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Sunday November 16 2008
Race Result Cheltenham 14:55 - Result
Cotswold Style Intermediate Handicap Hurdle
£25000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 5f, Class 3, £15655 penalty, 19 ran
Soft, Good to Soft in places
Winning Time Winning Time: 5m 28.8s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Punchestowns (FR) 11-12 B J Geraghty N J Henderson 5 7/1
  held up in mid-division, headway approaching 7th, led just after 3 out, drew clear on bit approaching last, easily opened 11/2 touched 7/1 £2800-£400 £6000-£1000 (x2)
2 3½ Ballydub (IRE) 10-11 R Johnson P J Hobbs 5 7/2 f
  chased leaders, mistake 4th, ridden after 3 out, stayed on to take 2nd before last, no chance with winner opened 5/1 touched 5/1 £11000-£2000 £10000-£2000 £5000-£1000 £2500-£500 £2000-£400 £8000-£2000 £4000-£1000
3 5 Arctic Magic (IRE) 10-4 P J Brennan (5) W S Kittow 8 11/1
  held up in rear, steady headway when jumped slowly 3 out, stayed on to take 3rd last, kept on same pace flat opened 12/1 touched 14/1
4 ½ Nikos Extra (FR) 10-7 W Hutchinson A King 4 20/1
  raced keenly, mid-division, in touch from 4th, ridden 2 out, stayed on same pace last opened 20/1 touched 20/1
5 6 Pennek (FR) 10-12 Jack Doyle (3) A King 5 16/1
  held up in rear, mistake 5th, staying on when hit last, nearest finish opened 16/1 touched 16/1
6 2½ Adroit Approach (IRE) 11-0 Christian Williams A M Hales 5 50/1
  held up towards rear, headway after 7th, chasing leaders 2 out, weakened approaching last opened 50/1 touched 50/1
7 s.h Vale Of Avocia (IRE) 11-8 A P Cawley (5) W F Codd 7 20/1
  held up in rear, pushed along before 7th, stayed on approaching last, never nearer opened 33/1 touched 33/1 £25000-£500 Each Way
8 8 Super Formen (FR) 11-4 Nick Scholfield (5) P F Nicholls 4 11/2
  chased leaders, went second 7th, ridden when not fluent 3 out, weakened approaching last opened 11/2 touched 6/1
9 nk No Panic (IRE) 11-7 T J O'Brien P Bowen 5 25/1
  mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, chasing leaders 2 out, weakened approaching last opened 28/1 touched 28/1
10 1¾ Lupanar (IRE) 10-12 J E Moore G L Moore 4 25/1
  held up towards rear on outside, not fluent 4th, headway before next, not fluent 3 out, driven 2 out, weakened approaching last opened 20/1 touched 25/1
11 ½ Timpo (FR) 10-0 M Bradburne H D Daly 5 16/1
  mid-division, ridden and weakened after 7th opened 18/1 touched 18/1
12 2¼ Old Peak Road (IRE) 10-0 Harry Skelton (5) J J Murphy 8 50/1
  held up, ridden before 3 out, always towards rear opened 50/1 touched 50/1
13 24 Bobby Gee 10-9 S P Jones (3) Mrs P Robeson 7 25/1
  in touch, not fluent 3rd, led and hit 3 out, soon headed, weakened after 2 out, tailed off opened 28/1 touched 28/1
14 3¼ Sherney (IRE) 10-10 A O'keeffe C Byrnes 7 22/1
  not fluent 1st, always in rear, tailed off opened 33/1 touched 33/1 £7500-£300 Each Way
15 21 Qulinton (FR) 11-4 T Scudamore D Pipe 4 20/1
  chased leader, led 6th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off opened 16/1 touched 20/1 £12500-£500 Each Way £6000-£300 Each Way
16 1½ Toomdeely (IRE) 10-2 B C Byrnes (3) P Neville 6 20/1
  led to 6th, ridden next, weakened well before 3 out, tailed off opened 28/1 touched 28/1
17 13 Corkage (IRE) 10-7 P Buchanan Miss Lucinda V Russell 5 20/1
  prominent, weakening when not fluent 7th, tailed off opened 18/1 touched 20/1
PU Leg Spinner (IRE) 11-7 A P McCoy A J Martin 7 12/1
  held up towards rear on outside, pushed along when not fluent 3 out, no progress, behind when pulled up before last opened 9/1 touched 12/1
PU Pocket Aces (IRE) 10-11 T J Murphy R Rowe 6 10/1
  not always fluent, in touch, lost place when hit 3 out, behind when pulled up before last opened 10/1 touched 10/1
Non-Runners
NR Distiller (IRE) 10-7 P J Brennan N A Twiston-Davies 4
NR Arctic Wings (IRE) 10-6 G Lee A W Carroll 4
NR Bertie May 10-4 W McCarthy (3) K Bishop 6
NR Freddies Return (IRE) 10-2 N Fehily J A B Old 7