Full Result 1.55 Cheltenham | 8 December 2006

Sporting Index Handicap Chase (Cross Country)

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

1st £14,404.90 2nd £4,255 3rd £2,127.50 4th £1,064.90 5th £531.30 6th £266.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Spot Thedifference I (IRE) 6/1 Mr J T McNamara E Bolger	Mr J T McNamara E Bolger	13	1112 p	144	75	147	–
b g Lafontaine I (USA) - Spotted Choice (IRE) (Callernish)
Led 3rd to 6th, always prominent, led 24th, headed and mistake 27th, led approaching last, ridden out (op 5-1 tchd 13-2 in a place)

2 1	5. Plum'Tee (FR) 9/2 Jacques Ricou G Macaire	Jacques Ricou G Macaire	11	104	122	52	125	–
b g Faucon Noir (FR) - Castaplume (FR) (Wildsun)
Prominent, led 9th, pecked 21st, headed 24th, led 27th, mistake 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on flat (op 7-2)

3 1¼ [2¼]	6. Heads Onthe Ground (IRE) 100/30F Paul Carberry E Bolger	Paul Carberry E Bolger	9	103 p	121	50	122	–
br g Be My Native (USA) - Strong Wings (Strong Gale)
Always prominent, ridden approaching last, not quicken flat (op 11-2)

4 ½ [2¾]	3. Le Duc I (FR) 8/1 Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	7	112	134	63	136	–
b g Villez (USA) - Beberova (FR) (Synefos)
Held up towards rear, not fluent 18th, mistake 21st, headway 25th, hard ridden approaching last, one pace flat

5 4 [6¾]	8. Wonderkid 12/1 Ken Whelan A J Martin	Ken Whelan A J Martin	6	101	119	45	116	–
b g Classic Cliche (IRE) - Mulloch Brae (Sunyboy)
Held up and behind, mistake 12th, headway approaching 3 out, weakened approaching last (op 9-1)

6 ½ [7¼]	7. Lonesome Day I (IRE) 7/1 Niall P Madden E Bolger	Niall P Madden E Bolger	6	102	120	46	116	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Lonely Teardrop (IRE) (Spanish Place)
Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out (op 10-1 tchd 11-1)

7 nk [7½]	9. Le Jaguar (FR) 12/1 Liam Heard ³ Paul Nicholls	Liam Heard ³ Paul Nicholls	6	912 t	119	44	115	–
b g Freeland (FR) - Fee La Maline (FR) (Maalem)
Held up in mid-division, mistake 20th, headway 23rd, mistake 25th, weakened 3 out (op 20-1)

8 ½ [8]	2. Silver Birch (IRE) 33/1 Jason Maguire Gordon Elliott	Jason Maguire Gordon Elliott	9	1110 t	142	67	137	–
b g Clearly Bust - All Gone (Giolla Mear)
Held up in touch, every chance 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 25-1)

9 28 [36]	4. Ivoire De Beaulieu (FR) 5/1 Alan O'Keeffe Ferdy Murphy	Alan O'Keeffe Ferdy Murphy	10	111	133	36	100	–
b g Port Etienne I (FR) - Kashmonde (FR) (Kashneb)
Held up and behind, shortlived effort 27th (op 9-2 tchd 11-2 in a place)

10 12 [48]	12. Blazing Batman 200/1 Dr P Pritchard ⁵ Dr P Pritchard	Dr P Pritchard ⁵ Dr P Pritchard	13	913 4 52	122	16	77	–
ch g Shaab - Cottage Blaze (Sunyboy)
Led to 3rd, led 6th to 9th, weakened approaching 25th, behind when blundered 4 out (op 150-1)

F	11. Thieves'Glen 100/1 Andrew Tinkler Hughie Morrison	Andrew Tinkler Hughie Morrison	8	100 34	118	–	–	–
b g Teenoso (USA) - Hollow Creek (Tarqogan)
Fell 4th

RO	10. Eskimo Pie (IRE) 16/1 Daryl Jacob ³ Chris Bealby	Daryl Jacob ³ Chris Bealby	7	911 4 b	118	–	–	–
ch g Glacial Storm (USA) - Arctic Verb (IRE) (Proverb)
Held up, soon mid-division, behind when hit 27th, ran out 3 out

12 ran Off time: 1:58:00 Winning time: 9m 15.20s (slow by 1m 11.20s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: John P McManus (Spot Thedifference I) 1st breeder: Fenlon Bros
2nd owner: M Carteaud (Plum'Tee)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Heads Onthe Ground)
Tote win: £5.90 PL: £2.10 £2.50 £1.60 Ex: £26.50 CSF: £34.94 Tricast: £107.85 Trifecta: £82.20 Pool £891.90, 7.70 w/u

1:55 Cheltenham 8 Dec 2006

Sporting Index Handicap Chase (Cross Country)