14:00 Cheltenham

Saturday 29 January 2011

All12:5513:3014:0014:3015:0515:3516:10

Murphy Group Chase (Grade 3 Handicap)

Off time: - | Winning time: -

1^st

Wishfull Thinking

811-3

5/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Jumped well, chased leaders, went 2nd 10th, led 13th, in command from 2 out, stayed on strongly from last, driven out

2^nd

3.5

Calgary Bay (IRE)

810-12

11/2

T: Miss H C KnightJ: Hadden Frost

Held up in touch, headway to 3rd at 11th, chased winner before 4 out, mistake and pecked next, driven before 2 out, soon held, kept on gamely for clear 2nd

3^rd

Bakbenscher

810-9

10/1

T: A KingJ: R Thornton

Held up last, blundered 3rd, steady headway 8th, 4th when blundered 3 out, went 3rd and no chance with leading duo when blundered badly last and great recovery from rider to stay in saddle

4^th

The Sawyer (BEL)

1110-8

16/1

T: R H BucklerJ: W T Kennedy

Chased leading pair until 6th, weakened 12th, tailed off

5^th

Little Josh (IRE)

911-10

13/2

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: P J Brennan

Led, headed 13th, chased leader until before next, stayed in 3rd until mistake and weakened 3 out, tailed off

6^th

Buffalo Bob (IRE)

810-3

5/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: Sean Quinlan

Chased leader until 10th, weakening when mistake 4 out, tailed off

7^th

Chapoturgeon (FR)

711-5

10/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Timmy Murphy

Held up in rear, raced awkwardly and got well behind from 6th, mistake next, headway 11th, modest 5th when blundered 3 out, weakened, tailed off

8^th

Drever Route (IRE)

810-0

10/1

T: J Howard JohnsonJ: B S Hughes

Towards rear, no chance when blundered 3 out, pulled up soon after

Also Ran

Noland

1011-12

13/2

T: P F NichollsJ: A P McCoy

Not fluent and never really travelled, in touch, lost place 6th, driven and mistake 10th, soon in rear, tailed off and pulled up

Atouchbetweenacara (IRE)

1010-6

14/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Aidan Coleman

Towards rear when blundered badly and unseated rider 8th

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Non-Runners

Fine Parchment (IRE)

Weight: 10-0| Age: 8

T: C J Mann J: Peter Toole

Betting Breakdown

Tricast:£236.31SF:£30.16

Forecasts

Wishfull Thinking (5/1), Buffalo Bob (IRE) (5/1), Calgary Bay (IRE) (11/2), Noland (13/2), Little Josh (IRE) (13/2), Bakbenscher (10/1), Chapoturgeon (FR) (10/1), Drever Route (IRE) (10/1), Atouchbetweenacara (IRE) (14/1), The Sawyer (BEL) (16/1), Fine Parchment (IRE) (20/1)