Full Result 1.05 Cheltenham | 13 March 2008

Royal & SunAlliance Chase Grade 1

(Class 1) (5yo+) (3m80yds) 3m½f Old Good To Soft 20 fences

1st £96,934 2nd £36,363 3rd £18,207 4th £9,078 5th £4,556 6th £2,278

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Albertas Run (IRE) 4/1F A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	7	114	149	128	162	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Holly Grove Lass (IRE) (Le Moss)
Held up but never very far away, tracked leaders 15th, shaken up 3 out, stayed on to track leader from 2 out, led approaching last, soon clear, comfortably (tchd 9-2 in places)

2 4½	7. Roll Along (IRE) 20/1 Timmy Murphy Carl Llewellyn	Timmy Murphy Carl Llewellyn	8	114	132	124	159	–
b g Carroll House (IRE) - Callmartel (IRE) (Montelimar)
In rear, hit 12th, hit 3 out, staying on but plenty to do when hit 2 out, ran on under pressure to take 2nd run-in but never any chance with winner (tchd 16-1)

3 3½ [8]	4. Battlecry 25/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	114	137	121	152	–
bb g Accordion (IRE) - Miss Orchestra (IRE) (Orchestra)
Chased leader to 4th, went 2nd again 14th, challenged 4 out and led soon after, hit 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened rapidly run-in and lost 2nd, finished tired (tchd 28-1)

4 3 [11]	8. Silverburn (IRE) 6/1 Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	7	114	142	118	150	–
b g Presenting - Polly Puttens (IRE) (Pollerton)
Tracked leader 4th, led after 10th, not fluent 4 out and headed soon after, lost 2nd 2 out, stayed on same pace (trainer said gelding had a breathing problem) (op 13-2 tchd 11-2, 7-1 in a place)

5 13 [24]	1. Air Force One (GER) 6/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	6	114	143	107	141	–
ch h Lando (GER) - Ame Soeur (FR) (Siberian Express)
Chased leaders, blundered 6th and 11th, stayed in touch, weakened and hit 3 out, no chance when mistake next (op 11-2)

6 7 [31]	5. Joe Lively (IRE) 7/1 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	9	114	147	101	131	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Forest Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Led until blundered 10th and headed soon after, stayed prominent until weakened 14th (op 10-1 tchd 11-1)

7 11 [42]	6. Oscar Park (IRE) 7/1 Seamus Durack David Arbuthnot	Seamus Durack David Arbuthnot	9	114 t	146	92	119	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Parkavoureen (Deep Run)
Never jumping with any real fluency towards rear, blundered 10th, hit 11th, effort 4 out, never in contention and weakened soon after (op 13-2)

8 11 [53]	11. Verasi 20/1 Philip Hide Gary Moore	Philip Hide Gary Moore	7	114 b	144	82	110	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Fair Verona (USA) (Alleged)
Never jumping with much fluency and soon towards rear, lost touch from 14th (op 25-1)

F	12. Pomme Tiepy (FR) 9/2 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	5	109	142	–	–	–
b m Apple Tree (FR) - Unetiepy (FR) (Marasali)
Tracking leaders when fell 9th (tchd 11-2)

PU	9. Starzaan (IRE) 10/1 Robert Thornton Hughie Morrison	Robert Thornton Hughie Morrison	9	114	145	–	–	–
b g Darshaan - Stellina (IRE) (Caerleon)
Chased leaders, blundered 15th, weakened 4 out, hit 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 8-1)

PU	3. Bagan (FR) 66/1 Tony Dobbin Charlie Mann	Tony Dobbin Charlie Mann	9	114	138	–	–	–
bb g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Maid Of Erin (USA) (Irish River)
Soon towards rear, mistake 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 14th (op 80-1)

11 ran Off time: 1:07:00 Winning time: 6m 23.50s (slow by 20.50s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Tidal Bay (ran Tuesday)
1st owner: Trevor Hemmings (Albertas Run) 1st breeder: Oliver And Salome Brennan
2nd owner: Bryan & Philippa Burrough (Roll Along)
3rd owner: Hamsard Ltd (Battlecry)
Tote win: £4 PL: £1.80 £4.60 £7.50 Ex: £69.90 CSF: £79.23 Tricast: £1,746.99 Trifecta: £2,270.90 Pool £6,717.02 - 2.10 winning units.

1:05 Cheltenham 13 Mar 2008

Royal & SunAlliance Chase Grade 1