Cheltenham 13/03/2012 Good (Good to Soft in places. Cross Country: Good to Firm) 1.30 William Hill Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Class 1) Tote trifecta: #1,860.50 £100000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 110yds, penalty £56950, 19 ran. 1st   Cinders And Ashes   J M Maguire 10-1 11 7 D McCain Jnr In touch on inside, hit 4th, effort 2 out, led narrowly when hit last, ridden and stayed on well flat Opened 11/1 2nd 1¼  l Darlan   A P McCoy 7-1 11 7 N J Henderson Mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leaders approaching last, stayed on under pressure to go 2nd near finish, not reached winner Opened 6/1, touched 15/2 £7500-£1000, £4500-£600, £7000-£1000, £120000-£20000 each way, £24000-£4000, £18000-£3000(x2), £12000-£2000, £6000-£1000(x2), £5000-£800, including office money 3rd nk Trifolium (FR)   D N Russell 15-2 11 7 C Byrnes Tracked leaders, headway on outside 3 out, effort and every chance approaching last, soon ridden, chased winner flat, held when lost 2nd near finish Opened 11/1 £110000-£10000 4th hd Montbazon (FR)   R Thornton 15-2 11 7 A King Tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, led between last 2, headed narrowly when not fluent last, soon ridden, kept on flat Opened 8/1 5th ½l Prospect Wells (FR)   R Walsh 14-1 11 7 P F Nicholls Mid-division, headway 2 out, chased leaders in 5th before last, kept on under pressure flat Opened 16/1 6th 8l Allure Of Illusion (IRE)   D J Condon 40-1 11 7 W P Mullins Towards rear, outpaced 3 out, headway under pressure after next, chased leaders before last, kept on same pace, no impression 7th sh Galileo's Choice (IRE)   Mr R P McNamara 6-1 11 7 D K Weld Towards rear, headway 3 out, kept on same pace approaching last, never troubled leaders Opened 7/1 £15000-£2000 each way, £35000-£5000, £4800-£800 each way 8th 1¾  l Distant Memories (IRE)   A E Lynch 33-1 11 7 T J Taaffe Held up in rear, headway 2 out, ridden and kept on from last, never reached leaders 9th sh Tetlami (IRE)   B J Geraghty 12-1 11 7 N J Henderson Mid-division on inside, chased leaders 3 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace, no impression Opened 11/1, touched 12/1 10th 2¼  l Vulcanite (IRE)   P J Brennan 22-1 11 7 C E Longsdon In touch, headway 2 out, led briefly soon after, no extra approaching last Opened 18/1, touched 22/1 11th ½l Jimbill (IRE) 6 Aidan Coleman 100-1 11 7 Tim Vaughan Tracked leader to 4 out, lost place 2 out, soon ridden and weakened 12th 1¾  l Agent Archie (USA)   Henry Brooke 50-1 11 7 D McCain Jnr Led, ridden and headed after 2 out, weakened last Opened 40/1, touched 50/1 13th hd Colour Squadron (IRE)   R Johnson 14-1 11 7 P J Hobbs Mid-division, outpaced 2 out, chased leaders under pressure on inside before last, weakened flat Opened 14/1, touched 16/1 14th 5l Steps To Freedom (IRE)   R M Power 13-2 11 7 Mrs J Harrington Towards rear, headway into mid-division 3 out, weakened before last Opened 7/1, touched 15/2 £3750-£500, £7000-£1000, £3500-£500 each way, £6500-£1000 15th sh Midnight Game   P Townend 18-1 11 7 W P Mullins In touch, outpaced 3 out, weakened from next 16th 1l Dylan Ross (IRE) 6 P Carberry 20-1 11 7 N Meade Towards rear, not much room on inside after 5th, soon outpaced, never dangerous Opened 25/1 17th 5l Hazy Tom (IRE)   N Fehily 33-1 11 7 C E Longsdon Mid-division on outside, not fluent 3rd, outpaced 3 out, weakened next 18th 4l Catch Tammy (IRE)   T Scudamore 200-1 11 7 D Pipe With leaders on outside, lost place when hit 3 out, soon weakened, behind from next 19th 1l Simenon (IRE)   D J Casey 50-1 11 7 W P Mullins Mid-division on inside, lost place approaching 2 out, soon weakened Winning time: 03:56.600 Cheltenham results 1.30   2.05   2.40   3.20   4.00   4.40   5.15