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Tuesday January 1 2008
Race Result Cheltenham 13:35 - Result
Utopia Group 'dipper' Novices' Chase (grade 2)
£35000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 5f, Class 1, £19957 penalty, 5 ran
Good to Soft
Winning Time Winning Time: 5m 39.7s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Lead On (IRE) 11-7 R Johnson P J Hobbs 7 7/2
  tracked leader, led 4th, headed approaching 8th, led again 12th, jumped right 4 out, challenged last and ran on opened 7/2 touched 7/2 £1600-£400
2 2 Predateur (FR) 10-9 R Walsh P F Nicholls 5 9/4 f
  in touch, not fluent 10th, chased winner after 4 out, ridden 2 out, close up last, no extra opened 5/2 touched 5/2 £2500-£1000 £2000-£800 £1500-£600 £1250-£500 £1000-£400 (x3)
3 18 Papini (IRE) 11-4 M A Fitzgerald N J Henderson 7 9/2
  tracked leaders, hit 10th, lost place 13th, left poor 3rd 2 out opened 4/1 touched 5/1
4 3½ Nudge And Nurdle (IRE) 11-7 P J Brennan N A Twiston-Davies 7 7/1
  held up, mistake 1st and 11th, jumped right next and 4 out, soon weakened opened 15/2 touched 15/2
F Okaido (FR) 11-7 Jacques Ricou A Chaille-Chaille 6 11/4
  led, headed 4th, led again approaching 8th, headed 12th, in 3rd and held when fell 2 out opened 3/1 touched 3/1 £2000-£600 (x2) £12000-£4000 £3000-£1000 (x4) £1500-£500 (x2) £2750-£1000 (x3) £2200-£800