Cheltenham 16/03/2012 Good (Good to Soft in places) 4.00 Christie'S Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup (Class 2) Tote trifecta: #2,944.20 £35000 added, 5yo plus, 3m 2f 110yds, penalty £20986, 22 ran. 1st   Salsify (IRE)   Mr C J Sweeney 7-1 12 0 R Sweeney Held up behind, headway on inside 16th, went 3rd 2 out, led last, ridden and held on flat Opened 5/1, touched 7/1 2nd 1l Chapoturgeon (FR)   Mr J Barber 3-1 12 0 R Barber Held up behind, hit 13th, headway 18th, 4th 2 out, stayed on to challenge last, ridden and every chance flat, held towards finish Opened 5/1, touched 6/1 £90000-£15000, £20000-£4000, £5000-£1000, £4500-£1000(x2) 3rd 11l Oscar Delta (IRE) 9 Mr D Murphy 28-1 12 0 J J Mangan Chased leaders, headway and in touch bypassing 4th last, led after 3 out, headed last, ridden and weakened flat Opened 33/1 4th 2l My Flora   Mr Tom David 9-1 11 7 Mrs E Crow Mid-division, headway 16th, led bypassing 4th last, headed after 3 out, kept on same pace, no impression last Opened 9/1, touched 10/1 5th ¾l Turko (FR)   Mr S Allwood 66-1 12 0 Mrs L Borradaile In touch, not much room bypassing 4th last, soon outpaced, ridden and rallied after 3 out, no impression from next Opened 50/1, touched 66/1 6th ½l Cloudy Lane 12 Mr R O Harding 9-2 12 0 D McCain Jnr Towards rear, headway 18th, chased leaders 3 out, kept on same pace from next, no impression Opened 9/2, touched 11/2 £10000-£1800 7th ¾l Merchant Royal (IRE) 8 Mr R P McNamara 15-2 12 0 D K Weld Mid-division, jumped slowly 7th, outpaced 3 out, kept on under pressure from next, never reached leaders Opened 10/1 £7500-£1000 8th ½l Bradley   Mr M Wall 25-1 12 0 F O'Brien Mid-division, mistake 5th and 13th, outpaced 3 out, kept on from last, never near leaders 9th 10l Not Before Eight (IRE) 8 Mr B O'Neill 40-1 12 0 D M Christie Awkwardly away, behind, plugged on from 3 out, never nearer Opened 40/1, touched 50/1 10th 7l Boxer Georg (IRE) 10 Mr P W Mullins 16-1 12 0 W P Mullins Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, never on terms Opened 14/1, touched 16/1 11th hd Herons Well   Mr Josh Halley 66-1 12 0 Miss R Curtis Chased leaders, outpaced 18th, soon behind Opened 80/1 12th 6l Keenan's Future (IRE)   Mr J Hodson 100-1 12 0 S Rea Mid-division, headway 18th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened Opened 80/1, touched 100/1 13th 6l Surenaga (IRE) 10 Mr W Kinsey 100-1 12 0 Phillip Rowley Chased leaders to 17th, soon behind 14th 9l Barbers Shop 10 Mr N de Boinville 12-1 12 0 N J Henderson In touch, dropped to mid-division when not fluent 11th, lost cheekpiece next, outpaced 3 out, never on terms Opened 12/1, touched 14/1 Pulled Up   Blackstaff (IRE)   Miss E Kelly 100-1 12 0 Mrs J Williams Slowly away, always behind, blundered 18th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out Pulled Up   Count Salazar (IRE) 7 Mr P D Collins 50-1 12 0 E Doyle Chased leaders, lost place when blundered 17th, pulled up before next Pulled Up   Picaroon 8 Mrs Alex Dunn 50-1 12 0 Mrs A Vaughan Raced keenly, with leader, led 3rd, hampered by loose horse 10th, clear 12th, blundered 14th, jumped right from next, blundered 17th, headed bypassing 4th last, lost place 3 out, Pulled Up   Rowdy Rampage (IRE)   Mr James Cowley 28-1 12 0 P F Nicholls Chased leaders to halfway, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out Opened 33/1 Unseated Rider   Eleazar (GER)   Mr M G Nolan 66-1 12 0 Mrs L Wadham Led to 3rd, remained in touch, lost place when blundered and unseated rider 16th Opened 50/1, touched 66/1 Unseated Rider   Enter Paradise (IRE)   Mr D L Queally 25-1 12 0 C J Mann Tracked leaders until blundered and unseated rider 3rd Opened 20/1, touched 25/1 Unseated Rider   Just Amazing (IRE) 9 Mr D Collins 25-1 12 0 P F Nicholls Mid-division in touch when blundered and unseated rider 9th Unseated Rider   Roulez Cool   Mr S Waley-Cohen 16-1 12 0 R Waley-Cohen In touch, tracked leader when blundered and unseated rider 9th Opened 20/1 Non Runner On The Fringe(IRE) Non Runner Theatre Diva(IRE) Winning time: 06:44.400 Cheltenham results 1.30   2.05   2.40   3.20   4.00   4.40   5.15