Full Result 2.35 Cheltenham | 17 March 2005

Daily Telegraph Festival Trophy Chase Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (5yo+) 2m5f omsNew Good 17 fences

1st £87,000 2nd £33,000 3rd £16,500 4th £7,500 5th £3,750 6th £2,250

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Thisthatandtother (IRE) 9/2 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	9	113	155	154	164	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Baden (IRE) (Furry Glen)
Close up, joined leader 2 out, driven to lead near finish, gamely (tchd 5-1 in places)

2 ½	9. Fondmort (FR) 9/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	9	110	149	151	161	–
b g Cyborg (FR) - Hansie (FR) (Sukawa)
Prominent, led 8th, joined by winner 2 out, hard ridden run-in, kept on gamely, headed near finish (tchd 8-1 in places)

3 2½ [3]	6. Rathgar Beau (IRE) 9/2 J R Barry E Sheehy	J R Barry E Sheehy	9	113	–	152	163	–
bb g Beau Sher - Salerina (Orchestra)
Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, driven to press leading pair when blundered last, stayed on same pace (op 7-2 tchd 5-1 in places)

4 3½ [6½]	2. Hand Inn Hand 20/1 Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	9	115	149	150	161	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Deep Line (Deep Run)
Chased leaders, mistake 12th, 4th and beaten when rider dropped whip after 2 out

5 5 [11½]	3. Le Roi Miguel (FR) 10/1 Barry Geraghty Paul Nicholls	Barry Geraghty Paul Nicholls	7	113	161	144	156	–
b g Point Of No Return (FR) - Loumir (USA) (Bob's Dusty)
Held up in touch, chasing leaders when slightly hampered 4 out, weakened after next (op 8-1)

6 dist [41½]	10. Mixsterthetrixster (USA) 200/1 Joe Tizzard Tracey Barfoot-Saunt	Joe Tizzard Tracey Barfoot-Saunt	9	110	125	–	–	–
b g Alleged (USA) - Parliament House (USA) (General Assembly)
In touch, lost place 5th, weakened 11th, soon tailed off (op 100-1)

F	11. Risk Accessor (IRE) 25/1 A P McCoy C Roche	A P McCoy C Roche	10	110 t	–	–	–	–
b g Commanche Run - Bellatollah (IRE) (Bellman)
Held up in rear, moderate effort 3 out, no danger, 6th and no chance when fell last (tchd 33-1 in places)

PU	1. Edredon Bleu (FR) 33/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	13	115 t	159	–	–	–
b g Grand Tresor (FR) - Nuit Bleue III (FR) (Le Pontet)
Soon led, mistake and headed 8th, weakened 11th, well behind when pulled up before 4 out

PU	4. Native Upmanship (IRE) 33/1 Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	12	113	–	–	–	–
ch g Be My Native (USA) - Hi' Upham (Deep Run)
Held up in rear, lost touch 11th, pulled up before 13th (tchd 40-1 in a place)

PU	7. Seebald (GER) 25/1 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	10	113	155	–	–	–
b g Mulberry (FR) - Spartina I (USA) (Northern Baby)
With leader to 4th, not fluent and lost place next, soon ridden, weakened 11th, well behind when pulled up before 13th

PU	12. Valley Henry (IRE) 33/1 Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	10	110 b¹	145	–	–	–
b g Step Together I (USA) - Pineway VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Towards rear, ridden 8th, mistake 10th, soon no chance, pulled up before 13th (op 28-1)

PU	5. Our Vic (IRE) 7/4F Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	7	113	154	–	–	–
b g Old Vic - Shabra Princess (Buckskin)
Prominent, pecked 11th, blundered 4 out, soon weakened, well behind when pulled up run-in (jockey said gelding made two mistakes in the latter part of the race) (op 2-1 tchd 9-4 in places and 5-2 in a place)

12 ran Off time: 2:36:00 Winning time: 5m 11.90s (slow by 4.90s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: C G Roach (Thisthatandtother) 1st breeder: Mrs Joerg Vasicek
2nd owner: W J Brown (Fondmort)
3rd owner: One-O-Eight Racing Club (Rathgar Beau)
Tote win: £5.10 PL: £1.60 £2.60 £1.90 Ex: £32.60 CSF: £38.10 Tricast: £190.92 Trifecta: £167.10 Pool £7,817.83, 33.20 w/u

2:35 Cheltenham 17 Mar 2005

Daily Telegraph Festival Trophy Chase Class A Grade 2