Full Result 2.40 Cheltenham | 9 December 2006

boylesports.com Gold Cup (A Handicap Chase) Grade 3

(Class 1) (4yo+) 2m5f omsNew Soft 17 fences

1st £85,530 2nd £32,085 3rd £16,065 4th £8,010 5th £4,020 6th £2,010

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Exotic Dancer (FR) 8/1 Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill	Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill	6	114 p	149	156	163	–
b g Turgeon (USA) - Northine (FR) (Northern Treat)
Held up in rear, hit 6th, headway 12th, went 2nd after 3 out, slight lead last, driven and ran on strongly run-in (op 7-1)

2 1½	9. Knowhere (IRE) 10/1 Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	1011	142	148	156	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Andarta (Ballymore)
Chased leader, hit 6th, led 12th, hit next, mistake 4 out, ridden and hit 2 out, headed and not fluent last, kept on gamely but always held by winner (op 11-1 tchd 12-1)

3 3½ [5]	3. Taranis (FR) 3/1F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	114 t	149	151	158	–
ch g Mansonnien (FR) - Vikosa (FR) (Nikos)
Blundered 2nd, chased leaders, ridden and quicken into contention approaching 2 out, no impression on leaders soon after (op 4-1 tchd 9-2 in a place)

4 5 [10]	11. Tikram 14/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	9	108	139	136	142	–
ch g Lycius (USA) - Black Fighter (USA) (Secretariat)
Chased leaders, ridden from 3 out and stayed on same pace (tchd 16-1)

5 ½ [10½]	1. Thisthatandtother (IRE) 12/1 Liam Heard ³ Paul Nicholls	Liam Heard ³ Paul Nicholls	10	119	157	154	160	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Baden (IRE) (Furry Glen)
Chased leaders, ridden to dispute 2nd after 3 out, weakened from next (tchd 11-1)

6 7 [17½]	14. Madison Du Berlais (FR) 22/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	5	102	133	123	129	–
b g Indian River (FR) - Anais Du Berlais (FR) (Dom Pasquini)
Chased leaders, mistake 4 out, weakened from next (op 25-1)

7 9 [26½]	6. Ross River 11/2 Davy Russell A J Martin	Davy Russell A J Martin	10	111	146	126	136	–
gr g Over The River (FR) - Solo Rose (Roselier)
Hit 1st, mistake 3rd, headway 8th, mistake 4 out, still travelling ok after next, soon beaten (tchd 7-1)

8 13 [39½]	7. Reveillez 5/1 A P McCoy James Fanshawe	A P McCoy James Fanshawe	7	110	145	112	122	–
gr g First Trump - Amalancher (USA) (Alleged)
Hit 2nd, in rear, mistake 8th, headway next, chasing leaders when hit 11th, not fluent next, weakened 3 out (tchd 11-2)

9 4 [43½]	2. Cerium (FR) 14/1 Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	5	119 t	154	117	124	–
b g Vaguely Pleasant (FR) - Tantatura (FR) (Akarad)
Behind, some headway and ridden 10th, weakened 4 out, blundered next

10 5 [48½]	15. Butler's Cabin (FR) 25/1 Johnny Farrelly ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	Johnny Farrelly ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	6	97 6 p	131	89	96	–
b g Poliglote - Strictly Cool (USA) (Bering)
Always towards rear

11 dist [78½]	4. Contraband 50/1 Rodi Greene David Pipe	Rodi Greene David Pipe	8	114 p	149	69	79	–
b g Red Ransom (USA) - Shortfall (Last Tycoon)
Hit 4th, always towards rear, tailed off (op 66-1)

PU	13. Bannow Strand (IRE) 7/1 Timmy Murphy David Pipe	Timmy Murphy David Pipe	6	105	136	–	–	–
b g Luso - Bid For Fun (IRE) (Auction Ring)
Led until headed 12th, stayed pressing leader 4 out to next, weakened rapidly soon after, pulled up before last

12 ran Off time: 2:42:00 Winning time: 5m 34.00s (slow by 27.00s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Billyvoddan (unsuitable ground), Copsale Lad (unsuitable ground), Hasty Prince (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Sir Robert Ogden (Exotic Dancer) 1st breeder: Gaetan Jilles & Ecurie Jules O
2nd owner: H R Mould (Knowhere)
3rd owner: Mrs A B Yeoman & C R Whittaker (Taranis)
Tote win: £8.10 PL: £2.60 £3.20 £2 Ex: £148.10 CSF: £84.65 Tricast: £299.20 Trifecta: £683.10 Pool £28,770.93. - 29.90 winning units.

2:40 Cheltenham 9 Dec 2006

boylesports.com Gold Cup (A Handicap Chase) Grade 3