Cheltenham 15/03/2012 Good (Good to soft in places ) 4.00 Byrne Group Plate (Grade 3 Handicap Chase) (Class 1) Tote trifecta: #1,567.90 £75000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 5f, penalty £42712, 22 ran. 1st   Salut Flo (FR)   T Scudamore 9-2 10 10 D Pipe Made all, hit 4 out, pushed 3 lengths clear 3 out, stayed on well, ridden out Opened 5/1, touched 6/1 £10000-£1600, £6000-£1000(x2), £5000-£800, £5500-£1000(x2), £5000-£1000(x3) 2nd 6l The Cockney Mackem (IRE)   S Twiston-Davies 10-1 10 1 N A Twiston-Davies Mid-division, hit 2nd, headway 9th, ridden after 3 out, went 3rd next, stayed on to take 2nd flat, no impression on winner Opened 12/1 3rd 4½  l Glam Gerry (IRE)   B Hayes(7) 33-1 10 3 C A Murphy Held up in rear, 10th when hit 4 out, still going well next, headway approaching 2 out, kept on well flat, took 3rd post, never near to challenge Opened 33/1, touched 40/1 4th sh Divers (FR)   A P McCoy 8-1 11 1 Ferdy Murphy Held up in touch, closed to take 3rd when blundered 2 out, chased winner before next, driven and no impression when lost 2nd flat, no extra towards finish, lost 3rd post Opened 8/1 £40000-£5000 each way, £10000-£1200 each way, £5000-£600, £4000-£500 each way 5th 4l Tartak (FR)   Michael Byrne(5) 50-1 11 12 Tim Vaughan Tracked leaders, lost place and outpaced before 13th, stayed on approaching last, kept on flat, no impression on leaders 6th 2l Holmwood Legend   S Clements(7) 18-1 10 13 K Burke Prominent, ridden after 13th, close 4th 2 out, 5th and no extra 2 out Opened 14/1, touched 18/1 7th 1l Finger Onthe Pulse (IRE) 11 Maurice Linehan(7) 25-1 11 3 T J Taaffe Prominent, hit 4th, chased winner 13th until before 2 out, 10 lengths down in 4th and no extra when hit last, weakened flat Opened 33/1 £50000-£1500(x2) each way 8th 1¾  l Mad Moose (IRE)   William Twiston-Davies(7) 33-1 10 8 N A Twiston-Davies Held up in rear, hit 8th, headway 10th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon outpaced, 6th and no extra 2 out Opened 50/1 9th 4l Gansey (IRE)   P Buchanan 33-1 10 6 Mrs S J Smith Held up in mid-division, headway approaching 12th, ridden 3 out, weakened before next 10th 4½  l Charingworth (IRE)   Lucy Alexander(5) 25-1 10 6 Ferdy Murphy Held up, hit 2nd, hampered on bend after 7th, hit next, never on terms Opened 22/1, touched 25/1 11th nk Niceonefrankie   Aidan Coleman 7-1 10 2 Miss V Williams Mid-division, mistake 10th, well beaten 3 out, no impression Opened 7/1, touched 8/1 £4000-£500 each way, £5000-£650, £10000-£1400(x2), £7000-£1000, £5000-£700(x4), £3000-£420(x2), including office money 12th 9l Gilbarry (IRE) 7 R P McLernon 33-1 10 10 Jonjo O'Neill Held up on outide, headway approaching 6th, chased winner after next until blundered 13th, weakened after 3 out 13th 2¾  l Matuhi   Thomas Bellamy(10) 22-1 11 3 D Pipe Held up in rear, some headway when blundered 12th, no impression after Opened 25/1 £12500-£500 each way 14th 1l Giorgio Quercus (FR) 7 B J Geraghty 16-1 11 11 N J Henderson Tracked leaders, took keen hold, hampered 3rd, struggling 11th, no impression after, well beaten 2 out 15th 23l Kilcrea Asla (IRE) 11 Killian Moore(7) 66-1 10 0 G McPherson Held up in touch in mid-division, ridden 11th, soon struggling, tailed off 16th 10l Schindler's Gold (IRE) 10 S P Jones 100-1 10 3 Dr R D P Newland Mid-division, ridden and struggling 12th, soon behind, tailed off 17th ¾l Hector's Choice (FR)   J E Moore 10-1 11 6 R Lee Tracked leaders, hit 8th, blundered 11th, lost place before 12th, weakened next, tailed off Fell   Notus De La Tour (FR)   Conor O'Farrell(3) 8-1 11 3 D Pipe Held up, fell 3rd Opened 12/1 Pulled Up   Crack Away Jack   R Walsh 13-2 11 1 P F Nicholls Held up towards rear, hampered 3rd, hit 8th, struggling 13th, pulled up before 2 out Opened 13/2, touched 15/2 £3750-£500, £35000-£5000 each way, £21000-£3000, £10000-£1400 each way, £7000-£1000 each way, £13000-£2000, £10000-£1500 each way Pulled Up   Fine Parchment (IRE)   N Fehily 20-1 10 6 C J Mann Mid-division, pushed along 8th, behind 13th, pulled up before 4 out Opened 25/1 Pulled Up   Radetsky March (IRE)   Matthew Batchelor 66-1 10 1 M Bradstock With winner when jumped left and mistake 1st, prominent, mistake and lost place 7th, pulled up before 13th Pulled Up   Life Of A Luso (IRE)   P J Brennan 50-1 10 0 P Henderson Last when hampered 3rd, not fluent and always behind, pulled up before 13th Non Runner Rebel Du Maquis(FR) Non Runner Jack The Giant(IRE) Winning time: 05:11.500 Cheltenham results 1.30   2.05   2.40   3.20   4.00   4.40