Cheltenham 11/03/2008 Good to Soft 4.40 Bgc Cross Country Handicap Chase (Class 2) Tote trifecta: #5,459.50 £50000 added, 5yo plus, 3m 7f, penalty £31315, 16 ran. 1st   Garde Champetre (FR) 9 Miss N Carberry 4-1 10 13 E Bolger Mid-division, lost place 26th, headway 29th, led after 2 out, soon clear, ridden out Opened 9/2, touched 5/1 £5000-£1000(x2), £18000-£4000, £4500-£1000 each way, £4500-£1000 2nd 10l Native Jack (IRE) 14 D N Russell 40-1 10 12 P J Rothwell Held up, good headway after 2 out, stayed on to chase winner approaching last, no further impression Opened 33/1, touched 40/1 3rd 1½  l A New Story (IRE) 10 A J McNamara 20-1 10 8 M Hourigan Held up, hit 3rd, headway 27th, effort approaching 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on 4th 4½  l Freneys Well 8 Mr G M Mangan(7) 25-1 10 12 E Bolger Held up, headway from 24th, led 2 out, soon ridden, headed, kept on same pace Opened 20/1, touched 25/1 5th 20l Royal Auclair (FR) 11 L Heard(3) 14-1 11 10 P F Nicholls Mid-division, headway 16th, mistake 27th, ridden, weakened after 3 out 6th 1½  l Wonderkid 8 K Whelan 5-2 10 11 A J Martin Held up towards rear, some late progress from 2 out, never a danger Opened 3/1 £30000-£10000, £6000-£2000, £3000-£1000, £5500-£2000, £4400-£1600, £2750-£1000(x2), £2500-£1000 7th 8l Ivoire De Beaulieu (FR) 12 K Mercer 16-1 10 7 Ferdy Murphy Led 2nd until 2 out, weakened Opened 16/1, touched 20/1 £10000-£500 each way 8th 11l Florida Dream (IRE) 9 David England(3) 16-1 10 13 N A Twiston-Davies Chased leaders, ridden after 27th, weakened 3 out Opened 16/1 9th ¾l Heads Onthe Ground (IRE) 11 Mr J T McNamara 11-2 11 12 E Bolger Mid-division, headway, mistake 27th, ridden after next, soon beaten Opened 11/2, touched 6/1 £5000-£800 each way, £11000-£2000, £8250-£1500 10th sh Le Duc (FR) 9 S Thomas 9-1 11 1 P F Nicholls Mid-division, headway 17th, effort 2 out, weakened quickly Opened 11/1, touched 12/1 £10000-£800 each way, £5000-£450(x8), £20000-£2000, £10000-£1000(x2), £5000-£500(x4), including office money 11th 9l Kilbeggan Blade 9 N Fehily 10-1 11 7 T R George Mid-division, mistake 18th, headway 27th, ridden, weakened before 3 out Opened 14/1, touched 16/1 £10000-£600 each way, £2800-£200 each way, £2800-£200, £13000-£1000, £12000-£1000 each way Pulled Up   Casadei (IRE) 9 D J Condon 33-1 11 3 T G McCourt Mid-division, blundered 21st, soon behind, pulled up before 23rd Pulled Up   Never Compromise (IRE) 13 Ms K Walsh(3) 20-1 10 13 T M Walsh Prominent until after 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before last Opened 25/1 £125000-£5000 each way, £20000-£800 each way, £10000-£400 each way Pulled Up   Mange Tout (IRE) 9 C Bolger(3) 80-1 10 8 K J Burke Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 23rd Opened 100/1 Pulled Up   Harrycone Lewis 10 R Lucey-Butler(3) 40-1 10 5 C Llewellyn Mid-division, hit 4th, tailed off 15th, pulled up before 19th Opened 33/1, touched 40/1 Pulled Up   Bosham Mill 10 S P Jones(3) 33-1 10 5 B G Powell Led until 2nd, chased leaders, lost place 20th, tailed off when pulled up before 25th Winning time: 08:39.500 Cheltenham results 2.00   2.35   3.15   4.00   4.40   5.20