2.45 SPORTING INDEX SELECT CHASE (CROSS COUNTRY) of £15,000.00 6-y-o plus 3m. 1f.

Cheltenham Results Mon, 3rd Jan, 2000

Going - Soft-Heavy in places.

1st - £10,091.00, 2nd - £3,030.00, 3rd - £1,478.00, 4th - £701.00 6 Ran

1st

Courlis Pontet (FR) 11-11
(0:42.10 17.92 secs slower on today's going )
Le Pontet (FR) - Ma Protegee (FR)

SP 11/4

Paul Nicholls

J Tizzard

2nd

Linden's Lotto (IRE) 11-8 (Michael Bailey)

Kambalda - Linden(Varano)

SP 15/8fav

A J Martin

A P McCoy

held up in rear, hit 5th, headway 13th, chased leaders 4 out, chased winner approaching last and pecked, soon one pace

3rd

Linton Rocks (GB) 11-8 (The Hon Mrs Townshend)

Town And Country - Top Soprano

SP 5/1

Paul Nicholls

M A Fitzgerald

4th

Famfoni (FR) 10-7

Pamponi (FR) - India Rosa (FR)

SP 4/1

K C Bailey

N Williamson

5th

35+L

Denicheur (FR) 11-2

Quart de Vin (FR) - Liberation Ii (FR)

SP 66/1

Mrs L Taylor

W Marston

6th

35+L

Little Len (IRE) 11-5 (P Denby)

Kambalda - Grange lawn(Al Sirat (USA))

SP 12/1

P J Rothwell

Mr P Murray

chased leaders to 8th, mistake 11th, ridden and lost touch 14th, tailed off

Off
Time 7m. 1.00 secs, which is 17.92 secs slower than the course average on today's going