Full Result 2.55 Cheltenham | 20 October 2007

Lady Angela Rooker Memorial Beginners' Chase

(Class 3) (4yo+) (2m4f78yds) 2m4½f Old Good 16 fences

1st £7,857.75 2nd £2,341.50 3rd £1,185.25 4th £607.75 5th £317.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Imperial Commander (IRE) 10/11F Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	113	–	95	124	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Ballinlovane (Le Moss)
Made all, hit 5th, 1 length up and staying on strongly when left well clear last (tchd Evens)

2 16	5. Over The Creek 5/2 Timmy Murphy David Pipe	Timmy Murphy David Pipe	8	113	–	80	112	–
br g Over The River (FR) - Solo Girl (IRE) (Le Bavard)
Held up in rear but in touch, steady headway to track leaders 4 out, ridden before 2 out, soon lost touch with leading duo, left modest 2nd last (op 3-1 tchd 10-3)

3 1¼ [17¼]	2. Aldiruos (IRE) 25/1 Wayne Hutchinson Tony Carroll	Wayne Hutchinson Tony Carroll	7	113	–	78	109	–
ch g Bigstone (IRE) - Ball Cat (FR) (Cricket Ball)
Pushed along 5th, in rear but in touch when hit 11th, rallied 4 out, hit 2 out and lost place and plenty to do soon after stayed on well approaching last to close on second close home, never any chance with winner (op 20-1)

4 3½ [20¾]	1. Admiral Peary (IRE) 50/1 Oliver Dayman ¹⁰ Dr P Pritchard	Oliver Dayman ¹⁰ Dr P Pritchard	11	107	103	75	104	–
bb g Lord Americo (IRE) - Arctic Brief (Buckskin)
Chased winner 5th, challenged next, lost 2nd 11th, weakened from 3 out (tchd 66-1)

5 5 [25¾]	3. Easter Present (IRE) 33/1 Sam Thomas Henrietta C Knight	Sam Thomas Henrietta C Knight	8	113	110	70	100	–
br g Presenting - Spring Fiddler (IRE) (Fidel)
Held up, headway to track leaders 4 out, soon ridden, hit 3 out and soon weakened (jockey said gelding was hampered by faller at last fence) (op 50-1)

F	6. Paulo Dancer (FR) 7/2 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	113	–	–	121	–
b g Epaphos (GER) - Hora Dancer (FR) (Lashkari)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 11th, not fluent 3 out, ridden, 1 length down but staying on well when fell last, dead (op 10-3 tchd 3-1)

6 ran Off time: 2:55:00 Winning time: 5m 8.23s (slow by 5.73s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Our Friends In The North (Imperial Commander) 1st breeder: Laurence J Flynn
2nd owner: The Johnson Family (Over The Creek)
3rd owner: Aramis Racing Syndicate (Aldiruos)
Tote win: £1.80 PL: £1.30 £1.80 Ex: £4.30 CSF: £3.66

2:55 Cheltenham 20 Oct 2007

Lady Angela Rooker Memorial Beginners' Chase