Cheltenham 30/01/2010 Soft 2.35 Argento Chase (Grade 2) (Class 1) £100000 added, 5yo plus, 3m 1f 110yds, penalty £57010, 7 ran. 1st   Taranis (FR) 9 Nick Scholfield 16-1 11 0 P F Nicholls Tendency to jump right, held up behind leaders, headway going well 4 out, chased leading pair 3 out, led on bit 2 out, jumped right last, kept on well to assert final 100 yards Opened 16/1, touched 20/1 2nd 6l Carruthers   Matthew Batchelor 7-4 11 6 M Bradstock Prominent, blundered 4th, challenged 12th, led 14th, went left 3 out, headed 2 out, chased winner, tried to rally after last until no extra and held final 100 yards Opened 15/8, touched 2/1 £2000-£1000, £3750-£2000, £1500-£800(x2), £937-£500, £750-£400 3rd 1½  l Joe Lively (IRE)   J Tizzard 9-1 11 10 C L Tizzard Led until mistake and headed 9th, chased leader to 12th, stayed challenging in 3rd, no impression approaching last, kept on well to press for well held 2nd final 100 yards, no chance Opened 8/1, touched 9/1 4th 13l Madison Du Berlais (FR)   T Scudamore 3-1 11 10 D Pipe Tracked leader, led 9th to 14th, stayed front rank until ridden after 3 out, soon weakened Opened 3/1, touched 7/2 £3500-£1000(x2), £1750-£500, £4000-£1200, £3000-£900, £2000-£600 5th 14l Ollie Magern 12 T Molloy 33-1 11 0 N A Twiston-Davies Held up behind leaders, mistake 15th, ridden and struggling 17th, weakened 4 out 6th dist Knowhere (IRE) 12 P J Brennan 20-1 11 6 N A Twiston-Davies Held up in rear, blundered 14th and next, weakened 4 out, tailed off Opened 16/1, touched 20/1 Fell   Inchidaly Rock (IRE) 8 R Walsh 11-4 11 3 P F Nicholls Chased leaders, slightly hampered 5th, slithered on landing and fell 9th Opened 11/4, touched 3/1 £6000-£2000(x2), £3000-£1000, £1650-£600 Winning time: 06:58.100 Cheltenham results 12.55   1.30   2.05   2.35   3.10   3.40   4.20