Full Result 1.45 Cheltenham | 18 November 2012

Paddy Power Intermediate Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-140, 4yo+) (2m5f26yds) 2m5f Old Soft 10 hurdles

1st £12,512 2nd £3,696 3rd £1,848 4th £924 5th £462 6th £232

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Double Ross (IRE) 14/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	112	130	117	143	–
ch g Double Eclipse (IRE) - Kinross I (Nearly A Hand)
Led after 1st, driven and quickened 4 lengths clear approaching last, forged further clear run-in and kept on strongly (tchd 12-1)

2 8	5. Close House 5/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	5	115	133	113	138	–
b g Generous (IRE) - Not Now Nellie (Saddlers' Hall)
In touch, chased leaders 4 out, went 2nd next, driven and kept on from 2 out but never any chance with winner, kept on well for 2nd run-in (op 4-1)

3 2¾ [10¾]	10. Black Benny (IRE) 33/1 Danny Mullins J P Broderick	Danny Mullins J P Broderick	7	112 t	130	107	132	–
br g Close Conflict (USA) - Treen (IRE) (Charnwood Forest)
Held up in rear, steady headway from 4 out to track leaders after next, ridden and stayed on to close on 2nd approaching last but never any chance with winner, one pace into 3rd run-in

4 2¼ [13]	14. San Telm (IRE) 16/1 Tom O'Brien Renee Robeson	Tom O'Brien Renee Robeson	7	1012	126	101	126	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Magical Mist (IRE) (Be My Native)
In rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders 3 out, soon ridden, kept on approaching last to dispute 3rd, no extra and faded into 4th run-in (tchd 20-1)

5 5 [18]	18. Cloudy Bob (IRE) 25/1 Colin Bolger Pat Murphy	Colin Bolger Pat Murphy	5	1010	124	94	119	–
gr g Cloudings (IRE) - Keen Supreme (IRE) (Bob Back)
Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, stayed on again approaching last

6 1 [19]	12. Mart Lane (IRE) 25/1 Brian Hayes ⁵ John Joseph Hanlon	Brian Hayes ⁵ John Joseph Hanlon	7	109	128	97	123	–
br g Stowaway - Western Whisper (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Led until after 1st, chased winner to 3 out, outpaced under pressure 2 out, stayed on again run-in

7 5 [24]	3. Captain Sunshine 8/1 Dominic Elsworth Emma Lavelle	Dominic Elsworth Emma Lavelle	6	116	134	98	124	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Gaye Fame (Ardross)
Towards rear, headway 5th, ridden 3 out, disputed well held 4th after 2 out, weakened before last (op 9-1)

8 5 [29]	7. Persian Snow (IRE) 9/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	112 t	130	88	114	–
b g Anshan - Alpine Message (Tirol)
In rear, headway 6th, driven along 4 out, disputed well held 4th under pressure after 2 out, soon weakened (op 10-1, tchd 11-1 in places)

9 ½ [29½]	6. Ruben Cotter (IRE) 4/1F Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls	Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls	6	113	131	89	116	–
b g Beneficial - Bonnie Thynes (IRE) (Good Thyne)
In rear, headway 6th, chased leaders 2 out, weakened soon after (op 9-2)

10 7 [36½]	21. Fishoutofwater (IRE) 33/1 Patrick Corbett ¹⁰ Rebecca Curtis	Patrick Corbett ¹⁰ Rebecca Curtis	8	97	117	68	94	–
ch g Old Vic - Frost Bound (Hawaiian Return)
Chased leaders, hit 3rd, ridden 4 out, weakened before next

11 nse [36½]	13. Hada Men (USA) 10/1 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	7	110	128	79	104	–
b g Dynaformer (USA) - Catchy (USA) (Storm Cat)
Ridden 4 out and behind, moderate progress run-in

12 2 [38½]	15. Baresi (IRE) 14/1 Mr H D Dunne ⁷ John Long	Mr H D Dunne ⁷ John Long	7	104	125	74	99	–
b g Milan - Ski JumpI (IRE) (Mukaddamah)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened 3 out (op 16-1)

13 4½ [43]	2. Maller Tree 10/1 Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	5	1110	138	82	108	–
b g Karinga Bay - Annaberg (IRE) (Tirol)
Chased leaders, ridden 4 out and soon weakened (op 9-1 tchd 8-1)

14 3 [46]	22. Psi (USA) 50/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	7	100 1 p	114	55	81	–
b g Hernando (FR) - Visions Of Clarity (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Ridden 4 out, always in rear

15 22 [68]	1. Secret Edge 25/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	4	1112	140	58	85	–
b g Tobougg (IRE) - Burton Ash (Diktat)
Chased leaders until weakened 4 out

16 1¼ [69¼]	20. Reggie Perrin 20/1 Mattie Batchelor Pat Phelan	Mattie Batchelor Pat Phelan	4	106 v	120	36	64	–
ch g Storming Home - Tecktal (FR) (Pivotal)
Chased leaders, ridden after 4th, blundered and weakened 6th (op 16-1)

17 23 [92¼]	9. Zama Zama 66/1 Paul Moloney Evan Williams	Paul Moloney Evan Williams	5	112	130	21	51	–
b g Sakhee (USA) - Insinuation (IRE) (Danehill)
Always in rear

UR	19. Staccato Valtat (FR) 50/1 D P Fahy John O'Shea	D P Fahy John O'Shea	6	106	120	–	–	–
gr g Fragrant Mix (IRE) - Harmonie De Valtat (FR) (Video Rock)
Behind from 5th, tailed off when mistake and unseated rider next

18 ran Off time: 1:45:00 Winning time: 5m 30.58s (slow by 28.58s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Beachdale Lad (unsuitable ground), Ifyouletmefinish (unsuitable ground), Mister Dillon (unsuitable ground), Well Sharp (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Options O Syndicate (Double Ross) 1st breeder: T McIlhagga
2nd owner: R S Brookhouse (Close House)
3rd owner: Barry Connell (Black Benny)
Tote win: £15.40 PL: £3.40 £1.90 £6.40 Ex: £102.20 CSF: £75.08 Tricast: £2,317.64

1:45 Cheltenham 18 Nov 2012

Paddy Power Intermediate Handicap Hurdle