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Thursday January 1 2009
Race Result Cheltenham 13:40 - Result
Dipper Novices' Chase (grade 2)
£35000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 5f, Class 1, £19954 penalty, 5 ran
Going: Good to Soft
Winning Time Winning Time: 4m 29.4s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Calgary Bay (IRE) 11-0 A P McCoy Miss H C Knight 6 11/4
  took keen hold early, settled in last pair, progress to track leaders 10th, blundered 13th, led going well before 2 out, jumped well last, driven and stayed on strongly flat opened 11/4 touched 3/1 £1500-£500 £1100-£400
2 2¾ Kicks For Free (IRE) 11-4 R Walsh P F Nicholls 8 11/8 f
  tracked leading pair, went 2nd 9th, hit 3 out, chased winner 2 out, kept on flat, no impression opened 11/8 touched 11/8 £600-£400 £2681-£1650 £1375-£1000 £1100-£800 (x3) £875-£600 £1250-£1000
3 10 Tartak (FR) 11-4 P J Brennan T R George 6 5/2
  led at decent pace, hit 12th and 4 out, headed before 2 out, lost 2nd soon after and weakened opened 5/2 touched 3/1 £1100-£400
4 dist The Cool Guy (IRE) 11-0 David England N A Twiston-Davies 9 16/1
  chased leader, hit 7th, lost 2nd 9th, ridden and hit 12th, weakened and hit 4 out, kept on to take poor 4th flat opened 20/1 touched 20/1
5 1¾ Kealshore Boy 11-0 Denis O'regan J Howard Johnson 6 16/1
  mistake, held up in last pair, mistake and driven along 8th, went poor 4th 14th until flat opened 16/1 touched 16/1