Race Result Cheltenham Fri, 14th Oct, 2011

Going - Good to Firm (Good in places).

Placepot Pool - £100,121.92 Winning Units - 824.85 Dividend - £88.60. Quadpot Pool - £7,441.59 Winning Units - 148.4 Dividend - £37.10. Place Six Dividend - £93.71. Place Five Dividend - £87.06.

Centaur At Cheltenham Conditional Jockeys´ Handicap Hurdle of £8000.00 4-y-o plus

2m. 110yds. Hcap Hurdle 1st - £5005.00, 2nd - £1478.00, 3rd - £739.00, 4th - £370.00 OFF 17:40. 8 Ran.

1st		Star Of Aragon (IRE) 9-11 (Holly's Buddies Syndicate) (Morning price: 11/1 12/1) SP 12/1 Tote Win £16.10 Place £2.60	J A Nash C A Landers(8)
		held up, not fluent 2nd, headway after 5th, went 2nd 2 out, led last, ridden and edged left flat, ran on well
2nd	2.25L	Priors Gold (GB) 11-4 (Mr Sean F Gallagher) (Morning price: 13/2 7/1) SP 9/1 Place £2.40	G Elliott Keith Donoghue(3)
		held up in rear, headway on inside after 2 out, challenged last, held towards finish
3rd	3.5L	Alazan (IRE) 11-4 (Mrs Caren Walsh & Mr R J Budge) (Morning price: 9/1 17/2 8/1) SP 8/1 Place £2.40	P J Hobbs C P Geoghegan(3)
		took keen hold, jumped right, led, mistake 2 out, headed last, one pace
4th	0.75L	Astrolibra (GB) 10-4 (Mystic Meg Limited) (Morning price: 28/1) SP 40/1	M H Tompkins Peter Carberry
		in touch, lost place approaching 3 out, stayed on before last, no impression on leaders
5th	1.75L	Baccalaureate (FR) 10-9 (The Yes No Wait Sorries) (Tongue Strap) (Morning price: 11/1 10/1 9/1) SP 11/2	N A Twiston-Davies William Twiston-Davies(8)
		tracked leaders, outpaced after 2 out, stayed on flat, no impression
6th	nk	Alcalde (GB) 10-6 (The Alhambra Partnership) (Morning price: 15/2 6/1 11/2 5/1) SP 4/1	J Berry Joseph Akehurst(5)
		tracked leader until not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, beaten last, one pace
7th	0.5L	Rock Of Deauville (IRE) 10-9 (Mr Terry Warner) (Tongue Strap) (Morning price: 7/4 6/4) SP 11/8fav	Paul Nicholls Ryan Mahon(3)
		in touch in mid-division, closed 3 out, no extra flat
8th	6L	Darceys Dancer (IRE) 11-9 (Miss V Shervington) (Morning price: 14/1 16/1) SP 25/1	Evan Williams Adam Wedge(3)
		held up in touch, mistake and lost place 3rd, ridden after 5th, not fluent 3 out, no impression, soon beaten

Non runner Saute (GB) (Nonrunner)

Market Movers

Wexford Wednesday 19th

Castle Genie 14/1 7/1

8.35 Slaney H'cap S'chase (Rated 0-123)
Williamhill 14/1 7/1
Bet365 14/1 7/1
CORAL.ie 14/1 7/1
Betfred 14/1 15/2
Ladbrokes 14/1 8/1
BetVictor 10/1 7/1
PaddyPower 9/1 7/1
Boylesport 11/1 8/1

Thomond 4/1 15/8

6.30 Vinegar Hill M'dn H'dle
Ladbrokes 4/1 15/8
Williamhill 4/1 2/1
CORAL.ie 4/1 9/4
Bet365 4/1 9/4
PaddyPower 4/1 9/4
Betfred 7/2 9/4
Boylesport 3/1 2/1

Dubh Eile 12/1 15/2

9.05 Barrow (Mares) INH Flat Race
PaddyPower 12/1 15/2
Williamhill 11/1 7/1
Bet365 10/1 7/1
Boylesport 12/1 8/1
Ladbrokes 12/1 8/1
Betfred 11/1 8/1

Hurricane Jojo 8/1 5/1

7.30 Curracloe H'cap H'dle (Rated 80-95) (DIV II)
Bet365 8/1 5/1
Boylesport 8/1 5/1
Williamhill 15/2 5/1
PaddyPower 7/1 5/1
CORAL.ie 8/1 6/1
Betfred 15/2 6/1

Warofthegiants 25/1 16/1

5.25 Mount Leinster M'dn H'dle
PaddyPower 25/1 16/1
Boylesport 25/1 16/1
Betfred 25/1 16/1
Williamhill 25/1 16/1
Bet365 25/1 16/1

Chinook Run 25/1 12/1

7.00 Curracloe H'cap H'dle (Rated 80-95) (DIV I)
Boylesport 25/1 12/1
Bet365 25/1 14/1
PaddyPower 25/1 16/1
CORAL.ie 25/1 16/1
Williamhill 20/1 14/1

Our Man Zebo 13/8 5/4

6.00 Wellingtonbridge Novice H'dle
CORAL.ie 13/8 5/4
Williamhill 7/4 11/8
Bet365 7/4 11/8
Ladbrokes 13/8 5/4

Phantom Of Plenty 14/1 7/1

5.25 Mount Leinster M'dn H'dle
CORAL.ie 14/1 7/1
Ladbrokes 14/1 8/1
Betfred 11/1 8/1

Mimi And Bow 11/2 7/1

6.30 Vinegar Hill M'dn H'dle
Williamhill 11/2 7/1
PaddyPower 11/2 7/1

De Glebe Star 5/1 7/1

6.30 Vinegar Hill M'dn H'dle
CORAL.ie 5/1 7/1
Bet365 11/2 7/1

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