Cheltenham 25/10/2006 Good (Good to Soft in places) 2.10 Henry James Mayne Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Class 3) Tote trifecta: #208.70 £10000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 5f, penalty £6263, 11 ran. 1st   Paulo Dancer (FR)   R Walsh 8-15 11 3 P Nicholls Chased leaders, challenged 4 out, led soon after, in command 2 out, easily Opened 4/6, touched 8/11 £1600-£2200, £800-£1100, £1000-£1500(x2), £800-£1200, £400-£600(x3), £800-£1300(x5), £800-£1400(x2), £400-£700(x5), including office money 2nd 22l Legally Fast (USA) 4 T J O'Brien 13-2 10 12 P Bowen Chased leaders, not fluent 5th, left moderate 3rd 2 out, no impression after next, went moderate 2nd last Opened 17/2 3rd 10l Blazing Batman 13 Dr P Pritchard(5) 150-1 10 12 Dr P Pritchard In touch until lost place and dropped to rear 5th, headway approaching last, stayed on run-in to snatch moderate 3rd near finish Opened 100/1, touched 200/1 4th ½l Le Burf (FR)   T Messenger(5) 100-1 10 12 G Smyly Chased leaders, chased winner soon after 4 out, no impression after 2 out, lost second last, weakened and lost moderate 3rd near finish Opened 80/1, touched 100/1 5th 4l Something Gold (FR) 6 M Batchelor 16-1 10 12 M Bradstock Made most to 4 out, weakened quickly next 6th 11l Kimi (IRE)   T Doyle 5-1 10 12 Noel T Chance Held up, weakened before 3 out Opened 4/1, touched 5/1 £4500-£1000 7th 1¾  l Surfboard (IRE) 5 M Bradburne 50-1 10 12 P Blockley Hit 3rd, always in rear 8th 2½  l Sparklinspirit 7 P Hide 25-1 10 12 J Spearing In touch until ridden 4 out and soon weakened Opened 33/1 Pulled Up   Mightymississippi (IRE)   H Ephgrave(5) 100-1 10 12 L Corcoran Not jumped well, behind, mistake 5th and 6th, soon driven along, tailed off when pulled up 4 out Pulled Up   Smoke Trail (IRE) 7 D Jacob(3) 20-1 10 12 R Buckler With leader, ridden to lead briefly 4 out, weakened after next, pulled up approaching 2 out Opened 22/1 Slipped Up   Nudge And Nurdle (IRE)   Tony Evans 20-1 10 12 N Twiston-Davies Held up in rear, smooth headway to track leaders 3 out, switched to inside and about 2 lengths 3rd when tried to run out and slipped up 2 out Winning time: 05:24.000 Cheltenham results 2.10   2.45   3.20   3.55   4.30   5.05   5.40