Cheltenham 14/11/2009 Soft (Heavy in places) 2.35 Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) (Class 1) No 13 Bible Lord (20-1) was withdrawn not under orders. Rule 4 does not apply. Tote trifecta: #2,434.60 £150000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 4f 110yds, penalty £85515, 16 ran. 1st   Tranquil Sea (IRE)   A J McNamara 11-2 10 13 E J O'Grady Mid-division, headway 9th, challenged 3 out, led before next, driven and stayed on well flat Opened 13/2 2nd 4½  l Poquelin (FR)   R Walsh 12-1 11 1 P F Nicholls Held up in rear, slow jump 11th, headway between last 2, kept on well flat, went 2nd towards finish Opened 12/1, touched 14/1 3rd 2l Hold Em (IRE)   J E Moore 14-1 10 0 W K Goldsworthy Chased leader, went 2nd and pecked 2 out, stayed chasing winner, driven, no impression when lost 2nd close home Opened 20/1 4th 3½  l Ballyfitz   P J Brennan 6-1 10 11 N A Twiston-Davies Chased leaders, blundered 10th and slightly lost place, rallied under pressure from 3 out, stayed on well flat Opened 11/2, touched 6/1 5th 5l According To Pete 8 P Kinsella 9-1 10 7 J M Jefferson Soon chasing leader, hit 9th, ridden and weakened 3 out Opened 10/1 6th 6l Our Vic (IRE) 11 Danny Cook(3) 25-1 11 12 D Pipe Led, headed 4 out, ridden and pecked 2 out, weakened soon after Opened 28/1 7th 7l Il Duce (IRE) 9 S P Jones(3) 40-1 10 10 Mrs P Robeson Chased leaders, led 4 out, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened between last 2 Opened 50/1 8th 24l Tartak (FR)   S Thomas 18-1 11 5 T R George Mid-division, hit 6th, behind from 11th, tailed off Fell   Chapoturgeon (FR)   T J Murphy 7-1 11 4 P F Nicholls Held up in rear, blundered and fell 7th Opened 13/2, touched 8/1 £5000-£600, £4000-£500, £2000-£240(x5), £3000-£390, £5000-£650(x2), £2600-£400 Pulled Up   Knowhere (IRE) 11 T Molloy(5) 20-1 11 5 N A Twiston-Davies Behind, hit 5th, tailed off 9th, pulled up 3 out Opened 28/1 Pulled Up   Northern Alliance (IRE) 8 P Carberry 10-1 10 12 A J Martin Behind, hit 5th, hampered 8th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out Opened 10/1 Pulled Up   Tarotino (FR)   R Thornton 12-1 10 10 A King Chased leaders, behind from 10th, tailed off when pulled up approaching 12th Opened 14/1 Pulled Up   My Petra   A P McCoy 16-1 10 10 N J Henderson Held up towards rear, hit 7th, blundered 9th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out Pulled Up   I'm So Lucky 7 T Scudamore 28-1 10 4 D Pipe Mid-division, moving place and behind when pulled up 11th Opened 33/1 Pulled Up   Three Mirrors 9 G Lee 33-1 10 1 Ferdy Murphy Behind when pulled up 7th Unseated Rider   Tatenen (FR) 5 Christian Williams 12-1 11 0 P F Nicholls Blundered 1st, held up in rear, hit 4 out, no chance when blundered and unseated rider 3 out Opened 10/1, touched 12/1 Non Runner Bible Lord(IRE) Non Runner Pop(FR) Non Runner Leslingtaylor(IRE) Non Runner From Dawn To Dusk Winning time: 05:23.500 Cheltenham results 12.50   1.20   1.55   2.35   3.10   3.45