Full Result 4.30 Cheltenham | 16 April 2009

Blade Group Hunters' Chase

(Class 4) (6yo+) (3m2f70yds) 3m2½f New Good 22 fences

1st £3,435.30 2nd £1,065.35 3rd £532.40 4th £266.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Amicelli (GER) 7/2 Mr O Greenall Mrs C A Coward	Mr O Greenall Mrs C A Coward	10	128	125	139	142	–
b g Goofalik (USA) - Arratonia (GER) (Arratos)
Chased leaders, hit 9th, rider dropped whip after 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, driven to challenge last, kept on well run-in to lead final 30yds (op 11-4)

2 nk	4. Baby Run (FR) 11/10F Sam Twiston-Davies ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	1111	131	134	137	–
b g Baby Turk - Run For Laborie (FR) (Lesotho)
Led, shaken up run-in, headed and no extra final 30yds (op 6-4)

3 25 [25¼]	2. Royal Auclair (FR) 3/1 Ian Popham ³ Paul Nicholls	Ian Popham ³ Paul Nicholls	12	125 t	138	119	119	–
ch g Garde Royale (IRE) - Carmonera (FR) (Carmont)
Chased leaders, ridden along from 13th, outpaced 18th, stayed on again to chase leaders 3 out, weakened soon after (op 10-3 tchd 4-1)

4 25 [50¼]	3. Take The Stand (IRE) 11/1 Donal Devereux ³ Peter Bowen	Donal Devereux ³ Peter Bowen	13	125 p	126	98	100	–
b g Witness Box (USA) - Denys Daughter (IRE) (Crash Course)
Chased leaders, chased leader and mistakes 12th and 14th (water), ridden from next, blundered 4 out, weakened and hit 3 out, no chance when blundered 2 out (op 12-1)

F	7. Swift Wood 40/1 Mr M G Miller ³ K J Cumings	Mr M G Miller ³ K J Cumings	10	1111	–	–	–	–
b g Shambo (IRE) - Swift Reward (Kinglet)
In touch, headway to chase leaders when fell 12th (op 33-1)

F	6. Merchants Friend (IRE) 16/1 Mr W White ⁷ J W Dufosee	Mr W White ⁷ J W Dufosee	14	117	114	–	–	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Buck Maid (Buckskin)
Fell 1st

PU	8. Thompsons Wood (IRE) 100/1 Miss C Allen ⁵ Mrs Debby Ewing	Miss C Allen ⁵ Mrs Debby Ewing	11	119	–	–	–	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - Hot House Flower (Derring Rose)
Well behind from 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 11th

7 ran Off time: 4:30:00 Winning time: 6m 57.58s (slow by 11.58s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Hautclan (self certificate)
1st owner: Lord Daresbury (Amicelli) 1st breeder: Gestut Brummerhof
2nd owner: N A Twiston-Davies (Baby Run)
3rd owner: Clive D Smith (Royal Auclair)
Tote win: £3.70 PL: £2 £1.90 Ex: £8.70 CSF: £7.92 Trifecta: £14.20 Pool: £440.79 - 22.95 winning units

4:30 Cheltenham 16 Apr 2009

Blade Group Hunters' Chase