Cheltenham 26/01/2008 Good to Soft 1.35 Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 2) Tote trifecta: #560.60 £25000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 5f, penalty £15658, 10 ran. 1st   Arturio (FR)   R Walsh 5-1 10 5 P F Nicholls Tracked leaders, led approaching 2 out, kept on well, ridden out Opened 13/2 £3000-£450, £3300-£600 2nd 6l Something Wells (FR)   L Treadwell 5-1 10 12 Miss V Williams Led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on, soon held by winner Opened 4/1, touched 11/2 £2750-£500, £5000-£1000 each way, £2000-£400, £22500-£5000 each way, £4500-£1000, £2250-£500 3rd 12l Mister Potter   J A McCarthy 14-1 10 6 R Lee Mid-division, headway 8th, outpaced 3 out, stayed on again approaching last, went 3rd towards finish Opened 16/1 £5000-£300 4th 1¼  l Boomshakalaka (IRE) 8 M Foley 4-1 11 4 N J Henderson Tracked leader, ridden and every chance after 3 out, faded approaching last, hung right flat Opened 3/1, touched 9/2 £9000-£2000, £2250-£500, £8000-£2000, £4000-£1000, £2000-£500 5th 1½  l Glingerbank (IRE)   Paul Moloney 7-2 10 0 N G Richards Mid-division until 11th, not a danger after Opened 9/2 £9000-£2000, £4500-£1000(x2), £2250-£500, £8000-£2000, £4000-£1000, £3200-£800 6th 2½  l Tramantano 9 P J Brennan 16-1 11 8 N A Twiston-Davies Held up, ridden and headway into 4th approaching 3 out, one pace from 2 out Opened 16/1, touched 18/1 7th 21l Thedancingdemon (USA) 7 R P Mclernon(7) 50-1 11 0 Eugene M O'Sullivan Mid-division, hit 3rd and 10th, ridden after 4 out, weakened next Opened 66/1 8th 12l Corlande (IRE) 8 P Aspell 5-1 10 0 D McCain Jnr Chased leaders, pecked 4th, behind from 10th Opened 6/1 £5000-£800, £3000-£540, £2500-£500 Fell   Portland Bill (IRE)   D Jacob 22-1 11 12 R H Alner Held up, smooth headway 13th, 4th and travelling when when fell 4 out Opened 20/1, touched 22/1 Unseated Rider   Skellig Mist (FR)   S E Durack 25-1 10 0 P Bowen Chased leaders, hit 6th, 10th and 12th, ridden next, beaten when badly hampered and unseated rider 4 out Opened 20/1, touched 25/1 Non Runner Noble Bily(FR) Winning time: 05:27.900 Cheltenham results 1.00   1.35   2.10   2.40   3.15   3.50   4.25