3.15 TOTE CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP CHASE (SHOWCASE RACE) (GRADE 1) of £334,860.00 5-y-o plus 3m. 2f. 110yds.

Cheltenham Results Thu, 13th Mar, 2003

Going - Good-Good to Soft in places.

TOTE CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP CHASE (SHOWCASE RACE) (GRADE 1) of £334,860.00 5-y-o plus 3m. 2f. 110yds.

1st - £203,000.00, 2nd - £76,620.00, 3rd - £38,120.00, 4th - £17,120.00 15 Ran

1st

Best Mate (IRE) 12-0
(6:39.1 12.37 secs faster on today's going )
Un Desperado (FR) - Katday (FR)(Miller's Mate)
Breeder - Jacques Van't Hart

SP 13/8fav

Miss H C Knight

J Culloty

26th Dec, 02 Kempton
1st Chs This
Race 22nd Nov, 03 Huntingdon
2nd Chs

2nd

10L

Truckers Tavern (IRE) 12-0 (Mrs M B Scholey)

Phardante (FR) - Sweet Tulip(Beau Chapeau)

SP 33/1

Ferdy Murphy

D N Russell

8th Feb, 03 Newbury
3rd Chs This
Race 29th Nov, 03 Haydock
4th Hcp Hdl

3rd

2.5L

Harbour Pilot (IRE) 12-0 (Kays Syndicate)

Be My Native (USA) - Las-Cancellas(Monksfield)

SP 40/1

Noel Meade

P Carberry

behind, hit 7th and 12th, still plenty to do under pressure 3 out, kept on from next and ran on well to take 3rd run-in

9th Feb, 03 Leopardstown
3rd Chs Rated 149 This
Race 23rd Nov, 03 Navan
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 125

4th

Valley Henry (IRE) 12-0 (Paul K Barber)

Step Together (USA) - Pineway VII(General Ironside)

SP 14/1

Paul Nicholls

B J Geraghty

8th Feb, 03 Newbury
1st Chs This
Race 3rd Apr, 03 Aintree
4th Chs

5th

1.5L

Behrajan (IRE) 12-0 (The Behrajan Partnership)

Arazi (USA) - Behera(Mill Reef (USA))

SP 14/1

H D Daly

R Johnson

25th Jan, 03 Cheltenham
1st Chs This
Race 5th Apr, 03 Aintree
10th Hcp Chs

6th

1.5L

Commanche Court (IRE) 12-0 (D F Desmond)

Commanche Run - Sorceress (FR)(Fabulous Dancer (USA))

SP 8/1

T M Walsh

R Walsh

behind, headway 18th, one pace after 4 out, not fluent 2 out and stayed on again run-in

16th Feb, 03 Navan
1st Hcp Chs Rated 164 This
Race 3rd Apr, 03 Aintree
3rd Chs

7th

Chives (IRE) 12-0

Good Thyne (USA) - Chatty Actress(Le Bavard (FR))

SP 25/1

Miss H C Knight

Richard Guest

8th Feb, 03 Newbury
2nd Chs This
Race 5th Apr, 03 Aintree
p.u. Hcp Chs

8th

See More Business (IRE) 12-0 (Paul K Barber/Sir Robert Ogden)

Seymour Hicks (FR) - Miss Redlands(Dubassoff (USA))

SP 16/1

Paul Nicholls

J Tizzard

15th Feb, 03 Wincanton
1st Chs This
Race 6th Dec, 03 Chepstow
4th Hcp Chs

9th

You're Agoodun (GB) 12-0

Derrylin - Jennie Pat(Rymer)

SP 50/1

M C Pipe

A P McCoy

1st Mar, 03 Haydock
2nd Hcp Chs This
Race 5th Apr, 03 Aintree
fell Hcp Chs

10th

12L

Colonel Braxton (IRE) 12-0 (Mrs John Magnier)

Buckskin (FR) - Light The Lamp(Miner's Lamp)

SP 33/1

D T Hughes

K A Kelly

chased leaders until weakened 16th

9th Feb, 03 Leopardstown
2nd Chs Rated 150 This
Race 28th Dec, 03 Leopardstown
4th Chs Rated 156

11th

Marlborough (IRE) 12-0 (Sir Robert Ogden)

Strong Gale - Wrekenogan(Tarqogan)

SP 20/1

Nicky Henderson

M A Fitzgerald

8th Feb, 03 Newbury
fell Chs This
Race 3rd Apr, 03 Aintree
5th Chs

12th

Modulor (FR) 12-0

Less Ice - Chaumontaise (FR)

SP 200/1

M C Pipe

R Greene

This
Race 4th Apr, 03 Aintree
fell Hcp Chs

fell

Beef Or Salmon (IRE) 12-0 (B J Craig)

Cajetano (USA) - Farinella (IRE)(Salmon Leap (USA))
Breeder - John Murphy

SP 5/1

Michael Hourigan

T J Murphy

held up in rear, fell 3rd

9th Feb, 03 Leopardstown
1st Chs This
Race 6th Apr, 03 Curragh
1st Flat Rated 78

p.u.

First Gold (FR) 12-0 (J P McManus)

Shafoun (FR) - Nuit D'or Ii (FR)

SP 33/1

F Doumen

T Doumen

15th Feb, 03 Wincanton
3rd Chs This
Race 3rd Apr, 03 Aintree
1st Chs

p.u.

Hussard Collonges (FR) 12-0 (N W A Bannister)

Video Rock (FR) - Ariane Collonges (FR)

SP 8/1

P Beaumont

R Garritty

18th Jan, 03 Haydock
2nd Hcp Chs This
Race 30th Apr, 03 Punchestown
fell Chs

Off
Time 6m. 39.10 secs, which is 12.37 secs faster than the course average on today's going

Non runner Keen Leader ( )
2002 Best Mate 7 12-0 J Culloty 7/1 (Miss H C Knight)
2001 Abandoned
2000 Looks Like Trouble 8 12-0 R Johnson 9/2 (Noel Chance)
1999 See More Business 9 12-0 M A Fitzgerald 16/1 (Paul Nicholls)
1998 Cool Dawn 10 12-0 A Thornton 25/1 (R H Alner)
1997 Mr Mulligan 9 12-0 A P McCoy 20/1 (Noel Chance)