Cheltenham 15/12/2007 Good 3.10 Boylesports.Com International Hurdle (Grade 2) (Class 1) Jackpot: Not won. Pool of #56,675.00 carried forward to Kempton on 15/12/07. Quadpot: #123.80. Tote trifecta: #1,240.80 £200000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 1f, penalty £114040, 8 ran. 1st   Osana (FR)   P J Brennan 7-1 11 0 D Pipe Made all, clear 3 out until 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on strongly, drew clear again flat Opened 9/1 £45000-£5000 each way, £5000-£550 2nd 8l Katchit (IRE)   R Thornton 9-2 11 4 A King Mid-division, moved closer after 3rd, chased winner between last 2, 3 lengths down last, soon no impression Opened 4/1, touched 5/1 £10000-£2000, £5000-£1000, £2500-£500, £2000-£400, £18000-£4000, £4500-£1000, £2250-£500 3rd 10l Penzance 6 R Johnson 40-1 11 4 A King Held up towards rear, ridden after 3 out, stayed on approaching last, kept on well flat, took 3rd near finish Opened 33/1, touched 40/1 £4000-£100 each way 4th nk Sublimity (FR) 7 P A Carberry 7-2 11 8 J G Carr Held up, behind, raced keenly, headway approaching 2 out, disputed 2nd between last 2 soon held, 3rd when not fluent last Opened 11/4, touched 7/2 £17500-£5000, £7000-£2000, £9000-£3000, £6000-£2000(x7), £3000-£1000(x2), £1500-£500, £1200-£400, £11000-£4000(x4), £5500-£2000, £3850-£1400, £1100-£400(x2) 5th ½l Afsoun (FR)   M A Fitzgerald 9-2 11 8 N J Henderson Chased winner until approaching 2 out, soon outpaced, stayed on approaching last, kept on flat Opened 6/1 £6000-£1000, £10000-£1800, £2500-£500, £1500-£300, £9000-£2000, £4500-£1000, £2250-£500(x2) 6th ¾l Straw Bear (USA) 6 A P McCoy 10-1 11 8 N J Gifford Held up in rear, headway after 3 out, chased winner approaching 2 out until before last, soon beaten Opened 10/1 £5000-£500 7th 26l Desert Quest (IRE) 7 S Thomas 11-1 11 0 P F Nicholls Not always fluent, mid-division, moved closer approaching 4th, weakened approaching 2 out Opened 9/1, touched 11/1 £3500-£315 Pulled Up   Macs Joy (IRE) 8 B J Geraghty 7-2 11 0 Mrs J Harrington Mostly 3rd until went badly lame, pulled up before 3 out Opened 9/2, touched 5/1 £20000-£4000, £10000-£2000, £9000-£2000(x2), £4500-£1000 each way, £2700-£600 each way, £2250-£500, £8000-£2000, £2000-£500 Winning time: 03:58.900 Cheltenham results 12.20   12.55   1.30   2.05   2.40   3.10   3.40