15:20 Cheltenham

Friday 18 March 2011

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totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1)

Off time: - | Winning time: -

1^st

Long Run (FR)

611-10

7/2

T: N J HendersonJ: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen

Held up mainly in 5th, headway 16th, ridden to chase leading pair after 3 out, led after next, ridden last, stayed on well to go clear flat

2^nd

Denman (IRE)

1111-10

8/1

T: P F NichollsJ: S Thomas

Held up, headway into mid-division on outside 4th(water), tracked leaders before 4 out, led narrowly next, soon ridden, headed after 2 out, kept on under pressure, no impression with winner flat

3^rd

Kauto Star (FR)

1111-10

5/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Ruby Walsh

Tracked leaders, led 12th, headed narrowly 3 out, ridden and rallied approaching last, kept on same pace and no impression flat, just held on for 3rd

4^th

nse

What A Friend

811-10

25/1

T: P F NichollsJ: D A Jacob

Held up towards rear, headway into mid-division 7th, tracked leaders on inside 4 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on under presure flat, just failed for 3rd

5^th

Midnight Chase

911-10

9/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: T Scudamore

Led to 12th, tracked leaders, pushed along 14th, lost place 16th, outpaced 4 out, no impression from next

6^th

3.75

Tidal Bay (IRE)

1011-10

16/1

T: J Howard JohnsonJ: B S Hughes

Held up behind, outpaced 5 out, stayed on under pressure from 2 out, never near leaders

7^th

s.h

Pandorama (IRE)

811-10

14/1

T: N MeadeJ: Paul Carberry

Held up in touch on inside, hampered on bend before 11th, outpaced 4 out, beaten when hit next

8^th

3.5

Neptune Collonges (FR)

1011-10

33/1

T: P F NichollsJ: R Thornton

Mid-division, blundered 3rd, never travelled with any fluency after, struggling 15th, never on terms

9^th

Carruthers

811-10

66/1

T: M BradstockJ: Matthew Batchelor

Held up behind, outpaced 4 out, never on terms, weakened from next, tailed off

Also Ran

China Rock (IRE)

811-10

25/1

T: M F MorrisJ: B J Geraghty

Mid-division, headway to track leader 4th(water), mistake 13th, lost place 4 out, weakened next, behind when pulled up before 2 out

Imperial Commander (IRE)

1011-10

4/1

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

Tracked leaders, headway to join leader when blundered 4 out, soon under pressure, lost place next, weakened and pulled up after 2 out

Kempes (IRE)

811-10

9/1

T: W P MullinsJ: A P McCoy

Held up behind, struggling 15th, lost touch and pulled up before 4 out

Weird Al (IRE)

811-10

20/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: J M Maguire

Chased leader to 4th, lost place and dropped to rear 6th, struggling 12th, lost touch and pulled up before 14th(water)

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Non-Runners

Albertas Run (IRE)

Weight: 11-10| Age: 10

T: J & A O'Neill J: R Johnson

Betting Breakdown

Tricast:£142.52SF:£29.91

Forecasts

Long Run (FR) (7/2), Imperial Commander (IRE) (4/1), Kauto Star (FR) (5/1), Denman (IRE) (8/1), Kempes (IRE) (9/1), Midnight Chase (9/1), Pandorama (IRE) (14/1), Tidal Bay (IRE) (16/1), Weird Al (IRE) (20/1), China Rock (IRE) (25/1), What A Friend (25/1), Neptune Collonges (FR) (33/1), Carruthers (66/1)