Cheltenham 15/03/2011 Good (Good to Soft in places , Cross Country G/F,Good places 4.40 David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Class 1) Jackpot: #142,083.50. Quadpot: #9.30. Tote trifecta: #246.80 £70000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 4f, penalty £39431, 14 ran. 1st   Quevega (FR)   R Walsh 5-6 11 5 W P Mullins Held up towards rear, headway after 7th, tracking leaders going well 3 out, went 2nd before next, led approaching last, soon clear, impressive Opened 10/11, touched 11/10 £5500-£5000, even £17000, £12000-£1200, even £10000(x2), even £5000(x2), even £4000, even £3000(x3), even £2500(x2), even £2000(x7), even £1000(x4), £5000-£5500 2nd 10l Sparky May   K Burke 4-1 11 5 P R Rodford Held up in rear, took keen hold, blundered 2nd, headway approaching 6th, went 2nd when not fluent 7th, led when not fluent 2 out, driven and headed approaching last, stayed on, no chance Opened 4/1, touched 9/2 £20000-£5000, £6000-£1500 each way, £7000-£2000 3rd 1l Ocean Transit (IRE)   David Bass 50-1 11 0 R J Price Held up in rear, ridden after 6th, headway under pressure approaching 2 out, stayed on flat, went 3rd near finish, no chance with winner 4th ½l Alasi 7 D Elsworth 33-1 11 0 P R Webber Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 3 out, chased leading pair after 2 out, hit last, stayed on same pace, lost 3rd near finish Opened 33/1 5th 3¾  l Stephanie Kate (IRE) 5 P Carberry 50-1 11 0 C F Swan Held up towards rear, some progress when hampered after 7th, soon not clear run and lost place, stayed on from 2 out and kept on flat, never troubled leaders 6th 2½  l L'Accordioniste (IRE)   P J Brennan 8-1 11 0 N A Twiston-Davies Mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway approaching 6th, ridden after 3 out, never reached leaders, weakened last Opened 9/1 £9000-£1000 each way, £5000-£550 each way 7th 1l Banjaxed Girl   S Twiston-Davies 8-1 11 5 N A Twiston-Davies Led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened before last Opened 11/1 8th 1½  l Santera (IRE)   R P Flint 40-1 11 0 J L Flint Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place after 7th, effort after 3 out, no impression from next Opened 40/1, touched 100/1 £60000-£600 each way 9th 2½  l Miss Overdrive   Nick Scholfield 100-1 11 0 Andrew Turnell Chased leaders, ridden 6th, soon lost place, stayed on flat, no chance 10th 6l Alegralil   J M Maguire 40-1 11 5 D McCain Jnr Held up in touch, ridden and chasing leaders approaching 3 out, lost place before next, soon weakened 11th 6l La Vecchia Scuola (IRE)   G Lee 20-1 11 0 J S Goldie Held up towards rear on inside, well beaten approaching 2 out Opened 16/1, touched 20/1 £20000-£1000 each way 12th 4½  l Princess Rainbow (FR)   A O'Keeffe 200-1 11 0 Jennie Candlish Took keen hold, mid-division on outside after 2nd, closed 5th, ridden after 7th, weakening when mistake 3 out 13th ¾l Lonesome Dove (IRE) 23 D J Casey 100-1 11 0 C F Swan Held up towards rear, mistake 4th, behind from 6th 14th ¾l Silver Gypsy (IRE)   S Quinlan 25-1 11 0 K C Bailey Pressed leader, ridden after 7th, weakened approaching 3 out Opened 33/1 £10000-£400 each way Winning time: 04:48.200 Cheltenham results 1.30   2.05   2.40   3.20   4.00   4.40   5.15