Full Result 4.40 Cheltenham | 15 March 2005

Sporting Index Handicap Chase (Cross Country Chase) Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) (3m6f37yds) 3m6f X-Country Good To Soft 32 fences

1st £23,200 2nd £8,800 3rd £4,400 4th £2,000 5th £1,000 6th £600

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Spot Thedifference I (IRE) 4/1 Mr J T McNamara E Bolger	Mr J T McNamara E Bolger	12	1112	143	–	147	–
b g Lafontaine I (USA) - Spotted Choice (IRE) (Callernish)
Led to 1st, lost place 9th, rear 12th, swerved faller 21st, steady headway from next, hard ridden 26th, led last, ridden clear (op 7-2 tchd 9-2 in places and 10-3)

2 2½	5. Luzcadou (FR) 22/1 Alan O'Keeffe Ferdy Murphy	Alan O'Keeffe Ferdy Murphy	12	1013 b	130	–	131	–
b g Cadoudal (FR) - Luzenia (FR) (Armos)
Held up in touch, headway to lead 3 out, driven 4 lengths clear next, headed last, kept on (op 20-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

3 6 [8½]	12. Mrs Be (IRE) 20/1 Miss P Gundry ³ Grant Cann	Miss P Gundry ³ Grant Cann	9	912	118	–	113	–
ch m Be My Native (USA) - Kilbrack (Perspex)
Towards rear, mistake 21st, stayed on from 4 out, nearest finish (op 16-1)

4 ¾ [9¼]	2. Lord Noelie (IRE) 14/1 Jason Maguire Mrs Jeremy Young	Jason Maguire Mrs Jeremy Young	12	118	139	–	132	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Leallen (Le Bavard)
Always prominent, one pace from 3 out

5 7 [16¼]	8. Village King (IRE) 9/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	12	108	125	–	112	–
b g Roi Danzig (USA) - Honorine (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Prominent, led 13th to 15th, led 18th to next, outpaced 27th, 7th and beaten when mistake 2 out (op 12-1 tchd 14-1 in a place)

6 5 [21¼]	4. French Executive (IRE) 15/2 Paddy Brennan Paul Nicholls	Paddy Brennan Paul Nicholls	10	1013	130	–	114	–
br g Beau Sher - Executive Move (IRE) (Executive Perk)
Held up in rear, steady headway 19th, close up when hampered 27th, no extra from 4 out (op 7-1)

7 11 [32¼]	16. Andrewjames (IRE) 12/1 D J Casey Peter McCreery	D J Casey Peter McCreery	11	100 4	117	–	87	–
gr g Van Der Linden (FR) - Tolaytala (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Soon behind, ridden 6th, never a factor (op 14-1)

8 12 [44¼]	13. Smarty (IRE) 20/1 Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman	Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman	12	100 2	117	–	80	–
bb g Royal Fountain - Cahernane Girl (Bargello)
Soon behind, mistake 27th, never near leaders

9 13 [57¼]	7. Un Jour A Vassy (FR) 16/1 Christian Williams Paul Nicholls	Christian Williams Paul Nicholls	10	109	126	–	86	–
b g Video Rock (FR) - Bayalika (FR) (Kashtan)
In touch, led 25th until weakened 3 out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

10 20 [77¼]	14. Majed (FR) 33/1 Neil Mulholland Lucy Normile	Neil Mulholland Lucy Normile	9	100 2 b	117	–	42	–
b g Fijar Tango (FR) - Full Of Passion (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Mistake 5th, headway 10th, led 19th to 25th, soon weakened (op 25-1)

F	6. Gun'n Roses II (FR) 14/1 Noel Fehily D P Keane	Noel Fehily D P Keane	11	1011 b	128	–	–	–
gr g Royal Charter (FR) - Offenbach II (FR) (Ermitage)
Led 3rd to 13th, led 15th, mistake and headed 18th, 5th when fell 21st (op 12-1)

F	11. Comanche War Paint (IRE) 100/30F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	8	103	120	–	–	–
b g Commanche Run - Galeshula (Strong Gale)
Held up in touch, steady headway and disputing close 5th when fell 27th (op 9-2)

PU	9. Galapiat Du Mesnil (FR) 33/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	11	108	125	–	–	–
b g Sarpedon I (FR) - Polka De Montrin (FR) (Danoso)
Towards rear, swerved faller 21st, tailed off 23rd, pulled up before 28th (tchd 25-1)

PU	15. Famfoni (FR) 25/1 Jim Culloty Kim Bailey	Jim Culloty Kim Bailey	12	100 2	117	–	–	–
b g Pamponi (FR) - India Rosa (FR) (Carnaval)
Mid-division, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 27th

UR	3. Wild Tempo (FR) 100/1 Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	10	112	133	–	–	–
ch g Irish River (FR) - Fast Queen (FR) (Bon Sang)
Behind when blundered and unseated rider 4th (op 50-1)

UR	10. Just Maybe (IRE) 40/1 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	11	106 v	123	–	–	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - Purlace (Realm)
Led 1st to 3rd, jumped slowly 10th, prominent when jumped left and unseated rider next (op 33-1)

16 ran Off time: 4:40:00 Winning time: 8m 44.00s (slow by 40.00s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: John P McManus (Spot Thedifference I) 1st breeder: Fenlon Bros
2nd owner: A G Chappell (Luzcadou)
3rd owner: J H Burbidge (Mrs Be)
Tote win: £3.90 PL: £1.90 £5.10 £2.80 Ex: £126.70 CSF: £91.48 Tricast: £1,585.33 Trifecta: £1,430.90 Pool of £5,441.57 - 2.74 winning units

4:40 Cheltenham 15 Mar 2005

Sporting Index Handicap Chase (Cross Country Chase) Class B