Cheltenham 16/04/2008 Good to Soft (Good in places) 3.30 Mitie Handicap Hurdle (Class 2) Tote trifecta: #84.40 £19500 added, 4yo plus, 2m 4f 110yds, penalty £12211, 14 ran. 1st   Earth Planet (IRE)   R Walsh 3-1 10 9 P F Nicholls Held up behind, crept closer from 3 out, challenged approaching last, led flat, driven out Opened 7/2, touched 4/1 £1200-£300, £3500-£1000 each way, £2000-£600(x3), £1000-£300(x3), including office money 2nd 1½  l Newton Bridge (IRE) 7 J M Maguire 9-2 10 4 G Elliott Held up towards rear, smooth headway after 3 out, led after 2 out, hit last, soon ridden and headed, no extra Opened 9/2, touched 5/1 £2500-£500 each way 3rd 8l Knock On The Head (IRE)   A P McCoy 15-2 10 8 Joseph Crowley In touch, not fluent 1st, headway 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on same pace Opened 9/1 4th 3l Royals Darling (GER)   A Tinkler 25-1 11 6 N J Henderson Mid-division, headway after 3 out, effort next, kept on same pace Opened 33/1 5th sh Overstrand (IRE) 9 S P Jones(3) 33-1 10 9 Dr R D P Newland Mid-division, headway after 3 out, ridden and every chance approaching last, kept on same pace 6th 6l My Turn Now (IRE)   N Fehily 16-1 11 10 C J Mann Led until hit 4th, with leader, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened before last Opened 14/1, touched 16/1 7th 3¾  l Irish Legend (IRE) 8 Jack Doyle(5) 20-1 10 4 C Roberts Mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden, one pace after Opened 20/1 8th nk Gabier   Matthew Batchelor 33-1 10 4 G L Moore Mid-division, struggling after 3 out, no chance from next Opened 40/1 9th 4½  l Rapid Increase (IRE)   R McGrath 8-1 10 4 Jonjo O'Neill Struggling 7th, always towards rear Opened 7/1, touched 8/1 10th 2½  l Trouble At Bay (IRE) 8 Mr C Huxley(7) 16-1 11 12 A King In touch, struggling and lost place approaching 3 out, never on terms after Opened 18/1, touched 20/1 11th 1l Bremen   T J O'Brien 8-1 10 7 P J Hobbs Mid-division, headway 3 out, soon ridden, weakened after next Opened 9/1, touched 10/1 £4000-£400 12th 18l Silverhay 7 T J Malone(3) 66-1 10 0 L Corcoran Chased leaders, struggling when hit 3 out, soon behind 13th dist Amour Multiple (IRE) 9 Tony Evans 25-1 11 1 S Lycett Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened after next Pulled Up   Nacarat (FR) 7 P J Brennan 6-1 10 9 T R George Prominent, led 4th, headed when not fluent 2 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before last Opened 7/1 Non Runner Liberate Non Runner Light Yield(USA) Winning time: 04:59.000 Cheltenham results 2.20   2.55   3.30   4.05   4.40   5.15