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  3. Fri, 17th Apr, 2009
  4. Cheltenham
  5. 5.35
Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places). 
Placepot: Pool £71289.7  | Units £672.15  | Dividend £77.4
Quadpot: Pool £5217.66  | Units £276.86 £13.9  |  Place Six: £124.98  |  Place Five: £32.43
Summary
1st
silks
Bensalem (IRE) 6, b g 11-8 (Alan Marsh & John D Duggan)
(5:34.50)
Turtle Island (IRE) - Peace Time Girl (IRE)(Buckskin (FR))

SP 4/9fav

Alan King
R Thornton
Tote Win £1.50 Place £1.20
loading past form
held up in 4th, went 2nd travelling strongly 3 out, led after 2 out, ridden clear from last, stayed on well
2nd
8L
silks
Our Bomber Harris (GB) 5, b g 11-4 (Mr Phil Fry)

Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Gaye Fame (GB)(Ardross)

SP 9/1

Paul Nicholls
S Thomas
Place £3.00
loading past form
held up in rear, mistake 1st, not fluent 4th, mistake 7th, headway approaching 2 out, chasing winner and 3 lengths down, ridden when mistake last, no impression after
3rd
14L
silks
Al Co (FR) 4, ch g 11-2 (Mr F Lloyd)

Dom Alco (FR) - Carama (FR)(Tip Moss (FR))
Breeder - Mr Jacky Rauch & Mme Colette Rauch

SP 22/1

Jonjo O'Neill
A P McCoy
loading past form
raced keenly, held up in 3rd until 7th, still well there 2 out, weakening when jumped left last
4th
10L
silks
Quentin Collonges (FR) 5, gr g 11-0 (Mr Neville Statham)

Dom Alco (FR) - Grace Collonges (FR)(Bayolidaan (FR))

SP 11/1

H D Daly
R Johnson
loading past form
led 1st, not fluent 3rd, hit 6th, headed after 2 out, weakened approaching last
5th
1.75L
silks
Prince of Gdansk (IRE) 6, b g 11-0 (David Gibbons Andrew Turton Tracey Gau)

Oscar (IRE) - Moiranessa (IRE)(Roi Danzig (USA))

SP 150/1

E Williams
Paul Moloney
loading past form
held up in rear, jumped slowly 5th, pushed along for 7th, left behind well before 2 out
6th
7L
silks
Theophrastus (IRE) 7, b g 11-0 (Core Strength)

Overbury (IRE) - Over The Glen (IRE)(Over The River (FR))

SP 33/1

N Gifford
L Treadwell
loading past form
held up towards rear, not fluent 3 out, headway and in touch before 2 out, weakened under pressure after 2 out, mistake last
u.r.
silks
King's Forest (IRE) 5, b g 11-8 (Mr R J Lavelle)

Celtic Swing (GB) - Glen Princess (IRE)(Bob Back (USA))

SP 5/1

Miss E Lavelle
Jack Doyle
loading past form
led until mistake 1st, chased leader, lost 2nd 3 out, weakened after 2 out, no chance when faltered soon after last and unseated rider
Off 5.36
Time 5m. 34.50 secs, which is the same as the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £4.60.

Non runner The Black Baron

2008 Elusive Dream 7 11-8 R Walsh 10/11Fav (Paul Nicholls)

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