Cheltenham 13/03/2012 Good (Good to Soft in places. Cross Country: Good to Firm) 5.15 Pulteney Land Investments Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed) (Class 1) Tote trifecta: #8,337.30 £50000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 4f 110yds, penalty £28475, 20 ran. 1st   Hunt Ball (IRE)   Nick Scholfield 13-2 12 0 K Burke Tracked leaders, went 3rd after 3 out, challenged on outside next, led between last 2, ridden clear flat, stayed on well Opened 13/2 £13000-£2000, £6500-£1000, £6000-£1000 2nd 8l White Star Line (IRE) 8 Bryan J Cooper 14-1 11 7 D T Hughes Mid-division, headway before 3 out, went 4th next, ridden and stayed on to chase winner after last, no impression Opened 16/1 £5000-£300 each way 3rd 2l Owen Glendower (IRE)   A Tinkler 33-1 11 9 N J Henderson In touch on inside, dropped to mid-division 8th, chased leaders 3 out, 5th and ridden next, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish, no impression Opened 33/1, touched 40/1 4th 1l Battle Group   T Scudamore 33-1 11 10 D Pipe In touch, chased leader after 4 out, challenged next, every chance 2 out, led briefly soon after, ridden and no impression when lost 2nd after last 5th 2½  l Ackertac (IRE)   S Twiston-Davies 14-1 11 6 N A Twiston-Davies In touch, outpaced when mistake 3 out, soon ridden and lost place, stayed on under pressure flat, never reached leaders 6th hd Carrickboy (IRE)   Aidan Coleman 8-1 11 5 Miss V Williams In touch on outside, outpaced 4 out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure from 2 out, never on terms 7th 8l Quincy Des Pictons (FR)   James Best(7) 33-1 11 9 A E Jones Mid-division, lost place when hit 4 out, soon behind, kept on under pressure approaching last, never near leaders 8th ½l Vino Griego (FR)   J E Moore 20-1 11 4 G L Moore In touch, tracked leader 6th, led 4 out, narrow advantage when mistake 2 out, soon headed, weakened flat 9th 1¼  l Harpsy Cord (IRE)   A E Lynch 16-1 11 4 J T R Dreaper Held up behind, outpaced 3 out, stayed on into mid-division next, never near leaders Opened 16/1, touched 20/1 £10000-£500 each way, £48000-£3000 10th 1l Bless The Wings (IRE)   R Thornton 7-1 11 10 A King Mid-division on outside, in touch 8th, outpaced 3 out, weakened from next £3500-£500(x2) each way 11th 5l Triolo D'Alene (FR) 5 B J Geraghty 7-1 11 7 N J Henderson In touch, 6th and outpaced 2 out, weakened from last Opened 7/1, touched 15/2 £16000-£2000, £15000-£2000, £10000-£1300 each way 12th 3l Mic's Delight (IRE)   D F O'Regan 14-1 11 7 V R A Dartnall Mid-division, outpaced 4 out, never on terms Opened 14/1, touched 16/1 £5000-£300, £14000-£1000 13th 7l Falcon Island 7 J Tizzard 66-1 11 10 C L Tizzard Tracked leaders on outside, driven and lost place after 3 out, weakened next 14th 16l Saint Are (FR)   R Johnson 33-1 11 12 Tim Vaughan Tracked leader to 6th, in touch, lost place 11th, soon behind 15th 5l Going Wrong   D N Russell 9-1 11 11 Ferdy Murphy Towards rear, outpaced 4 out, never dangerous Opened 10/1 £9000-£1000 each way 16th 1½  l The Panama Kid (IRE) 8 Harry Haynes(3) 100-1 11 12 J M Jefferson Mid-division, lost place 10th, soon behind 17th 1½  l Cucumber Run (IRE)   David Bass 40-1 11 4 N J Henderson Wandered 1st, led and tended to jump left, slow jump and headed 4 out, soon lost place, weakened next Fell   That'll Do   R Walsh 10-1 11 4 P F Nicholls Held up behind, fell 4th Opened 12/1 £6000-£500 Fell   Educated Evans (IRE)   W Hutchinson 20-1 11 4 N A Twiston-Davies Behind, outpaced 4 out, some headway under pressure next, 8th and one pace when fell 2 out Unseated Rider   Charminster (IRE)   J M Maguire 14-1 11 7 D McCain Jnr Pecked 1st, hit next, soon lost place, behind when mistake and unseated rider 5th Opened 16/1 £32000-£2000 each way, £10500-£750 each way Winning time: 05:05.500 Cheltenham results 1.30   2.05   2.40   3.20   4.00   4.40   5.15