Full Result 2.35 Cheltenham | 17 November 2007

Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase (Handicap) (Grade 3)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m4f78yds) 2m4½f Old Good 16 fences

1st £68,424 2nd £25,668 3rd £12,852 4th £6,408 5th £3,216 6th £1,608

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. L'Antartique (FR) 13/2 Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	7	1013 3	146	126	158	–
b g Cyborg (FR) - Moomaw (Akarad)
Held up in rear until headway from 4 out, driven to track leaders approaching last, soon led, stayed on strongly (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

2 nk	7. Il Duce (IRE) 33/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	7	1010 b	143	123	153	–
br g Anshan - Glory-Glory (IRE) (Buckskin)
Mid-division, pushed along and headway 11th, ridden to lead after 2 out, headed soon after last, ran on well but always held by winner

3 1¾ [2]	3. Knowhere (IRE) 10/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	114	151	129	160	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Andarta (Ballymore)
Chased leaders, ridden and hit 3 out, stayed on well under pressure from 2 out and kept on well run-in but never quite going pace to reach leading duo (op 12-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

4 ¾ [2¾]	14. Palarshan (FR) 25/1 Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	9	105 p	138	115	148	–
bb g Darshaan - Palavera (FR) (Bikala)
Chased leaders, driven along 4 out, staying on when badly hampered 2 out, rallied and ran on well run-in, going on close home (op 22-1)

5 3 [5¾]	17. Patman Du Charmil (FR) 66/1 David England ⁵ Nigel Twiston-Davies	David England ⁵ Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	911 b	135	110	140	–
b g Robin Des Pres (FR) - Pacifie Du Charmil (FR) (Dom Pasquini)
Pressed leader until hit 3rd, stayed in close 2nd until slight lead from 9th, ridden 4 out, headed next, stayed disputing 2nd approaching last, outpaced run-in

6 5 [10¾]	8. Bob Hall (IRE) 11/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	6	1010 t	143	113	144	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Be My Hope (IRE) (Be My Native)
Mid-division, headway and ridden 4 out, chasing leaders when hampered 2 out, weakened last (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

7 8 [18¾]	12. Copsale Lad 8/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	10	106	139	101	133	–
ch g Karinga Bay - Squeaky Cottage (True Song)
Mid-division, ridden and in touch when mistake 4 out, soon weakened, no chance when blundered 2 out (op 9-1)

8 ½ [19¼]	4. Crozan (FR) 12/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	7	113 b	150	112	144	–
b g Sassanian (USA) - La Guyonniere (FR) (Silver Rainbow)
Prominent, closed on leaders from 8th, driven to lead 3 out, headed after 2 out, weakened quickly and no chance when blundered last (tchd 14-1 in places)

9 12 [31¼]	11. Bambi De L'Orme (FR) 50/1 Dominic Elsworth Ian Williams	Dominic Elsworth Ian Williams	8	107	140	90	119	–
gr g True Brave (USA) - Princesse Ira (FR) (Less Ice)
Mid-division, hit 7th, headway 12th, never quite going pace to reach leaders, weakened 4 out

10 nk [31½]	16. Ballyagran (IRE) 33/1 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	7	103	136	85	114	–
b g Pierre - Promalady (IRE) (Homo Sapien)
Always towards rear

11 ½ [32]	13. Private Be 12/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	8	106	139	88	117	–
b g Gunner B - Foxgrove (Kinglet)
Led until narrowly headed 9th, stayed pressing winner to 4 out, weakened next

12 ¾ [32¾]	18. Three Mirrors 16/1 Keith Mercer Ferdy Murphy	Keith Mercer Ferdy Murphy	7	102	135	83	112	–
b g Cloudings (IRE) - Aliuska (IRE) (Fijar Tango)
Hit 5th, always in rear, no chance when blundered 4 out

13 8 [40¾]	10. Ponmeoath (IRE) 20/1 P W Flood E McNamara	P W Flood E McNamara	7	108	141	81	110	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Cool N Calm (Arctic Lord)
Headway to chase leaders from 6th, weakened quickly 4 out

14 18 [58¾]	15. Black Hills 33/1 Jimmy McCarthy Jonathan Geake	Jimmy McCarthy Jonathan Geake	8	104 tp	137	59	88	–
b g Dilum (USA) - Dakota Girl (Northern State)
Chased leaders, hit 8th and soon weakened (op 50-1)

15 24 [82¾]	19. Vodka Bleu (FR) 8/1 Timmy Murphy David Pipe	Timmy Murphy David Pipe	8	102 p	135	32	62	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Viva Vodka (FR) (Crystal Glitters)
Pushed along 6th, always in rear (tchd 9-1)

F	20. Granit Jack (FR) 3/1F Liam Heard ³ Paul Nicholls	Liam Heard ³ Paul Nicholls	5	101 4 t	137	–	145	–
gr g Glaieul (USA) - Line Grey (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)
Tracked leaders, challenging for lead and going strongly when fell 2 out, dead (tchd 10-3 in places)

PU	2. Too Forward (IRE) 66/1 Paul Moloney Carl Llewellyn	Paul Moloney Carl Llewellyn	11	116	153	–	–	–
ch g Toulon - One Back (IRE) (Meneval)
Always struggling in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

PU	6. Idole First (IRE) 16/1 Alan O'Keeffe Venetia Williams	Alan O'Keeffe Venetia Williams	8	1012	145	–	–	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Sharon Doll (IRE) (Shahrastani)
Chased leaders to 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	1. Billyvoddan (IRE) 66/1 Seamus Durack Henry Daly	Seamus Durack Henry Daly	8	1112 v¹	159	–	–	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Derryclare (Pollerton)
Chased leaders to 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	9. Kings Brook 66/1 P A Carberry Nick Williams	P A Carberry Nick Williams	7	109	142	–	–	–
br g Alderbrook - Kins Token (Relkino)
Hit 2nd, always in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

20 ran Off time: 2:42:00 Winning time: 5m 4.85s (slow by 2.35s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: Mrs A N Durkan (L'Antartique) 1st breeder: T Picard And Phillipe De Maeseneire
2nd owner: Mrs Peter Prowting (Il Duce)
3rd owner: H R Mould (Knowhere)
Tote win: £7.50 PL: £2.60 £5.40 £2.40 Ex: £246.30 CSF: £213.36 Tricast: £2,160.53 Trifecta: £1,803.70 Pool: £23,118.41 - 9.10 winning units.

2:35 Cheltenham 17 Nov 2007

Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase (Handicap) (Grade 3)