Full Result 5.00 Cheltenham | 18 April 2008

Nicholson Holman Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-135, 5yo+) (2m62yds) 2m½f New Good 14 fences

1st £9,393 2nd £2,775 3rd £1,387.50 4th £694.50 5th £346.50 6th £174

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Ela Re 9/1 Tjade Collier ³ Sue Smith	Tjade Collier ³ Sue Smith	9	113	129	135	135	–
ch g Sabrehill (USA) - Lucia Tarditi (FR) (Crystal Glitters)
Kept away from rest at start, raced keenly, led 4th, 3 lengths clear and going best when hit 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on gamely (op 10-1 tchd 17-2)

2 1¾	2. Magic Sky (FR) 13/2 Charlie Poste ³ Milton Harris	Charlie Poste ³ Milton Harris	8	116 b	132	136	137	–
b g Simon Du Desert (FR) - Kailasa (FR) (R B Chesne)
Not fluent 3rd, held up in last until 8th, not fluent next, ridden before 3 out, steady progress after, cajoled into 2nd final 50yds, not reach winner (op 11-2 tchd 15-2)

3 ¾ [2½]	9. Its Crucial (IRE) 3/1J David England ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	David England ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	104	116	119	121	–
b g Beneficial - Balda Girl (IRE) (Mandalus)
Mistake 5th, not fluent 7th, headway 8th, ridden before 3 out, never looked like catching winner but kept on to go 3rd near finish (op 9-2 tchd 11-4)

4 ¾ [3¼]	3. Bleu Superbe (FR) 12/1 Liam Treadwell ³ Venetia Williams	Liam Treadwell ³ Venetia Williams	13	114	130	132	134	–
b g Epervier Bleu - Brett's Dream (FR) (Pharly)
Hit 5th, chased winner 6th until 8th but not fluent 7th, regained 2nd 10th, ridden after next, no impression, weakened to lose two places closing stages (op 11-1)

5 9 [12¼]	7. Flying Spirit (IRE) 16/1 Eamon Dehdashti ³ Gary Moore	Eamon Dehdashti ³ Gary Moore	9	108	120	111	116	–
b g Flying Spur (AUS) - All Laughter (IRE) (Vision)
Midfield, not fluent 8th, ridden before 3 out, beaten before 2 out (op 14-1)

6 shd [12¼]	5. O'Toole I (IRE) 3/1J Darren O'Dwyer ⁶ Philip Hobbs	Darren O'Dwyer ⁶ Philip Hobbs	9	1010	125	116	124	–
b g Toulon - Legs Burke (IRE) (Buckskin)
Tracked leaders, mistake 5th, effort 10th, ridden after next, little response, beaten 2 out (op 7-2 tchd 4-1)

7 18 [30¼]	10. Genghis (IRE) 12/1 Tom Molloy Peter Bowen	Tom Molloy Peter Bowen	9	106	115	85	96	–
br g Persian Bold (IRE) - Cindy's Baby (Bairn)
Lacked fluency, ridden to go 2nd 8th until 10th, dropped out tamely before next (op 10-1 tchd 17-2)

8 1¼ [31½]	1. Forest Green (FR) 5/1 Liam Heard ³ Paul Nicholls	Liam Heard ³ Paul Nicholls	6	119	135	103	115	–
b g Green Tune (USA) - Farama (USA) (Seattle Song)
Settled in rear, effort 9th, ridden before 3 out but never threatened, beaten when blundered 2 out, eased last (op 13-2 tchd 7-1)

PU	6. Scalloway (IRE) 14/1 Robert L Butler ³ Carl Llewellyn	Robert L Butler ³ Carl Llewellyn	8	1013	125	–	–	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Zany (Junius)
Led until 4th, last after 8th, tailed off and pulled up 3 out (op 12-1)

9 ran Off time: 5:01:00 Winning time: 4m 2.80s (slow by 3.80s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Brave Villa (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Keith Nicholson (Ela Re) 1st breeder: Side Hill Stud
2nd owner: thehorseracingclub.com partnership (Magic Sky)
3rd owner: Mrs Caroline Beresford-Wylie (Its Crucial)
Tote win: £12.90 PL: £2.60 £2.30 £1.70 Ex: £93.10 CSF: £67.50 Tricast: £220.07

5:00 Cheltenham 18 Apr 2008

Nicholson Holman Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase