Cheltenham 16/10/2009 Good to Firm (Good in places) 2.55 Wbx.Com Novices' Chase (Class 2) £20000 added, 4yo plus, 2m, penalty £12524, 5 ran. 1st   Snap Tie (IRE)   R Johnson 1-2 11 2 P J Hobbs Tracked leader, closed 4th, led 4 out, pressed briefly after last, soon asserted, ran on well Opened 8/13 £800-£1300(x3), £571-£1000, £533-£1000, £400-£750(x2) 2nd 1¼  l Safari Journey (USA)   R Flint 16-1 11 7 P J Hobbs Chased leaders, not fluent and rider lost iron briefly 7th, disputing 2nd when left chasing winner 2 out, soon upsides, one pace and no impression final 100 yards Opened 11/1, touched 16/1 3rd 7l Rippling Ring (SAF)   R Walsh 7-2 11 7 P F Nicholls Led, headed 4 out, ridden 3 out, relegated to 4th when left 3rd 2 out, soon outpaced by front pair Opened 4/1 £1200-£300, £2100-£600 4th dist Musical Weld   A Pogson 100-1 11 2 C T Pogson Behind from 3rd, tailed off 6th, left 4th 2 out Fell   Pigeon Island 27 P J Brennan 15-2 11 2 N A Twiston-Davies Chased leaders, mistake 2nd, ridden after 4 out, went 2nd after 3 out, joined for that position when fell 2 out Opened 11/2, touched 8/1 Winning time: 03:54.600 Cheltenham results 2.20   2.55   3.30   4.05   4.40   5.15   5.50