Full Result 3.20 Cheltenham | 14 March 2012

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(Class 1) (5yo+) (1m7f199yds) 2m Old Good 12 fences 1 omitted

1st £182,240 2nd £68,384 3rd £34,240 4th £17,056 5th £8,576 6th £4,288

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Finian's Rainbow (IRE) 4/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	9	1110	164	162	175	–
b g Tiraaz (USA) - Trinity Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Raced in 3rd until left tracking leader from 4th, driven to close approaching last, ridden and bumped approaching bypassed final fence when challenging, stayed upsides and asserted under pressure final 120yds, all out (op 9-2)

2 1¼	7. Sizing Europe (IRE) 4/5F A E Lynch Henry De Bromhead	A E Lynch Henry De Bromhead	10	1110	177	160	174	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Jennie Dun (IRE) (Mandalus)
Tracked leader until left in lead 4th, driven approaching last, joined by winner and bumped approaching bypassed final fence, headed final 120yds, no extra under pressure (op 5-6 tchd 10-11 in places)

3 15 [16¼]	1. Big Zeb (IRE) 13/2 Robbie Power C A Murphy	Robbie Power C A Murphy	11	1110	169	142	160	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Our Siveen (IRE) (Deep Run)
Left 3rd at 4th, stayed chasing leading duo but no impression from 9th (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

4 11 [27¼]	3. Gauvain (GER) 20/1 Noel Fehily Nick Williams	Noel Fehily Nick Williams	10	1110 b	162	128	151	–
b g Sternkoenig (IRE) - Gamina (GER) (Dominion)
Hampered 1st, always in rear and no chance from 9th (op 25-1 tchd 18-1)

5 2¼ [29½]	6. Realt Dubh (IRE) 14/1 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	8	1110	157	126	148	–
b g Beneficial - Suez Canal (FR) (Exit To Nowhere)
Hampered and hit 1st, lost touch from 8th (op 16-1)

6 10 [39½]	4. I'm So Lucky 66/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	10	1110 tb	150	113	144	–
b g Zilzal (USA) - City Of Angels (Woodman)
Blundered 1st, always in rear, lost touch from 8th

F	8. Wishfull Thinking 16/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	9	1110 t	159	–	–	–
ch g Alflora (IRE) - Poussetiere Deux (FR) (Garde Royale)
Led until fell 4th

F	5. Kauto Stone (FR) 14/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	1110	162	–	–	–
ch g With The Flow (USA) - Kauto Relka (FR) (Port Etienne I)
Fell 1st

8 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 3m 52.21s (slow by 0.21s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Michael Buckley (Finian's Rainbow) 1st breeder: J O'Keeffe
2nd owner: Ann & Alan Potts Partnership (Sizing Europe)
3rd owner: Patrick Joseph Redmond (Big Zeb)
Tote win: £5 PL: £1.70 £1.10 £1.60 Ex: £9 CSF: £8.01 Tricast: £18.90 Trifecta: £22.90 Pool: £23,192.93 - 749.38 winning units.

Last fence omitted on final circuit.

3:20 Cheltenham 14 Mar 2012

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