12/1 Barry Geraghty Anthony Mullins	Barry Geraghty Anthony Mullins	8	1011 t	144	121	130	–
b g Gunner B - Fille De Soleil (Sunyboy)
Tracked leaders, mistake 5th, mistake 8th and lost place, struggling after 4 out (op 11-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

11 5 [29¾]	18. The Newsman (IRE) 66/1 Leighton Aspell George Wareham	Leighton Aspell George Wareham	12	100 13	133	106	113	–
b g Homo Sapien (IRE) - Miller Fall'S (Stubbs Gazette)
Always in rear, lost touch with leading group from 10th, no progress before 3 out

12 shd [29¾]	2. Farmer Jack 20/1 Andrew Thornton Philip Hobbs	Andrew Thornton Philip Hobbs	8	112	149	122	129	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Cheryls Pet (IRE) (General Ironside)
Not jump well, blundered 2nd, always in rear, struggling in poor 10th after 4 out

13 7 [36¾]	4. Jakari (FR) 8/1 Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	7	1012	145	111	118	–
b g Apeldoorn (FR) - Tartifume II (FR) (Mistigri)
Tracked leaders, well in touch 11th, weakened before 3 out (jockey said he had no explanation for poor form shown)

PU	13. Back On Top I (IRE) 16/1 J R Barry J L Hassett	J R Barry J L Hassett	10	100 1	133	–	–	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Top Girl (IRE) (High Top)
Always towards rear, struggling from 10th, well behind when pulled up before 3 out (op 20-1)

PU	7. Hunters Tweed 14/1 Russ Garritty P Beaumont	Russ Garritty P Beaumont	8	108	141	–	–	–
ch g Nashwan (USA) - Zorette (USA) (Zilzal)
Towards rear when mistake 7th and reminders, never going well after, in last pair when pulled up before 10th (op 12-1)

PU	14. Byron Lamb 33/1 Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	7	100 3	133	–	–	–
b g Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Caroline Lamb (Hotfoot I)
Raced on outer in midfield, mistake 6th, blundered next, weakened, in last pair when pulled up before 10th (jockey said gelding lost its action.)

16 ran Off time: 5:12:00 Winning time: 4m 59.80s (fast by 2.70s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Mr Bossman I (vet's certificate), Puntal (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Mike Charlton And Rodger Sargent (Tikram) 1st breeder: Buckram Thoroughbred Enterprises Inc
2nd owner: The County Stores And Avalon Surfacing (Iznogoud)
3rd owner: W J Brown (Fondmort)
Tote win: £14 PL: £2.50 £1.60 £2.50 Ex: £49.50 CSF: £60.29 Tricast: £521.67 Trifecta: £463.50 Pool £7,703.58 - 11.80 winning units.

5:10 Cheltenham 17 Mar 2004

54th Year of The Mildmay of Flete Challenge Cup Handicap Chase Class A Grade 3