Cheltenham 14/11/2009 Soft (Heavy in places) 3.45 Ultima Business Solutions Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 3) Scoop six Dividends: Total Pool: #356,446.00 Win pool: Not won; Tkts 0,Pool: #432,096.00 £10000 added, 3yo plus, 2m 110yds, penalty £6262, 11 ran. 1st   Zafranagar (IRE) 4 R Thornton 14-1 10 11 A W Carroll Chased leaders, challenged 2 out, narrow lead soon after, ridden approaching last, kept on well under pressure flat Opened 9/1, touched 14/1 2nd ½l Sweet World   Isabel Tompsett(7) 11-1 11 2 B J Llewellyn Held up in touch, steady headway from 4 out, chased leaders approaching 2 out, ridden to challenge and 1 length down last, kept on under pressure flat Opened 10/1, touched 11/1 3rd 1¼  l Coeur De Fou (FR) 4 S Thomas 25-1 10 8 T R George Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden and hit 3 out, headway approaching last, kept on under pressure flat Opened 20/1, touched 25/1 4th 4l Vinnes Friend (IRE)   S Jackson(3) 5-1 11 1 P J Rothwell Held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace last Opened 9/2, touched 5/1 5th ¾l High Bird Humphrey 10 M H Naughton(3) 7-1 11 3 S G West Held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden, one pace when hit last Opened 8/1 £2500-£300 6th 2¼  l Playing With Fire (IRE)   W P Kavanagh(3) 16-1 10 11 R Dickin Held up in touch, hit 3 out, weakened next Opened 20/1, touched 22/1 7th 1¼  l Psi (USA)   J E Moore 5-1 11 7 G L Moore Held up in mid-division, no impression after 2 out Opened 9/2, touched 11/2 £5000-£1000, £2000-£360 8th 1¼  l L'homme De Nuit (GER) 5 P Hide 11-1 11 1 G L Moore Made most, ridden and strongly pressed 2 out, headed soon after, weakened before last Opened 9/1, touched 11/1 £5000-£450 9th ½l Alazan (IRE)   R Johnson 7-2 10 3 P J Hobbs Chased leader, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before last Opened 6/1 £9000-£2000, £4800-£1200, £4500-£1000, £4000-£1000, £3500-£1000, £2000-£500, £1750-£500(x4), including office money 10th 13l Dinarius   P Merrigan(3) 7-1 11 12 A M Hales Held up in mid-division, headway travelling well approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened soon after next Opened 8/1 11th 7l Eyeffess (IRE) 8 Donal Macauley(5) 40-1 11 3 P J Rothwell Held up in rear, some headway approaching 3 out, weakened before next Opened 33/1, touched 40/1 Non Runner Wizard of Odds Non Runner Points of View Winning time: 04:22.950 Cheltenham results 12.50   1.20   1.55   2.35   3.10   3.45