Cheltenham 15/03/2007 Good to Soft (Good in places) 4.00 Racing Post Plate Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (Class 1) Tote trifecta: #7,373.30 £100000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 5f, penalty £57020, 23 ran. 1st   Idole First (IRE) 8 A O'Keeffe 12-1 10 7 Miss V Williams Chased leaders, joined leader 4 out, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, ran on well Opened 16/1 £5000-£300 2nd 4l Palarshan (FR) 9 R Johnson 28-1 10 5 H D Daly Held up last, steady progress after 4 out, ridden after next, stayed on strongly from 2 out, went 2nd close home Opened 28/1, touched 33/1 3rd 1¼  l Mariah Rollins (IRE) 9 M A Fitzgerald 20-1 10 7 N J Henderson Mid-division, steady headway from 4 out, ridden to chase winner approaching last, no extra flat 4th hd Le Volfoni (FR)   J Tizzard 16-1 11 2 P F Nicholls Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on flat 5th ¾l Slim Pickings (IRE) 8 B J Geraghty 33-1 10 11 T J Taaffe Mid-division, hit 5th, headway 10th, going well 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on flat 6th ½l Reveillez 8 N Fehily 12-1 11 2 J R Fanshawe In touch, ridden into 3rd after 3 out, kept on same pace from last Opened 16/1, touched 20/1 £20000-£1000(x2) each way, £10000-£500(x2) each way, £10000-£500, £160000-£10000 each way, £60000-£5000 each way, £5000-£300 each way 7th 2½  l Madison Du Berlais (FR)   T Scudamore 14-1 11 9 D Pipe In touch, ridden after 4 out, kept on same pace from next Opened 14/1, touched 16/1 £14000-£1000 8th 3l Iron Man (FR) 6 W Hutchinson 50-1 10 0 P Bowen Mid-division, ridden after 11th, mistake 3 out, held when bumped 2 out 9th nk Hakim (NZ) 13 S E Durack 100-1 10 0 J L Spearing Led until 9th, chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened last 10th 1½  l Roman Ark 9 F King 33-1 11 0 J M Jefferson Chased leader, led 9th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened last Opened 25/1, touched 33/1 £50000-£1500, £84000-£3000 11th 4l Vodka Bleu (FR) 8 T J Murphy 11-1 10 13 D Pipe Chased leaders until lost place 4 out, soon ridden, weakened after 2 out Opened 10/1, touched 12/1 £6000-£500, £55000-£5000 each way, £44000-£4000 each way, £11000-£1000 each way, £5500-£500 each way, £30000-£3000 each way 12th ½l Tikram 10 R Thornton 9-1 10 8 A King Always towards rear Opened 10/1, touched 11/1 £10000-£900, £10000-£1000(x2) 13th ½l Armaturk (FR) 10 S Thomas 50-1 11 12 P F Nicholls Mid-division, mistake 8th, headway and hit 3 out, soon ridden, weakening when went left 2 out 14th ¾l Moncadou (FR)   A P McCoy 5-1 10 3 T Doumen Held up towards rear, headway 9th, ridden after 4 out, soon beaten Opened 5/1 £50000-£10000 each way, £25000-£5000 each way, £20000-£4000, £10000-£2000(x4), £7500-£1500, £5000-£1000(x3), £90000-£20000, £22500-£5000 each way, £9000-£2000 15th 3l Bold Bishop (IRE) 10 R McGrath 33-1 10 12 Jonjo O'Neill Always towards rear 16th 5l Livingstonebramble (IRE) 11 D J Condon 50-1 10 12 W P Mullins Mid-division, not fluent 10th, behind from 12th Opened 40/1, touched 50/1 17th ½l No Full (FR)   A Tinkler 20-1 10 2 P R Webber Mid-division until weakened after 4 out 18th hd Kill Devil Hill (IRE) 7 J L Cullen 20-1 11 3 Paul Nolan Mid-division until not fluent 9th, soon behind 19th 9l Opera Mundi (FR)   R Walsh 7-2 10 7 P F Nicholls Mid-division, losing place when hit 8th, never on terms after Opened 9/2, touched 5/1 £10000-£2000(x2), £5000-£1000(x2), £22500-£5000, £9000-£2000(x6), £4500-£1000(x2), £4000-£1000(x5) 20th 12l Nycteos (FR) 6 L Heard(3) 20-1 10 3 P F Nicholls Mid-division, hit 5th and 8th, weakened after 4 out Opened 16/1, touched 20/1 Pulled Up   Kelrev (FR) 9 L Treadwell(3) 50-1 10 2 Miss V Williams Always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out Pulled Up   Big Rob (IRE) 8 L Aspell 33-1 10 0 B G Powell In touch on outer, losing place when not fluent 9th, behind and pulled up before 12th Unseated Rider   Graphic Approach (IRE) 9 P J Brennan 16-1 10 9 C R Egerton Mid-division, hit 1st and 5th, blundered and unseated rider 11th Non Runner Mr Boo(IRE) Winning time: 05:11.400 Cheltenham results 2.00   2.35   3.15   4.00   4.40   5.20