Cheltenham 16/03/2011 Good (Good to Soft in places) 4.00 Coral Cup (Grade 3 Handicap Hurdle) (Class 1) Tote trifecta: #5,309.20 £70000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 5f, penalty £39907, 22 ran. 1st   Carlito Brigante (IRE)   D N Russell 16-1 10 12 G Elliott Tracked clear pair, close up 5th, went 2nd 2 out, soon challenged going well, led when left 4 lengths clear last, stayed on well flat, readily 2nd 6l Bothy   Danny Cook(3) 12-1 10 10 B Ellison In touch, effort to chase leading pair when hit 3 out, soon ridden, 4 lengths down in 3rd when left 2nd last, kept on, no impression with winner Opened 12/1 3rd ½l Orsippus (USA)   D J Condon 33-1 10 8 M Smith Mid-divison on inside, headway 4 out, ridden and effort approaching last, 5 lengths down in 4th and one pace when left 3rd last, kept on flat, no impression 4th 2¼  l Battle Group   T Scudamore 33-1 10 9 D Pipe Mid-division on outside, outpaced 2 out, ridden to chase leaders when hung left between last 2, stayed on to go 4th after last, no impression Opened 33/1, touched 40/1 £20000-£500 each way 5th 4½  l Solix (FR) 5 B J Geraghty 25-1 11 10 N J Henderson Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, ridden and stayed on to chase leaders approaching last, left 4th briefly last, no impression Opened 25/1, touched 28/1 6th 1¼  l Dantari (IRE)   J E Moore 25-1 10 0 Evan Williams Led and clear to 5th, headed after 3 out, ridden and lost place after next, no impression approaching last 7th 1¾  l Walkon (FR)   R Thornton 16-1 11 12 A King In touch, driven and outpaced after 3 out, kept on same pace from next, never on terms Opened 20/1 8th 2¾  l Arcalis 11 B Hughes 20-1 10 10 J Howard Johnson Mid-division on inside, outpaced 3 out, never on terms Opened 16/1, touched 20/1 9th 1½  l Pistolet Noir (FR)   Ian Popham(3) 33-1 10 9 P F Nicholls Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, never near leaders Opened 28/1, touched 40/1 £20000-£500 each way 10th 3¾  l Aachen   R T Dunne(5) 33-1 10 3 Miss V Williams Mid-division, mistake 6th, outpaced 3 out, never on terms 11th nk Call The Police (IRE) 8 R Walsh 7-2 10 12 W P Mullins Mid-division, headway under pressure to chase leaders 2 out, soon outpaced, weakened last Opened 4/1 12th ¾l Mohanad (IRE)   J Goldstein 100-1 10 1 Miss S West Mid-division, outpaced before 3 out, never dangerous 13th 4½  l Trenchant   W Hutchinson 33-1 11 7 A King Mid-division, lost place 4 out, soon behind Opened 33/1, touched 40/1 £20000-£500 each way 14th ½l Busker Royal   R J Killoran(3) 40-1 10 2 N J Henderson Held up behind, headway into mid-division 3 out, outpaced next, never near leaders 15th nk Straw Bear (USA) 10 L Treadwell 33-1 10 7 N J Gifford Mistake 2nd, always behind Opened 28/1, touched 40/1 £20000-£500 each way 16th nk Aegean Dawn 16 David Bass(3) 5-1 11 3 N J Henderson Towards rear of mid-division, headway on outside approaching 3 out, outpaced next, weakened before last Opened 6/1 17th 3½  l Ballyhaunis 6 P Townend 10-1 10 7 W P Mullins Mid-division, outpaced when hit 3 out, weakened after next 18th 3l Lightning Strike (GER)   A Coleman 14-1 10 1 Miss V Williams In touch, outpaced 3 out, weakened next Opened 16/1, touched 25/1 £10000-£400 each way 19th 1½  l Song of Songs 9 R P McLernon(3) 66-1 10 0 Jonjo O'Neill Towards rear of mid-division, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened Opened 50/1, touched 66/1 20th 18l Tiger O'Toole (IRE)   Paul Moloney 20-1 10 9 Evan Williams Always behind, outpaced when blundered 3 out Opened 20/1, touched 25/1 £10000-£400 each way 21st 3¼  l Lord Ragnar (IRE)   A Tinkler 50-1 10 1 N J Henderson Behind, switched outside and headway into mid-division 5th, ridden and outpaced 3 out, weakened next Fell   For Non Stop (IRE)   D Jacob 5-1 10 7 Nick Williams Tracked clear leader, close up 5th, led after 3 out, hard pressed after next, soon ridden, headed and 1 length down in 2nd when fell last Opened 6/1 Non Runner Orzare(IRE) Non Runner Secret Dancer(IRE) Non Runner Montan(FR) Non Runner Gift Of Dgab(IRE) Non Runner Points of View Non Runner County Zen(FR) Winning time: 05:09.400 Cheltenham results 1.30   2.05   2.40   3.20   4.00   4.40   5.15