Cheltenham 13/03/2012 Good (Good to Soft in places. Cross Country: Good to Firm) 4.00 Glenfarclas Handicap Chase (Cross Country) (Class 2) Tote trifecta: #9,449.80 £40000 added, 5yo plus, 3m 7f, penalty £25024, 16 ran. 1st   Balthazar King (IRE)   R Johnson 11-2 10 9 P J Hobbs Always prominent, led 2nd to 4th, tracked leader, mistake 6th, not fluent 3 out, led again next, hard pressed last, ridden flat, just held on Opened 10/1 £5000-£700 each way, £10000-£1500 2nd hd A New Story (IRE) 14 A P Heskin(3) 20-1 10 9 M Hourigan Mid-division, hit 21st, headway under pressure 3 out, went 2nd before last, soon every chance, ridden and stayed on flat, just held Opened 18/1, touched 20/1 3rd 5l Wedger Pardy (IRE) 11 Miss J Coward(7) 33-1 10 1 K C Bailey In touch, led 4th, headed 2 out, kept on same pace, no impression from last Opened 25/1, touched 33/1 4th 2½  l Sizing Australia (IRE) 10 A E Lynch 5-1 11 1 H de Bromhead Tracked leaders, effort on inside 2 out, soon ridden, outpaced when switched right before last, kept on same pace, no impression Opened 9/2, touched 5/1 £5000-£1000, £3600-£800 5th 4½  l Tally Em Up (IRE)   Declan Bates(5) 50-1 10 5 P J Rothwell Mid-division, chased leaders 3 out to next, kept on same pace, no impression 6th nk Midnight Haze   S Quinlan 16-1 10 7 K C Bailey Keen early, led to 2nd, tracked leaders, outpaced 2 out, soon ridden, no impression between last 2 Opened 25/1 7th 2¼  l Maljimar (IRE) 12 J Reveley 10-1 10 5 Nick Williams In touch, 5th and outpaced 2 out, no impression Opened 10/1, touched 11/1 8th hd Uncle Junior (IRE) 11 E Mullins(3) 8-1 11 12 W P Mullins Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, never on terms Opened 7/1, touched 8/1 9th 16l Jacks Island (IRE)   Shane Jackson(3) 80-1 10 5 J P Kenny Always behind, struggling 29th, never dangerous Opened 66/1, touched 80/1 Pulled Up   Scotsirish (IRE)   Mr P W Mullins 10-3 11 9 W P Mullins Held up towards rear when lost action and pulled up before 5th, dismounted Opened 3/1, touched 4/1 £4000-£1000, £14000-£4000, £3500-£1000, £5000-£1500, £3000-£900, £30000-£10000, £12000-£4000 Pulled Up   Garde Champetre (FR) 13 Miss N Carberry 10-1 11 8 E Bolger Chased leaders to 18th, behind when lost action and pulled up quickly before next, dismounted Opened 17/2, touched 10/1 £10000-£1000 each way, £22500-£2500 each way Pulled Up   Fortification (USA) 9 D F O'Regan 14-1 10 6 K Burke Slowly away, always towards rear, struggling 17th, pulled up before 27th Opened 20/1 Pulled Up   Gone To Lunch (IRE)   Nick Scholfield 20-1 10 0 J Scott Mid-division, dropped towards rear 20th, soon struggling, pulled up before 3 out Opened 25/1 Unseated Rider   Dancing Tornado (IRE) 11 Mr J T McNamara 11-1 10 13 M Hourigan In rear, mistake and unseated rider 16th Opened 10/1, touched 11/1 Unseated Rider   Double Dizzy 11 A Glassonbury 33-1 10 8 R H Buckler In touch, driven 29th, soon lost place, towards rear when mistake and unseated rider 6 out Unseated Rider   Dream Alliance 11 T J O'Brien 66-1 10 4 J L Flint Always behind, mistake and unseated rider 6 out Winning time: 07:51.500 Cheltenham results 1.30   2.05   2.40   3.20   4.00   4.40   5.15