Full Result 1.20 Cheltenham | 16 November 2007

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(Class 2) (5yo+) (3m80yds) 3m½f Old Good 20 fences

1st £18,858.60 2nd £5,619.60 3rd £2,844.60 4th £1,458.60 5th £762.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Glasker Mill (IRE) 11/2 Graham Lee Henrietta Knight	Graham Lee Henrietta Knight	7	110	139	99	143	–
b g Old Vic - Lucey Allen (Strong Gale)
Held up, not fluent 8th, some headway after 11th, pushed along after 4 out, not fluent 3 out, soon outpaced, closed approaching last, ran on to lead final stride (op 6-1 tchd 13-2 and 7-1 in a place)

2 shd	4. Ofarel D'Airy (FR) 15/8F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	117	145	106	148	–
b g Cadoubel (FR) - Farali D'Airy (FR) (Marasali)
Chased leaders, hit 12th, went 2nd 3 out, shaken up and about 1 1/2 lengths down when left in lead 2 out, ridden approaching last, headed final stride (op 2-1)

3 2½ [2½]	2. Boychuk (IRE) 9/2 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	117 b¹	139	104	145	–
b g Insan (USA) - Golden Flower (GER) (Highland Chieftain)
Led, headed after 4 out, soon ridden, left close 2nd 2 out, continued to challenge until no extra final 100yds (tchd 5-1)

4 14 [16½]	3. Fundamentalist (IRE) 3/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	117 t	138	92	139	–
b g Supreme Leader - Run For Shelter (Strong Gale)
Chased leader, led after 4 out, about 1 1/2 lengths up when blundered badly and headed 2 out, never able to fully recover, lost touch with leaders after last (tchd 10-3 and 7-2 in places)

5 dist [46½]	6. Good Man Again (IRE) 200/1 Tommy Phelan Aytach Sadik	Tommy Phelan Aytach Sadik	9	110	80	–	–	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Amari Queen (Nicholas Bill)
Always behind, lost touch from 11th, tailed off (op 100-1)

PU	1. Ballyfoy (IRE) 5/1 Dominic Elsworth Tom George	Dominic Elsworth Tom George	6	117	134	–	–	–
bb g Alderbrook - Okanagan Valley (IRE) (Decent Fellow)
Not fluent, held up, struggling after 10th, lost touch from 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (tchd 11-2 in places)

6 ran Off time: 1:21:00 Winning time: 6m 19.10s (slow by 16.10s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Trevor Hemmings (Glasker Mill) 1st breeder: Noel Murphy
2nd owner: The Stewart Family (Ofarel D'Airy)
3rd owner: Mrs Diana L Whateley (Boychuk)
Tote win: £7.40 PL: £2.60 £1.70 Ex: £19.90 CSF: £16.39

1:20 Cheltenham 16 Nov 2007

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