Cheltenham 15/10/2011 Good to Firm (Good in places) 4.25 Graeme Mcpherson Trains For Arion Racing Handicap Hurdle (Class 3) Tote trifecta: #452.30 £9000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 5f, penalty £5630, 13 ran. 1st   Ixora (IRE)   T J O'Brien 9-1 11 1 Jamie Snowden Tracked leaders, closed last, led flat, driven out Opened 12/1 2nd 1¾  l Cockney Trucker (IRE)   R Johnson 13-2 11 12 P J Hobbs Tracked leaders, mistake 3 out, challenged after 2 out, led approaching last, headed flat, no extra close home Opened 6/1, touched 13/2 £5500-£1000 3rd 1¼  l Secret Tune   A P McCoy 9-2 10 12 S Lycett Mid-division on outside, headway from 4th, challenged 3 out, every chance flat, no extra towards finish Opened 7/1 4th 2½  l Occasionally Yours (IRE)   Mr J M Quinlan(7) 20-1 11 3 A Blackmore Held up towards rear, headway approaching 6th, ridden before 8th, 6th and beaten last, stayed on towards finish, went 4th close home, no impression on leaders Opened 25/1 5th 1l Miss Overdrive   Nick Scholfield 8-1 10 8 Andrew Turnell With leader, led 2nd, headed approaching last, no extra flat Opened 8/1, touched 9/1 £3600-£400 each way 6th 6l Mohanad (IRE)   M Goldstein(3) 8-1 11 1 Miss S West Tracked leaders, challenged 6th, every chance after 2 out, 5th and beaten last, weakened flat Opened 9/1 7th 5l Queen Of Cool (IRE)   Michael Byrne(7) 14-1 10 11 T Doyle Held up in rear, headway on outside 7th, ridden and outpaced by leaders before 3 out, no impression Opened 12/1, touched 14/1 8th 37l Jeu De Roseau (IRE)   D F O'Regan 8-1 10 9 C Grant Mid-division, not fluent 5th or 6th, some headway after 7th, weakened after next, tailed off Opened 7/1, touched 8/1 9th 5l Midnight Fun   W Kennedy 22-1 10 7 M Appleby Held up in rear, mistake 8th, soon weakened, tailed off Opened 20/1, touched 22/1 10th 2½  l Ikorodu Road   N Fehily 12-1 10 13 M Sheppard Led until 2nd, not fluent 5th, lost place when not fluent next, behind 8th, tailed off Opened 16/1 11th 2¼  l Dark Energy   T Scudamore 25-1 10 0 M Scudamore Held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, struggling 7th, tailed off Unseated Rider   Joker Choker (IRE)   R J Killoran(3) 13-2 11 6 N J Henderson Mid-division, took keen hold, blundered and unseated rider 3rd Opened 5/1, touched 7/1 £7000-£1000, £2600-£400, £3000-£500 each way Unseated Rider   Lodgician (IRE) 9 William Twiston-Davies(7) 18-1 10 0 N A Twiston-Davies Held up, took keen hold, saddle slipped and headway approaching 3rd, with leader when awkward and unseated rider next Opened 20/1 Winning time: 05:01.900 Cheltenham results 2.05   2.40   3.15   3.50   4.25   4.55   5.30